06/01/2023
Unused Kane Theme Song, "Out of the Fire" by Type-O Negative (Interview with Type-O Negative in the description) Interview also available here just in case you have complications:
My favorite unused theme ever, in this interview Type-O Negative talks about the unused Kane theme (Out of the Fire) they made for WWE & how disappointed they were that it wasn't used, & how they felt snubbed that Finger Eleven's "Slow Chemical" was chosen over it:
Type-O Negative Interview:
Hickey: "Peter was definitely bummed out about the whole WWF thing. Before he died it's something he'd bring up at times. Not too much, but enough for us to know that it meant something to him, it's something that, subconsciously, ate away at him for some time."
Kelly: "Man we spent so much time composing that instrumental. Peter was always so focused but for that one piece he really wanted the WWF guys to feel the character. I remember when the music guy, Jim Johnston I think his name was, he contacted Peter personally. It wasn't hard to get a hold of us. He contacted us & was like "I'm from the WWF, I'm a fan of your work & I think we can compose something for one of our returning characters". We're all like yea sure, why not."
Hickey: "No one had ever contacted us for a gig like that. Despite how goofy of a product pro wrestling could be at times, there was something about that particular character that stood out. We traveled to Connecticut, Josh Silver has family in Connecticut so we killed two birds with one stone. So we sat down at the big building, they're playing this reel & clips of the Kane character. He's dark, menacing, blood red, he screams goth; at this point you could see the passion in Peter's eyes."
Kelly: "Oh yea, Peter really wanted to knock that one out of the park. So we get a tape of his original walk out song & a blueprint of what they wanted. Peter spent hours listening to it on a loop, we're on the plane & he's tapping his fingers to the BPM. Once we get back to New York, Peter throws in this satanic growling chant & Johnny starts beating the drums to start it off. Silver begins to play the keys to open up the song like the original version. I followed up with the rifts. Johnny jumps back in & I start playing again & if you listened to it, you can hear how we're challenging each other. Then there was the break where Peter comes back in & starts to chant, & me & Johnny start going at it again. Peter definitely guided us throughout that whole composition, that was his personal baby. Everything just fell in place so perfectly & it came out the way we wanted it too. Peter was passionate about this piece. So we send it back to Jack & he loved it. He told us this is what they wanted & we were thrilled because at that point, this was I think 2002, we had been on the back burner, we started to, you know, I guess at that point Type O Negative just weren't you know, the Type O Negative that everyone knew from a couple years earlier so it was a way for us to reintroduce ourselves & for the people who watched the WWF stuff to find out about us. They wanted the Kane character to return at the SummerSlam wrestling show, & they had it mapped out where he'd come in & wreak havoc against these anti-american guys & we were all planning on getting the show & just watching it all unfold just for that particular moment. We get a call, & Johnston doesn't want to use our work anymore because they had different plans for the character where they wanted him to be a bit more on the "normal" side & what we composed was too dark. Peter was bummed out by this because it was an opportunity for us to get back out there."
Hickey: "They ended up giving it to these other kids. The thing about it all was how they didn't want any vocals but the version that ended up getting picked was vocalized. There were no hard feelings, they wanted to use it for a future video package or for DVD purposes, they said they'd contact us if anything & thanked us for our work. We were never contacted to this day. Peter felt like we were snubbed & considering how much work & dedication he put into it, it kind of killed his drive. Peter really valued the piece & he really wanted to release it & so we decided to put it on the extended version of "Life is Killing me" in 2003 & the song became a hit. The fans in Europe, they loved it. They loved it man, & Peter was proud. But he still wanted Kane to walk out to it, & because he felt a connection to the character, it ate away at him that he was never able to see the original plans unfold."
Rik Riley: "Well , I think the rest of the pro wrestling community would agree with me when I say that this was a disaster. Tradgic, that a version as splendid as this was never used, never saw the light of day. Well, they seem pretty distraught & to honor that late band member Peter & help his instrumental get it's 15 minutes of fame, then yea, sure, why not? It's not like I won't win from the exposure. It's a win-win for all of us. Welcome to the island of misfit toys Type-O Negative. Riley's Believe It Or Not! is your new home now.
I'll shine a light on you & expose you to the masses for as long as I can. Put it like this: only way 'Out of the Fire' is coming off of RBION's Patreon, is if you copyright strike it & take it down yourselves. But with such a lucrative opportunity at our hands, I believe I can see the hand you were dealt. I can guess what decision you're going to make. And I feel in the end that it will benefit all parties involved. If I'm wrong, well that'd just make me real sad. Think it'd hurt the fans too. So I think it's mutually beneficial that we work together to grow us, & spotlight you. It will be a pleasure to work with you, gentlemen & lady.
Thanks for the compelling interview, & if you reading this want to catch up with Type-O Negative, & trust me, you do, then they're on all the major streaming platforms. I prefer popping on YouTube music & cracking open 'Christian Woman' a couple of times for good measure.
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Type-O Negative Interview:Hickey: "Peter was definitely bummed out about the whole WWF thing. Before he died it's something he'd bring up at times. Not too m...
