History AwesomeMusic / NeonGenesisEvangelion

* 3.0 has an utterly awesome piece called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_wlb9WRxx4&list=FLuQVBb3xPEGzyHzK4RhG0bQ&index=1&feature=plpp_video "God's Message"]] that plays during the six minute preview. It's also a remix of Shirō Sagisu's earlier piece from Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water titled [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEkOEkUrAnQ "Light of Babel]].

** Here's the full version:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHXvQAcOnow

* 3.0 has an utterly epic piece called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_wlb9WRxx4&list=FLuQVBb3xPEGzyHzK4RhG0bQ&index=1&feature=plpp_video "God's Message"]] that plays during the six minute preview. It's also a remix of Shiro Sagisu's earlier piece from Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water titled [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEkOEkUrAnQ "Light of Babel]].

* From Rebuild 2.0, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQBi2IIMmpQ "The Final Decision We All Must Take"]], perfect for when [[spoiler: girls wearing pink plugsuits go apeshit]].

* There are three little words that drive [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvxIEQ6lrNs "Give Me Wings"]] from a great song into a full blown [[TearJerker Tearjerker]] of [[CrowningMomentofAwesome Awesome]]; "''[[TakeMyHand Give]] [[CrowningMomentofHeartwarming Ayanami]] [[AGodAmI back!]]''"

* Four more to add to the pile. "Beautiful World", the new single by Utada Hikaru for the movies, available in both [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ4pA06Dpmw Standard]] (Movie 1) and [[http://mooom.jp/everyone/movies/movie/975IqSLUh/ remixed]] (Movie 2), [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMChEHUPkaY Destiny]], which is played during the race to catch [[ColonyDrop Sahaquiel]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBP_P44cKng Fate]], which plays during the battle against Sahaquiel.

** Also from ''End'': [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUTRPePatrI "Escape to the Beginning"]], the background music for apocalypses. (Yes, more so than "Komm, Susser Tod".) For bonus points, it doubles as HellIsThatNoise.

* Hell if it is the SuspiciouslySimilarSong version of a track from another work, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5Qo9iAB9q0 "Decisive Battle"]] is ''awesome''.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCLoNOYcVQU Komm, süsser Tod]] dudes. Komm, süsser Tod. Not only is it catchy as hell and surprisingly touching, the dichotomy of the pleasant tune and painful lyrics gives it an ambiguity that makes it a ''perfect'' match for the scene it plays in.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHRBFTWSguY The Beast 2]].

* Hell if it is the SuspiciouslySimilarSong version of a track from another work, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5Qo9iAB9q0 Decisive Battle]] is ''awesome''.
* Nothing can ever top [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iXxoYH7dog this]] particular sequence, especially considering the scene it was used in! ...I take that back, from the End: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKsTEWz82iQ Asuka kills loads of evil mechas while Hideaki Anno plays unfitting music]].

** From Those Two Episodes, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXXBEbpJous Infantile Dependence, Adult Dependency]], the official theme song of apocalyptic mental breakdowns.
** This so much. Air is one of the most beautiful pieces ever written and it's usage is nothing less than genius.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTD8nWs4QjA A Step Forward Into Terror]].
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejSTUVFHzlc Heisoku no Kakudai]]: the perfect music for coming to terms with your depression while [[spoiler:a giant naked alien falls apart in gory detail.]]
** Also from ''End'': [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUTRPePatrI "Escape to the Beginning"]], the background music for apocalypses. (Yes, more so than Komm Susser Tod.) For bonus points, it doubles as HellIsThatNoise.
* And for crowning music of tear-jerking, we have [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMDBRDUd0a4 Thanatos]].
** Screw that, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuoOyLLZWKo Opening of Dream]]. TearJerker To The Max.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiYDG1dYD1A The stripped down version of Thanatos]], which plays in End of Evangelion [[spoiler: while Shinji is [[HeroicBSOD catatonically depressed]] and Misato sends him down the elevator just as she's dying]] is arguably just as powerful, but not tear-jerking as much as just chilling, in an empty and depressing way.

