Godzilla Minus One (Original Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Naoki Satō
ReleasedOctober 28, 2023
GenreFilm score
Length56:12
LabelRambling Records
Naoki Satō chronology
The Legend and Butterfly
(2023)		 Godzilla Minus One
(2023)

Godzilla Minus One (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (『ゴジラ-1.0』オリジナルサウンドトラック, "Gojira Mainasu Wan" Orijinaru Saundotorakku, lit. '"Godzilla Minus One" Original Soundtrack') is the soundtrack to the 2023 kaiju film Godzilla Minus One directed by Takashi Yamazaki. The score is composed by Naoki Satō, a frequent collaborator of Yamazaki,[1] featuring 17 tracks from the film score and was released through Rambling Records on October 28, 2023. The same day, it was released internationally through Milan Records, followed by a vinyl edition released on November 24.[2][3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Fear"3:48
2."Portent"3:25
3."Confusion"5:30
4."Godzilla Suite I"3:40
5."Divine"2:12
6."Elegy"2:34
7."Mission"3:28
8."Hope"0:53
9."Honor"1:57
10."Pride"2:41
11."Pain"5:09
12."Resolution"5:08
13."Godzilla Suite II"4:48
14."Unscathed"2:17
15."Last"2:33
16."Pray"4:14
17."Godzilla Suite III"1:47
Total length:56:12

Reception

Tim Grierson of Screen International wrote "Naoki Sato’s booming, mournful orchestral score suggests that Godzilla is a symbol of something greater — the horror and inexplicable agony of the brutal war the Japanese have just endured."[4] Richard Kuipers of Variety wrote "Naoki Sato’s subtle orchestral score is perfectly in tune with the film’s emotional undercurrents and leaps wonderfully to life".[5] Hannah Rose of Comic Book Resources wrote "The soundtrack, created by Naoki Sato, is subtle, a balance between the gentle, spare, and haunting single-line melodies of intimate and emotional scenes and huge, dark, and full of explosive scare chords during Godzilla's rampages. During the more triumphant scenes, Sato channels Studio Ghibli mainstay Joe Hisaishi, putting sweeping orchestras against the characters' heroic speeches. But equally important to the scenes with music are those without. Godzilla Minus One has many moments where the ambient sounds make up the only soundtrack — lending a sense of peace and realism in the human moments and greater dramatic impact to those where Godzilla is on the loose."[6]

Chart performance

Chart (2023) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Billboard)[7] 49
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] 34

References

  1. ↑ "Naoki Sato Scoring Takashi Yamazaki's 'Godzilla Minus One'". Film Music Reporter. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  2. ↑ "『ゴジラ-1.0』オリジナルサウンドトラック". Godzilla Minus One (in Japanese). Toho. October 4, 2023. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ "「ゴジラ-1.0」サントラが発売、アナログ盤も限定リリース". Natalie (in Japanese). October 4, 2023. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  4. ↑ Grierson, Tim (November 11, 2023). "'Godzilla Minus One': Review". Screen. Archived from the original on November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  5. ↑ Kuipers, Richard (November 22, 2023). "'Godzilla Minus One' Review: The Kaiju Superstar Delivers Everything You Could Want From a Monster Movie". Variety. Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  6. ↑ Rose, Hannah (November 20, 2023). "REVIEW: Godzilla Minus One Revitalizes the Franchise by Going Back to Its Roots". CBR. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  8. ↑ "2023/11/21付 オリコンデイリー アルバムランキング". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
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