Board Thread:General Discussions/@comment-27637441-20160201004741/@comment-25238001-20160206021345

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.