Konami Enlists Korn for Silent Hill Theme Song

[Deverfro]

Honestly fuck the american developers. Japanese horror is just better, please leave SH alone.

 

[Shio]

Korn? That seems... odd. Don't get me wrong, I love Korn's old music, but the newer stuff has been pretty hit and miss (largely miss). They're claiming that they are trying to recapture that old feeling with their current album -that may or may not be out yet; I don't know- but I'm withholding judgment on that.

Wait, why is everyone saying that it should have been Trent Reznor? Where's the love for Rob Zombie? Doesn't a horror game kind of scream out for the Zombie? Forever Zombie, baby!

Rob (and White) are way, way too chauvinistic and melodramatic for Silent Hill. For some mindless slasher flick or game like Resident Evil sure. Not for something that relies on subtle, paranoid induced claustrophobia and panic, though.

That's.....strange.

If they wanted horror, why didnt they hire Opeth, or Unexpect? they're far more qualified than frikking Korn.

Opeth? I can't see them doing anything creepy.

Woops, that had to say OSI. Still, opeth made that song for God Of War that was pretty out there.


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Spoiler: You need to combined these four:

 

[darthotaku]

I could swear I heard a loud stream of profanity and invective from the general direction of Australia.

Completely unrelated- anyone know what Yahtzee thinks of this?

he probably thinks that if this installment revives his faith in the series that he will remove three vertibrae, bend over backwards and eat his own ass.

OT: personally I only bought silent hill two and am ignoring the rest of the series so this doesn't effect me that badly. but I'm still dissapointed. never when playing SH2 did I think "this needs some heavy metal. probably by korn"

 

[Neeko Masochist]

Well I give up, for someone who enjoyed Silent Hill and has all games from 1 to 4 (Platinum and Collectors Editions,) I've given up on getting a Silent Hill 5 to add to my collection that was any good.

This just goes to show how American Developers are butchering games these days.

 

[MrShadowzs]

That ummmmm yeah, but i do love KoRn so we'll see

 

[Tharwen]

I think Korn's style could work as 'unsettling', but not really 'creepy' (think Marilyn Manson as compared to Creepy Doll by JoCo). Of course, if that's the atmosphere they're going for in this game, then that's all good.

 

[Zac Smith]

Don't have a clue how that would work, on a side note, I really do like Korn, they got some really great songs

 

[Nightvalien]

and that's how you know that the franchise is dead and beyond salvation R.I.P silent hill you will be missed.

 

[KezzieZ]

I shouldn't say anything since I've heard Korn but can't remember their sound off the top of my head, but why them?
I was worried back when they changed the composer from Yamaoka but got over it. It might not be as easy for me now that they're also adding a band for "star power."

 

[Throwitawaynow]

Amazed at the people in this thread. Jonathan Davis made the Queen of the Damned soundtrack, also helping with the score. Whether you liked the movie or not it had one of the best soundtracks/scores of any movie.


To say they CAN'T make an appropriate song, is absurd. However asking will they, may be more appropriate. Also, "Jonathan Davis is currently working on a script with writer/director Clive Barker entitled Oblivion. Davis describes it as a "dark opera about the end of the world" and that it differs greatly from Korn's style of music"

All of this is said in the article. But oh no, it's korn. Must be nu-metal no matter what.

 

[Lord Of Cyberia]

I never finished Silent Hill. Never really got into the series. But this sounds REALLY weird. I liked the music in the previous games. I guess he didn't like the direction of the series, or decided to take a vacation in his moneybath. I know I would.

 

[Mr Somewhere]

I would never have associated their ham-fisted music with psychological horror. This was clearly a marketing choice. Whoever made that choice is obviously has no idea what they are doing.

 

[Kieran Chakravorty]

I hate to already be ragging on this game, but between this news and that awful trailer ("Hey, you know what says scary? Panning the camera around a guy five times, then showing a table disappear! Woooooooo scaaaaaaary!"), this already looks bad. Seriously, Korn? I had hoped they stopped making their gibber-scream they call music didn't know they were still active. Silent Hill doesn't need a theme song loaned from a crappy, sell-out 'rock' band that should have been forgotten long ago, it just needs to be a good horror game with a composer who can do it justice. Guess that's too much to ask for.

Firstly, whether you like the band or not should have no impact on how qualified they are to compose music for a game/movie etc. This isn't the place for a hate rant.

Having said that, and this coming from a bit of a Korn fan, everything they add their music to is shit (but judging by what my Silent Hill loving friends say, SH has been shit for years). I call QOTD, Haze, Tomb Raider 2.

I agree with those who say their are better choices for a survival horror. Trent Reznor being one, but a true composer with a specialism in dark, slow, creepy pieces would be ideal. Half of horror is in the music so this is pretty damn important. IMHO.

 

[Saltyk]

Korn? That seems... odd. Don't get me wrong, I love Korn's old music, but the newer stuff has been pretty hit and miss (largely miss). They're claiming that they are trying to recapture that old feeling with their current album -that may or may not be out yet; I don't know- but I'm withholding judgment on that.

Wait, why is everyone saying that it should have been Trent Reznor? Where's the love for Rob Zombie? Doesn't a horror game kind of scream out for the Zombie? Forever Zombie, baby!

Rob (and White) are way, way too chauvinistic and melodramatic for Silent Hill. For some mindless slasher flick or game like Resident Evil sure. Not for something that relies on subtle, paranoid induced claustrophobia and panic, though.

