Well, Wikipedia claims that NIN are an "industrial group", something I have never heard before, but in context, it does make a lot of sense – the intro is very mechanical and industrial, and in a way, holds a beat for the video. This also ties in to the printed font, although the mechanical theme isn't really carried through to the rest of the film, although that could be because this is the only part of the film where Doe is the main character, as he was shown to be incredibly precise and emotionless, much like a machine. The sounds themselves are also very mechanical, although warped in editing, you can make out the sound of typing on a typewriter, as well as what I take to be 'computer noises'. There is also the point that the sounds could be interpreted in the same was as the video in terms of focus – the long echoes of the bass notes I view as out of focus, whereas the clearer, harsh overtones sound very in focus, tying in to what I said about the use of focus in the video. At the end, a voice says “You take me closer to God” (or something along those lines), which also fits in to the plot of the story, John Doe claiming to be under God's instructions, although I'm not quite sure why it refers to Doe and another person, “You take me”, unless it is referring to the audience, which ties in to what Doe says about how his crimes will never be forgotten, or, although less likely, him talking to himself, if you believe that he is not under instructions at all, just completely crazy. Of Nine Inch Nails, I only have “Ghosts 1”, “Hurt” and “The Star Wars Imperial March”, so my judgement on the group is a very linear one, but all the songs show very mechanical roots, even, maybe even especially, the latter, featuring. A music video I once saw in a live version of “Hurt” showed images in the background, and I remember seeing a photo of the Hiroshima bomb and of Cockroaches, both images a rusty red colour, which has the connotations of blood and dirt, so the ideas of NIN fit in perfectly with Se7en, in the metaphor of the rotted city and in a lot of the mise-en-scene used throughout the film.
(I seem to be the only person in on the internet with the Imperial March by NIN, possibly because I am the only one with the Star Wars soundtrack. It is good though.)
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Well, Wikipedia claims that NIN are an "industrial group", something I have never heard before, but in context, it does make a lot of sense – the intro is very mechanical and industrial, and in a way, holds a beat for the video. This also ties in to the printed font, although the mechanical theme isn't really carried through to the rest of the film, although that could be because this is the only part of the film where Doe is the main character, as he was shown to be incredibly precise and emotionless, much like a machine. The sounds themselves are also very mechanical, although warped in editing, you can make out the sound of typing on a typewriter, as well as what I take to be 'computer noises'. There is also the point that the sounds could be interpreted in the same was as the video in terms of focus – the long echoes of the bass notes I view as out of focus, whereas the clearer, harsh overtones sound very in focus, tying in to what I said about the use of focus in the video.
At the end, a voice says “You take me closer to God” (or something along those lines), which also fits in to the plot of the story, John Doe claiming to be under God's instructions, although I'm not quite sure why it refers to Doe and another person, “You take me”, unless it is referring to the audience, which ties in to what Doe says about how his crimes will never be forgotten, or, although less likely, him talking to himself, if you believe that he is not under instructions at all, just completely crazy.
Of Nine Inch Nails, I only have “Ghosts 1”, “Hurt” and “The Star Wars Imperial March”, so my judgement on the group is a very linear one, but all the songs show very mechanical roots, even, maybe even especially, the latter, featuring. A music video I once saw in a live version of “Hurt” showed images in the background, and I remember seeing a photo of the Hiroshima bomb and of Cockroaches, both images a rusty red colour, which has the connotations of blood and dirt, so the ideas of NIN fit in perfectly with Se7en, in the metaphor of the rotted city and in a lot of the mise-en-scene used throughout the film.
(I seem to be the only person in on the internet with the Imperial March by NIN, possibly because I am the only one with the Star Wars soundtrack. It is good though.)
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