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Postby EvaChero » Fri Mar 12, 2021 10:54 am

just throwing my 2 cents in.

Misato - Short Skirt/Long Jacket by Cake
Ritsuko - Blinded me with science by Thomas Dolby
Shinji - All by Myself by Eric Carmen
Asuka - O Fortuna from the Carmina Burana
Kaji - What if we could? by Blue October
Gendo - (thinking of Yui) KIri by Monoral

had the most difficult time with Rei but if nothing else the dead pan delivery sells it
Rei - Never say Never by Romeo Void
who doesn't want to kick back with Misato and have a few beers?

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Postby A Renegade Deserter » Fri Mar 12, 2021 12:15 pm

How about the Music from HEALTH? Has some good songs that fit to Eva too like TEARS, LIFE, DARK ENOUGH and FLESH WORLD (UK).

And also the music in the David Lynch films and serieses like Inland Empire, Wild at Heart and of course Twin Peaks.
"To kill for yourself is murder. To kill for your government is heroic. To kill for entertainment is harmless."
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"We cannot escape anguish. It is what we are."
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"Collateral damage can be justified, if the gain outweighs the cost."
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"Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you."
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Postby Kendrix » Thu Mar 18, 2021 4:57 am

So I've long thought that NIN's 'Gave up' fits the OG series well enough, but I've just been smacked with the realization that it's even more perfect for Q.

perfect little dream the kind that hurts the most
forgot how it feels well almost
no one to blame always the same
open my eyes wake up, wake up, wake up in flames

it took you to make me realize
it took you to make me realize
it took you to make me realize
it took you to make me see the light

smashed up my sanity
smashed up my integrity
smashed up what i believed in
smashed up what's left of me
smashed up my everything
smashed up all that was true
gonna smash myself to pieces
i don't know what else to do

covered in hope and vaseline
still cannot fix this broken machine
watching the hole it used to be mine
just watching it burn in my steady systematic decline
of the trust i will betray
give it to me i throw it away
after everything i've done i hate myself for what i've become

i tried
i gave up

throw it away
I wanted to try harvesting the rice

I wanted to hold Tsubame more

I wanted to stay together forever with the boy I like

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Postby A Renegade Deserter » Thu Mar 18, 2021 5:29 am

@Kendrix

I‘m also for NIN fitting to Eva.

Something I can never have, Hurt and All that could’ve been too.
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Postby BernardoCairo » Sat Mar 20, 2021 5:58 pm

Well, I've always associated Evangelion to House Music. You know, it just fits with the "late 90's"/"futuristic" vibe of the series.

Commercial Break #5 (2:46 - 6:16), for example, always reminds me of Shinji and Asuka's relationship.
https://youtu.be/J4lKX36Ut8Y

Rollin' and Scratchin' feels a bit uncomfortable, while also being amazing (I love how it depicts raw movements through sound). It makes me think about the Evangelions themselves.
https://youtu.be/q27KtfR1ESA

Don't Know Malendro doesn't make me think about any specific elements of the series. However, it does have a segment which sounds inexplicably similar to Thanatos - If I Can't Be Yours (2:15)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dee6rq8-zkg
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Postby Kendrix » Thu Mar 25, 2021 7:52 am

This is a definite Gendo song:


I've been waiting for you to get your mind right
Pour yourself into my skin until I can't see
I've been waiting for you to get your mind right

You've been running from yourself for a while
Waiting for the whole thing to catch fire
You think that if you burn down you'll be fine
And maybe I'd forget all the times you lied


(His general cynism/ rejection of the world & how he expects instrumentality to fix everything & justify all the burned bridges along the way)

I'm sick of awaiting your vacancy
I hope that you choke on your vacant teeth
No space in your broken veins left for me
I know that you're empty, I know that you're empty


(His general emotional absence, and how Ritsuko, Rei & Shinji all kinda know they're kidding themselves about him;
He's pretty much dead inside & given up on the present world so he has "no space left" for Ritsuko, Shinji or even Rei rly.)


