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{{expand}}[[Nine Inch Nails]] has sampled numerous parts of songs, movies, and other audio into its songs. This page will attempt to catalog each usage. | {{expand}}[[Nine Inch Nails]] has sampled numerous parts of songs, movies, and other audio into its songs. This page will attempt to catalog each usage. | ||
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+ | ''Note: Some early samples likely come courtesy of the producers/remixers who worked on the tracks, as some of the sounds also appeared on other projects created/worked on by the same personnel.'' | ||
==''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]''== | ==''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]''== | ||
+ | "[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]" samples: | ||
+ | *Chanting from [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G08Wvtspmjo "Samburu Warriors' initiation (Kenya)"] performed by the Samburu Tribe of Kenya and recorded by David Fanshawe | ||
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"[[Down In It (song)|Down In It]]" samples: | "[[Down In It (song)|Down In It]]" samples: | ||
*"Reality" by Gary Clail & Tackhead / "Stadium Rock" by The Barmy Army | *"Reality" by Gary Clail & Tackhead / "Stadium Rock" by The Barmy Army | ||
*"Mechanical Movements" by Keith LeBlanc | *"Mechanical Movements" by Keith LeBlanc | ||
*"Einstein" by Keith LeBlanc | *"Einstein" by Keith LeBlanc | ||
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"[[Sanctified]]" samples: | "[[Sanctified]]" samples: | ||
*The film ''Midnight Express'', the dialog that begins at about 3:20 and also the screaming that can be heard right before it segues into "[[Something I Can Never Have]]". This sample is not present on the version from 2010 remaster. | *The film ''Midnight Express'', the dialog that begins at about 3:20 and also the screaming that can be heard right before it segues into "[[Something I Can Never Have]]". This sample is not present on the version from 2010 remaster. | ||
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"[[Something I Can Never Have]]" samples: | "[[Something I Can Never Have]]" samples: | ||
− | *The atmospheric keyboards from an unused This Mortal Coil session | + | *The atmospheric keyboards from an unused This Mortal Coil session |
− | "[[Something I Can Never Have | + | |
+ | "[[Something I Can Never Have]]" (''Natural Born Killers'' Version) samples: | ||
*A thunderclap (at the very beginning) | *A thunderclap (at the very beginning) | ||
*Nocturnal birds (during the fade off of the thunderclap) | *Nocturnal birds (during the fade off of the thunderclap) | ||
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*Fire crackling and hissing (towards the end) | *Fire crackling and hissing (towards the end) | ||
*Native American chanting (just after the fire sounds) | *Native American chanting (just after the fire sounds) | ||
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+ | "[[Kinda I Want To]]" samples: | ||
+ | *"Good Old Music" by Funkadelic | ||
+ | *"A Surf M.C. New Year" by Surf MC's | ||
+ | *"Let The Jingle Bells Rock" by Sweet Tee | ||
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"[[Sin (song)|Sin]]" samples: | "[[Sin (song)|Sin]]" samples: | ||
*"Paid In Full" by Eric B. & Rakim, which samples the last few seconds of "Change The Beat" by Fab 5 Freddy (feat. Beside) | *"Paid In Full" by Eric B. & Rakim, which samples the last few seconds of "Change The Beat" by Fab 5 Freddy (feat. Beside) | ||
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+ | "[[The Only Time]]" samples: | ||
+ | *Female background vocals recorded for "So Alive" by Love And Rockets | ||
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"[[Ringfinger]]" samples: | "[[Ringfinger]]" samples: | ||
*"Alphabet St." by Prince | *"Alphabet St." by Prince | ||
