Tokusatsu / Sentai

Naoki Sato's score for Godzilla Minus One starkly shows the different approaches between Japan and Hollywood when it comes to film scoring. Compare this boldly minimalist, richly-textured, quietly brooding, drone-infused score with the hyper bombast of Tom Holkenborg's Godzilla Vs Kong. It's night and day. While I like some of Holkenborg's score, in a battle of Sato vs Holkenborg, Sato easily wins. Stomps on him, in fact. I say that because Holkenborg said in an interview that he thought Akira Ifukube's original Godzilla theme was laughable, and was surprised it was so highly regarded. Blasphemy! Tom, the original Godzilla theme, lovingly included here in a respectful homage, is iconic, memorable and enduring, which are three words no one will ever use to describe your very boring score for Godzilla Vs Kong. Show some respect for the giant whose shoulders you're standing on. Sato demonstrates that respect in his fascinating, multi-layered score for Godzilla Minus One.

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