Seven
Directed by	David Fincher
Produced by	Arnold Kopelson Phyllis Carlyle
Written by	Andrew Kevin Walker
Starring	Brad Pitt Morgan Freeman Kevin Spacey Gwyneth Paltrow R. Lee Ermey John C. McGinley
Music by	Howard Shore
Cinematography	Darius Khondji
Editing by	Richard Francis-Bruce
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date(s)	September 22, 1995[1]
Running time	127 min.
Country	United States
Budget	$30,000,000[1]
Gross revenue	$327,311,859
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Se7en (also known as Seven) is an American 1995 Oscar and BAFTA nominated crime film directed by David Fincher. The story follows two detectives, one retiring and one his replacement, jointly investigating a series of ritualistic murders inspired by the seven deadly sins. Over the course of the investigation they attempt to track down the killer before he has a chance to murder his seven victims. The film was written by Andrew Kevin Walker. It stars Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey. Se7en (Korean: 세븐, born Choi Dong-Wook, Hangeul: 최동욱, Hanja: 崔東昱, November 9, 1984) is a South Korean R&B singer. ... Download high resolution version (492x755, 98 KB)Seven poster. ... David Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American music video and film director known for his dark and stylish portraits of the human experience, particularly Fight Club and Se7en. ... Arnold Kopelson (born in New York, New York, February 14, 1935) is an American film producer. ... Andrew Kevin Walker (born August 14, 1964) is an American BAFTA-nominated screenwriter. ... William Bradley Brad Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor, film producer, and social activist. ... Dawsons Creek director, see Morgan J. Freeman. ... Kevin Spacey (born July 26, 1959) is an Academy Award-winning American actor (film and stage) and director. ... Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (born September 27, 1972[1]) is an Academy Award-winning American actress and singer. ... Ronald Lee Ermey (born March 24, 1944) is a former U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor and later Golden Globe-nominated actor, often playing the roles of authority figures, such as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket, Mayor Tilman in the Alan Parker film Mississippi Burning and Sheriff Hoyt... John Christopher McGinley (born August 3, 1959) is an American actor, producer and screenwriter, most notable for his roles as Perry Cox in NBCs Scrubs and Sergeant Red ONeil in Oliver Stones Platoon. ... Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is an Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning Canadian composer, best known for composing the scores to The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and films of David Cronenberg. ... Darius Khondji (21 October 1955 in Tehran, Iran) is the famous Iranian cinematographer. ... Richard Francis-Bruce (born 10 Dec. ... New Line Cinema, founded in 1967, is one of the major American film studios. ... is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... David Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American music video and film director known for his dark and stylish portraits of the human experience, particularly Fight Club and Se7en. ... For other uses, see Cardinal sin (disambiguation). ... Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ... Andrew Kevin Walker (born August 14, 1964) is an American BAFTA-nominated screenwriter. ... William Bradley Brad Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor, film producer, and social activist. ... Dawsons Creek director, see Morgan J. Freeman. ... Kevin Spacey (born July 26, 1959) is an Academy Award-winning American actor (film and stage) and director. ...

Taglines:

• Seven deadly sins. Seven ways to die.
• Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light.

Plot

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Detective Lieutenant Somerset (Morgan Freeman) is a week away from retirement after many years of dealing with the destitution and apathy bred within the grimy and forlorn city. During this time, he is partnered with Detective Sergeant David Mills (Brad Pitt), an inexperienced and arrogant detective who just transferred into the department from somewhere outside the metropolis. The two men are at odds with each other almost immediately; Mills is brash, temperamental, and lets his anger get the better of him, in stark contrast to Somerset's analytical and introspective personality and methods. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Dawsons Creek director, see Morgan J. Freeman. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... William Bradley Brad Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor, film producer, and social activist. ... For other uses, see Cardinal sin (disambiguation). ...

