Japanese rock band ALEXANDROS have been tapped to perform an official theme song for the Japanese release of Godzilla: King of the MonstersThe theme song is entitled "Pray", the latest entry in the Legendary Pictures / Warner Bros cinematic "Monsterverse" series which features Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah, and Rodan squaring off in a battle of planetary proportions.
ALEXANDROS lead vocals / guitar Yoohei Kawakami is a big fan of Godzilla, and in a comment on the official website, Kawakami recounts an ane cdote about how to when about providing providing music for the film, he thoughts in trouble in the past he produced a Godzilla-theme song (entitled "kaiju") and sent it to Toho unsolicited.
Director Michael Dougherty chimes in: “Music always adds such a powerful element to every film, and we feel incredibly fortunate to have had contribute [ALEXANDROS] "Such an anthemic song that not captures only the films, but also perfectly complements its dramatic conclusion."
Godzilla: King of the Monsters The film hits theaters in the U.S. and the Japan on May 31, 2019, and the story of the film is described as follows: Michael Dougherty and features production by Legendary Pictures and distribution by Warner Bros.
The new story follows the heroic effort of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the head Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species—thought to be mere myths—rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.
Source: Official Godzilla: King of the Monsters home page (Japanese version) via Otakomu
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