White Noise (Linkin Park song)

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"White Noise"
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Promotional single by Chester Bennington, Dave Farrell, Joe Hahn, Mike Shinoda and Alec Puro
from the album Mall: Music from the Motion Picture
ReleasedOctober 17, 2014
Recorded2013–2014
Genre
Length3:05
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Mike Shinoda

"White Noise" is a song by American rock musicians Chester Bennington, Dave Farrell, Joe Hahn, and Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, and Alec Puro of Deadsy. Warner Bros. Records and Machine Shop Records released it on October 17, 2014.

Contents

The song promoted the 2014 American drama film Mall , based on Eric Bogosian’s novel of the same name. [1] [2] [3] It is one of four unreleased Linkin Park demos included in the film’s soundtrack. [4]

Background

Linkin Park wrote “White Noise” as an unreleased demo during sessions for their sixth studio album, The Hunting Party . On October 15, 2014, the band announced that the song would feature in the opening credits of Mall . Two days later, the song became available for free download on the film’s official website as the first promotional single. [5] Joe Hahn, in an interview, noted that he completed the film’s score before the band began recording The Hunting Party. [6]

Due to the early DVD release of the film in France, half of “White Noise” leaked online, alongside three other unreleased demos: “It Goes Through,” “Devil’s Drop,” and “The Last Line,” known during production as “Luna,” “Warm Spell,” and “Ammosick,” respectively. The song retained its original title from the recording sessions. Although “White Noise” served as a promotional single, the film’s score focused more on the other three demos. “The Last Line” appeared on YouTube and as a digital download under the title “Mall: Theme Song.” [7]

Composition

Loudwire describes “White Noise” as featuring a distinctive toy piano sound in parts, with Chester Bennington’s intense vocals and a fast-paced tempo. [8] At the film’s premiere, Mike Shinoda explained that Hahn selected ten unreleased Linkin Park demos from their career to form the basis of the soundtrack. He described Hahn’s choices as “raw” and “stream-of-consciousness” pieces, ideal for the film’s music. [9]

Gary Graff, writing for 101 WRIF, noted that “White Noise” did not appear on The Hunting Party . Hahn, making his directorial debut with Mall after his short film The Seed , chose unreleased demos from Linkin Park’s earlier albums for the soundtrack, finding them a natural fit for the project. [10]

There's three songs on the score that fit really well with what's going on and actually brought those particular themes to life as it pertains to those characters, and they resonated so much that they became themes throughout the film. So if you notice there's...a little piano that reoccurs that sounds like a kid's piano each time you see him. With different characters there's melodies or sound designs that correspond each time those things happen. [11]

Joe Hahn

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."White Noise"3:05

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
WorldwideOctober 17, 2014 Digital download

References

  1. "Free download of WHITE NOISE from Mall Soundtrack". Twitter . Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  2. "Listen to "White Noise" from the Mall Soundtrack". Linkin Park . Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  3. Emily (October 21, 2014). "Free download of new song, White Noise, featuring members of Linkin Park". Kerrang! . Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  4. "Download a new Linkin Park song, White Noise, for free". Rock Sound. October 21, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  5. "Linkin Park share new song 'White Noise' from Mall Soundtrack". Ultimate Guitar. October 17, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  6. "Linkin Park's Joe Hahn answers questions in #TweetOut". YouTube . Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  7. Mike Shinoda (September 22, 2014). "Mall: Theme Song". YouTube . Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  8. Childers, Chad (October 21, 2014). "Linkin Park release 'Mall' soundtrack song 'White Noise' for free download". Loudwire . Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  9. Childers, Chad (October 15, 2014). "Linkin Park's Joe Hahn hosts premiere screening of 'Mall' in Los Angeles". Loudwire . Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  10. Graff, Gary (October 22, 2014). "New Linkin Park song "White Noise" available as free download". 101 WRIF. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  11. Garry Graff New Linkin Park Song "White Noise" Available As Free Download 101 WRIF October 22, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.