** The version of Fly Me to the Moon that plays after [[spoiler:Kaworu's death]] in episode 24 stands out from the rest because it's the only ending to not have any singing, whereas the rest are all sung by different people.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axx-aJvqb3A The passage of emptiness]]. Beautiful, depressing, and horrifying if you're familiar with what specific scene this song is used in ''TheEndOfEvangelion''.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYNESJgzEM8 The Hedgehog's Dilemma]]. The relaxing, but melancholy jazz really captures the feelings of ambiguity that human relationships can create.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxirEiUK18U M-15]], an incredibly smooth piece composed for ''End of Evangelion'' but never used. You wouldn't expect something so mellow and optimistic to fit Evangelion so well - and yet it does.
* The use of OdeToJoy in the last Angel battle on Episode 24 automatically makes it a [[MomentOfAwesome Crowning Moment of Awesome]].
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PgdnUJ-FX0 Tamashi no Refrain]], from ''Evangelion Death/Rebirth''.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4bVZX77ibM Rei I]] is a really chilling and beautiful piano piece.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdN8NbhNfRM Angel of Doom]] from the first movie.
** Also from Rebuild: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPOHkfUY5Vw Showdown]].

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU22T51189g The Red Ambassadress]], played during Asuka's DynamicEntry into ''Rebuild 2.0''.
* From Rebuild 2.0, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQBi2IIMmpQ The Final Decision We All Must Take]], perfect for when [[spoiler: girls wearing pink plugsuits go apeshit]].

* Rebuild 2.0 is chock-full of awesome songs: from the melancholic [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08cgyxj953o At The Very Beginning]] to the apocalyptic [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICdZZVD48Uo Carnage]].
* There are three little words that drive [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvxIEQ6lrNs Give Me Wings]] from a great song into a full blown [[TearJerker Tearjerker]] of [[CrowningMomentofAwesome Awesome]]; "''[[TakeMyHand Give]] [[CrowningMomentofHeartwarming Ayanami]] [[AGodAmI back!]]''"
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCPISDl4Pr8 Decisive Battle Alternative]]

* Remember "The Beast II" from the original? [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2sKTDXqN6U Sin From Genesis]] ''ups the ante.''

* Also from Rebuild 2.0, there's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nBC4nzRIbw In My Spirit.]] If there's any song that says that the entire human race is completely, utterly, and absolutely screwed, it is this song.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_B3OjQzUUE Keep Your Head Above The Mayhem]] is very, very awesome. Almost a sister piece to "At the Very Beginning" (see above), it contains a choir who appear to be singing in OminousLatinChanting, but are, in fact, singing in GratuitousEnglish. And it is awesomeness at its finest. One of the best battle themes seen for a long time.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_LqHyH1Wfs Fate]], which just really captures the feel of the whole series, when you think about it.

* Hell if it is the SuspiciouslySimilarSong version of a track from another work, Decisive Battle is ''awesome''.

** And then there's the simple yet beautiful version [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx1P308USWs&NR=1 played during Death & Rebirth's intermission]].

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCLoNOYcVQU# Komm, süsser Tod]] dudes. Komm, süsser Tod. Not only is it catchy as hell and surprisingly touching, the dichotomy of the pleasant tune and painful lyrics gives it an ambiguity that makes it a ''perfect'' match for the scene it plays in.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PgdnUJ-FX0&feature=related Tamashi no Refrain]], from ''Evangelion Death/Rebirth''.

** This has been going on ''long'' before ''Rebuild'', and not just with Misato's voice actor. Even MegumiOgata (Shinji's VA) did a version of ''Cruel Angel's Thesis''.

** This troper is inordinately fond of the version of A Cruel Angel's Thesis played in the final scenes of the series proper-- ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWEt_VgLOWY Good, Or Don't Be]]'', if I'm not wrong.
*** How about the string version that precedes it? ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKy7PnjsDX8&feature=related The Heady Feeling of Freedom]]''. It's beautiful.

* And let's not forget [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHRBFTWSguY The Beast 2]].

* Nothing can ever top [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iXxoYH7dog this]] particular sequence, especially considering the scene it was used in! ...I take that back, from the End: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKsTEWz82iQ Asuka kills loads of evil mechas while Hideaki Anno plays unfitting music]]. I think her screams really add to it too.

