This past weekend I went to go see The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (American version), with the intro credits playing a song called Immigrant Song.
When you see the movie in its entirety, this song fits it perfectly.
Immigrant Song, originally by English rock band Led Zeppelin, has a great intro that has a Nine Inch Nails feel to it. That is because the remake is by Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails). Karen O gives desperate and emotional vocals that pairs well with Trent Reznor’s musical experience with a dark and unique sound that only a Nine Inch Nail fan would immediately be drawn to.
The best part about this remake, is it doesn’t stray from the Led Zeppelin’s version. The only difference is the obvious sound of all real instruments (in the original), where as in the Karen and Trent version you can hear the usage of a sound board. The original also gives you a 70′s sound, where as the remake has a modern sound.
I’ll be honest, Led Zeppelin has never been a band of choice for me, but after hearing the remake I had no choice but to listen to the original. And I have to say, Led Zeppelin is a band I’ll have to check out.
Below is the original and the remake and let me know in the poll what you think!
