r/ToolBand • u/gti9t3 • 15d ago

Lateralus Interesting fact

Just curious how many of you knew the sound at the beginning of The Grudge is from an episode of Star Trek The Next Generation called The Offspring. It’s from the lift that Data’s “daughter” Lal is on.

I was like, “I know that sound!”

Check it out.

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u/ChefPneuma think for yourself, question authority 15d ago

Its stock sound that a lot of audio makers/tv sound guys/musicians have access to. It’s like a stock photo you can buy licenses for and use for whatever

It didn’t “come from Star Trek” it’s just Tool and Star Trek used the same pre-made sound effect

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u/Stellar_Ella ※❋✺bang my head upon the fault line❂❁❃ 15d ago

I just found the one in Metalocalypse I was looking for. I should post it.

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u/ChefPneuma think for yourself, question authority 15d ago

Do it!

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u/steamedCreambun 14d ago

I believe it is the sound of a distant subway coming to station

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u/TrontRaznik 15d ago

Nope. I had this as a sample before that even came out.

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u/FastWalkingShortGuy 15d ago

Did you know that all the vocals on Mantra are provided by Maynard... squeezing a cat?

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u/GlendaTheGoodGoose8 "Let the rabbits wear glasses 15d ago

Like an actual cat or groupie pussy?

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u/RazorSharpRust 15d ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU_mL0dOqlw (Bernd das Brot - German bread character that would run on loop late nights over there about 20 years ago.)

Pretty sure the same effect is used in the first Die Hard movie too when he's calling the elevator. It's a bunch of places.

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u/No-Wish9823 15d ago

Well damn. Good ears! So who’s the Trekkie in the band?

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u/gti9t3 15d ago

My guess would be Adam

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u/W0000_Y2K 15d ago

Always reminded me of the CD starting up. Tool has a sample on track one of every album. Thats coo too

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u/ismo420 14d ago

Is it not meant to be a saw blade spinning up? Considering the design on the cover of the disc…?

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u/trademesocks 14d ago

100% - im always shocked when people argue against this.

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u/OK_Computer- 14d ago

Also it sounds like a few older machines we have at work that make a similar sound when they start up

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u/naterzr2 14d ago

I know I heard that sound in a movie where they were adjusting those giant satellite dishes or the giant observatory door was opening up for a telescope. I just can’t remember which movie and it’s driving me crazy!

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u/chimericalgirl 14d ago

Maybe Contact?

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u/Intelligent-Hat-7203 14d ago

So Lateralus is elevator music...

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u/ToofpickVick fuck you, buddy 14d ago

I believe the same sound is in the American version of The Ring

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u/HDDIV 14d ago

It's everywhere. Heard it in Venture Bros. Just a stock sound.

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u/gti9t3 13d ago

Interesting. I didn’t know it was so prevalent. I’ll be looking for it everywhere now lol. That Star Trek episode is the only place I’ve heard it.

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u/RockerStubbs 12d ago

Same with the stock baby cry at the beginning of Cesaro Summability (track before Aenima), I hear it everywhere!

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u/Lil_Cl0rox 15d ago

That always sounded so familiar. Always wondered where it came from.