Well, I was only half serious, to be honest. It's very rare that I would like a band to make a song for a game. I think we'd be better off letting composers make original music for games. That way there's no real conflicting style and the music can more properly fit the game and story. Let bands make their music and let game composers make theirs.

It's kinda sad that you're comparing Resident Evil to a mindless slasher flick, but that probably speaks more about what Capcom has done with the franchise that anything else. And to be fair, you statements about Rob (White) Zombie can be aplied to Korn, too. At least, in my opinion.

 

[Jewrean]

AMERICANS RUIN EVERYTHING

Not really... but as a big fan of Silent Hill I can tell you that it was far better in the hands of Japanese people that understood how actual horror works and not some stupid white dudes who whack off to Hostel for the gore porn. Korn really? I mean I don't mind the band but one of the best things about the original Silent Hill series is the music... and this is a total DICK IN THE FACE to that. They won't do it justice. They are only announcing this so more people will buy the game. Games are no longer worth my time when it's only about the money and not about the game.

I will not be paying money to these... people.

Anticipating warning / probation / or similar for sharing my opinion in 3... 2... 1...

 

[Shio]

Korn? That seems... odd. Don't get me wrong, I love Korn's old music, but the newer stuff has been pretty hit and miss (largely miss). They're claiming that they are trying to recapture that old feeling with their current album -that may or may not be out yet; I don't know- but I'm withholding judgment on that.

Wait, why is everyone saying that it should have been Trent Reznor? Where's the love for Rob Zombie? Doesn't a horror game kind of scream out for the Zombie? Forever Zombie, baby!

Rob (and White) are way, way too chauvinistic and melodramatic for Silent Hill. For some mindless slasher flick or game like Resident Evil sure. Not for something that relies on subtle, paranoid induced claustrophobia and panic, though.

Well, I was only half serious, to be honest. It's very rare that I would like a band to make a song for a game. I think we'd be better off letting composers make original music for games. That way there's no real conflicting style and the music can more properly fit the game and story. Let bands make their music and let game composers make theirs.

It's kinda sad that you're comparing Resident Evil to a mindless slasher flick, but that probably speaks more about what Capcom has done with the franchise that anything else. And to be fair, you statements about Rob (White) Zombie can be aplied to Korn, too. At least, in my opinion.

I'm with you on that one; let professional composers create the music. It's pretty well impossible for a band (whose prime motive is entertainment) to create sound subtle enough to remain in the background consciousnesses and effective enough to create an atmosphere. I'm very into my music and love me some post-metal, so I'm not saying bands can't create atmosphere, mind.

Well, I was more speaking to the films which I found to be super shallow and derivative of Western style horror. The early video games had something closer to the horror I enjoy, but even those had plenty of over the top monsters and relied almost entirely on jump scares. Resident Evil 4 was the only game in the franchise to actually scare me (as opposed to startle).

 

[Sudenak]

Amazed at the people in this thread. Jonathan Davis made the Queen of the Damned soundtrack, also helping with the score. Whether you liked the movie or not it had one of the best soundtracks/scores of any movie.


To say they CAN'T make an appropriate song, is absurd. However asking will they, may be more appropriate. Also, "Jonathan Davis is currently working on a script with writer/director Clive Barker entitled Oblivion. Davis describes it as a "dark opera about the end of the world" and that it differs greatly from Korn's style of music"

All of this is said in the article. But oh no, it's korn. Must be nu-metal no matter what.

Okay, first of all: Queen of the Damned had a forgettable soundtrack. It was overall pretty forgettable unless you liked that kind of shlock. It doesn't make me feel much of anything.

Even if it isn't nu-metal, Korn has shown an utter lack of "pants-wetting scary atmosphere" type music. And this is ignoring the legendary thickness of Konami post Silent Hill 2, which has been a steady decline in Silent Hill quality until it fell into outrageous awfulness.

So no, no I don't see why I should be happy that Korn is doing this. Konami will probably have them play Nu-Metal in an attempt to appeal to a wider crowd, and even if they don't, Korn can't capture the atmosphere needed. Unless they throw aside everything they've done before and whip out something truly new, in which case why the fuck did Konami pick Korn in the first place.

 

[Kieran Chakravorty]

Korn? That seems... odd. Don't get me wrong, I love Korn's old music, but the newer stuff has been pretty hit and miss (largely miss). They're claiming that they are trying to recapture that old feeling with their current album -that may or may not be out yet; I don't know- but I'm withholding judgment on that.

Wait, why is everyone saying that it should have been Trent Reznor? Where's the love for Rob Zombie? Doesn't a horror game kind of scream out for the Zombie? Forever Zombie, baby!

Rob (and White) are way, way too chauvinistic and melodramatic for Silent Hill. For some mindless slasher flick or game like Resident Evil sure. Not for something that relies on subtle, paranoid induced claustrophobia and panic, though.

Well, I was only half serious, to be honest. It's very rare that I would like a band to make a song for a game. I think we'd be better off letting composers make original music for games. That way there's no real conflicting style and the music can more properly fit the game and story. Let bands make their music and let game composers make theirs.

It's kinda sad that you're comparing Resident Evil to a mindless slasher flick, but that probably speaks more about what Capcom has done with the franchise that anything else. And to be fair, you statements about Rob (White) Zombie can be aplied to Korn, too. At least, in my opinion.

Agree with the 1st paragraph for sure. Original music, or at least pick unknown/low profile artists.