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Akira Ifukube

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

Akira Ifukube (1914–2006) came from Hokkaido and taught himself to compose while working as a forestry scientist. The music of the Ainu and Japanese folk music formed his sound world. For Gojira (1954) he had little time. He wrote a heavy, repetitive march for low brass and strings, which gave the monster the weight of a natural disaster. He also devised Godzilla's roar: a leather glove rubbed with resin, drawn along the strings of a double bass. That march returned in many later Godzilla films, such as Mosura tai Gojira (1964). He also scored serious dramas such as Biruma no tategoto (1956) and taught many Japanese composers.

Listening

Listening tip. Notice the stubborn ostinatos in the low register, which are repeated again and again without really developing, and the dissonant brass chords.

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Other work

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