You see the patterns that are happening in the music.”īEAR: “In a weird way, it’s like communing with your heroes.”īRENDON: “It’s about as close as we’re going to get to a lot of these guys.” I was like, ‘What is this band? There’s nobody like this!’ I always had a very strong fondness for them.”īEAR: “What’s the difference between covering a song you love and writing a new one?”īRENDON: “Look, I like to write music, I like to play music, but… I think I just want to be in a cover band, really.” (laughs)īEAR: (laughs) “There’s something so liberating and fun about it, right?”īRENDON: “I remember when you and I were covering Queen together (for the 2011 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert) and I was on stage between two guitars doing the three-part Flash Gordon harmonies, and I thought, ‘This is the best seat in the house.’ Something happens when you’re playing the music that you love. ‘(Don’t Fear) the Reaper’ was one of the coolest songs I’d ever heard in my life. He came back with a stack of Blue Öyster Cult records one day, and we went through everything.
Renzo would just go and buy records for fifty cents when nobody was buying records in the early nineties, and no one cared about vinyl. To chronicle this creative venture, I chatted with many of the musicians who brought it to life, including lead singer Serj Tankian, guitarist Brendon Small, bassist Bryan Beller, drummer Gene Hoglan, backing vocalist Brendan McKian, co-producer Jason LaRocca, as well as Buck Dharma, the Blue Öyster Cult rock legend who originally composed it.īEAR: “How did you discover Blue Öyster Cult?”īRENDON SMALL: “I grew up luckily with a friend, Renzo, who influenced me to take guitar very seriously. Now, Godzilla: King of the Monsters has opened globally, supported by not only by a sweeping orchestral score, but an end title sequence blasting the version of BÖC’s “Godzilla” that I imagined during that fateful phone call. “I’m in,” I told Michael, setting in motion a creative journey that would change my life in more ways than I could guess. Instantly, an idea struck me: this film could give me an opportunity to produce a new version of my favorite Blue Öyster Cult song, “Godzilla.” Moreover, I could realize it with some of my favorite musicians from the rock and metal community, including Serj Tankian from System of a Down and the rhythm section of the metal band Dethklok. Two years ago, my friend, director Michael Dougherty, invited me to join him as composer for his film, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the sequel to the 2014 Legendary / Warner Bros.
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