Saw II Soundtrack In October

"We were looking for tracks with an edge-of-your-seat intensity to reflect the mood of 'SAW II,'" explains Jonathan Platt, president of Treadstone Records, which will release the SAW II Soundtrack Oct. 25, 2005. "But we didn't want to rely on aggressive vocals and volume. We didn't want to make a heavy metal record, which would have been the obvious choice."

Treadstone principal Jonathan Scott Miller elaborates: "We wanted the SAW II Soundtrack to blend seamlessly with Charlie Clouser's score. So we chose music with elements of both organic hard rock and electronic industrial, which creates an atmosphere you can really feel. These songs get under your skin."

Mudvayne's epic "Forget To Remember" was one of the first songs earmarked for the soundtrack. It can also be heard during the initial end titles of "SAW II." "Forget to Remember" is the second single off Mudvayne's current (gold) album, Lost And Found. The video for the song was shot in early September by "SAW II" director Darren Lynn Bousman. Says Platt: "We worked closely with the film's producers on putting the soundtrack together, and then we collaborated with them on the video, right down to recreatingpivotal sets from the movie. The guys in Mudvayne are fans of the first 'SAW,' and they were very enthusiastic about tying 'Forget to Remember' in with 'SAW II.'"

The SAW II Soundtrack is further distinguished by several exclusive tracks, including the Venus Head Trap Mix of Marilyn Manson's "Irresponsible Hate Anthem" by Nine Inch Nails alumni Danny Lohner, former Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland and Clouser; the UNKLE Variation of Queens of the Stone Age's "Burn The Witch" (which follows "Forget To Remember" in the end titles) by the cinematic-soundscape collective UNKLE; Lohner's REV 4:20 Mix of "REV 22:20" by Puscifer (the duo of Maynard James Keenan - of Tool and A Perfect Circle - and Lohner himself); and "September," a previously unreleased B-side from Bloodsimple, who were recruited for the SAW II Soundtrack by Mudvayne. (Bloodsimple is signed to Bullygoat Records, Mudvayne singer Chad Gray's Warner Bros. imprint.)

The album also boasts tracks from The Used (the brutal "Sound Effects and Overdramatics"); Papa Roach (tension-builder "Blood [Empty Promises]"); Skinny Puppy (the Ken "Hiwatt" Marshall Remix [DDT Mix] of "Rodent"); Revolting Cocks featuring Gibby Haynes and Al Jourgensen (of Butthole Surfers and Ministry, respectively), who insisted that their contribution occupy the #13 spot on the SAW II Soundtrack ("Caliente [Dark Entries])," making its debut); Sevendust (the ferocious "Pieces"); The Legion Of Doom ("Home Invasion Robbery," another SAW II Soundtrack premiere); avant-garde guitarist Buckethead and Friends with renowned poet/spoken-word artist Saul Williams ("Three Fingers," produced by System of a Down's Serj Tankian and unveiled on the SAW II Soundtrack); Phoenix-bred Opiate For The Masses (the eerie, unhinged "Step Up"); and hard-charging San Francisco up-and-comers A Band Called Pain ("Holy").

Charlie Clouser, meanwhile, is represented by the unsettling and strangely beautiful "Don't Forget The Rules." Treadstone's Platt and Miller are clearly delighted to be working with the composer, who is also a Grammy Award-nominated songwriter, audio engineer, producer, mixer and remixer with credits ranging from Nine Inch Nails, the Deftones, Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie to David Bowie and the score for "SAW," among other film and television credits. Platt says he is particularly pleased to present Clouser's instrumental work on the SAW II Soundtrack alongside a wide variety of songs heard in and inspired by the film, as contrasted with the Treadstone-released SAW Soundtrack, which was comprised largely of score selections.

"There is no question about how lucky we are to have all these artists on one CD," comments "SAW II" director Darren Lynn Bousman. "To have talents like Mudvayne and Queens of The Stone Age - both amazing bands, and both bands I've listened to for years - featured on this soundtrack is a thrill."

Notes Jonnie Forster, partner in Kryptonite Marketing, which is handling marketing of the SAW II Soundtrack: "We are re-servicing the single, Mudvayne's 'Forget to Remember, in late September. All divisions of Epic Records [Mudvayne's label] are working with us to deliver across-the-board promotions in radio, video, online and live events. October will be 'SAW II Month' for sure."

