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26 Versions of ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ to Listen to This Weekend
I’m talking about Evangelion’s iconic outros.
Instead, I’m going to listen to 26 versions of the song the movie is named after — and much like the film, it will still evoke awkward sexual tension, government conspiracy, technological arms race, and dewy-eyed musical cues. To cap off each episode, Anno took the unusual route of rolling the credits not over an original composition, like Evangelion ’s bouncy opener “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis,” but over multiple covers of Bart Howard’s jazz standard, “Fly Me to the Moon.” Karaoke-style takes are mixed in. “Fly Me to the Moon” serves as both Evangelion ’s spine, holding up the often harrowing episodes that precede them, and its thematic parting shot — a recurring reminder that this show about robots and mythical beasts was made by humans.
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