*"Had A Dad" by [[Jane's Addiction]] | *"Had A Dad" by [[Jane's Addiction]] | ||
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==''[[Head Like A Hole (halo)|Head Like A Hole]]''== | ==''[[Head Like A Hole (halo)|Head Like A Hole]]''== | ||
− | "[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole (Copper) | + | "[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]" (Copper) samples: |
*"Body Language" by Queen | *"Body Language" by Queen | ||
− | "[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole (Opal) | + | |
+ | "[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]" (Opal) samples: | ||
*"Tamborine" by Prince | *"Tamborine" by Prince | ||
*"Release It" by The Time, which samples "Squib Cakes" by Tower Of Power | *"Release It" by The Time, which samples "Squib Cakes" by Tower Of Power | ||
*"The Wrong Name and the Wrong Number" by Mark Stewart | *"The Wrong Name and the Wrong Number" by Mark Stewart | ||
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[[Untitled_(from_Head_Like_A_Hole)|Track 11]] samples: | [[Untitled_(from_Head_Like_A_Hole)|Track 11]] samples: | ||
*"Let's hear it for Nine Inch Nails— woo, they're good!" cheered by Heather "Princess" Day on an episode of ''Dance Party USA'' | *"Let's hear it for Nine Inch Nails— woo, they're good!" cheered by Heather "Princess" Day on an episode of ''Dance Party USA'' | ||
==''[[Sin (halo)|Sin]]''== | ==''[[Sin (halo)|Sin]]''== | ||
− | "[[Sin (song)|Sin (Short) | + | "[[Sin (song)|Sin]]" (Short), "[[Sin (song)|Sin]]" (Long), and "[[Sin (song)|Sin]]" (Dub) sample: |
*"Mr. President" by Keith LeBlanc | *"Mr. President" by Keith LeBlanc | ||
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"[[Get Down, Make Love]]" samples: | "[[Get Down, Make Love]]" samples: | ||
*Moaning and breathing from Japanese pornography films | *Moaning and breathing from Japanese pornography films | ||
*"We Will Rock You" by Queen | *"We Will Rock You" by Queen | ||
*The intro is an extract from 1962's ''[https://youtu.be/jcsJAkacQKM?t=3274 The Cabinet Of Caligari]'' (at 54:34). | *The intro is an extract from 1962's ''[https://youtu.be/jcsJAkacQKM?t=3274 The Cabinet Of Caligari]'' (at 54:34). | ||
− | *Beats from ''40 Oz of Phat Slammin Hip Hop'' sample | + | *Beats from ''40 Oz of Phat Slammin Hip Hop'' sample library by InVision Interactive (specifically, PARTITION A - KITS 89-91 - 90 1.wav) |
==''[[Broken]]''== | ==''[[Broken]]''== | ||
"[[Pinion]]" samples: | "[[Pinion]]" samples: | ||
*"It's No Game" by [[David Bowie]] | *"It's No Game" by [[David Bowie]] | ||
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+ | "[[Help Me I Am In Hell]]" samples: | ||
+ | *Ambient noises from ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (When the Tie Fighters are sending bombs into the asteroid where Han and Leia are hiding) | ||
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"[[Physical]]" samples: | "[[Physical]]" samples: | ||
*Recordings of [[Trent Reznor]]'s dog Maise barking | *Recordings of [[Trent Reznor]]'s dog Maise barking | ||
*"Ow!...fucker!" said by [[Sean Beavan]] after Maise bit him | *"Ow!...fucker!" said by [[Sean Beavan]] after Maise bit him | ||
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==''[[Fixed]]''== | ==''[[Fixed]]''== | ||
"[[Fist Fuck]]" samples: | "[[Fist Fuck]]" samples: | ||
− | *"I could feel that way too... I bet you will someday" from the film '' | + | *"I could feel that way too... I bet you will someday" from the 1951 film [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exe-VtXv8d0 ''Show Boat''] (starting at 4:48) |
*''Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out'' by Dr. Timothy Leary | *''Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out'' by Dr. Timothy Leary | ||
==''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]''== | ==''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]''== | ||
"[[Mr. Self Destruct]]" samples: | "[[Mr. Self Destruct]]" samples: | ||
