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|composer =[[Akira Ifukube]] | |composer =[[Akira Ifukube]] | ||
|kaiju =[[King Kong | |kaiju =[[King Kong (King Kong vs. Godzilla)|King Kong]] | ||
|film =''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'',<br>''[[Space Amoeba]]'',<br>''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'',<br>''[[Godzilla Island]]'' | |film =''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'',<br>''[[Space Amoeba]]'',<br>''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'',<br>''[[Godzilla Island]]'',<br>''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'' | ||
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'''"The Giant Demon God"''' {{Nihongo|巨大なる魔神|Kyodainaru Majin}} is the main theme of the [[1962]] [[Toho]] film ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''. It is a song the natives of [[Faro Island]] sing to appease their god [[King Kong | {{Notice|For the character and film whose Japanese names also translate to "Giant Demon God," see [[Daimajin]] and [[Daimajin (film)|''Daimajin'' (film)]].}} | ||
'''"The Giant Demon God"''' {{Nihongo|巨大なる魔神|Kyodainaru Majin}}, also called '''"The Song of Faro Island"''' {{Nihongo|ファロ島の歌|Farotō no Uta}}, is the main theme of the [[1962]] [[Toho]] film ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''. It is a song the natives of [[Faro Island]] sing to appease their god [[King Kong (King Kong vs. Godzilla)|King Kong]], and is performed with lyrics three times in the film. The lyrics were fashioned from various real life [[wikipedia:Mono-Alu language|Mono-Alu-language]] folk songs compiled in the 1922 book ''Mono-Alu Folklore'' by Gerald Camden Wheeler, with the lyric "magu nu nitu" in particular being chosen for its associated connotations with thunder and legendary creatures or spirits.<ref name="Homenick">{{cite web|url=https://www.akiraifukube.org/biography-chapter-x|title=Biography - Chapter X|first=Erik|last=Homenick|date=|work=AKIRAIFUKUBE.ORG|accessdate=17 December 2023}}</ref> An instrumental version of the theme is used to underscore Kong in many scenes. Composer [[Akira Ifukube]] reused this song as '''"The Prayer of [[Sergio Island]]"''' {{Nihongo|セルジオ島の祈り|Serujiotō no Inori}} in ''[[Space Amoeba]]'', though the lyrics were changed. "The Giant Demon God" is included in instrumental form in the end credits suite for ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'', and is also part of "[[The Theme of GODZILLA]]" in the television show ''[[Godzilla Island (series)|Godzilla Island]]'', with the original lyrics included. Much like in ''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'', an instrumental version of "The Giant Demon God" is included in the soundtrack for ''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'' as part of the film's second suite, both of these arrangements being based on the "Symphonic Fantasia No. 1" movement from Ifukube's ''An Evening of Special Effects Music'', originally performed in [[1983]]. | |||
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
Asi anaroi a seke samoai<br> | |||
Asi anaroi a seke samoai<br> | |||
Ke keletena | Ke keletena ke keletena<br> | ||
Ina mang fanadoro sa qu tia<br> | |||
Ina mang fanadoro sa qu tia<br> | |||
Ke keletena | Ke keletena ke keletena<br> | ||
Sikuna fanadoro | Sikuna fanadoro onasaununafa<br> | ||
Sikuna fanadoro | Sikuna fanadoro onasaununafa<br> | ||
Asi anaroi a seke samoai<br> | |||
Asi anaroi ona sau nunafa<br> | |||
Magu nu nitu magu nu nitu<br> | |||
Sikuna marikan | Sikuna marikan sikuna marikan<br> | ||
Magu nu nitu ma gu nu nitu<br> | |||
Rau | Rau rau rau | ||
{{King Kong vs. Godzilla}} | ==Videos== | ||
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{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">vPBZOhXHhxs</youtube>|"Main Title" from ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (mono)}} | |||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">AjOwK4Qoh3Q</youtube>|"Sleeping Demon God" from ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (stereo)}} | |||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">nD2dag8eZi8</youtube>|"The Plan to Rescue Fumiko I" from ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (stereo)}} | |||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">lJSEbrwDy5I</youtube>|"The Prayer of Selgio Island" from ''[[Space Amoeba]]''}} | |||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">GW78EV1QE5g</youtube>|"Symphonic Fantasia No. 1" from <br>''An Evening of Special Effects Film Music''}} | |||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">LqCESPAqymg</youtube>|"Ending Titles" from ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]''}} | |||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">Ie9J43rVWZM</youtube>|"The Theme of Godzilla" from ''[[Godzilla Island]]''}} | |||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">OHihhPyhq2Q</youtube>|"Godzilla Suite II" from ''[[Godzilla Minus One]]''}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 05:43, 20 December 2023
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- For the character and film whose Japanese names also translate to "Giant Demon God," see Daimajin and Daimajin (film).
"The Giant Demon God" (巨大なる魔神, also called "The Song of Faro Island" Kyodainaru Majin) (ファロ島の歌, is the main theme of the Farotō no Uta)1962 Toho film King Kong vs. Godzilla. It is a song the natives of Faro Island sing to appease their god King Kong, and is performed with lyrics three times in the film. The lyrics were fashioned from various real life Mono-Alu-language folk songs compiled in the 1922 book Mono-Alu Folklore by Gerald Camden Wheeler, with the lyric "magu nu nitu" in particular being chosen for its associated connotations with thunder and legendary creatures or spirits.[1] An instrumental version of the theme is used to underscore Kong in many scenes. Composer Akira Ifukube reused this song as "The Prayer of Sergio Island" (セルジオ島の祈り in Serujiotō no Inori)Space Amoeba, though the lyrics were changed. "The Giant Demon God" is included in instrumental form in the end credits suite for Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, and is also part of "The Theme of GODZILLA" in the television show Godzilla Island, with the original lyrics included. Much like in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, an instrumental version of "The Giant Demon God" is included in the soundtrack for Godzilla Minus One as part of the film's second suite, both of these arrangements being based on the "Symphonic Fantasia No. 1" movement from Ifukube's An Evening of Special Effects Music, originally performed in 1983.
Lyrics
Asi anaroi a seke samoai
Asi anaroi a seke samoai
Ke keletena ke keletena
Ina mang fanadoro sa qu tia
Ina mang fanadoro sa qu tia
Ke keletena ke keletena
Sikuna fanadoro onasaununafa
Sikuna fanadoro onasaununafa
Asi anaroi a seke samoai
Asi anaroi ona sau nunafa
Magu nu nitu magu nu nitu
Sikuna marikan sikuna marikan
Magu nu nitu ma gu nu nitu
Rau rau rau
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