You don't even look the same with your brand new eyes
And you drained the light out of yourself and now you can't see
I've been waiting for you to get your mind right


(The general change in demeanor after Yui's death, how he became colder &more & more obsessed with his work, more & more inhuman topped off with turning himself into something outright inhuman with the adam embryo, all while some ppl were holding the futile hope of connecting with him long beyond what he would've strictly deserved)


You've been running from yourself for a while
Waiting for the whole thing to catch fire
You think that if you burn down you'll be fine
And maybe I'd forget all the times you lied

I'm sick of awaiting your vacancy
I hope that you choke on your vacant teeth
No space in your broken veins left for me
I know that you're empty, I know that you're empty



pOV wise it could really be anyone out of Shinji, Rei or Ritsuko though the more romantically tinged bits in the first verse would ovsly be the latter.
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Postby EvaChero » Tue Apr 13, 2021 12:27 pm

stuck in traffic for an extra 45 mins today and some of the deeper cuts popped up on the pod that I haven't listened to in a while....don't know why but
the Gendo/Yui thing was in mind (who knows why? I loathe Gendo and Yui seems still like a stranger to me. Just because she accidentally donated material
for clones doesn't follow of course that Rei bears any character traits in common with her. (Of course there are theories of genetic pre-disposition but I digress and I'm babbling so anyway)

an old fave popped up "Possession" by Sarah McLachlan (from the '93 Fumbling Towards Ecstasy) it has the right mix of romantically creepy stalkerishnis
to be running through mind of Gendo.


SPOILER: Show
Listen as the wind blows
From across the great divide
Voices trapped in yearning
Memories trapped in time
The night is my companion
And solitude my guide
Would I spend forever here
And not be satisfied

And I would be the one
To hold you down
Kiss you so hard
I'll take your breath away
And after I'd, wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes dear

Through this world I've stumbled
So many times betrayed
Trying to find an honest word
To find the truth enslaved
Oh you speak to me in riddles and
You speak to me in rhymes
My body aches to breathe your breath
Your words keep me alive

And I would be the one
To hold you down
Kiss you so hard
I'll take your breath away
And after I'd, wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes, dear

Into this night I wander
It's morning that I dread
Another day of knowing of
The path I fear to tread
Oh, into the sea of waking dreams
I follow without pride
Nothing stands between us here
And I won't be denied

And I would be the one
To hold you down
Kiss you so hard
I'll take your breath away
And after I'd, wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes dear

I'll hold you down
Kiss you so hard
I'll take your breath away
And after I'd wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes
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Postby C.T.1290 » Wed Apr 14, 2021 9:54 pm

Surrender to Failure by Korn is somewhat a fitting song for Shinji, since it reflects on some of his repeated failures despite him trying.
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Postby Kendrix » Mon Apr 26, 2021 9:24 pm

TuaT music rec  SPOILER: Show
On the new Evanescence album, you know how "Far from Heaven" transistions directly into "Part of me" ? That's basically Shinji's emotional curve of the last Rebuild movie.
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Postby Berserker » Wed Apr 28, 2021 2:12 am

Never gonna give you up with Gendo? XD
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Postby EvaChero » Fri Jun 25, 2021 3:58 pm

hmmmm in full mush mode driving home yesterday, my fav power couple popped into my mind

Misato thinking of Kaji =====Benjamin Gate - "Your Kisses Blind Me"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3kRLVsjqyk

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I look around
I see Your face no longer (She broke up with him after all )
This place I'm in
Leaves me wondering
It takes some time
For me to be what You need (growing up ....blah blah)
It won't be long
I know the day will come
I know Your eyes
When they fall upon me
I dream of this
That love drips off my lips
I feel so strong
It must be Your kindness
A gift to me
You're all I want (yep that lucky dog....)

Beautiful You are to me
Moon above a raging sea
Beautiful You are to me
Flame of fire inside of me
Na na na
Na na na
Na na na
Your kisses blind me

I'm breaking up (she could only resist so long....)
My walls are coming down now
This gravity
Pulling me towards You
This vast expanse
A universe exploding (it's the end of the world as we know it)
A secret place
Just for

Beautiful You are to me
Moon above a raging sea
Beautiful You are to me
Flame of fire inside of me
Na na na
Na na na
Na na na
Your kisses blind me
Na na na
Na na na
Na na na
Your kisses blind me

With Heaven above (and alls right with the world)
The light warms my face
I feel safe
I guess the world will keep on turning (if Shinji keeps piloting the Eva)
Na na na
Na na na
Na na na
Your kisses blind me
Na na na
Na na na
Na na na
Your kisses blind me



Kaji to Katsuragi ----- The Smithereens - "Girl Like You"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LwjD8z2mOg