The detectives' first case together involves an extremely obese man that was found murdered in his apartment. However, after the murder of another man, it was realized that the two crimes were, in fact, related. Detective Somerset's insight showed that they had a serial killer on their hands. There are seven deadly sins: gluttony (the first victim), greed (the second victim), pride, lust, wrath, envy, and sloth. There were to be five more victims before the work of this killer was complete. The problem is, no one but John Doe (the killer) knows who those victims are, and only after two more are found dead do they actually know who is committing these crimes. John kills another and then turns himself in, covered in the blood of his latest victim. Mills is convinced that they have stopped Doe before he could complete his work. Somerset knows that they are merely puppets in Doe's grand scheme. Mills will have to learn to control his wrath, or he will create the next victim for Doe.

In the end, John Doe leads Somerset and Mills out into the desert in search of his last two victims. This entire time Somerset and Mills are wired so their conversation with Doe can be listened into by a helicopter following secretly and out of view. Doe then leads Somerset and Mills to the sight of a destroyed mobile home and car and tells them to get out of the car. Suddenly a delivery van comes driving down the road toward them and Somerset drives the car and makes a barricade in the road with it as Mills guards Doe a couple of hundred of feet away. The delivery van stops and the delivery man gives Somerset a package that he says is for detective Mills and says he was paid $500 to drive out there and deliver the package at that specific location at exactly 7:00. The delivery man then runs away and Somerset is left with a perfectly square box. He then decides to open it and in it he discovers Mill's wife's severed head. He then runs back towards Mills and instructs him to drop his gun but he refuses. John Doe then explains that he had broken into Mill's apartment after Mills had left that morning. Doe had attempted to "be the husband" in an act of envy because he had wanted a normal life, like Mills', which didn't include being a disciple of God. When she refused, he cut off her head. Doe then urges David Mills to shoot him which would be an act of wrath and would complete the Seven Deadly Sins murders. It soon becomes apparent that John Doe had completely planned this from the beginning. Doe continues to batter Mills with details of his wife's murder and in the final moments David Mills shoots John Doe even though Somerset yells and urges him not to. As Mills is being escorted away, Somerset reveals that he will not follow through with his long awaited retirement.

Murders

The following list includes a more detailed description of the seven murders in order of appearance.

• Gluttony - The first victim is found in an apparently long-abandoned house, teeming with vermin and filth. He is an morbidly obese man found face-down in a plate of spaghetti sauce, and has evidently been dead for a while, based on the mortician's testimony. While it is suspected that he may have died of overeating, of passing out (once again, stated by the mortician) then drowning, but the stomach is examined in the autopsy, and is shown to have burst after an impact. It is concluded that the victim overate, passed out, then had his stomach forcibly burst by the hands of the killer.
• Greed - The second victim is a lawyer found naked save his undergarments in a praying position, and has been bound minus one arm. His side has been cut open, and a photo of his wife was found with rings of smeared blood around her eyes. Finger prints spelling out "HELP ME" are found on the wall behind a painting, which are traced to the next victim. It is implied that, like Shylock (representation of Greed) in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice demands Antonio to pay him in a pound of flesh, Antonio's flesh, Doe taunts the lawyer to choose what part of him was to be cut.
• Sloth - The sloth victim is one of, if not the most disturbing in the film. The victim is a known drug addict, and given the lethargic nature of people influenced by drugs, was chosen as the sloth victim for this reason. Originally suspected as the culprit of the previous two murders, his apartment is stormed by a SWAT team, and is discovered lying on a bed in his own filth, having been chained, blindfolded, missing one hand (used in the previous murder),and extremely pale and thin. Pictures of him are found next to the bed, apparently spanning over a year. Given the very gradual nature of his appearance from normal and healthy to his current state, and it is interpreted that he was recently deceased. While another detective talks into the victim's ear, he wakes up, and is shown to have been not dead, but in a comatose and very near-dead state. He is brought to a hospital, where the doctors are asked if he will be well enough to interrogate. The response that the two detectives are met with is that the victim is in so much shock that if even a flashlight were shined in his eyes he would die, and that he chewed his own toungue off a while ago anyway. Ironically, the owner of the apartment complex stated that he was his best tenant, given the fact that he was extremely quiet over the past year.
• Lust - The next victim involves two people. Discovered in a brothel, a prostitute is found with her genital area mutilated, and bound to a bed. When the male found in the room is interrogated, he reveals that the killer harnessed a knife-like object over the man's penis, and, with a gun pressed against his head, forced him to have sex with her, ultimately killing her. The man was evidentially married, and was chosen as the lust victim as a result.
• Pride - The pride victim was among the briefer sequences. A woman, obviously one who valued her attractive features, specifically her face, was found dead and bandaged on a bed underneath a large portrait, presumably of herself. When the woman's face is unbandaged, her face is found to be mutilated, and her nose removed.
• Envy and Wrath - The next two victims are entwined in a way vital to the story. Doe, who envied Mill's attractive (physically and emotionally) wife and his "normal life," attempted to play her husband by breaking into their apartment and performing untouched-on actions. She heavily resisted and so he cut off her head. He placed it into a box to be delivered to Mills in the desert where he and Somerset would be present at 7:00 PM. However, it is Somerset who opens the box, and tries to protect Mills from the truth long enough to strip him of his firearm. Doe, however, reveals his actions to Mills before he is disarmed, and demands that Mills kill him. Somerset, who realizes that the last sin is that of wrath realizes that if Mills kills Doe, the murders will be complete, as described in the plot above. However, Mills kills Doe anyway, and angrily and repeatedly fires at Doe. Hence, Doe is the envy criminal and Mills is its victim, and Mills is the wrath criminal and Doe is its victim.

