© 2001 Lawrence Tuczynski

Actual CD Title SHOCHIKU MOVIE SOUND MEMORIAL: GIANT SPACE MONSTER GUILALA SF MONSTER MOVIE SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION
Title X from Outer Space
Japanese Title Uchu daikaijū Girara
Movie also known as: Big Space Monster Guilala
Gilala
Girara
CD Label VAP, Inc.
CD Number VPCD-81097
Music by: Taku Izumi (Tracks 1-10)
Shunsuke Kikuchi (Tracks 11-23)
Number of tracks 23
Running time 76:04
Number of discs 1
Year of release/manufacture 1995
Year Movie Released in Japan 1967
Year Movie Released in U.S. 1967

REVIEW

This CD actually has music from 3 different movies: "X From Outer Space", "VAMPIRE GOKEMIDORO" and "THE GREAT INSECT WAR". I have never seen these movies but would like to if I ever get a chance. The music on the CD is a mixed bag at best. About half is really good action/suspense type music (mostly the tracks by Shunsuke Kikuchi) and the other half is real cheesy sounding. The cheesy tracks almost sound like something you'd hear from a small semi-pro combo playing weddings back in the 1960's and 1970's. Hopefully the music works better in the movie than as a stand alone listening experience. Track 1 is a vocal track with dialogue and sounds somewhat like lounge music. Tracks 7 & 8 feature an instrument that sounds as if it's trying to replicate the sound of a strong wind blowing. I can't tell if it's being done with strings, a kazoo or a slide whistle. Track 9 is very sweet sounding female vocal track while track 10 is a male vocal chorus. There is also quite a bit of repetition among the tracks with several of them sounding a lot alike.

Overall I can't tell if I liked this CD or not. Parts of it were really enjoyable and other parts were not too good. It's worth a listen if you can find it cheap but probably won't get too many repeat playings.

Title: SHOCHIKU MOVIE SOUND MEMORIAL: GIANT SPACE MONSTER GUILALA
SF MONSTER MOVIE SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION

Track translations courtesy of: John Cassidy (Daijirou Ryuusei)

    UCHUU DAIKAIJUU GIRARA
    GIANT SPACE MONSTER GUILALA (1967) AKA: THE X FROM OUTER SPACE
    (Taku Izumi)

    Songs by Rokusuke Naga
    Vocals: The Bonny Jacks (Guilala's Rock)
    Chieko Baishou (The Ballad Of The Moon And The Stars)

  1. Guilala's Rock (Main Title)
  2. Astroboard Departure
  3. U.F.O.
  4. What Fun, The Moon World
  5. The Enigmatic Radiating Substance
  6. The Monster of Oowakudani ~ Guilala's Advance
  7. AAB-Gamma To The Moon! (Rearrangement of "Guilala's Rock")
  8. The Guilala Guidance Strategy
  9. The Ballad Of The Moon And The Stars (Ending Theme)
  10. Guilala's Rock (Main Title - *Same as Track 1 but Without Vocals)

    KYUUKETSUKI GOKEMIDORO
    VAMPIRE GOKEMIDORO (1968) AKA: GOKE, BODY SNATCHER FROM HELL
    (Shunsuke Kikuchi)

  11. Main Title
  12. The Abandoned People
  13. Vampire From Space
  14. Gokemidoro's Influence
  15. The Final Escape
  16. The World Becomes Silent ~ Ending

    KONCHUU DAISENSOU
    THE GREAT INSECT WAR (1968) AKA: GENOCIDE: WAR OF THE INSECTS
    (Shunsuke Kikuchi)

  17. Main Title
  18. South Asian Archipelago ~ The Bomber, Crashing
  19. You Murderer! ~ Love Theme
  20. Mankind Massacre ("Genocide")
  21. The Organism Experiment
  22. Death Of The Parliament
  23. Mankind's Last Sun Sets ~ Ending