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Neon Genesis Evangelion Addition is the fourth music album released relating to the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. It features a variety of tracks: three instrumental, five vocal, and four drama tracks. Addition was released on December 21, 1996 in Japan by King Records in two editions: a limited and a regular addition, which respectively bear the catalog numbers KICA-333 and KICA-334[1]. The limited edition included a movie ticket for the first Evangelion movie, Evangelion: Death and Rebirth.[2], which was released on March 15, 1997. The album cover features an illustration by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, the character designer for the series. Addition has only been released in Japan.
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Addition features the seiyu for Rei Ayanami (Megumi Hayashibara), Asuka Langley Soryu (Yuko Miyamura) and Misato Katsuragi (Kotono Mitsuishi), who between them account for seven of the twelve tracks. They are accompanied by the seiyu for Shinji Ikari and the supporting characters on the drama track Shuukyoku no Tsudzuki ("Continuation of the End"), a humorous parody in which the reunited cast tries to come with ways to continue Evangelion's popularity[3] (the TV series had ended earlier that year on March 27). They try to increase the sex appeal of the series, change the show's format, and try to explain what the Angels actually are. However, their efforts prove fruitless and they ultimately decide to give up on it. Humorous moments of this little drama include Rei lashing out against Asuka's abuse, the Evangelion pilots becoming something akin to Power Rangers, and the cast reenacting the first episode with sound effects provided solely by their vocal cords.
The two classical pieces of music on Addition are by the composers George Frideric Handel and Ludwig van Beethoven.
[edit] Track listing
|
Track name |
Artist |
Length |
| 1. |
Zankoku na Tenchi no THESE (Cruel Angel's Thesis) (Director's Edit. Version II) |
Kotono Mitsuishi, Megumi Hayashibara and Yuko Miyamura |
4:04 |
| 2. |
Drama: Shuukyoku no Tsudzuki |
Evangelion vocal cast |
21:24 |
| 3. |
Fly Me to the Moon (Misato 4 beat TV. Size Version) |
Kotono Mitsuishi |
1:32 |
| 4. |
Fly Me to the Moon (Asuka Bossa Techno TV. Size Version) |
Yuko Miyamura |
1:27 |
| 5. |
Chorus: Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah) |
Handel |
3:40 |
| 6. |
Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb...Amen (Messiah) |
Handel |
6:46 |
| 7. |
4th Mov: Presto (Symphony No. 9 in D minor Op. 125 "Choral") ("Ode to Joy") |
Beethoven |
23:08 |
| 8. |
Tentoumushi no SAMBA (Ladybug Samba) (Bonus Track) |
|
1:16 |
| 9. |
Fly Me to the Moon (Main Version II) |
Kotono Mitsuishi, Megumi Hayashibara and Yuko Miyamura |
4:30 |
| 10. |
Gekijouban Yokoku – Misato Katsuragi (Movie Trailer) |
Kotono Mitsuishi |
0:29 |
| 11. |
Gekijouban Yokoku – Rei Ayanami (Movie Trailer) |
Megumi Hayashibara |
0:37 |
| 12. |
Gekijouban Yokoku – Asuka Langley Soryu (Movie Trailer) |
Yuko Miyamura |
0:30 |
- ^ Neon Genesis Evangelion – Addition. Justin David Smith. Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
- ^ Neon Genesis Evangelion Addition. Everything2.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
- ^ Shuukyoku no Tsudzuki – Evangelion Drama Track. Everything2.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
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