** From Those Two Episodes, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXXBEbpJous&fmt=18 Infantile Dependence, Adult Dependency]], the official theme song of apocalyptic mental breakdowns.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTD8nWs4QjA&feature=related A Step Forward Into Terror]].

** Also from ''End'': [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUTRPePatrI&feature=related "Escape to the Beginning"]], the background music for apocalypses. (Yes, more so than Komm Susser Tod.) For bonus points, it doubles as HellIsThatNoise.
* And for crowning music of tear-jerking, we have [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMDBRDUd0a4&feature=related Thanatos]].
** Screw that, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuoOyLLZWKo&fmt=18 Opening of Dream]]. TearJerker To The Max.
** In regards to Thanatos, the first time this troper watched End, all he could think while it was playing was: 'Best. Intermission Music. ''EVER''.'
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiYDG1dYD1A&feature=related The stripped down version of Thanatos]], which plays in End of Evangelion [[spoiler: while Shinji is [[HeroicBSOD catatonically depressed]] and Misato sends him down the elevator just as she's dying]] is arguably just as powerful, but not tear-jerking as much as just chilling, in an empty and depressing way.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w37f4NaFKU Fly me to the moon]], the ending, while not as action-oriented, is very beautiful, and if I would have heard it before, I would have never thought it was from an Anime. I'm going to use this for my marriage!
** [[OlderThanTheyThink Well, it was originally written in 1959!]] [[RealSongThemeTune Frank Sinatra sung it long before it was from an anime!]]
*** And this is what we call PopCulturalOsmosis at it's finest.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxirEiUK18U M-15]], an incredibly smooth piece composed for ''End of Evangelion'' but never used. It's especially noteworthy because you wouldn't expect something so mellow and optimistic to fit Evangelion so well - and yet it does.
* The use of [[OdetoJoy Ode to Joy]] in the last Angel battle on Episode 24 automatically makes it a [[MomentOfAwesome Crowning Moment of Awesome]].

* Of particular note is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdN8NbhNfRM Angel of Doom]] from the first movie.
** Also from Rebuild: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPOHkfUY5Vw&feature=channel&list=UL Showdown]].

* From Rebuild 2.0, I give you [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQBi2IIMmpQ The Final Decision We All Must Take]], perfect for when [[spoiler: girls wearing pink plugsuits go apeshit]].

** I'll be listening to that [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt when the World Ends]].

* Remember "The Beast II" from the original? [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2sKTDXqN6U&feature=related Sin From Genesis]] ''ups the ante.''

* This troper would like to submit "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AceWcbyP-no The Longest Day]]" from ''1.0''. Sagisu managed to take the much-overused "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ae1ryQJkc8 Spending Time in Preparation]]" from the original series and turn it from "'[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5Qo9iAB9q0 DECISIVE BATTLE]]' with the melody removed" into a solid piece in its own right.
* Also of note is, 'Today is the time for Goodbye' @[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E_r1yNPgNI&feature=related]]". [[SoundtrackDissonance It's from the scene where the dummy plug is activated against Bardiel.]] YMMV, but imo it fits the new feel of the scene much better than 'The Beast', which is what was used in the series.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_LqHyH1Wfs&feature=related Fate]], which just really captures the feel of the whole series, when you think about it.

* There are several unused tracks on the various [=OSTs=]. This troper can't imagine the audience's faces when during the orchestral recording of ''Evangelion Symphony'', [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q07jg4sNIxU the string quintet playing ''Canon'' suddenly cuts into a rap version of the same song]] [[SomethingCompletelyDifferent without warning]]. Even better, it was actually [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B09YtqwlFY put into]] the ''Evangelion VOX'' album. Shiro Sagisu has a strange sense of humor.

** Also from Rebuild: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZUGxBWRzlE Showdown]].

** When [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGXm2ZxS1uQ it's played in]] {{Hayate the Combat Butler}} it evokes the same memories it did for the show it was made for, and the visuals helped. Shizuka Itou's singing voice doesn't hurt either.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5cz0V18_7s This]] English version, which gets it ''etremely'' close to the translation.

* Hell if it is the JimmyHartVersion of a track from another work, Decisive Battle is ''awesome''.

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