© 2001 Lawrence Tuczynski

This page lists many of the composers that have done music for not only Godzilla movies but also many other Sci-Fi type films. This is not a complete list and many of the composers have also done non Sci-Fi pieces. The composers are listed in alphabetical order.

Research and information courtesy of David Hirsch

Created July 9, 2001

Updated March 16, 2002

YUSUSHI AKUTAGAWA
Portrait Of Hell (1969)

MASAMICHI AMANO
Super Atragon

TETSURO AMMO
Iria: Zeiram The Animation (1994)

NOZOMI AOKI
Galaxy Express 999 (1978)

SADAO BEKKU
Attack Of The Mushroom People (aka Mantango) (1963)

PETER BERRING
Dragon Ball (1996)

HOYT CURTIN
Battle Of The Planets (1979)

IKUMA DAN
The Last War (1961)
Madam White Snake

JOHN DEBNEY
G-Saviour (1999)
(composed the theme and co-wrote the score with LOUIS FABRE)

LOUIS FABRE
G-Saviour (1999)
(co-wrote the score with JOHN DEBNEY)

CHARLES FOX
The Green Slime (1969)

CHRISTOPHER FRANKE
Tenchi Muyo In Love (1996)

ISAKU FUJITA
Robot Carnival (1987)

TOHRU FUYUKI
Ultraseven (1967)
Return Of Ultraman (1971)
Ultraman Ace (1972)
Ultraman Leo (1974)

AOYAMA HACHIRO
Super Express 109 (1975)

KENTARO HANEDA
Sayonara Jupiter (1984)

KATSUSHISA HATTORI
Prince Of Space (1959)

TAKAYUKI HATTORI
Godzilla Vs. Space Godzilla (1994)
Godzilla 2000: Millenium (1999)

HIKARU HAYASHI
Onibaba (1964)

KENTARO HANEDA
Final Yamato (1983)
Yamato 2525 (1995)

MASANOBU HIGURE
Ultraman Taro (1973)

JOE HISAISHI
Nausica’a of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
W-no-higeki (1984)
Soushun Monogatari (1985)
Haru no Kane (1985)
Greenrequiem (1985)
Arion (1986)
Laputa, Castle in the Sky (1986)
Atami Satsujin Jiken (1986)
Mezon Ikkoku (1986)
Koibito tachi no jikoku (1986)
Robot Carnival (1987)
Hyouryu kyoshitsu (1987)
Kono Ai No Monogatari (1987)
Donmatsugoro no boken (1987)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Gokudotosei no sutekina menmen (1988)
Venus Wars (1988)
Kiki’s delivery Service (1989)
TsuribakaNissi2 (1989)
Comeback (1990)
Peesuke.Gatapishi Monogatari (1990)
Tasmania Story (1990)
Kojika Monogatari (1991)
Futari (1991)
Fukuzawa Yuichi (1991)
Ano Natsu, Ichiban Shizukana Umi (1991)
Porco Rosso (1992)
Seisyun den-deke-deke-deke (1992)
Haruka Nostalgy (1992)
Sonatine (1993)
Samurai Kids (1993)
Onna Zakari (1994)
Kids Return (1996)
Parasite Eve (1997)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Hana-Bi (aka Fireworks) (1998)
Sigure no ki (1998)
Kikujiro’s Summer (aka Kikujiro) (1999)
Hatsu-Koi (2000)
Kawa-no-nagarenoyouni (2000)
Brother (2001)
Spirited Away (2001)

MASAAKI HIRAO
ESPY (1974)

KENJIRO HIROSE
Gamera Vs. Viras (1968)
Konto 55: Space Adventure (1969)

TOSHIYUKI HONDA
Gunhed (1989)

