04.09.2015: Symphonic Fury Kickstarter Campaign

John DeSentis & Chris Oglio return to discuss their newest crowdfunding project: Symphonic Fury! The Music of Japanese Monsters. Last year, at the annual Godzilla convention in Chicago, G-Fest XXI, John DeSentis and Chris Oglio put on an incredible concert of Akira Ifukube’s music from the Godzilla series. As someone who was there, I can attest to how moving and stirring it was to see kaiju music performed live in front of an audience. It was a once in a lifetime kind of feeling, but lucky for us(!), John and Chris have teamed up again to launch another crowdfunded campaign to bring SYMPHONIC FURY! THE MUSIC OF JAPANESE MONSTERS to Chicago and blow the socks off the attendees. I asked the guys if they would like to come onto the show and talk about their experiences with last year’s concert and what their plans were for this year. I’m not going to waste any more words on this: PLEASE GET YOUR COLLECTIVE BUTTS TO THEIR KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN AND MAKE THIS HAPPEN! The only way we’re going to see this second concert (listen to the episode to hear their plans!) is for as many Godzilla fans as possible to put their support behind this campaign. They cannot do this without our support! Additionally, John and Chris selected a handful of tracks to play during this episode – hinting at the impending awesomeness… MUSIC OF JAPANESE MONSTERS: 1. Determined To Protect Our Future by Ko Otani from Godzilla Mothra King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) 2. Offense & Defense by Ko Otani from Gamera III (1999) 3. Gyaos Flees by Ko Otani from Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995) 4. Fight of the Two Giant Monsters by Ko Otani from Gamera 2: Advent of Legion (1996) SUGGESTED READING: Symphonic Fury! The Music of Japanese Monsters Kickstarter Campaign * DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER: That’s right… we’re watching Death Kappa (2010) this month. Make sure to have your homework turned in by April 23rd to have your thoughts, questions and reviews part of our discussion episode. May Godzilla have mercy on your souls. Oh, and apparently its streaming for free on ConTV.