Product Review

“Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone” is a Japanese animated film from Hideaki Anno. The first of four films in a tetralogy based on the beloved anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion, Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone follows a young teenage who is asked to pilot a giant mecha known as “Evangelion Unit-01” in order to protect Earth against mysterious cosmic beings known as Angels. The film serves as an adaptation of the first six episodes of the classic anime series and was a smash hit upon its release in Japan. The score to Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone was composed by Shiro Sagisu (Berserk, Bleach). Sagisu, who also scored the original series the film is based on, has had a storied career spanning four decades in the Japanese music industry and is a well-respected master in his own right. Recently he scored the live-action adaptation of the anime Attack on Titan, and the long-awaited Shin Godzilla. Bold and stylistic, the music to Evangelion uses both new compositions for the film as well as rearranged versions of songs from the original series.