Akira Ifukube (1914-2006) was a Japanese composer. As a composer of "serious" music, he wrote orchestral works in the ethnic and barbalistic style like "Japanese Rhapsody", "Sinfonia Tapkaara" etc.
Meanwhile, he also wrote the numerous scores for SF films, especially monster films. The most famous is Godzilla, the early one composed in 1953, and especially in 1950s and 1960s he was prolific.
In 1983 such kind of works were edited by himself into the 3 orchestral pieces for concert hall in the style of medley in 15 minutes in response of the request of the enthusiastic fans of his music and SF/monster films.
The songs consisting of No.2 is less popular than those of No.1.
0:00 Title from Adventure of Kiganjo (1966)
2:34 Theme of Ghidorah from Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
3:45 Battle scene from King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
5:12 Sacred fountains from Godzilla vs. the Thing i.e. Mothra (1964)
6:35 Title from Varan the unbelievable (1958)
8:31 Mountain scene from Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
9:45 Theme of Ghidorah from Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
10:20 Element X from King Kong Escapes (1967)
11:03 Military march from War of the Gargantuas (1966)
12:59 Flying scene from Rodan (1956)
It was transcribed for 2 piano by his disciple Satoshi Imai() in 2019. But The performance of this video is on the arrangement for solo piano by Radalu Sutou in 2020.
Composer: Akira Ifukube
Arranger: Radalu Sutou (Sutoh Radal)
伊福部昭 SF交響ファンタジー第2番(編曲：須藤羅樽)
