Use of non Japanese music in Anime

[Amray]

English music and culture is popular in Japan, especially British rock which made a huge impact a few years because of bands such as "Queen" and "The Beatles". Most of their songs have english lyrics in them anyway. It does not surprise me that they use english vocal songs in anime; which is ironically a world-wide cultural status from the Japanese too. A blend of cultures is always good.

I liked "A Rising Tide" which was the ending song to the anime GunXSword.

[Sassy_Bread]

There's also the ED for Paradise Kiss, which is "Do You Want To" by Franz Ferdinand.

[Shadow Kira01]

There were two songs in Persona -trinity soul-.

Reverse the Destiny by Lotus Juice

Soul Drive by Lotus Juice

[Langknow]

Naruto's, I think , first opening song "Wind", had this japanese guy sing engrish, but the melody is pretty good so it's awesome.

The whole song was english though.

[Craymel]

I think the only instance I was bothered by an english song in an anime would be in the cowbow bebop movie Knocking on Heavens door. I wasn't bothered by the fact it was in english, it was just SUCH A CRAPPY SONG! The song I'm talking about is the one that Faye puts on the radio before she sees the truck Vincent blew up.

[suiryoku]

I don't really like when Anime uses anything other than Japanese music. I feel like it's being too Americanized. When I watch Anime I want a real Japanese feeling through and through and I don't get that without Japanese music.

[RadiantBeam]

Romeo x Juliet had a tendency to perform "You Raise Me Up" in English covered by Lena Park. Never touched the original, but it was a nice song to listen to and her voice was absolutely gorgeous, and it only makes sense that she'd sing it since she sang the OP song to the same tune.

Wolf's Rain was also interesting and enjoyable to me because all pieces of music they used that were sung were in English. Both the OP "Stray" and the ED "Gravity" were sung in English (and good English at that), and the song "Heaven's Not Enough" was also an English song.

So generally, I don't mind English songs in anime if they're well sung and I can understand them. Otherwise, I dislike them.

[Professor Waldorf X]

Although I didn't care for the series after the second episode, "Alsatia" by Galneryus, used for the Mnemosyne opener, is an excellent song from an excellent band with lyrics in surprisingly good English (kinda like X Japan's surpisingly good English).

[lolitaninja]

Did you know that the outro to Paradise Kiss is a Fraz Ferdinand song? I thought that was quite interesting!

[ShapetheSky]

As long as whoever sings has a certain command of the language he/she/it sings in, it doesn't matter. For example, there's this one vocal piece on the Trinity Blood OST (awesome music). The composition is great, however the vocalists disastrous engrish destroys the song. So, as long as it works, language doesn't matter.

[Vexx]

It depends on the context... sticking "western music" in when there's nothing to connect it to the situation or story is just being falsely hip.

[katiemirmo]

One of the Endings in NANA is in English, entitled Winter Sleep by Olivia Lufpkin .. O.o

[Tealeafy]

"Duvet" by Bôa = <3 *0*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpiGIYNRqBE

[Crisis]

It just wouldn't be the same. Non-Japanese songs would turn me off from an anime! What I mean is You know you are watching soemthing Japanese . so why spoil the entire Japanese feeling by bringing in a British or US band's song.

[Tri-ring]

Originally Posted by ztech

It just wouldn't be the same. Non-Japanese songs would turn me off from an anime! What I mean is You know you are watching soemthing Japanese . so why spoil the entire Japanese feeling by bringing in a British or US band's song.

Oh I don't know about that, for example GitS SAC 1&2 worked great with Origa's "Inner Universe" and "Player" as well as "Lithium Flower" by Steve Conte all composed by Kano Yoko. I also believe she did a wonderful peice with "The Real Folk Blues", ending of Cowboy Bebop.

[xKeen]

I liked Falling Down by Oasis in Eden of the east...

[Traece]

Originally Posted by GuidoHunter_Toki

Same thing goes for my favorite anime show Mushishi. The OP song is an english song sung by Ally Kerr. It fits so well with the show I wouldn't ever want it any other way.

Mushi-shi has an amazing opening. I have the cut up version memorized. As for the full version... Well the rest of it isn't as beautiful and kind of random. The second verse is about him beating up bears and stuff so it kind of gets weird. It's the Sore Feet Song by Ally Kerr.

If we're going to talk about the songs from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, I believe Living Inside the Shell fits in with all those. Amazing piece.

<_< This topic is already running out of material.

[kssael]

Hit In The USA by Beat Crusaders for BECK OP. Even most of the insert songs were in English/Engrish!

[Kazu]

Originally Posted by kssael

Hit In The USA by Beat Crusaders for BECK OP. Even most of the insert songs were in English/Engrish!

My world down had perfect english is meister an american/european band?

[ShadowClone]

Speed Grapher's OP was Duran Duran's Girls on Film, which surprised me as it was quite a mainstream 80s hit (and I dug those types of music at one time)