AKIRA IFUKUBE
The Quiet Duel (1949)
Children of Hiroshima (1952)
The Saga of Anatahan (1953)
Godzilla (1954)
Downtown (1955)
Hiroshima (1955)
The Burmese Harp (1956)
Rodan (1956)
Secret Scrolls (1957)
The Mysterians (1957)
Varan the Unbelievable (aka Daikaiju Baran) (1958)
The Birth of Japan (The Three Treasures) (1959)
Battle In Outer Space (1960)
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
Cushingura (1962)
The Whale God (1962)
Buddha (1962)
Atragon (1963)
King Kong Vs. Godzilla (1963)
The Little Price and the Eight-Headed Dragon (1963)
Godzilla Vs. Mothra (1964)
Frankenstein Conquors the World (1964)
Dagora The Space Monster (1964)
Adventures of Takla Makan (1964)
Ghidrah - The Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Monster Zero (1965)
Majin (1966)
Return of Majin (1966)
Majin Strikes Again (1966)
Snow Ghost (1968)
King Kong Escapes (1968)
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Latitude Zero (1969)
Yog - Monster from Space (1971)
The Human Revolution (1974)
Bokyo (1975)
Terror of MechaGodzilla (1975)
Love and Faith: Lady Ogin (1979)
Godzilla Vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
Godzilla Vs. Queen Mothra (1992)
Godzilla Vs. MechaGodzilla II (1993)
Godzilla Vs. Destroyah (1995)

SHIGERU IKENO
The Secret Of The Telegian (1960)

KAN ISHII
Gorath (1962)

MAKI ISHII
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1987)

CHU ISHIKAWA
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1988)

TAKU IZUMI
The X From Outer Space (1967)

MAURICE JARRE
Solar Crisis (1990)

KYOSUKE KAMI
The Invisible Man (1954)

YOKO KANNO
Macross Plus (1994)
Visions of Escaflowne (1996)
Cowboy Bebop

KENJI KAWAI
Ghost In The Shell (1995)

SHINSUKE KAZATO
Ultraman (Great) Towards The Future (1990)

SHUNSUKE KIKUCHI
Terror Beneath The Sea (1966)
Great Insect War (1968)
Goke, Bodysnatcher From Hell (1968)
Gamera Vs. Jaiga (1970)
Gamera Vs. Zigra (1971)
Message From Space (1978)
Super Monster Gamera (1980)
Tenchi In Tokyo (1997)

CHUJI KINOSHITA
Gamera Vs. Barugon (1966)

REIJIRO KOROKU
The Return of Godzilla (aka Godzilla ‘85) (1984)

YUJI KOSEKI
Mothra (1961)

MAURY LAWS
The Last Dinosaur (1977)
The Bermuda Depths (1978)

SHUKI LEVY
Dragonball Z (1996)

TEO MACERO
Virus (1980)

NORIO MAEDA
Fugitive Alien (1978)
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II (1978)

KUSSA MAHEHI
Dragonball Z (1996)

RIICHIRO MANABE
The Vampire Doll (1970)
Godzilla Vs. The Smog Monster (1971)
Lake of Dracula (1971)
Godzilla Vs. Megalon (1973)
Crest Of The Wolf (1973)
Evil of Dracula (1975)

DAVID MATTEWS
Yamato 2525 (1995)

HIROSHI MIYAGAWA
Space Battle Ship Yamato (1974)
Farewell To Space Battleship Yamato In The Name Of Love (1977)
Space Battle Ship Yamato 2 (1978)
Space Battle Ship Yamato The New Voyage (1979)
Space Battle Ship Yamato Forever! (1980)
Space Battle Ship Yamato III (1981)
Space Battle Ship Yamato The Final Battle (1983)

KINIO MIYAGUCHI
The Human Vapor (1960)
Ultra Q (1965)
Ultraman (1966)
Godzilla's Revenge (1969)

KENICHIRO MORIOKA
Message From Space (1978)

SEIKOU NAGAOKA
Tenchi Muyo! (1992)
Tenchi Universe (1995)
Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventures (1999)

HIROJUKI NAMBA
Armitage III (1997)

HIROKI OGAWA
The Manster (1962)

KIYOKO OGINO
Yamato Takeru (1967)

HIROKAZU OHTA
Zeiram (1991)
Zeiram 2 (1994)

SEITARO OMORI
Gappa The Thiphibian Monsters (1967)

MICHIRU OSHIMA
The Legend of Crystania (1995)
Pride (aka Puraido: Ummei no tokoi) (1998)
Queen Emeraldas (1999)
Godzilla X Megaguirus: The G Annihilation Stratagy (2000)

SHOJI OSAMU
Adieu Galaxy Express 999 (1981)

