Godzilla Vs. King Kong (Monster Movie Music Album) - Various Artists

Advantages: Really impressive action adventure score, one of the best of 2005
Disadvantages: Some action scenes a little unremarkable

...instruments during the recording of a cue and then back again to their original instrument. The movie was once remade in 1976 and was rightfully horrendous, but with Jackson now having all the modern CGI techniques, as well as finance, the re-make of King Kong would prove to be a markedly different beast all together. Jackson's biggest contribution to the story was to make Kong seem more sympathetic than a mere monster and he also extended the relationship of the main heroine and Kong to more melodramatic heights. Some have loved this approach, some have just thought it silly, but the general concensus is that the film itself is handsomely made (some CGI effects excluded), while mostly bordering on being too long at over three hours with not enough solid material to justify the lengthy expositions of on-screen action. However, what... Read review

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Advantages: quality original tracks
Disadvantages: none

...‘A’ vs Monkey Kong is the second studio album from this London five-piece band released in 1999 through London Record. Their sound is a kind of punk rock with samples mixed into the music. This makes for a very original sound and it should make ‘A’ extremely big. The band consists of the following members (three of them brothers, guess who!): Jason Perry – Vocals Giles Perry – Keyboards & backing vocals Adam Perry – Drums/Yin’s Mark Chapman - Guitars Daniel P. Carter - Bass, backing vocals/shouting! King Kong inspired the album name and cover, King Kong’s original name was meant to be Monkey Kong. The album cover is a picture of a Gibbon in red against a black background and is quite striking. Through the inlay there are various tributes to the King Kong films... Read review

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Advantages: Lots of well known and likeable tracks
Disadvantages: Some tracks will make you cringe

...to a lot of people, this is an old song originally recorded by The Troggs in 1967, but was not such a big hit as the Wets' version. However, it still has a 1960's sound and may possibly come across as a little boring to many people (including me!) 04: Phil Collins - Against All Odds This is one of my favourite tracks from the album. Taken from the movie of the same name, this is a very emotional offering from the ex-Genesis frontman/drummer and gave him his first solo number 1 hit. For any Phil Collins fans, this is very typical sound from the man from Chiswick. 05: Ben E King - Stand By Me Again, taken from the movie of the same name, Ben E King gives his utmost best on this track. The musical content is very typical of the 1960's which is when this track was originally... Read review

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