− | *Begins with a sample from the film ''THX 1138'' | + | *Begins with a sample from the film [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GysyU8sCdlM&hd=1 ''THX 1138''] |
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+ | "[[March Of The Pigs (song)|March Of The Pigs]]" samples: | ||
+ | *Buried scream from the film ''Sorcerer'' | ||
+ | *Buried scream from the film [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EFMzJ2dCDs ''The Exorcist II: The Heretic''] (around 2:30) | ||
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"[[Closer]]" samples: | "[[Closer]]" samples: | ||
− | *"[[Nightclubbing]]" by Iggy Pop | + | *Bass drum from "[[Nightclubbing]]" by Iggy Pop |
− | *"Take A Chance With Me" by Roxy Music | + | *Intro from "Take A Chance With Me" by Roxy Music (reversed and pitched-up) |
+ | *Synth bass from ''A Poke in the Ear With a Sharp Stick, Vol. 2'' sample library by Rarefaction (specifically, a piece called "Circular2") | ||
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+ | "[[Ruiner]]" samples: | ||
+ | *"Beat Box" by Art of Noise | ||
+ | *Buried scream from the film [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bJd2ZAzPSw ''Parents''] | ||
+ | *Pitched-up elephant noises from the intro of the film [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHswu1Ad_wI ''The Elephant Man''] | ||
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"[[The Becoming]]" samples: | "[[The Becoming]]" samples: | ||
− | *Screams in the background from the film | + | *Screams in the background from the film [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjRPiBGVFIE ''Robot Jox''] (starting at :33) |
− | *"I know who I am" from the film | + | *"I know who I am" (reversed) from the film [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTC9Lt3hiWo&t=2m6s ''Angel Heart''] (starting at 2:06) |
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"[[Reptile]]" samples: | "[[Reptile]]" samples: | ||
− | *Intro machine sounds from the film ''Leviathan'' | + | *Intro machine sounds from the film [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUk4bvrFY2A ''Leviathan''] (at :13) |
− | *Looping female voice ("Kirk, help") from the film ''Texas | + | *Looping metallic thud sound from the film [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMkV_NkiZjE ''Aliens''] (at 1:20) |
+ | *Pitched-up looping machine sound from the film [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4vlz9HhWhI ''Aliens''] (at :30) | ||
+ | *Looping female voice ("Ungh... Kirk, help") from the film ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' (1974) (30:47) appears during the breakdown (5:07) | ||
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"[[The Downward Spiral (song)|The Downward Spiral]]" samples: | "[[The Downward Spiral (song)|The Downward Spiral]]" samples: | ||
*Watery noise at the beginning from the film ''Alien'' | *Watery noise at the beginning from the film ''Alien'' | ||
*Pitched-down strings from the "Twins" cue on the ''Dead Ringers'' score | *Pitched-down strings from the "Twins" cue on the ''Dead Ringers'' score | ||
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==''[[Closer To God (halo)|Closer To God]]''== | ==''[[Closer To God (halo)|Closer To God]]''== | ||
− | "[[Closer | + | "[[Closer]]" (Deviation) samples: |
*"Pinch" by Can | *"Pinch" by Can | ||
*"Mountain of Needles" by Brian Eno and David Byrne | *"Mountain of Needles" by Brian Eno and David Byrne | ||
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+ | "[[Closer]]" (Precursor) samples: | ||
+ | *Multiple sounds from ''A Poke in the Ear With a Sharp Stick, Vol. 1'' sample library by Rarefaction (specifically, "HORNON END", "COKIE", "ELECTROGLURP", "RADIO SHAD", and "NO TRUST") | ||
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"[[Memorabilia]]" samples: | "[[Memorabilia]]" samples: | ||