KOU OTANI
Yamada Mura Waltz (1988)
I Want Bite You (1991)
Graduation Journey: I Came from Japan (1993)
Everyday is Summer Vacation (1994)
Gundam Wing (1995 TV series)
Gamera - The Guardian of the Universe (1995)
Gamera 2: The Advent of Legion (1996)
Tenchi Muyo Daughter of Darkness (1997)
School Ghost Story 3 (1997)
F (1998)
Gamera 3: Awakening of the Evil God Iryias (1999)
Cross Fire (aka Pyrokenisis) (2000)
Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Daikaiji Sogougeki (2001)

YUKI OTANI
You're Under Arrest! (1995)

J. PETER ROBINSON
Godzilla 2000 (2000)

MASARU SATO (aka Satoh)
Godzilla's Raids Again (1955)
Half Human (1955)
The H-Man (1958)
Juvenile Passions (1956)
Record of a Living Being (1956)
The Lower Depths (1957)
Throne of Blood (1957)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
The H-Man (1958)
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Yojimbo (1961)
Sanjuro (1962)
The High and the Low (1963)
The Lost World Of Sinbad (1963)
Red Beard (1965)
The Emperor and the General (1967)
Three Sisters (1967)
The Age of Assassins (1967)
The Sword of Doom (1967)
Son Of Godzilla (1967)
Godzilla Vs. The Sea Monster (1968)
Killi (1968)
Portrait of Chicko (1968)
Samuri Banners (1969)
Red Lion (1969)
Outlaws (1970)
Kazoku (1971)
The Battle of Okinawa (1971)
Sapporo Winter Olympics (1972)
The Wolves (1972)
Submersion Of Japan (1973)
Godzilla Vs. MechaGodzilla (1974)
Man and War, part 3 (1974)
A Portrait of Shunkin (1977)
The Yellow Handkerchief of Happiness (1978)
Blue Christmas (1979)
The Glacier Fox (1979)
Oh! The Nomugi Pass (1979)
Toward the Terra (1980)
Sensei (1983)
Irezumi: Spirit of Tattoo (1983)
Shogun's Shadow (1989)

SHIRO SAGISU
Macross II (1993)

KOICHI SUGIYAMA
Godzilla Vs. Biollante (1989)

BOB SAKUAMA
Battle Of The Planets (1979)

TASAHISA TAKEICHI
Robot Carnival (1987)

TORU TAKEMITSU
Kwaidan (1964)

KOHEI TANAKA
Sakura Wars (1997)

ISAO TOMITA
Jungle Emperor Leo (aka Kimba the White Lion) (1964)
Black Lizard (1968)
Mighty Jack (1968)
Catastrophe 1999: Prophecies Of Nostradamus (1974)

HAJIME TSUMIKI
Tokyo Bay Set Ablaze (Conflagration) (1975)

SAITOU TSUNEYOSHI
Tenchi Forever (aka Tenchi Muyo in Love 2) (1999)

TOSHIAKI TSUSHIMA
The Magic Serpent (1966)
The Green Slime (1968)
Time Of The Apes (1974)
War In Space (1977)
Attack Of The Super Monsters(aka Dinosaur Fighting Team Koseidon)(1978)
Deathquake (1980)

CHUMEI WATANABE
Atomic Rulers (Starman 1) (1957)
Attack From Space (Starman 2) (1958)
Invaders From Space (Starman 3) (1957)
Evil Brain From Outer Space (Starman 4) (1958)
One Hundred Monsters (1968)

TOSHIYUKI WATANABE
Mothra '97 (1996)
Mothra 2: Great Battle On The Sea Bed (1997)
Mothra 3: King Ghidorah (1998)

MASAO YAGI
Legend Of The Dinosaurs (1977)

GEINOH TAMASHIROGUMI
Akira (1989)

TAKEO YAMASHITA
Voyage Into Space (Johnny Socko & His Flying Robot) (1967)

TADASHI YAMAUCHI
Giant Monster Gamera (1965)
Gamera Vs. Gyaos (1967)

TATSUMI YANO
Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna (1998)
Ultraman Dyna (1998)

YOICHIRO YOSHIKAWA
Iria: Zeiram The Animation (1994)

CHRISTOPHER YOUNG
Godzilla 1985 (1985)

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