"Who Will Know" is a song composed in 2016 by

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for the

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of the 2016

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film, ''

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''. The song is the 13th track. Instrumental sounds and tuning were done by the London Studio Orchestra in 2016. The song describes the constant agony experienced by

from radiation and transformations, resulting from his

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origin.

Other versions

The CD release of ''Shin Godzillas 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

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for the ''Shin Godzilla vs. Evangelion Symphony'' in 2017. It became the ninth song of the ten on Disc 2.

Versions

Other versions of the song include: * Who Will Know (24 Bigslow) - The song played in ''

'' during the atomic breath scene. * 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

. * Who Will Know (Tragedy) - The extended version of the song

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