Neon Genesis Evangelion III

The third of three CDs from the original Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series. A different version of Fly me to the Moon was used over the end credits of each episode, which makes for a lot of versions of Fly me to the Moon and a few interesting pronunciations. This CD closes with 12 versions, mostly 'TV size' with an 8 minute mix at the end. That adds up to 20 minutes plus of Fly me to the Moon. If that doesn't put you off, instrumental tracks include Depression, Separation Anxiety, The Sorrow of Losing the Object of One's Dependence, and Those Women Longed for the Touch of Others' Lips and thus Invited their Kisses. This album is in my car right now and I can't get enough of it.

Evangelion

One of my favourite Sino Centre shops right now is directly opposite the escalator going down into the basement. It sells mostly Japanese CDs and DVDs and has a big display of anime and video game soundtracks, all at super cheap prices. Evangelion - The Birthday of Rei Ayanami is a CD I picked up there a few weeks ago and can't stop playing. I should say that I am not an anime fan, so it was news to me that this was actually the twelfth soundtrack album from the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series (where have I been?). Since I have an interest in Asian artists who do English songs, the highlights for me are the two versions of Fly Me To The Moon. One has a cheesy Japanese English vocal by Rei's seiyu, Megumi Hayshibara, the other a cool jazz piano version by Kuriya Makoto. They have most of the other eleven albums too - one with five versions of Fly Me To The Moon!