The proper title is the 4th movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony which is
indeed also known as 'ode to joy'

"Chris Hutchinson" <bantam@_REMOVEMEFIRST_bantambunny.com> wrote in message
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> actually i dont know, ode to joy is what he hums before and during the
> battle...
>
> "nin-nin" <devil_foetus*SKIN*@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:Xns9306D2A0CA44069@194.117.158.32...
> > whats the name of the track playing when Kaworu gets smoked by shinji
and
> > his head falls off (episode 24) and what soundtrack cd is it on?
> >
> > cheers
> > nin-nin
>
>