*"What do your nipples look like?" taken from a phone conversation between [[Robin Finck]] and a female impersonator | *"What do your nipples look like?" taken from a phone conversation between [[Robin Finck]] and a female impersonator | ||
==''[[Further Down the Spiral]]''== | ==''[[Further Down the Spiral]]''== | ||
+ | "[[Piggy]]" (Nothing Can Stop Me Now) samples: | ||
+ | *"Teenage Lust" (Desdemoana Mix) by [[The Jesus and Mary Chain]], which samples "Put Your Love (In My Tender Care)" by The Fatback Band | ||
+ | *"Hot Pants (Bonus Beats)" by Bobby Byrd | ||
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"[[Mr. Self Destruct|Self Destruction, Part Two]]" and "[[Mr. Self Destruct|Self Destruction, Final]]" sample: | "[[Mr. Self Destruct|Self Destruction, Part Two]]" and "[[Mr. Self Destruct|Self Destruction, Final]]" sample: | ||
*"Time" by David Bowie | *"Time" by David Bowie | ||
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− | + | "[[The Downward Spiral (song)|The Downward Spiral]]" (The Bottom) samples: | |
− | "[[The Downward Spiral (song)|The Downward Spiral (The Bottom) | ||
*"First Dark Ride" by [[Coil]] vs. The Eskaton | *"First Dark Ride" by [[Coil]] vs. The Eskaton | ||
− | "[[Heresy | + | |
+ | "[[Heresy]]" (Version) samples: | ||
*"In Suburbia" and "Television Believers" from Aron Ranen's ''Religion In Suburbia'' | *"In Suburbia" and "Television Believers" from Aron Ranen's ''Religion In Suburbia'' | ||
− | "[[Eraser | + | |
+ | "[[Eraser]]" (Denial; Realization) samples: | ||
*Slowed-down speech ("yours is the plague of blasphemy and fornication") from the film ''At Play In The Fields Of The Lord'' | *Slowed-down speech ("yours is the plague of blasphemy and fornication") from the film ''At Play In The Fields Of The Lord'' | ||
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==''[[The Perfect Drug (halo)|The Perfect Drug]]''== | ==''[[The Perfect Drug (halo)|The Perfect Drug]]''== | ||
− | "[[The Perfect Drug (song)|The Perfect Drug (Meat Beat Manifesto | + | "[[The Perfect Drug (song)|The Perfect Drug]]" ([[Related_bands_and_artists#Meat_Beat_Manifesto|Meat Beat Manifesto]]) samples: |
*"Amen, Brother" by The Winstons | *"Amen, Brother" by The Winstons | ||
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==''[[Things Falling Apart]]''== | ==''[[Things Falling Apart]]''== | ||
− | "[[ | + | "[[Starfuckers, Inc. (song)|Starfuckers, Inc]]" (Version) - Adrian Sherwood samples: |
− | * | + | *"Shout It Out Loud" (from ''Alive II'') by KISS |
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"[[Metal]]" samples: | "[[Metal]]" samples: | ||
*"UFO" by ESG | *"UFO" by ESG | ||
*"M.E." by [[Gary Numan]] | *"M.E." by [[Gary Numan]] | ||
− | "[[ | + | |
− | *" | + | "[[10 Miles High]]" samples: |
+ | *Flute/Mellotron sound from "[[The Downward Spiral (song)|The Downward Spiral]]" | ||
==''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]]''== | ==''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]]''== | ||
"[[All The Love In The World]]" (''[[The Definitive NIN - Deep Cuts]]'' version) samples: | "[[All The Love In The World]]" (''[[The Definitive NIN - Deep Cuts]]'' version) samples: | ||
− | *''The Twilight Zone'' episode "When The Sky Was Opened" | + | *''The Twilight Zone'' episode "And When The Sky Was Opened" |
==''[[Year Zero]]''== | ==''[[Year Zero]]''== | ||
"[[God Given]]", "[[My Violent Heart]]" and "[[Zero Sum]]" sample: | "[[God Given]]", "[[My Violent Heart]]" and "[[Zero Sum]]" sample: | ||
− | *Beats from ''Atom Heart's Rather Interesting World Of Digital Drums'' sample | + | *Beats from ''Atom Heart's Rather Interesting World Of Digital Drums'' sample library by Atomizer™ |
==''[[Ghosts I-IV]]''== | ==''[[Ghosts I-IV]]''== | ||
"[[11 Ghosts II]]" samples: | "[[11 Ghosts II]]" samples: | ||
*"Songe d'une nuit de sabbat" by Berlioz | *"Songe d'une nuit de sabbat" by Berlioz | ||
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"[[15 Ghosts II]]" samples: | "[[15 Ghosts II]]" samples: | ||
