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Metallica

posted 14 years ago by skaz21
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The song during the beginning credits sounds like a really weak Enter Sandman rip-off.

It just bugs me when movies and tv shows do that sort of thing - rip off popular songs like that.

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[–] laeyisoracle 14 years ago

Wasn't it written by John Carpenter? I think it's just a coincidence. It's kinda like how Mega Man's "Elec Man's Stage" theme(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns0NSzqnjvA) opening sounds like Journey's "Faithfully"(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMD8hBsA-RI).

[–] jwarttman 14 years ago

Its not a coincidence. Enter Sandman came out like two years before and its obvious that JC and the other guy (who probably did the actual songwriting) were trying to make a Metallica sounding song. Its a terrible song and is so distracting. My least favorite part of the movie. Worst bookends ever.

[–] bonerthebarbarian 14 years ago

I totally agree. It made it seem like a made for tv movie right from the start.

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[–] TheSonomaDude 13 years ago

In the Ghost of Mars behind-the-scenes, John Carpenter admits that his favorite bands are Metallica, Anthrax, Buckethead, The Bad Brains, and Bathory. He stated that he orignally wanted Metallica to do songs for Escape From LA and Ghost of Mars, but never bothered to ask.

However, I actually do like the song, even though it sounds like a Enter Sandman knock-off. It sounds like AC/DC meets Metallica

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[–] masa-25 13 years ago

Eh? The song actually is AC / DC's Hells Bells.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kjh9lQXLWk

Released in 1980.

[–] Zero_70 13 years ago

That's not the same song masa-25. It was an original score written by John Carpenter. Does sound very much like Metallica.

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[–] BertramWilberforceWooster 12 years ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjJ_uFz-Z9g

That is NOT Hell's Bells.

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[–] Minus_The_Beer 13 years ago

Yeah, it's a pretty hokey and rather obvious Metallica knock-off. Shame on Carpenter, who's music usually defines a film rather than drags it down.

Great film, weak score.

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[–] dustin565 13 years ago

I like the intro of the song when it shows the Newline logo, but the rest of the song is pretty lame. The movie redeems itself with the asylum scene right after it imo though so its no biggie.

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[–] the_Iced_Earth 13 years ago

This is funny. You people think it sounds like Metallica? Wow...

It just sounds like a late 80s hard rock band playing a funky little tune to throw you off while you see the printing press for a book.

[–] pathetic1-1 13 years ago

At least the first minute of the song absolutely is a Metallica ripoff - specifically Enter Sandman. I personally can't see how anyone familiar with the song and its structure wouldn't make that connection.

[–] martn2420 13 years ago

Metallica were rip-offs first. I really like them, but they've admitted to ripping off riffs from lesser-known bands.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF-k0QmSwik

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[–] Leviathan2 13 years ago

Yep, Metallica have pretty much always worn their hearts on their sleeves. It's been well documented on their love of British Heavy Metal, and the covers that they played in small gigs in the early days were mostly mistaken to be their own songs (which was probably intentional on Metallica's part!).

I personally think that the opening music in the film sounds more like MEGADETH, melody-wise, from their "Youthanasia" era...

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[–] trekkie313 12 years ago

I love the theme...

[–] qmusicdirector 12 years ago

I began to think that it was an actual bed track from Enter Sandman at one point, and was almost expecting Tom Leykis to make a cameo appearance any second -- until I started listening more closely. =)