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I used to travel in the shadows (probably a sneaky little jerk)
And I never found the nerve to try and walk up to you (hmm doesn't fit, I don't think he ever lacked confidence)
But now I am a man and I know that there's no time to waste
There's too much to lose (after all I could be blown away any time.....)
Girl, you say anything at all, and you know that you can call
And I'll be right there for you
First love, heartbreak, tough luck, big mistake (college sweethearts)
What else can you do
I'll say anything you want to hear (yep he is desperate for her)
I'll see everything through
I'll do anything I have to do
Just to win the love of a girl like you, a girl like you
People talk and people stare, tell them I don't really care (he really isn't concerned with what others think of him...)
This is the place I should be
And if they think it's really strange for a girl like you
To be in love with someone like me
I want to tell them all to go to hell
That we're doing very well without them you see
That's just the way it is and they will see
I am yours and you are mine, the way it should be (at least Ritsu thinks he has a shot)
I'll say anything you want to hear
I'll see everything through
I'll do anything I have to do
Just to win the love of a girl like you, a girl like you
A girl like you, oh yeah
Now if I seem a little wild, there's no holding back
I'm trying to get a message to you
I won't take anything from anyone
I won't walk and I won't run, I believe in you (he always did....)
London, Washington, anywhere you are I'll run (Nerv gets around after all.....)
Together we'll be
Inside, outside, got my pride
I won't let 'em take you from me
I'll say anything you want to hear
I'll see everything through
I'll do anything I have to do
Just to win the love of a girl like you, a girl like you
A girl like you, a girl like you
A girl like you, a girl like you, oh yeah
I'll say anything (I'll say anything)
I'll take anything (I'll take anything)
I'll say anything, almost anything
Except goodbye
I'll say anything (I'll say anything)
I'll take anything (I'll take anything)
I'll say anything, almost anything
Except goodbye
who doesn't want to kick back with Misato and have a few beers?

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Postby Kendrix » Thu Jul 08, 2021 7:18 pm

I'm aware that it's an acquired taste, but, when I get my old video files off my old hard drive or just a bigger hard drive, period, I really have to do a big dramatic Rei AMV to Emilie Autumn's Shallot

She's locked up with a spinning wheel
She can't recall what it was like to feel
She says, 'This room's gonna be my grave
And there is no one who can save me.'
She sits down to her coloured thread
She knows lovers waking up in their bed
She says, 'How long can I live this way
Is there no one I can pay to let me go
'Cause I'm half sick of shadows
I wanna see the sky
Everyone else can watch as the sun goes down
So why can't I

And it's raining
And the stars are falling from the sky
And the wind
And the wind I know it's cold
I've been waiting
For the day I will surely die
And it's here
And it's here for I've been told
That I'll die before I'm old
And the wind I know it's cold...

She looks up to the mirrored glass
She sees a handsome horse and rider pass
She say, 'That man's gonna be my death
'Cause he's all I ever wanted in my life
And I know he doesn't know my name
And that all the girls are all the same to him
But still I've got to get out of this place
'Cause I don't think I can face another night
Where I'm half sick of shadows
And I can't see the sky
Everyone else can watch as the tide comes in
So why can't I

And it's raining
And the stars are falling from the sky
And the wind
And the wind I know it's cold
I've been waiting
For the day I will surely die
And it's here
And it's here for I've been told
That I'll die before I'm old
And the wind I know it's cold...

But there's willow trees
And little breezes, waves and walls and flowers
And there's moonlight every single night
As I'm locked in these towers
So I'll meet my death
But with my last breath I'll sing to him I love
And he'll see my face in another place
And with that the glass above.'

Cracked into a million bits
And she cried out, 'So the story fit
But then I could have guessed it all along
'Cause now some drama queen is gonna write a song for me.'
She went down to her little boat
And she broke the chains and began to float away
And as the blood froze in her veins she said,
'Well then that explains a thing or two
'Cause I know I'm the cursed one
I know I'm meant to die
Everyone else can watch as their dreams untie
So why can't I

And it's raining
And the stars are falling from the sky
And the wind
And the wind I know it's cold
I've been waiting
For the day I will surely die
And it's here
And it's here
And it's here
And it's here
And it's here
It's finally here

And it's raining
And the stars are falling from the sky
And the wind
And the wind I know it's cold
I've been waiting
For the day I will surely die
And it's here
And it's here for I've been told
That I'll die before I'm old
And the wind I know it's cold...
I wanted to try harvesting the rice

I wanted to hold Tsubame more

I wanted to stay together forever with the boy I like

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Postby Gus Hanson » Sat Jul 17, 2021 10:16 pm

My new favorite song "Charlie Big Potato" by Skunk Anansie reminds me of two Eva qualities such as the brother/sister like relationship between Shinji and Rei & the scene in episode 9 when Asuka sleeps next to Shinji for some reason.
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Postby AWinters » Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:24 pm

I'm gonna put in the same band again XD

Aerials by System of a Down.
Call me crazy, but to me, it sounds like it's describing human instrumentality.

