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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*"Daiei Children's Chorus" {{Nihongo|大映児童合唱団|Daiei Jidō Gasshōdan}} is a group of children who were "randomly gathered from neighborhood".<ref>Shunichi Karasawa, 1995, ガメラを創った男 - 評伝:映画監督・湯浅憲明, Aspect Corporation</ref>
*"Daiei Children's Chorus" {{Nihongo|大映児童合唱団|Daiei Jidō Gasshōdan}} was a group of children who were "randomly gathered".<ref>Shunichi Karasawa, 1995, ガメラを創った男 - 評伝:映画監督・湯浅憲明, Aspect Corporation</ref>
*[[Noriaki Yuasa]] wanted the song to be used in the [[1995]] film ''[[Gamera the Guardian of the Universe]]'',<ref>Shunichi Karasawa, 2001, 大怪獣ガメラ 秘蔵写真集, ''Interview on Hidemasa Nagata'', Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd.</ref> and one of early scripts of the film intended to include the song at the climax.<ref>[[Shusuke Kaneko]], 1998, ガメラ監督日記, Shogakukan Inc.</ref>
*[[Noriaki Yuasa]] wanted the song to be used in the [[1995]] film ''[[Gamera the Guardian of the Universe]]'',<ref>Shunichi Karasawa, 2001, 大怪獣ガメラ 秘蔵写真集, ''Interview on Hidemasa Nagata'', Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd.</ref> and one of the early scripts for the film included the song at the climax.<ref>[[Shusuke Kaneko]], 1998, ガメラ監督日記, Shogakukan Inc.</ref>
*In ''The Great Yokai War: Guardians Anecdote: Heian Hundred Demon Tales'' {{Nihongo|妖怪大戦争ガーディアンズ外伝 平安百鬼譚|Yōkai Daisensō: Gādianzu Gaiden: Heian Hyakkitan}}, a spin-off novelization of ''[[The Great Yokai War: Guardians]]''<ref>[https://mwbunko.com/product/322104000075.html 妖怪大戦争ガーディアンズ外伝 平安百鬼譚]</ref> which gives the Black Tortoise {{Nihongo|玄武|Genbu}} similar abilities to Gamera,<ref>[https://sssp.site/yokaidaisenso-guadians-12-9762 妖怪大戦争ガーディアンズ外伝 平安百鬼譚 – 齢70歳の安倍晴明が登場! ラスボスとのバトルには玄武(亀)が火炎を吐き、回転しながら空を舞う…って!ガメラ登場か。]</ref> various yokai in Kyoto praise him by singing a modified version of the "Gamera March."<ref>p.183</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/supinomatter/status/1410629355106050049 toko_juya]</ref>
*In ''The Great Yokai War: Guardians Anecdote: Heian Hundred Demon Tales'' {{Nihongo|妖怪大戦争ガーディアンズ外伝 平安百鬼譚|Yōkai Daisensō: Gādianzu Gaiden: Heian Hyakkitan}}, a spin-off novelization of ''[[The Great Yokai War: Guardians]]''<ref>[https://mwbunko.com/product/322104000075.html 妖怪大戦争ガーディアンズ外伝 平安百鬼譚]</ref> which gives the Black Tortoise {{Nihongo|玄武|Genbu}} similar abilities to Gamera,<ref>[https://sssp.site/yokaidaisenso-guadians-12-9762 妖怪大戦争ガーディアンズ外伝 平安百鬼譚 – 齢70歳の安倍晴明が登場! ラスボスとのバトルには玄武(亀)が火炎を吐き、回転しながら空を舞う…って!ガメラ登場か。]</ref> various yokai in Kyoto praise him by singing a modified version of the "Gamera March."<ref>p.183</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/supinomatter/status/1410629355106050049 toko_juya]</ref>
==Videos==
==Videos==

Revision as of 15:48, 3 June 2023

Gamera March
Performed by Daiei Children's Chorus
Composed by Kenjiro Hirose
Lyrics by Hidemasa Nagata
Heard in Gamera vs. Viras, Gamera vs. Guiron, Gamera vs. Jiger, Gamera vs. Zigra

The "Gamera March" (ガメラマーチ,   Gamera Māchi) is a theme song for Gamera introduced in Gamera vs. Viras and subsequently heard in Gamera vs. Guiron, Gamera vs. Jiger, and Gamera vs. Zigra. It succeeded the "Song of Gamera" introduced in Gamera vs. Gyaos. The song was famously parodied in episode 312 of the movie-mocking television series Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Lyrics

English translation

Gamera!
Gamera!
You are strong, Gamera!
You are strong, Gamera!
You are strong, Gamera!
M! M! J! V!
M! M! J! V!
Monsters coming from Mars,
Or some other alien world?
Come on, space monsters!
Bring it on!
Let's cut and poke!
Okay, go-go-go!
Using spinning jets,
He will win!
You are strong, Gamera!
You are strong, Gamera!
You are strong, Gamera!

Mystery Science Theater 3000 version

Gamera! Gamera!
Gamera is really neat!
Gamera is filled with meat!
We've been eating Gamera!
Shell!
Teeth!
Eyes!
Flames!
Claws!
Breath!
Scales!
Fun!!
Dr. Forrester is kind of a jerk,
And Frank is really dumb, too
We have to take part in these lame experiments
But do we complain?
No!
No!
Yes!
Huh?
So we hi-keeba all over the place
And talk of a thousand wonderful days
Gamera is really sweet!
He is filled with turtle meat!
Now we have commercial sign!

Trivia

  • "Daiei Children's Chorus" (大映児童合唱団,   Daiei Jidō Gasshōdan) was a group of children who were "randomly gathered".[1]
  • Noriaki Yuasa wanted the song to be used in the 1995 film Gamera the Guardian of the Universe,[2] and one of the early scripts for the film included the song at the climax.[3]
  • In The Great Yokai War: Guardians Anecdote: Heian Hundred Demon Tales (妖怪大戦争ガーディアンズ外伝 平安百鬼譚,   Yōkai Daisensō: Gādianzu Gaiden: Heian Hyakkitan), a spin-off novelization of The Great Yokai War: Guardians[4] which gives the Black Tortoise (玄武,   Genbu) similar abilities to Gamera,[5] various yokai in Kyoto praise him by singing a modified version of the "Gamera March."[6][7]

Videos

"Gamera March" (original version)

References

This is a list of references for Gamera March. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. Shunichi Karasawa, 1995, ガメラを創った男 - 評伝:映画監督・湯浅憲明, Aspect Corporation
  2. Shunichi Karasawa, 2001, 大怪獣ガメラ 秘蔵写真集, Interview on Hidemasa Nagata, Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd.
  3. Shusuke Kaneko, 1998, ガメラ監督日記, Shogakukan Inc.
  4. 妖怪大戦争ガーディアンズ外伝 平安百鬼譚
  5. 妖怪大戦争ガーディアンズ外伝 平安百鬼譚 – 齢70歳の安倍晴明が登場! ラスボスとのバトルには玄武(亀)が火炎を吐き、回転しながら空を舞う…って!ガメラ登場か。
  6. p.183
  7. toko_juya

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