Beat Of The Week: A Whole New World God Only Knows

Posted by DarrenW
October 2, 2012

And its me once again, featuring a 2011 song, A Whole New World God Only Knows!

So this song, sung by "Oratorio The World God Only Knows", was used in the Japanese Television Animation "The World God Only Knows II", otherwise known as "神のみぞ知るセカイ II / Kami Nomi Zo Shiru Sekai II" as the theme song for the opening video, the second time if you are counting the first season.

Lia

And who is Oratorio The World God Only Knows? Well duh, its ELISA, the wonderful Japanese Singer who specialises in singing songs with that classical-modern twist, and Lia, another awesome new age singer, who sang one of my personal favourites "My Soul, Your Beats!", the opening

ELISA is one of many singers for opening and ending insert songs for television animes nowadays. Her other works include openings and endings for "To Aru Kagaku no Railgun", "Hayate no Gotoku, and many others. She also works in a modelling agency.

Lia also sang one of my favourite songs, "My Soul, Your Beats!" for the Angel Beats! Opening

ELISA

The song introduces the two of them singing a song completely in English, the only one noticeable thing about this song. Seriously, the lyrics are ALL ENGLISH.

A Whole New World God Only Knows had a very pleasant tune and unique tune to it, which mostly emphasises on violins, my favourite instruments. (I don't know why, whenever I hear violins it just wins me over).

The lyrics are really well thought over, and I really like how it was made. Quite funny though, was the fact you can't make out what they're singing, EVEN IF you listen to it a hundred times. Trust me, you will have certain gaps here and there. I laughed hard when I saw the subs for Chihiro Subs when they were subbing the OP, trying to get some idea of what she was singing. Seriously just go here:

---> http://kaminomi.wikia.com/wiki/A_Whole_New_World_God_Only_Knows <---

All and all, the use of old fashioned instruments along with the new age equipments breathes new life into both genres. They are very wonderful artists (sure there are others!) that still focus on classical instruments in their songs.

Enjoy listening!


The world god only knowsⅡ op A whole new world... by dm_4ff6c8c283fea

DarrenW