Yuji Koseki – Mothra

Waxwork Records is honored to present MOTHRA Original 1961 Motion Picture Soundtrack by Yūji Koseki. MOTHRA is the very first of many TOHO films to feature the Queen of the Monsters. The plot follows an exploitative businessman who kidnaps the Shobijin, a pair of tiny twins played by Yumi & Emi Ito, from Infant Island. He forces them to begin performing as singers in a sideshow attraction. What he doesn’t know is that the twins have a psychic connection to the God of Infant Island, Mothra, the colossal winged Kaiju monster. Mothra is summoned and wreaks havoc in order to protect her people, making her the only morally righteous Kaiju in the Monsterverse.

 

The score by Yūjui Koseki features booming orchestral pieces that accompany Mothra in her mission to protect her people countered by waves of clairvoyant and electronically performed compositions including sci-fi sound effects. Sprinkled throughout the score, The Peanuts sing ballads to their beloved winged Kaiju, recognized by their iconic vocal doubling.

 

Waxwork Records is beyond thrilled to present the official MOTHRA original 1961 soundtrack as a deluxe double LP with two different colored vinyl variants – 180 gram “Mothra” colored vinyl and 180 Gram “Infant Island” colored vinyl, new artwork by famed artist and illustrator Yuko Shimizu, deluxe packaging, heavyweight gatefold jackets with matte satin coating, a 12”x12” art print, and more!

 

Waxwork’s MOTHRA double LP album marks the very first time that the complete original soundtrack has ever been released on vinyl, anywhere. We are honored to present this release in close collaboration with TOHO to celebrate the the historical significance of one of the most popular Kaiju monsters who is second only to Godzilla in her number of appearances!

 

A1 – Overture

A2 – Main Title

A3 – Infant Island

A4 – The Miraculous Survivors

A5 – The Research Team Departure

A6 – Finding The Large Jungle

A7 – Cave Inscription

A8 – Telepathy Music I

A9 – Telepathy Music II

A10 – Telepathy Music III

A11 – The Natives Emerge

A12 – Telepathy Music IV

A13 – The Research Team Returns

A14 – Nelson On Infant Island

A15 – Telepathy Music V

B16 – The Egg Appears

B17 – The Secret Fairies Show

B18 – The Show Begins

B19 – Telepathy Music VII

B20 – Mothra’s Song

B21 – Prayer From Infant Island

B22 – Captive Fairies I

B23 – Telepathy Music VIII

B24 – The Birth Of Mothra

C25 – The Infant Girl

C26 – The Orion Maru Tragedy

C27 – Telepathy Music IX

C28 – Mothra In The Sea

C29 – The Mothra Annihilation Strategy

C30 – Captive Fairies II

C31 – Captive Fairies III

C32 – The Third Dam Collapses

C33 – Telepathy Music X

C34 – Mothra Advances I

C35 – Mothra Advances II

D36 – Mothra And Tokyo Tower

D37 – Mothra’s Threads

D38 – Mothra’s Cocoon

D39 – Atomic Heat Ray Gun

D40 – Imago Mothra Emerges

D41 – Mothra Takes Flights

D42 – Nelson’s Death

D43 – Newkirk City Bell I

D44 – Newkirk City Bell II

D45 – Telepathy Music XI

D46 – Ending