Comments

[FS Guitar]

1st! kickass sequal with a kickass soundtrack

[metOLIca]

what a let down.. cos i cant wait for the film.. but limp bizkit, papa rouch, maralin manson, NIN, deaftones, its all fuicking nu-metal shite!!! and the tad of ***ing gay emo

[Outshined]

Manson and NIN are hardly nu-metal my friend....but overall it looks like a pretty shitty album anyways

[Ryanpizowell]

Manson and Nine Inch Nails aren't nu-metal. Nu-Metal is Korn, Limp Bizkit, and basically metal with downtuned guitars that has rap in it. It's more of a mixture of rap and metal. I' with on the ***ing gay emo though. Hehe.

[prs82]

Not that I really care, but Wes Borland is back with Limp Bizkit again. But damn it, they still suck...

[RadioBart]

Well, let's hope the movie is better than the soundtrack, which looks like a total letdown.

[33% God]

the used, brutal?

hahaha.....

[Paroxysm]

Why the hell does they need a sequel for Saw? As for the soundtrack, it looks alright.

[PT 2 DOOR RULE]

Paroxysm makes a good point: they tied up all the loose ends at the end of the original, and they must have a whole new cast for it. If it's as good as the first one, I'll go and see it though.

[metalnazi7]

well, that's gonna suck

[i_snort_dope]

metOLIca:
what a let down.. cos i cant wait for the film.. but limp bizkit, papa rouch, maralin manson, NIN, deaftones, its all fuicking nu-metal shite!!! and the tad of ***ing gay emo

hey knobjob, instead of posting about how "gay" its going to be, why not just not buy it? SOunds like a novel idea to me.

[ChrisW-Ness2003]

Opiate for the Masses rock hardcore! Step Up is an awesome song!

[Scourge441]

Manson and NIN are hardly nu-metal my friend

Manson is most definetly nu-metal. NIN is industrial rock.

[im not mental]

can you say, "advertisement?"

[TedZilla]

To be fair, a list of songs is not a film soundtrack.

[BassBeats098]

Indeed TedZilla, indeed.

Why put information from a list of songs on ultimate guitar under the News section?? I won't be suprised if they have the list of songs for the next Kidz Bop on here in a few weeks..

[sixled70]

man i thought if they have an article about the soundtrack then it must be pretty good...but i guess i was wrong. can't wait for the movie though

[applax]

the first movie wasnt even that good. Def not good enough to warrent a sequel.

[tw17ch35]

Since we're all friggin experts, let's not miscategorize anything. Manson is techincally Nu-Metal/Shockrock, and NIN is "Popular Alternative". Of course, we could all be straight about it and quit bitching about who sucks and what generes suck. Music is music. It's art, expression. I guess we should all critisize certain kinds of music because, since you don't like it, it sucks. Now that all of your ego's are tripping, we can effing get on with it and quite dissing music you don't listen to.

[sphereagram]

manson and nin are industrial

[clubix]

STOP WITH THE GENRES!! good god people! anyways, Wes rocks!

[6(sic)6Jonno]

ok this is a total let down, i was expecting GOOD bands,mudvayne, NIN and marylin manson are the only good artists on the album, but the rest suck, what a bummer
it would be better if it had like some megadeth or dimmu borgir or motograder or iunno anything but that emo sh*t, oh and nu-metal is does not have rap in it, some does, like limp bizkit but most doesnt

[Xx_banx]

hahahah i always get a kick coming here and reading the comments some of the asses leave here. grow the fuck up ^_^
maybe to justify themselves somehow maybe? who knows, they're probably 14 anyways.
personally, im definately gonna go see Saw 2 and *cough*pirate a bunch of the soundtrack songs*cough*

[metOLIca]

hey knobjob, instead of posting about how "gay" its going to be, why not just not buy it? SOunds like a novel idea to me.

why woudl i buy something it think is gay.. can you just clear that one up for me..?? :S

[Shadows_knot]

He said why not just NOT buy it, read mother F*cker READ and to all the people who said there disapointed by whats on it and its all 'gay nu-metal', well have you seen a recent horror movie soundtrack without a bunch of nu-metal bands on it.Beside that it looks alrite not too good i wont buy it cos im not really into buying soundtracks i find them useless.

[Guitar_Poet]

Lohner's REV 4:20 Mix of "REV 22:20" by Puscifer (the duo of Maynard James Keenan - of Tool and A Perfect Circle - and Lohner himself);

sounds like at least a good song might be on there

[fallinstar]

wow... maynard, clouser, skinny puppy


I'm gonna go buy it.