Music on CD

This classic haunting soundtrack by Herbie Hancock for 'Death Wish' featuring Charles Bronson, was originally released in 1974 and is dark and experimental, yet funky. The personnel on the recording included the Head Hunters members and a group of distinguished session musicians. Among them was guitarist Melvin Ragin, also known as Wah Wah Watson. The impressionistic moods and sketches show Hancock as a multi-talented musician, with interests and abilities far beyond the straightjacket of Jazz. Jerry Peters comes up with the best arrangements of his career. Along with Isaac Hayes' 'Shaft', this is one of the 70s' coolest soundtracks.

Spectacular moments on tracks such as "Missing Spore" and "Golden Gate Chaos" will send shivers down your spine. This may be one of the best soundtracks of the last two decades, not only because it is perfectly suited to the film it accompanies, but also because it stands on its own as music and harkens back to the 1970s/1980s golden age of film scores. Alexandre Desplat's score stands on its own with an inspired, oriental sound that resonates with the weight of the emotion played through- out the film. Desplat does a great job at paralleling the scenes that take place in the film by matching up the perfect tone. The 2014 Godzilla is the King of the Monster Movies, and Alexandre Desplat is the King of Monster Movie Music.