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Life is a waterfall
We're one in the river
And one again after the fall

Swimming through the void, we hear the word
We lose ourselves, but we find it all

'Cause we are the ones that want to play
Always want to go, but you never want to stay
And we are the ones that want to choose
Always want to play but you never want to lose

Aerials in the sky
When you lose small mind, you free your life

Life is a waterfall
We drink from the river
Then we turn around and put up our walls
Swimming through the void, we hear the word
We lose ourselves, but we find it all

'Cause we are the ones that want to play
Always want to go, but you never want to stay
And we are the ones that want to choose
Always want to play but you never want to lose
Oh

Aerials in the sky
When you lose small mind, you free your life
Aerials, so up high
When you free your eyes, eternal prize
Aerials in the sky
When you lose small mind, you free your life
Aerials, so up high
When you free your eyes, eternal prize

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Postby JoelcrNeto » Sat Jan 08, 2022 12:01 pm

I have two songs of the same band which remind me about Eva...

Lifting Shadows Off a Dream” by Dream Theater (1994) → remind me too much things XD
Lyrics  SPOILER: Show
He seems alone and silent
Thoughts remain without an answer
Afraid and uninvited
He slowly drifts away

Moved by desire and fear
Breaking delicate wings

Lifting shadows
Off a Dream once broken
She can turn a drop of water
Into an ocean

As the rain is pouring down
Tears of sorrow wash his mind
Drifting with the current
This stream of life flows on

He seems alone and silent
Waiting on his hands and knees
The chill of winter's darkness sits quietly

Moved by desire and fear
He takes a few steps away

Lifting shadows
Off a Dream once broken
She can turn a drop of water
Into an ocean

And she listens openly

He pours his soul into the water
Reflecting the mystery
She carries him away
And the winds die slowly

And she listens openly
And she listens openly

Lifting shadows
Off a Dream once broken
She can turn a drop of water
Into an ocean

Lifting Shadows off a Dream
Lifting Shadows off a Dream

A Rite of Passage” by Dream Theater (2009) → this one remind me the SEELE plans
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Since the new world order
Played upon our fears
Spreading accusations
Of radical ideas

The brotherhood of wisdom
Strength and dignity
Its rituals and secrets
Remain a mystery

Beneath an ever watchful eye
The angels of the temple fly

Turn the key
Walk through the gate
The great ascent
To reach a higher state
A rite of passage

The final stage
A sacred home
Unlock the door
And lay the cornerstone
A rite of passage

Men of wealth and power
Influence and fame
Philosphers and leaders
All members of the trade

Bound by oath and honor
Like the rose and cross
An enigmatic union
Of esoteric thought

Beneath an ever watchful eye
The angels of the temple fly

Turn the key
Walk through the gate
The great ascent
To reach a higher state
A rite of passage

The final stage
A sacred home
Unlock the door
And lay the cornerstone
A rite of passage

Turn the key
Walk through the gate
The great ascent
To reach a higher state
A rite of passage
The seven stars
The rising sun
A perfect world
A new life has begun
A rite of passage
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Postby Ong Seng Keong » Wed Jul 20, 2022 11:49 pm

Shinji Ikari: Rhapsody in Blue
Asuka Soryu: Mit all deiner Liebe
Rei Ayanami: House of the Rising Sun (Ashley Johnson cover)
Kaworu Nagisa: Battle Hymn of the Republic
Toji Suzuhara: All Star
Kensuke Aida: Battle Cry of Freedom
Mari Makinami Illustrious: Vindaloo

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Postby JoelcrNeto » Sat Sep 10, 2022 1:00 pm

I felt a bit dumb right now: I forget how much Agra’s song “Acid Rain” reminds me EoE last scenes: https://youtu.be/5_kSRKorE1s
[...]
So the world knew a tragic fate
We were draining the deadly sea
And the scenes were indeed too sad
Only prayers will take the lead
Oh, just one of us survived
At least a decent woman and a man
Wide awake, am I alone in this place?
Someone hear me, my only hope (my only hope)

[...]
“Like a miracle, life starts with the pain / Forever this will be” — “Heroes of Sand” by Angra.
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