Who Will Know
| "Who Will Know" | |
|---|---|
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| Song by Shiro Sagisu | |
| from the album Shin Godzilla | |
| Label | King |
| Composer(s) | Shiro Sagisu |
| Lyricist(s) | Mike Wyzgowski[1] |
"Who Will Know" is a song composed in 2016 by Shiro Sagisu for the soundtrack of the 2016 Godzilla film, Shin Godzilla.[2] The song is the 13th track.[3] Instrumental sounds and tuning were done by the London Studio Orchestra in 2016.[1]
The song describes the constant agony experienced by Shin Godzilla from radiation and transformations, resulting from his nuclear waste origin.[4]
Other versions
[edit]The CD release of Shin Godzilla's soundtrack features a slightly different version than what plays in the movie itself, having a unique intro to the version included in the film. The song also received an instrumental version as a bonus track on the CD release.
During a live concert, a Furusato version of "Who Will Know" was performed by Yoko Takahashi for the Shin Godzilla vs. Evangelion Symphony in 2017.[5] It became the ninth song of the ten on Disc 2.[6]
Versions
[edit]Other versions of the song include:
- Who Will Know (24 Bigslow) - The song played in Shin Godzilla during the atomic breath scene.[7][8]
- Who Will Know (24 Bigslow strings) - The string version of the song with just the string instruments.
- Who Will Know (Furusato) - The 2017 version sung by Yoko Takahashi.
- Who Will Know (Tragedy) - The extended version of the song
References
[edit]- ^ a b "KICS-3400 | Shin Godzilla Music Collection - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu. "Listen to Yoko Takahashi's Debut 25th Anniversary Songs Featuring "Evangelion," "Shin Godzilla" Themes". www.crunchyroll.com. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ^ "CD: Shin Godzilla - Music Collection". www.tohokingdom.com. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ Mathew, Michael (2021-02-18). "Stardust: Why the horror of 'Shin Godzilla' works". DailyTrojan. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ Dennison, Kara. "Godzilla and Eva Face Off in Symphonic Event". www.crunchyroll.com. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ^ "CD: Shin Godzilla vs. Evangelion Symphony". www.tohokingdom.com. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ Anno & Higuchi 2016, 01:04:09.
- ^ Cook, Brett Marcus (2022-07-06). "Nothing Captures the Heart of My Queer Anger Like Godzilla". Them. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
Sources
[edit]- Anno, Hideaki; Higuchi, Shinji (2016). Shin Godzilla (Film) (in Japanese). Event occurs at 01:04:09.
Further reading
[edit]- Yuji, KAIDA (2023-12-05). The Godzilla Art of KAIDA Yuji. Titan Books. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-83541-007-3.
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