Godzilla (1998 film score)

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Godzilla (1998 film score) is a bombastic, orchestral film soundtrack composed by David Arnold for Roland Emmerich’s 1998 monster movie reboot, blending traditional symphonic elements with modern cinematic action scoring.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film score
soundtrack album
associatedWithDirector Roland Emmerich
associatedWithProductionCompanies Centropolis Entertainment
Toho (licensing)
associatedWithStudio TriStar Pictures
basedOn Godzilla (1998 film)
composer David Arnold
composerNationality British
conductor Nicholas Dodd
countryOfOrigin United States
employs brass fanfares
choir for scale and menace
modern cinematic techniques
motivic development
string ostinatos
traditional orchestration
features Godzilla theme
choir
large symphony orchestra
percussion-heavy action cues
thematic leitmotifs
followsWork Independence Day (film score)
forWork Godzilla (1998 film)
franchise Godzilla
genre action film score
film score
orchestral music
symphonic music
language instrumental
orchestrator Nicholas Dodd
partOf Godzilla (1998 film) soundtrack
Godzilla franchise
linked to: Godzilla universe
precededByCollaborationWithDirector Stargate (film score)
primaryFunction underscore for the 1998 Godzilla film
producer David Arnold
recordedFor TriStar Pictures
style bombastic orchestral scoring
modern cinematic action scoring
tonalCharacteristics aggressive
dark
dramatic
usedIn action sequences
destruction scenes
monster movie scenes

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David Arnold notableWork Godzilla (1998 film score)
Godzilla: The Album hasTrack Untitled (Godzilla Score Track)
linked to: Godzilla (1998 film score)
Godzilla (1998 film score) partOf Godzilla (1998 film) soundtrack
linked to: Godzilla (1998 film score)
Nicholas Dodd notableWork Godzilla (1998 film score orchestration)
linked to: Godzilla (1998 film score)