Mothra - Mothra's Songs

Mothra's Songs

The fairies' famous song "Mosura No Uta" ("Mothra's Song") was written in Indonesian, though the Shobijin often sing Japanese approximations to the original lyrics. The song was composed by Yuji Koseki. Other verses and entirely new songs (in Japanese) have been added by various composers over Mothra's film history. The Shobijin have also been portrayed by Pair Bambi (Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster) and Megumi Kobayashi and Sayako Yamaguchi (the Mothra Trilogy).

There are many other Mothra songs that have been used over the years all the way from the Showa series to the Millennium series:

• "Mahara Mothra" - Godzilla vs. Mothra (1964), Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth (1992)
• "Sacred Springs" - Godzilla vs. Mothra (1964), Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth (1992)
• "Mothra's Song" - Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966)
• "The Song of Prayer" - Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
• "Mothra Leo" - Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
• "Haora Mothra" - Rebirth of Mothra 3 (1998)

Outside of Kaiju Films, the Mothra Songs have received a lot of popular acclaim and have been performed by many musical groups as well as individual artists.

Covers by musical groups:

• "Mothra Song " – Deja Vu
• "Mothra Song" – All-Male Japanese Choir

Broadway: Mothra is given mention in the song "Two by Two" in the musical Book of Mormon. Two characters are assigned their mission in Japan, and they exclaim "Japan...Home of soy sauce..and Mothra!"

Heavy metal band Anvil has a song about Mothra on their 1982 album Metal on Metal.

Canadian artist C.J. Harder has a song called Mothra, a track of his Fear Of A Digital Planet album. The song has recurring child vocals, singing Mosura No Uta.