History Main / ForeignLanguageTheme

* "Film/TheHuntForRedOctober": The lyrics of Music/BasilPoledouris' theme song for the film, "Hymn to Red October", are in Russian.

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* The credits theme to ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions'', "Navras", takes its [[OminousLatinChanting ominous Sanskrit chanting]] lyrics from the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upanishad Upanishads]].
* The theme song to "The Hunt for Red October".
* ''Film/InsideMan'' uses a Bollywood tune for its main credits.

* ''Film/{{Bananas}}'' has an original ThemeTune sung in Spanish, "Quiero La Noche."

* The credits theme to ''Film/TheMatrix Revolutions'', "Navras", takes its [[OminousLatinChanting ominous Sanskrit chanting]] lyrics from the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upanishad Upanishads]].

* So is the third ending of ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Gundam SEED Destiny]]'', sung by the same person from above.

* May we present "Human Touch", the first ED of ''[[Anime/AfterWarGundamX Gundam X]]'' by the late great Warren Wiebe.
* The first ending to ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory'' is called "Magic" and sung entirely in English.
* The ending to one of the compilation movies for ''Anime/TurnAGundam'', "After All" is also sung in English by Donna Burke. It doubles as an AwardBaitSong, thanks in part to Yoko Kanno's involvement.

* Ditto for ''Anime/{{Gasaraki}}''.

* The first ending theme to ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'', "Why, Or Why Not?" by Katakiri Rekka, is in English. Many fans don't realize it's in English due to the singer's accent though (which resulted in such mistakes as the [[MemeticMutation often joked about]] {{fansub}} translation that had the lyrics "I was a believer in life" as "I want to be a river in life"). The song describes the series [[spoiler:and what it's like having a high level of [[HatePlague Hinamizawa Syndrome]].]]

* ''WesternAnimation/ObanStarRacers''' ending is in Japanese. Its opening combines Japanese and French.[[note]]There is a full Japanese version of the opening however, with some bits of English thrown in.[[/note]]

* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' author Creator/HirohikoAraki is heavily influenced by North American and European popular music, particularly progressive rock, to the point where it bleeds into his work with nearly every early character and then in subsequent story arcs their FightingSpirit psychic abilities named after various musicians, bands, songs, and albums. When it came to the long-awaited 2010s anime series, they sought out some {{Real Song Theme Tune}}s to serve as ending themes for each story arc, some chosen with Araki's direct input and with other songs chosen as they were contemporary to the setting.
** The first season covering both ''Manga/PhantomBlood'' and ''Manga/BattleTendency'' uses "Roundabout" by Music/{{Yes}}, later inspiring the [[MemeticMutation "To Be Continued" meme]].
** ''Manga/StardustCrusaders'''s season first uses "Walk Like an Egyptian" by Music/TheBangles as its ending theme, switching to the instrumental "Last Train Home" by Music/PatMethenyGroup for its second half.
** ''Manga/{{Diamond is Unbreakable}}'''s season uses "I Want You" by Music/SavageGarden for the entire broadcast.[[note]]Excluding the finale which had opening theme "Great Days" sung by all ''[=JoJo=]'' theme song artists to date.[[/note]]
** The season covering ''Manga/GoldenWind'' uses "Freek'n You" by Music/{{Jodeci}} for its first half and "Modern Crusaders" by Music/{{Enigma}} for its second.
** ''Manga/StoneOcean'' uses "Distant Dreamer" by Music/{{Duffy}} for its ending.

* ''[[VisualNovel/EfAFairyTaleOfTheTwo ef ~ a tale of memories]]'' and ''ef ~ a tale of melodies'' had their opening themes sung in English by ELISA. The final episodes of the two seasons, however, had their opening themes sung in Japanese by the same artist.

* The opening of ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}} IV'' is ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G30MhXmlZGE Baba Yetu]]'', an arrangement The Our Father/Lord's Prayer in Swahili.
** The opening of ''Civilization VI'' is ''[[https://youtu.be/WQYN2P3E06s Sogno di Volare]]'', a song celebrating the discovery of flight. It's in Italian.

* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'''s theme, "Audi Famam Illius", is in, you guessed it, [[OminousLatinChanting Latin]]. There is also a remix of the main ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' theme, with the Japanese ForgottenLyrics rewritten in Latin.

* Since ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD'', most of the vocal themes in the ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' games have been exclusively done in English, even in the original Japanese releases. Understandable given the franchise's largely meant to appeal to a western audience despite its Japanese origins. Where this trope really comes into play is in the NoExportForYou Japanese version of the soundtrack of Sonic CD- where the opening theme and ending theme are in English despite being for a Japanese audience.