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Cast

• Brad Pitt - Det. Sgt. David Mills
• Morgan Freeman - Det. Lt. William Somerset
• Gwyneth Paltrow - Tracy Mills
• R. Lee Ermey - Police Captain
• John C. McGinley - California

Spacey agreed to do the film only on the condition that he would receive no billing, arguing that it would enhance the surprise when John Doe was revealed.^[2] William Bradley Brad Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor, film producer, and social activist. ... Dawsons Creek director, see Morgan J. Freeman. ... Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (born September 27, 1972[1]) is an Academy Award-winning American actress and singer. ... Ronald Lee Ermey (born March 24, 1944) is a former U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor and later Golden Globe-nominated actor, often playing the roles of authority figures, such as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket, Mayor Tilman in the Alan Parker film Mississippi Burning and Sheriff Hoyt... John Christopher McGinley (born August 3, 1959) is an American actor, producer and screenwriter, most notable for his roles as Perry Cox in NBCs Scrubs and Sergeant Red ONeil in Oliver Stones Platoon. ...

John Doe

The viewer is told comparatively little about the character of John Doe. The Police Captain describes Doe as "independently wealthy, well-educated and totally insane," but when Somerset tries to tease any personal information out of him, Doe claims that who he is "doesn't matter." Doe has created a completely blank identity for himself; there are no clues to his real identity in his apartment, his bank account was started with cash and he has no employment records; a scene during the opening credits shows him blanking out a picture of a young boy's face with a black marker. Doe is only really defined by his crimes and his religious mania, as apparent in his apartment. His apartment, and particularly the 2000 notebooks he has compiled over the years, give the biggest clues to who he is. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The name John Doe is generally used in the United States as a placeholder name for a male party in a legal action or legal discussion whose true identity is unknown. ... This article is about the Male sex. ... For the peoples actually from the Caucasus, see Peoples of the Caucasus. ... Modus operandi (often used in the abbreviated form MO) is a Latin phrase, approximately translated as mode of operation. ... Torture murder is a loosely defined legal term to describe the process used by murderers who kill their victims by slowly torturing them. ... The name John Doe is generally used in the United States as a placeholder name for a male party in a legal action or legal discussion whose true identity is unknown. ...

