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Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails


Background information
Origin Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Genre(s) Industrial Rock
Alternative Rock
Industrial Metal
Years active 1988—present
Label(s) Island Records
TVT Records
Interscope Records
Rykodisc
Nothing Records
The Null Corporation
Associated acts Marilyn Manson
How to Destroy Angels
Filter
Exotic Birds
Tapeworm
Pigface
Saul Williams
Website Website
Members
Trent Reznor
Former members
Chris Vrenna
Richard Patrick
Josh Freese
Alex Carapetis
Charlie Clouser
Alessandro Cortini
Jerome Dillon
Robin Finck
David Haymes
Danny Lohner
Lee Mars
Justin Meldal-Johnsen
Ron Musarra
Aaron North
Ilan Rubin
Nick Rushe
Jeff Ward
Jeordie White
James Woolley
Ralf Dietel



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Sigur Rós Question 'Similar Sounding' Advert Songs

September 29, 2010
Sigur Rós Question 'Similar Sounding' Advert SongsSigur Rós have questioned the apparent similarities between a number of songs used in TV adverts and their own music.

The Icelandic group’s songs have long been used on TV shows and films, but never in TV adverts that sell a product.

However, in a blogspot on sigur-ros.co.uk, Sigur Rós said that despite turning down "a lot" of advertisers, campaigns often later appeared with “strangely familiar” sounding songs.

“We're not suggesting anyone's ripping anyone off here, or has purposely gone out to plagiarise Sigur rós music, because that might get us sued (which would be ironic),” they wrote.

The group posted links to adverts which appeared to have used songs that sound like some of the band’s hits, including ‘Hoppípolla’.

“What we wanted to do here was post series of ads that have made us go 'hmmm' and let you decide who's zooming who?” the band added.

‘Hoppípolla’, the band's biggest hit, enjoyed increased popularity after being usied as the theme for the BBC's Planet Earth in 2006.

(by Jason Gregory)



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