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* The main theme for the infamous Japanese guro visual novel ''Maggot Baits'' is the English made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwFjLAZCyWE "Tomorrow Never Comes"]] by the group ''Datascape''.
* The ending theme of ''VisualNovel/SteamPrison'', "Laventelin Sininen," is in Finnish.
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** When ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|1987}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/GummiBears'' premiered in Germany in TheEighties, the theme songs were left as-is. It wasn't before they returned as part of the ''Disney Club'' which started in 1991 that they got German theme songs.

* The opening theme for the anime adaptation of ''Literature/AmagiBrilliantPark'', "EXTRA MAGIC HOUR", has an alternative version (called International Edition) with English lyrics.

* The 12th ''Manga/OnePiece'' movie ''[[Anime/OnePieceFilmZ Film Z]]'' will include two songs from Avril Lavigne. Specifically, covers of Joan Jett's Bad Reputation and Nickelback's How You Remind Me.

* Namie Amuro's "Come", one of the ''Manga/InuYasha'' endings, is half in English, including the chorus.

* And the opening of ''LightNovel/BalladOfAShinigami''.

* ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'' has its soundtrack in Hawaiian and ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' has its theme song in Hawaiian as well (though the speed in which the series runs its theme song renders it ForeignSoundingGibberish; Hawaiian speech can't be sped up without losing its meaning). Its Japanese counterpart ''Anime/{{Stitch}}'' has some of its theme songs in a mix of English, Hawaiian, Japanese, and Ryukyuan.

** When ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' and ''WesternAnimation/GummiBears'' premiered in Germany in TheEighties, the theme songs were left as-is. It wasn't before they returned as part of the ''Disney Club'' which started in 1991 that they got German theme songs.

* ''Manga/MaisonIkkoku'' uses two English songs by Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan as themes; "Alone Again (Naturally") for the second opening, and "Get Down" for the third ending.

* The opening theme for ''LightNovel/AmagiBrilliantPark'', EXTRA MAGIC HOUR, has an alternative version (called International Edition) with English lyrics.

** The first ending, performed by Rie Fu, is half Japanese, half SurprisinglyGoodEnglish.

* The theme song of ''Manga/DeadmanWonderland'' is in SurprisinglyGoodEnglish.

* ''Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes'' has four different openings, ''all'' of which are entirely in SurprisinglyGoodEnglish.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'''s first ending, "Wind", is almost SurprisinglyGoodEnglish.

* All of the songs by the Boom Boom Satellites (a Japanese band that sings in either SurprisinglyGoodEnglish or GratuitousEnglish) and Kylee (American born girl of Japanese descent) for ''Anime/XamdLostMemories''.

* ''Anime/YuriOnIce'''s opening theme "History Maker" is entirely SurprisinglyGoodEnglish, albeit with a noticeable Japanese accent and occasional AccentUponTheWrongSyllable.

* While viewers of ''Series/{{Monkey}}'' may not realize it, the opening theme "Monkey Magic" and the rest of the soundtrack was always SurprisinglyGoodEnglish in Japan.

* The second opening to ''Anime/CaroleAndTuesday'', "Polly Jean", is in English.

* ''Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes'' has four different openings, ''all'' of which are entirely in SurprisinglyGoodEnglish.

* Since ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD'', most of the vocal themes in the ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' games have been exclusively done in English, even in the original Japanese releases. Understandable given the franchise's largely meant to appeal to a western audience despite its Japanese origins. Where this trope comes into play is in the NoExportForYou Japanese version of the soundtrack of Sonic CD- where the opening theme and ending theme are in English despite being for a Japanese audience.

* Since ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD'', most of the vocal themes in the ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' games have been exclusively done in English, even in the original Japanese releases. Understandable given the franchise's largely meant to appeal to a western audience despite its Japanese origins.

* ''aVideoGame/LegendOfMana'' has ''Song of Mana'' as it's main theme and an extended cut of said song as the ending theme. It's in Swedish.

* ''aVideoGame/TheLegendOfMana'' has ''Song of Mana'' as it's main theme and an extended version of said song as the ending theme. It's in Swedish.

* The opening of ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}} IV'' is an arrangement The Our Father/Lord's Prayer in Swahili. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G30MhXmlZGE It's rather catchy]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' has both an English and a Japanese version of its [[OpeningTheme opening theme]] which was unsurprisingly recorded by Japanese pop stars Music/PuffyAmiYumi. The lyrics aren't really a straight translation: The English version (used for most episodes, including all the serious ones) is a basic ExpositoryThemeTune. The Japanese one (played in especially comedic episodes) is [[SurrealThemeTune borderline nonsense]] talking about, among other things, how they obey all traffic rules. ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansTroubleInTokyo'' has the characters [[DiegeticSoundtrackUsage singing a karaoke version of their own theme]], but the lyrics [[MythologyGag are an English translation of the Japanese version]].

* Since ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD'', most of the vocal themes in the ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' games have been done in English, which makes sense given the franchise's largely meant to appeal to westerners despite its Japanese origins. Many of them done by Music/Crush40, a Japanese-American hard rock band.