If you’re unfamiliar with the popular video game, it may have been a little jarring to suddenly hear the “Toreadors March” from the French opera “Carmen” blasting through the speakers of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza in the trailer for Universal and Blumhouse’s film adaptation of “Five Nights at Freddy’s.” As seemingly random as the needle drop might seem to non-fans, this is actually a reference to the earliest non-original song played in the series.
When the power goes out at night, a little music box-like rendition of the song is emitted from Freddy Fazbear’s animatronic, turning the song into a terrifying omen of the dangers to come.
The original game uses a sample from “1905 Regina Music Box: Classical Overture” from Hot Ideas Inc.
The tune was the most used music box of the franchise and has become Freddy Fazbear’s signature leitmotif.While it’s unknown how the “FNaF” movie will incorporate the song,…
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