JUDAS PRIEST In 'Toy Story 3'? Almost

April 12, 2010

Attention Deficit Delirium's Bryan Reesman visited Pixar Animation Studios outside of San Francisco earlier this month to watch a nearly completed version of "Toy Story 3". "A few shots were not quite finished and a temp soundtrack (mostly music from the past two movies) was in place, but that did not matter," Reesman writes. "This sequel proved to be a worthy addition to the franchise, and it's actually a bit darker than the other movies, which suits me just fine. We’re not allowed to discuss the plot, but I hate spoilers anyway.

"One thing that astonished me while watching the 2D version of the movie, and which was later confirmed when given a chance to see the opening in 3D the next day, was the inclusion of 'Electric Eye' by JUDAS PRIEST. All I'll say is that the song's classic opening riff is used twice for a few seconds at the start of the film, blaring from a sports car.

"Naturally, I was the only journalist who noticed this, and when I brought it up the next day to director Lee Unkrich and producer Darla K. Anderson, they were amused and impressed that that caught my ear. Unkrich told me that unfortunately the song would not make the final film, although they'd use something with 'the same feeling.' (I was also told by a Disney representative that it won't surface in any advance public test screenings due to music rights issues. This was a private press event.) When I asked Unkrich and Anderson if they were metal fans, the latter replied, 'We are for that sequence.'"

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