Board Thread:General Discussions/@comment-27637441-20160201004741/@comment-27637441-20160206023749

MarkJira wrote: VeerusOfDeath wrote: MarkJira wrote: The King of the Monsters wrote: For a truly dark and gritty film, I don't think there should be any non-score music at all. The inclusion of pop or rock music in a soundtrack usually screams tie-in or capitalizing on a popular artist. I like Black Sabbath, but if I heard this or any of their songs in the middle of a dark film like the original Godzilla it would take me out of the experience and feel very forced. Even if a song's lyrics may draw parallels with a movie, that doesn't mean it should be included. Songs like this are for listening to as a standalone experience, not as part of a film's score. Now, it may fit in some films, but I don't think that kaiju movies are some of those films. I prefer original orchestral music in kaiju films, not existing rock music. Very well said. Like you, I'm a fan of Black Sabbath AND a fan of the Big G. I just don't think that putting them together would make either better. It would, in my opinion, make them both worse. A argument, can be made for a film not having a score, because sometimes music can take you out of a world, but for the most part I adore movie music. I couldn't live without it. But the song "Electric Funeral" would be the best choice for a dark and gritty Godzilla film. If a Black Sabbath song HAD to be put into a Godzilla movie, that would be the one. The lyrics match, but, like I said, the tone doesn't. Goji isn't always about the big spectacle. It's about the emotion. The terror the human characters are feeling. That's what G14 got wrong, and that's something a lot of people don't seem to get either, including yourself. Well, "Electric Funeral" isn't as "upbeat" as most of Black Sabbath's other songs. The tone is just as depressing as orchestra music. "Electric Funeral" can still bring emotion to scenes in movies, whether it's score music or played on something in the actual movie. G14 didn't have any rock music in it.