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Gia's List: The 8 Most Intriguing Uses of Western Music in Anime


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ljaesch



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:14 am Reply with quote
Since I'm a music geek in addition to being an anime fan, this was an awesome list for me this week. Smile

Admittedly, I'm only familiar with the following from the list" "The One" by The Backstreet Boys, "Fly Me to the Moon" (I just recently finished watching the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series), and Daft Punk's Discovery album.

I hadn't been aware of the BSB song being used as an opening song for an anime, so that was a neat little fact to learn.

Your list also explained the different versions of "Fly Me to the Moon" at the end of NGE. I'll just say that while some of the renditions that appeared were decent, some of them just didn't sound very good.

Daft Punk's Discovery album is awesome, and I really like Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem. This was a great choice for number one. Smile
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Pippin4242



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:23 am Reply with quote
The scene in Monster with Somewhere Over the Rainbow is pretty soul-destroying. And even if you were only after OPs and EDs, David Sylvian's For the Love of Life is terrifying!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaguNANwrK8&feature=related

Otherwise, great list!

- Pips
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:49 am Reply with quote
Serial Experiments Lain used I-think-British band BOA's (not to be confused with K-pop band BoA) song "Duvet".

"The light before we land" introduced me to The Delgados, and sent me off on a search for as many of their albums as I could find.
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Mr. Toto



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:50 am Reply with quote
Great article. I've never seen Gunslinger Girls, but I love the Delgados. Definitely going to check it out.
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jrnemanich



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:53 am Reply with quote
I think that Legend of the Galactic Heroes had the best use of Western Music. All the music is Classical, with orchestral, symphonic, and some vocal in there as well.
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EnigmaticSky



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:16 pm Reply with quote
Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!! is last under chibi devil with 0%?! Don't get me wrong, the series looks far from a masterpiece, but not that bad. Seems like the kind of thing I would watch between more serious stuff just to relax.

Daft Punk with Interstella seemed interesting, but I still don't think I would see the movie.
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DavidShallcross



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:19 pm Reply with quote
Has anybody else tried this week's survey? I get
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Reibooi



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:20 pm Reply with quote
How did Paradise Kiss not make this list? FRANZ FERDINAND did the ED to that show if I remember correctly.
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MrTerrorist



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:24 pm Reply with quote
Noticed an mistake in the article. Daft Punk is a duo, not a trio.

Anyway i'm surprise Franz Ferdinand isn't in this list.
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Takeyo



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:29 pm Reply with quote
DavidShallcross wrote:
Has anybody else tried this week's survey? I get
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Survey is over.

According to the Surveys page, it was posted back on the 8th. I don't know if it was a hiccup or if the surveys in general aren't coordinated with the Gia's List feature.
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mulrich



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:32 pm Reply with quote
dm wrote:
Serial Experiments Lain used I-think-British band BOA's (not to be confused with K-pop band BoA) song "Duvet".

"The light before we land" introduced me to The Delgados, and sent me off on a search for as many of their albums as I could find.

bôa is indeed a British indie band, which still exists today, though their latest album is from 2005. Their name is stylized as bôa, though it can also be found stylized as BOA.

"The Light Before We Land" is what caused me to buy The Delgados' album "Hate". Smile

MrTerrorist wrote:
Noticed an mistake in the article. Daft Punk is a duo, not a trio.

Yeah, I noticed that, too. Daft Punk is a duo. Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo.


I was surprised to not find Oasis' "Falling Down", used as OP in Eden of the East, on this list.
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bravetailor



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:33 pm Reply with quote
Whisper of the Heart???
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Keichitsu0305





PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:53 pm Reply with quote
mulrich wrote:

I was surprised to not find Oasis' "Falling Down", used as OP in Eden of the East, on this list.


Probably because Funimation could only use the song for Episode 1; the rest of the series used a generic J-Pop opening. All the other anime used the Western songs with every episode.

Wow, was I the only yaoi fangirl to not vote for Sekai-ichi 2? Anime hyper
(I choose Hunter X Hunter)
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SaharaFrost



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 1:00 pm Reply with quote
Reibooi wrote:
How did Paradise Kiss not make this list? FRANZ FERDINAND did the ED to that show if I remember correctly.


Seconded.
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configspace



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 1:10 pm Reply with quote
dm wrote:
Serial Experiments Lain used I-think-British band BOA's (not to be confused with K-pop band BoA) song "Duvet".

Yes. definitely one of my favorites.

There's also the East of Eden opening by Oasis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgs5krn8og8
and the Japanese Speed Grapher opening by Duran Duran http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2_nz2K2S4A&feature=related

jrnemanich wrote:
I think that Legend of the Galactic Heroes had the best use of Western Music. All the music is Classical, with orchestral, symphonic, and some vocal in there as well.

I think you mean western styled music though, since they are still Japanese composers
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