New Mouth-Taped-Shut.com Update Samples Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ Score from “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Michael Lee, October 4, 2011October 4, 2011 Mouth-Taped-Shut.com has been doing an excellent job marketing the mystery that shrouds David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and its newest update is especially puzzling. In this new video we see the process of a crew painting and cutting the first posters onto a shape of a metal razor-blade. This clip is unnerving and will drive a chill down your spine in the four minute run because of four minutes of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ score that is mixed into this video. The way it matches with the printing process could make your hand shake. Hit the jump to see the entire video.The marketing for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo isn’t as clean cut as other viral sites and that makes it all the more fun. No games, no scavenger hunts, no tweeting, just a random set of photos from the set or behind the scenes. And this works for this kind of film. News Viral Marketing Viral News Columbia PicturesDavid FincherSony PicturesThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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