Doe's apartment is a shrine to his obsession with sin and revulsion at the world. His door carries multiple bolts and locks, his windows are blacked out, and there are religious icons and drawings everywhere. There is an air of asceticism about it, with his basic bed and the red neon cross above it. Doe seems to be a manic obsessive (he collects aspirin bottles and he details every part of his life in his notebooks). The list of flagged books Somerset and Mills procure includes St. Thomas Aquinas, who wrote on the seven deadly sins in his Summa Theologica. Doe also quotes from Paradise Lost. These domestic observations are contrasted to his writings on sin. Doe is revolted by the self-glorification of a sinful world. He believes that the human race in the divine scheme of things is a pathetic shadow of what we could have been, if we had not Fallen (obviously referring to the original sin of temptation that Adam and Eve gave into). For other uses, see Sin (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225 - March 7, 1274) was a Catholic philosopher and theologian in the scholastic tradition, who gave birth to the Thomistic school of philosophy, which was long the primary philosophical approach of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Summa theologiae, Pars secunda, prima pars. ... For other uses, see Paradise Lost (disambiguation). ...

Religious imagery

Paradise Lost

In a film that deals heavily with religious themes, the movie is rife with Christian imagery, specifically crosses which are prominently displayed in many parts of the movie. John Doe also makes several biblical references himself notably to Sodom and Gomorrah: Image File history File links Milton_paradise. ... Image File history File links Milton_paradise. ... For other uses, see Paradise Lost (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Sodom and Gomorrah (disambiguation). ...

• The power lines where the film's climax occurs.
• The large illuminated cross above John Doe's bed in his apartment.
• The power lines in front of the GLUTTONY murder's apartment.
• With the exception of the desert scene at the end, it is always raining, as in the Third Circle of Hell.
• Near the discovery of LUST a heavy wind is blowing as in the Second Circle of Hell, where the overly lustful were constantly blown about by a heavy wind.
• The GLUTTONY victim was forced to lie face down in food while he ate continuously, as in the Third Circle of Hell where those guilty of Gluttony are forced to lie face down in mud, in continuous cold rain while eating their own excrement.
• SLOTH was lying in a wet bed, probably with urine or excrement, but in the Fifth Circle of Hell the Slothful are forced to lie constantly underneath the surface of the Styx while the Wrathful fight each other constantly on the surface.
• The PRIDE victim appears to be posed in a crucifixion gesture.

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Expanded universe

The recent comic-book adaptations of the film by Zenescope Entertainment give some insight into Doe's childhood and upbringing.

In the third issue, Sloth, it is revealed that, as a child, Doe suffered from excruciating cluster headaches, which were treated with a botched attempt at electroshock therapy. Cluster headaches are rare, extremely painful and debilitating headaches that occur in groups or clusters. ... Electroconvulsive therapy, also known as electroshock or ECT, is a controversial type of psychiatric shock therapy involving the induction of an artificial seizure in a patient by passing electricity through the brain. ...

The fourth issue, Lust, shows that Doe's mother was a religious fanatic, obsessed with sin and eternal damnation. At one point during his school years, Doe began to develop carnal desires for a sexually active girl in his class, which his mother condemned. His mother became infuriated upon finding Doe masturbating in the bathroom and severely beat him. Doe would later witness his mother making love to his equally God-fearing uncle.

The fifth issue, Pride, shows Doe, now a teenager, becoming besotted by a pleasant young girl in his religious-education class. At this stage in his life, Doe has begun the habit of writing journals describing his every thought and action. He writes that his feelings toward this girl are pure and that she is nothing like the girl he lusted over years before. He offers to help the girl with her revision and invites her to his house. Upon entering his room, however, they encounter John's mother, now a violent alcoholic. She is reading John's journals and mockingly reads them out to the girl.

The girl runs away, with John's mother physically attacking him and telling him that no matter what he does, he will always be a sinner and will inevitably go to Hell.

The sixth issue, Envy,, reveals that aside from his hair and fingertips, John also went as far as removing his teeth and genitals in order to avoid identification through dental records and seminal samples. The issue also explains that John used to serve in the United States Marine Corps and that he was married and had a son who died as an infant.

The final issue, Wrath shows that John's mother committed suicide by burning herself to death, using John's childhood possessions to feed the flames.