− | *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEqZkglTVYE (around 0:12 to 0:18) | + | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEqZkglTVYE Bioshock halloween YouTube video] (around 0:12 to 0:18) |
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"[[24 Ghosts III]]" samples: | "[[24 Ghosts III]]" samples: | ||
*"Get the door, get the door" from the film ''The Mothman Prophecies'' | *"Get the door, get the door" from the film ''The Mothman Prophecies'' | ||
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"[[30 Ghosts IV]]" samples: | "[[30 Ghosts IV]]" samples: | ||
*Saddam Hussein's Trial Verdict, on Nov. 5, 2006 | *Saddam Hussein's Trial Verdict, on Nov. 5, 2006 | ||
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===''[[Purest Feeling (halo)|Purest Feeling]]''=== | ===''[[Purest Feeling (halo)|Purest Feeling]]''=== | ||
"[[Down In It (song)#Down In It|Down In It]]" samples: | "[[Down In It (song)#Down In It|Down In It]]" samples: | ||
− | *The film | + | *The film [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEUUS_kjI4k ''Angel Heart''] (until about :26) |
− | "[[Maybe Just Once]]" samples: | + | |
− | *The film | + | "Sanctified"/"[[Maybe Just Once]]" samples: |
+ | *The film [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvCSkecw9_U ''Diner''] (used at the end of "Sanctified" and the beginning of "Maybe Just Once") | ||
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+ | "Twist" samples: | ||
+ | *The film [https://youtu.be/Gbeji0Rqz5Y?si=mUaMM3g1QdRSwk3M&t=125 ''A Clockwork Orange''] (2:05) (used twice in the intro) | ||
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+ | "[[Purest Feeling (song)|Purest Feeling]]" samples: | ||
+ | *An episode of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwb6Tm_VCqA ''Too Close For Comfort''] | ||
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===Live Samples=== | ===Live Samples=== | ||
====[[Pretty Hate Machine Tour]]==== | ====[[Pretty Hate Machine Tour]]==== | ||
− | sampled at various points during sets: | + | speech from films, sampled at various points during sets: |
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− | + | *Moaning sound that plays when the female Cenobite is on-screen from the film ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HBu1_A-Obc Hellraiser]'' (00:00, 00:22, 00:34), often used during the show intro | |
− | *"Hang around, I'll make a cocksucker out of you" from the film ''[https://youtu.be/ | + | *"Hang around, I'll make a cocksucker out of you" from the film ''[https://youtu.be/GLdb7u2Y5Jg?t=335 Tough Guys Don't Dance]'' (5:37), often used during the show intro |
− | *" | + | *"I could fuck your woman right in front of you" from the film ''[https://youtu.be/GLdb7u2Y5Jg?t=1260 Tough Guys Don't Dance]'' (20:59), often used during the show intro |
− | *"Kill or be killed" from an unknown source | + | *"Kill or be killed" from an unknown source, often used during the show intro |
− | + | *"I told you to stay out of this... give me the gun... don't make me do this..." from an unknown source, often used during the show intro | |
− | *"I told you to stay out of this... give me the gun..." from an unknown source | + | *"Who do you think you're fooling?" from an unknown source, often used at the beginning of "[[Terrible Lie]]" |
− | *"Negative pulse, no heartbeat, no respiration, no pupil dilation, no brain waves, no response to pain" from | + | *"I must stress the importance of total, I repeat, total sexual abstinence" from the film ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5zv516PD4c&t=1268 Invasion Of The Bee Girls]'' (21:08), often used at the beginning of "[[Suck]]" |
− | + | *"Could I still excite you?" (slowed down) from the film ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5zv516PD4c&t=4498s Invasion Of The Bee Girls]'' (1:14:48), often used during "Suck" | |
