I have always been a huge fan of Godzilla films for my entire life. The dark worldview that was shown by the original, and occasional subsequent films, changed my way of looking at the world. Many profound question were raised by the original film that still remain unanswered. Is it right to make a weapon even worse than an atomic weapon? Does anyone have a right to even make such a weapon in the first place?
Despite this, this film would not have retained anywhere near the recognition that it would have normally deserved if one man had not been involved. Akira Ifukube. His dark theme for Godzilla is world famous, and he managed to capture the ominous feel of the horros of nuclear war. His knowledge as a classical composer was not simply limited to Kaiju films, but he was president of the Japanese school of music and created some great pieces of music in his own time.
