Board Thread:General Discussions/@comment-27637441-20160201004741/@comment-25238001-20160211000211

VeerusOfDeath wrote: SuperNerd295 wrote: VeerusOfDeath wrote: SuperNerd295 wrote: Lord Vehk wrote: And naturally, just like all threads before it, it descended into an argument. And here I was, thinking that this thread was just gonna be a one-off thread. Well it is partially due to people being more sensitive of opinions on the internet. But that is COMPLETELY besides the point.

Oh, and for my answer? I have to agree with TKOTM on this one. If played during Pacific Rim, a light hearted kaiju movie, rock songs, Electric funeral included, would fit. In a film like Gojira it doesn't. Tell me how emotional you get when listening to Goji's Tokyo rampage in 1954. Now play electric funeral over it. It may sound epic and all cool and great like that, but it takes away from the scene. See what I mean? Electric Funeral isn't exactly the most "light-hearted" rock song. I know, it is meant to be serious. But Pacific Rim as WAY more lighthearted then Godzilla movies. In Godzilla you have people dying and monsters bleeding out. In PR you have people joking around in giant mechs as people are dying and monsters are bleeding out. See what I mean? Despite the lyrics matching a goji movie, the song just doesn't sit well as he destroys a city. The destruction is slow, and painful to watch. Adding rock music just doesn't fit, ya know? For things like AMV's which are meant to be action packed most of the time, people can use rock in a way it can't normally be. But compared to how a REAL Godzilla movie goes, it just isn't "normal". Now I am by no means saying that the Godzilla movies have not strayed from the original scores, take all of Final Wars's themes and take Bio Wars. They are good, just not fitting. Hell I LOVE  those songs half to death. They just don't really fit in Godzilla. Dragon Ball? Sure! Bleach? Sure! Pacific Rim? Sure! They can fit into Godzilla games, but may also take away from the emotion you get. Listening to Rock makes you feel hyped up and excited. The scores made by Ifukube and other great composers make you feel sad and depressed, or angry and scared. Not saying that Godzilla hasn't strayed from these of course, but it still just doesn't fit normally. We are not saying the song is bad or that it matches the theme of Godzilla. We are saying that it is kinda the opposite of what you feel normally watching through a G movie. Electric Funeral is perfect for a song with people dying and bloodshed happening. It has a bluesy tone. Alot of the music in the more serious Godzilla films has a bluesy tone. Of course, not all of it does, but you get the idea. It's the fact that it's not normal that makes it perfect. Taking a serious approach with some rock in between. Electric Funeral sets well for a rampage scene, it's slow, bluesy, and it would be unexpected. Electric Funeral can make you feel depressed, considering how it sounds. I like a good change of pace. Both musically and action wise. "Bluesy" is the wrong word. "Somber" might be what you're looking for. And while rock-and-roll can convey heavy themes, one thing it isn't is somber. Rock gets one's adrenaline flowing, and that isn't right for something like G54.