− | + | *"That's the sun in my hands, man..." from the 1967 film ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqzl6ndEy5c&t=6m12s The Trip]'' (6:12), often used at the end of "Suck" | |
− | *"Let me tell you somethin', me for one ain't gonna give up a little ???" from an unknown source | + | *"I wanna hear you scream" from the film ''[https://youtu.be/tr9DH54reEI?t=3140 The Serpent and the Rainbow]'' (52:20), often used at the beginning of "Ringfinger" |
+ | *"Negative pulse, no heartbeat, no respiration, no pupil dilation, no brain waves, no response to pain" from the film ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr9DH54reEI&t=748s The Serpent and the Rainbow]'' (12:28), possibly not used very often | ||
+ | *"Let me tell you somethin', me for one ain't gonna give up a little ???" from an unknown source, possibly not used very often | ||
====[[NIN 2017-2018]]==== | ====[[NIN 2017-2018]]==== |
Latest revision as of 20:33, 23 October 2024
Nine Inch Nails has sampled numerous parts of songs, movies, and other audio into its songs. This page will attempt to catalog each usage.
Note: Some early samples likely come courtesy of the producers/remixers who worked on the tracks, as some of the sounds also appeared on other projects created/worked on by the same personnel.
Contents
- 1 Pretty Hate Machine
- 2 Head Like A Hole
- 3 Sin
- 4 Broken
- 5 Fixed
- 6 The Downward Spiral
- 7 Closer To God
- 8 Further Down the Spiral
- 9 Quake Soundtrack
- 10 The Perfect Drug
- 11 The Day The World Went Away
- 12 Things Falling Apart
- 13 With Teeth
- 14 Year Zero
- 15 Ghosts I-IV
- 16 The Fragile: Deviations 1
- 17 Add Violence
- 18 Ghosts VI: Locusts
- 19 Other
Pretty Hate Machine
"Head Like A Hole" samples:
- Chanting from "Samburu Warriors' initiation (Kenya)" performed by the Samburu Tribe of Kenya and recorded by David Fanshawe
"Down In It" samples:
- "Reality" by Gary Clail & Tackhead / "Stadium Rock" by The Barmy Army
- "Mechanical Movements" by Keith LeBlanc
- "Einstein" by Keith LeBlanc
"Sanctified" samples:
- The film Midnight Express, the dialog that begins at about 3:20 and also the screaming that can be heard right before it segues into "Something I Can Never Have". This sample is not present on the version from 2010 remaster.
"Something I Can Never Have" samples:
- The atmospheric keyboards from an unused This Mortal Coil session
"Something I Can Never Have" (Natural Born Killers Version) samples:
- A thunderclap (at the very beginning)
- Nocturnal birds (during the fade off of the thunderclap)
- A movie sample of the two main characters (Mickey and Mallory) arguing (just after the piano starts)
- A rattlesnake (during the movie sample after the man speaks the second time)
- Fire crackling and hissing (towards the end)
- Native American chanting (just after the fire sounds)
"Kinda I Want To" samples:
- "Good Old Music" by Funkadelic
- "A Surf M.C. New Year" by Surf MC's
- "Let The Jingle Bells Rock" by Sweet Tee
"Sin" samples:
- "Paid In Full" by Eric B. & Rakim, which samples the last few seconds of "Change The Beat" by Fab 5 Freddy (feat. Beside)
"The Only Time" samples:
- Female background vocals recorded for "So Alive" by Love And Rockets
"Ringfinger" samples:
- "Alphabet St." by Prince
- "Had A Dad" by Jane's Addiction
Head Like A Hole
"Head Like A Hole" (Copper) samples:
- "Body Language" by Queen
"Head Like A Hole" (Opal) samples:
- "Tamborine" by Prince
- "Release It" by The Time, which samples "Squib Cakes" by Tower Of Power
- "The Wrong Name and the Wrong Number" by Mark Stewart
Track 11 samples:
- "Let's hear it for Nine Inch Nails— woo, they're good!" cheered by Heather "Princess" Day on an episode of Dance Party USA
Sin
"Sin" (Short), "Sin" (Long), and "Sin" (Dub) sample:
- "Mr. President" by Keith LeBlanc
"Get Down, Make Love" samples:
- Moaning and breathing from Japanese pornography films
- "We Will Rock You" by Queen
- The intro is an extract from 1962's The Cabinet Of Caligari (at 54:34).
