Even the chorus work, heard in tracks like "Earth" and "Earth's Civilization", is pretty meek, although chorus work was never Hattori's strong suit. This is a piano led piece, but is dragged out a bit and with no real orchestration to back it up or add weight to it. Another example of this minimal style is "Yuko's Thoughts". As is, it feels more like an OVA (direct to home video) piece.
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It's actually rousing at points, but could have easily felt so much grander had the orchestra been used to full effect. As for examples of this minimal orchestration, a perfect one is the march-like "Subspace Navigation" motif, something that is reused in "Speech" and "Leland's Suicide Attack".
However, as noted, it's a more minimal approach, one that feels like it's either embracing a small orchestra or using a larger orchestra in a way that makes it sound smaller. To Hattori's credit, it is a distinct style. As he matured, though, he started to find his own style. Son of composer Katsuhisa Hattori, who has done some great work on movies like The Imperial Navy (1981), the younger Hattori at one time crafted more traditional soundtracks like his father. All in all, this amounts to a middling score, one that isn't bad and has some highlights, but isn't particularly memorable. If people are familiar with his more recent scores for movies like Space Brothers (2012), they'll get an idea of what to expect here. SpaceGodzilla (1994) or some of his other work of that decade. Nothing here sounds even half as majestic or "full" as the composer's sweeping "Birth Island" from Godzilla vs. Unfortunately, this score continues the composer's trend toward more minimal orchestration.
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Composed by Takayuki Hattori, who is shaping up to be a veteran on the series with past work on the 19 entries respectively, this soundtrack encompasses the post apocalyptic tale from directors Hiroyuki Seshita and Kobun Shizuno. Released by Toho Animation Records, perhaps a remanent of the now largely inactive Toho Music department, this CD includes the score for the first in the Godzilla anime trilogy. Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters - Original Soundtrack
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