The World of Japanese Film and Television Scores: Toho Monster Film Selection 11 - Gezora, Ganimes, Kamoebas: Decisive Battle! Giant Monsters of the South Seas (TYCY-5508)

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Description:

Reissue (premiere as a stand-alone release) of the score to Ishiro Honda's "Gezora, Ganimes, Kamoebas: Decisive Battle! Giant Monsters of the South Seas" (08/01/1970). The eleventh volume of Futureland's twelve volume Toho Monster Film Selection series. Bonus tracks include outtakes and additional music, sound effects, and audio from the film's trailer. Music composed by Akira Ifukube. All music is in mono.

Album Information:

Label: Futureland
Album Title & Catalogue Number: Toho Monster Film Selection 11 - Gezora, Ganimes, Kamoebas: Decisive Battle! Giant Monsters of the South Seas (TYCY-5508)
Music Composed and Arranged by: Akira Ifukube
Number of Discs: 1
Number of Tracks: 38
Run Time: 60:14
Release Date: June 25, 1997
Retail Price: ¥2,136 (Approximately $20.57 [as of November 21, 2020])

Track List (Japanese):

NOTE: Both the track list on the tray insert and booklet, as well as the track-by-track commentary mistakenly list track 23 as M23T2, with it actually being M23T3. The correct take is used for the album, just mistakenly listed as the second take. The outtake, M23T1 (track 32), is correct. I made the correction for this and the English translated track list.

01. メインタイトル (M1T2)
02. ヘリオス発射 (M2)
03. ヘリオス宇宙へ (M3)
04. ヘリオスの危機 (M4)
05. ヘリオスの帰還 (M5)
06. ゲゾラ出現 (M6)
07. 船内BGM (M7)
08. 洞窟の怪光 (M8)
09. ゲゾラの襲撃 (M9)
10. セルジオ島の祈り (M10MIX)
11. 海中探査 I (M10AT2)
12. 海中探査 II (M11)
13. 海中のヘリオス (M12)
14. ゲゾラの恐怖 (M13)
15. ゲゾラ上陸 (M15)
16. ゲゾラ対人間 (M16)
17. 宇宙生物の移動 I (M17)
18. ガニメ出現 (M18)
19. 宇宙生物の移動 II (M19)
20. 小畑と宇宙生物 I (M20T2)
21. 小畑と宇宙生物 II (M21)
22. 結婚式 (M22)
23. コウモリの死骸 (M23T3)
24. カメーバ出現 (M24)
25. 小畑の反抗 (M26)
26. ガニメ対カメーバ (M27)
27. 宇宙生物の最期 (末) (M28)
28. エンディング (M29)

別テイク集他
29. M1T1
30. M10AT1
31. M20T1
32. M23T1
33. Mタイコ
34. M10カラオケ　セルジオ島の祈り (末)

効果音集
35. ゲゾラの鳴き声
36. ガニメの鳴き声
37. カメーバの鳴き声

38.「決戦! 南海の大怪獣」予告編

Track List (English Translated):

01. Main Title (M1T2)
02. Helios Launch (M2)
03. Helios to Space (M3)
04. Helios' Crisis (M4)
05. Return of Helios (M5)
06. Gezora Emerges (M6)
07. Ship BGM (M7)
08. Mysterious Light in the Cave (M8)
09. Gezora's Attack (M9)
10. Prayer of Selgio Island (M10MIX)
11. Underwater Investigation I (M10AT2)
12. Underwater Investigation II (M11)
13. Helios Underwater (M12)
14. Terror of Gezora (M13)
15. Gezora Lands (M15)
16. Gezora vs. the Humans (M16)
17. The Space Creature's Migration I (M17)
18. Ganimes Emerges (M18)
19. The Space Creature's Migration II (M19)
20. Obata and the Space Creature I (M20T2)
21. Obata and the Space Creature II (M21)
22. Wedding (M22)
23. The Remains of the Bats (M23T3)
24. Kamoebas Emerges (M24)
25. Obata's Resistance (M26)
26. Ganimes vs. Kamoebas (M27)
27. The Space Creature's Last Moments (Unused) (M28)
28. Ending (M29)

Alternate Take Collection and More
29. M1T1
30. M10AT1
31. M20T1
32. M23T1
33. M Taiko
34. M10 Karaoke Prayer of Selgio Island (Unused)

Sound Effect Collection
35. Gezora's Cries
36. Ganime's Cries
37. Kamoebas' Cries

38. "Decisive Battle! Giant Monsters of the South Seas" Trailer

Additional Notes:

The film is known as "Space Amoeba" and "Yog: Monster from Space".

As stated above, this album is the eleventh volume of twelve in Futureland's Toho Monster Film Selection series, released in 1996 and 1997. The series includes:

Toho Monster Film Selection 1 - Giant Monster of the Sky: Rodan (TYCY-5498)

Toho Monster Film Selection 2 - Earth Defense Force (TYCY-5499)

Toho Monster Film Selection 3 - Giant Monster Varan (TYCY-5500)

Toho Monster Film Selection 4 - Great Space War (TYCY-5501)

Toho Monster Film Selection 5 - Undersea Battleship (TYCY-5502)

Toho Monster Film Selection 6 - Giant Space Monster Dogora (TYCY-5503)

Toho Monster Film Selection 7 - Frankenstein vs. Subterranean Monster Baragon (TYCY-5504)

Toho Monster Film Selection 8 - Frankenstein's Monsters: Sanda vs. Gaira (TYCY-5505)

Toho Monster Film Selection 9 - Latitude 0 Great Military Battle (TYCY-5506)

Toho Monster Film Selection 10 - King Kong's Counterattack (TYCY-5507)

Toho Monster Film Selection 11 - Gezora, Ganimes, Kamoebas: Decisive Battle! Giant Monsters of the South Seas (TYCY-5508)

Toho Monster Film Selection 12 - Monster Snowman (TYCY-5509)

With the exception of volume 10, the series is in chronological order by film release date. All scores in the series are composed by Akira Ifukube, except for volume 12, which is composed by Masaru Sato.

The retail price listed is the original price when the album was in-print, though adjusted for the recently implemented 10% consumption tax.

The score was recorded on March 27, 1970.

Track 10

Lyrics: Akira Ifukube

Photo Gallery:

Here is a photo gallery of my copy of Toho Monster Film Selection 11 - Gezora, Ganimes, Kamoebas: Decisive Battle! Giant Monsters of the South Seas (TYCY-5508). The photos and scans were taken on November 14, 2020.

This album was part of an eBay/Discogs order (all from the same seller), all of which will be added to the blog. The other albums that were part of the order are:

Complete Recordings: Akira Ifukube Special Effects Film Music Toho Edition 10 (TYCY-5342·43)

Toho Monster Film Selection 2 - Earth Defense Force (TYCY-5499)

Toho Monster Film Selection 4 - Great Space War (TYCY-5501)

Toho Monster Film Selection 5 - Undersea Battleship (TYCY-5502)

Toho Monster Film Selection 9 - Latitude 0 Great Military Battle (TYCY-5506)

Daiei Film BGM Collection: Gamera vs. Giant Devil Beast Jiger & Gamera vs. Deep Sea Monster Zigra Music File (VPCD-81160)

Please note that the album copyright credits listed are of defunct companies/labels except for Toho, VAP and Kadokawa.