- Beats from 40 Oz of Phat Slammin Hip Hop sample library by InVision Interactive (specifically, PARTITION A - KITS 89-91 - 90 1.wav)
Broken
"Pinion" samples:
- "It's No Game" by David Bowie
"Help Me I Am In Hell" samples:
- Ambient noises from The Empire Strikes Back (When the Tie Fighters are sending bombs into the asteroid where Han and Leia are hiding)
"Physical" samples:
- Recordings of Trent Reznor's dog Maise barking
- "Ow!...fucker!" said by Sean Beavan after Maise bit him
Fixed
"Fist Fuck" samples:
- "I could feel that way too... I bet you will someday" from the 1951 film Show Boat (starting at 4:48)
- Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out by Dr. Timothy Leary
The Downward Spiral
"Mr. Self Destruct" samples:
- Begins with a sample from the film THX 1138
"March Of The Pigs" samples:
- Buried scream from the film Sorcerer
- Buried scream from the film The Exorcist II: The Heretic (around 2:30)
"Closer" samples:
- Bass drum from "Nightclubbing" by Iggy Pop
- Intro from "Take A Chance With Me" by Roxy Music (reversed and pitched-up)
- Synth bass from A Poke in the Ear With a Sharp Stick, Vol. 2 sample library by Rarefaction (specifically, a piece called "Circular2")
"Ruiner" samples:
- "Beat Box" by Art of Noise
- Buried scream from the film Parents
- Pitched-up elephant noises from the intro of the film The Elephant Man
"The Becoming" samples:
- Screams in the background from the film Robot Jox (starting at :33)
- "I know who I am" (reversed) from the film Angel Heart (starting at 2:06)
"Reptile" samples:
- Intro machine sounds from the film Leviathan (at :13)
- Looping metallic thud sound from the film Aliens (at 1:20)
- Pitched-up looping machine sound from the film Aliens (at :30)
- Looping female voice ("Ungh... Kirk, help") from the film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (30:47) appears during the breakdown (5:07)
"The Downward Spiral" samples:
- Watery noise at the beginning from the film Alien
- Pitched-down strings from the "Twins" cue on the Dead Ringers score
Closer To God
"Closer" (Deviation) samples:
- "Pinch" by Can
- "Mountain of Needles" by Brian Eno and David Byrne
"Closer" (Precursor) samples:
- Multiple sounds from A Poke in the Ear With a Sharp Stick, Vol. 1 sample library by Rarefaction (specifically, "HORNON END", "COKIE", "ELECTROGLURP", "RADIO SHAD", and "NO TRUST")
"Memorabilia" samples:
- "What do your nipples look like?" taken from a phone conversation between Robin Finck and a female impersonator
Further Down the Spiral
"Piggy" (Nothing Can Stop Me Now) samples:
- "Teenage Lust" (Desdemoana Mix) by The Jesus and Mary Chain, which samples "Put Your Love (In My Tender Care)" by The Fatback Band
- "Hot Pants (Bonus Beats)" by Bobby Byrd
"Self Destruction, Part Two" and "Self Destruction, Final" sample:
- "Time" by David Bowie
"The Downward Spiral" (The Bottom) samples:
- "First Dark Ride" by Coil vs. The Eskaton
"Heresy" (Version) samples:
- "In Suburbia" and "Television Believers" from Aron Ranen's Religion In Suburbia
"Eraser" (Denial; Realization) samples:
- Slowed-down speech ("yours is the plague of blasphemy and fornication") from the film At Play In The Fields Of The Lord
Quake Soundtrack
"Quake Theme" samples:
- the scream from "The Downward Spiral"
The Perfect Drug
"The Perfect Drug" (Meat Beat Manifesto) samples:
- "Amen, Brother" by The Winstons