Production

In an interview with Cinefantastique magazine, Andrew Kevin Walker stated that the primary influence for the film's screenplay came from his time spent in New York City while trying to make it as a screenwriter. "I didn't like my time in New York, but it's true that if I hadn't lived there I probably wouldn't have written Se7en." Cinefantastique is a horror, fantasy, and science fiction film magazine started in 1970 by publisher/editor Frederick S. Clarke. ... Andrew Kevin Walker (born August 14, 1964) is an American BAFTA-nominated screenwriter. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

The urban streets filled with crowded, noisy denizens while an oppressive rain always seems to fall without respite was an integral part of the film, as Fincher wanted to show a city that was "dirty, violent, polluted, often depressing. Visually and stylistically, that's how we wanted to portray this world. Everything needed to be as authentic and raw as possible."

To this end, Fincher turned to production designer Arthur Max to create a dismal world that often eerily mirrors its inhabitants. "We created a setting that reflects the moral decay of the people in it," says Max. "Everything is falling apart, and nothing is working properly." The film's brooding, dark look was also created through a unique chemical process called bleach bypass, whereby the silver in the film stock was re-bonded which in turn deepened the dark, shadowy images in the film and increased its overall tonal quality. A scene from the film 1984 which shows the bleach bypass effect. ...

Alternate endings

An early version of the script features a completely different ending in which Doe's visiting and killing Tracy does not occur. Instead there is a final confrontation between Doe and Mills and Somerset. Doe kills Mills, and in his rage, Somerset acts out the sin of wrath, taking brutal vengeance upon Doe. Somerset shoots Doe not to kill, but rather to inflict maximum pain, shooting Doe in each arm and each leg. As Doe writhes in agony, Somerset sets Doe ablaze and lets him burn alive.

In this version of the script, the film ends again suggesting that Somerset will not retire after all. Instead, the now-widowed Tracy moves away to have her baby and try to find the kind of life to which Somerset had envisioned himself retiring. He symbolically passes what had been his vision of his future on to her.

The special edition of the DVD makes clear that other endings were considered also. An unfilmed alternate ending features Somerset shooting John Doe in an act of self-sacrifice to save Mills. When Mills yells "What are you doing?" Somerset says, "I'm retiring."

On the DVD commentary, Fincher states that once the desired resolution to the Doe/Mills/Somerset confrontation was settled upon, the film was then to end immediately after Mills shot Doe—the final camera shots being the scene of the crime seen from the helicopter. However, in the end the additional scene was added with Mills being driven off and Somerset indicating that he would not retire after all.

Reception and awards

Walker received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Film editor Richard Francis-Bruce was nominated for an Academy Award for Film Editing, and Director of Photography Darius Khondji's extensive use of bleach bypass film processing has since been noted as a major influence on contemporary cinematographic technique, especially in the late 1990s.^[3] The film was given an MTV Movie Award as best movie. On the Internet Movie Database's Top 250 List, the film is consistently on the top 40 of the list. BAFTA Award The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Film editing. ... Richard Francis-Bruce (born 10 Dec. ... The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934. ... A cinematographer (from cinema photographer) is one photographing with a motion picture camera. ... Darius Khondji (21 October 1955 in Tehran, Iran) is the famous Iranian cinematographer. ... A scene from the film 1984 which shows the bleach bypass effect. ... See also MTV Movie Awards The MTV Movie Awards 1996 were hosted by Ben Stiller and Janeane Garofalo. ...

DVD

For the DVD release, SE7EN was remastered and presented in the widescreen format preserving the 2.40:1 aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition. Audio options include Dolby EX 5.1, DTS ES Discreet 6.1 and Stereo Surround Sound.

The SE7EN DVD features four newly recorded feature-length audio commentaries featuring the stars and other key contributors of the film who talk about their experiences making SE7EN.

This DVD is also compatible with A DVD-ROM drive. Disc One - The Movie features a printable screenplay with links to the film.