The Day The World Went Away
"Starfuckers, Inc." samples:
- Fireworks and yelling at the end from "Shout It Out Loud" (from Alive II) by KISS
Things Falling Apart
"Starfuckers, Inc" (Version) - Adrian Sherwood samples:
- "Shout It Out Loud" (from Alive II) by KISS
"Metal" samples:
- "UFO" by ESG
- "M.E." by Gary Numan
"10 Miles High" samples:
- Flute/Mellotron sound from "The Downward Spiral"
With Teeth
"All The Love In The World" (The Definitive NIN - Deep Cuts version) samples:
- The Twilight Zone episode "And When The Sky Was Opened"
Year Zero
"God Given", "My Violent Heart" and "Zero Sum" sample:
- Beats from Atom Heart's Rather Interesting World Of Digital Drums sample library by Atomizer™
Ghosts I-IV
"11 Ghosts II" samples:
- "Songe d'une nuit de sabbat" by Berlioz
"15 Ghosts II" samples:
- Bioshock halloween YouTube video (around 0:12 to 0:18)
"24 Ghosts III" samples:
- "Get the door, get the door" from the film The Mothman Prophecies
"30 Ghosts IV" samples:
- Saddam Hussein's Trial Verdict, on Nov. 5, 2006
The Fragile: Deviations 1
"Feeders" samples:
- "This is it" and mechanical sounds from the film Real Genius
Add Violence
"The Background World" samples:
- Snare drum from "Closer"
Ghosts VI: Locusts
"Another Crashed Car" samples:
- A telephone call intercept message
Other
Purest Feeling
"Down In It" samples:
- The film Angel Heart (until about :26)
"Sanctified"/"Maybe Just Once" samples:
- The film Diner (used at the end of "Sanctified" and the beginning of "Maybe Just Once")
"Twist" samples:
- The film A Clockwork Orange (2:05) (used twice in the intro)
"Purest Feeling" samples:
- An episode of Too Close For Comfort
Live Samples
Pretty Hate Machine Tour
speech from films, sampled at various points during sets:
- Moaning sound that plays when the female Cenobite is on-screen from the film Hellraiser (00:00, 00:22, 00:34), often used during the show intro
- "Hang around, I'll make a cocksucker out of you" from the film Tough Guys Don't Dance (5:37), often used during the show intro
- "I could fuck your woman right in front of you" from the film Tough Guys Don't Dance (20:59), often used during the show intro
- "Kill or be killed" from an unknown source, often used during the show intro
- "I told you to stay out of this... give me the gun... don't make me do this..." from an unknown source, often used during the show intro
- "Who do you think you're fooling?" from an unknown source, often used at the beginning of "Terrible Lie"
- "I must stress the importance of total, I repeat, total sexual abstinence" from the film Invasion Of The Bee Girls (21:08), often used at the beginning of "Suck"
- "Could I still excite you?" (slowed down) from the film Invasion Of The Bee Girls (1:14:48), often used during "Suck"
- "That's the sun in my hands, man..." from the 1967 film The Trip (6:12), often used at the end of "Suck"
- "I wanna hear you scream" from the film The Serpent and the Rainbow (52:20), often used at the beginning of "Ringfinger"
- "Negative pulse, no heartbeat, no respiration, no pupil dilation, no brain waves, no response to pain" from the film The Serpent and the Rainbow (12:28), possibly not used very often
- "Let me tell you somethin', me for one ain't gonna give up a little ???" from an unknown source, possibly not used very often
NIN 2017-2018
"The Great Destroyer" samples:
- various Donald Trump speeches