Comic book

In 2006, comic book publisher Zenescope Entertainment began a seven-issue miniseries, each issue focusing on one of Doe's victims before they were killed; e.g. the first issue, Se7en: Gluttony, focuses on the "fat man".^[4]

Parody

• In a parody clip for the 1996 MTV Movie Awards, William Shatner performs all three main roles in the desert scene, with both detectives and the killer being played as some of his most famous characters. He portrays Somerset in the persona of Capt. James T. Kirk, Mills as T.J. Hooker, and Doe as the host of Rescue 911. Kirk/Somerset and Hooker/Mills drive the Rescue 911 host to the desert to await the delivery van - the driver of which turns out to be an Orion slave girl whom Kirk/Somerset kisses after she delivers the box, which is then revealed to contain the head of Shatner singing Mr. Tambourine Man, much to the horror of Somerset/Kirk.

• Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish parodied the film in one of their many toy movies in The Adam & Joe Show. Theirs was a miniature version of the movie, made with cuddly toys, with the killings based around the Seven Dwarfs, and to the tune of The Laughing Gnome by David Bowie.

• Robot Chicken also parodied the film with various Smurfs representating the sins and with Papa Smurf and Brainy filling the roles of Somerset and Mills respectively. Jokey Smurf filled the role of John Doe.

• Stephen Colbert parodied the film's final scene in his show The Colbert Report during his mantle scene with a cardboard box containing an unidentified object and a member of his crew parodying Brad Pitt's character.

• Radiohead parodied the desert scene in their webcast on November 9th, 2007. Thom's head was in the box, singing "15 Step."

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Soundtrack

The opening credit music is a spliced sample of an uncredited remix of the Nine Inch Nails song "Closer" by Coil, available as "Closer (Precursor)" on the "Closer" single. The song during the end credits is David Bowie's song "The Hearts Filthy Lesson". The film's original score is by Howard Shore. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN) is an American industrial rock band, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. ... Coil was an English cross-genre, experimental music group formed in 1982 by John Balance—later credited as Jhonn Balance—and his lover Peter Christopherson, aka Sleazy.[1] The duo worked together on a series of releases before Balance chose the name Coil, which he claimed to be inspired by... Closer to God (also known as Halo 9) is a single by Nine Inch Nails released in 1994 for the song Closer from the album The Downward Spiral. ... David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 1947 January 8) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... The Hearts Filthy Lesson (the omission of the apostrophe is deliberate) was the first single released from David Bowies 1995 album 1. ... Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is an Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning Canadian composer, best known for composing the scores to The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and films of David Cronenberg. ...

1. "In the Beginning" - The Statler Brothers
2. "Guilty" - Gravity Kills
3. "Trouble Man" - Marvin Gaye
4. "Speaking of Happiness" - Gloria Lynne
5. "Suite No. 3 in D Major", BWV 1068 "Air" - written by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Stuttgarter Kammerorche[ster] / Karl Münchinger
6. "Love Plus One" - Haircut 100
7. "I Cover the Waterfront" - Billie Holiday
8. "Now's the Time" - Charlie Parker
9. "Straight, No Chaser" - Thelonious Monk
10. "Portrait of John Doe" - Howard Shore
11. "Suite from Seven" - Howard Shore

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In popular culture

• 90s favourites The Lemonheads' album Car Button Cloth featured a song called 6ix. The chorus repeatedly went "Here comes Gweneth's head in a box".
• In the song "Both Guns Blazing" by the hardcore band Bane, a direct quote from the movie is played at a break in the middle of the song.
• The song "Phucking phreak" by Industrial band Velvet Acid Christ uses samples from Seven.
• The song "Stormshield" by Grindcore band Nasum uses a sample from Se7en.
• The song "Old World Disorder" by Skam and Eminem has a piece of dialogue from the movie. Eminem mentions the song on "Stan"
• The movie was seen briefly in theaters in the film The Butterfly Effect (2004).
• Austrian rapper Bushido "Hirnlos" used a quote on his album 7.
• The episode "The Magnificent Seven" for the series Supernatural. Dean Winchester referenced the ending scene ( "what's in the box" )

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See also

• List of movies: numbers

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References

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Se7en

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External links

• Videos about "Seven"