The music of the following video may sound fairly eerie to gamers who've played Metal of Honor: European Assault:
...but in a political ad? All affliations aside, seems odd, doesn't it?
This recent development has come into major dispute since the composer of the music is, in fact, a supporter of the Democratic candidate Barak Obama. Christopher Lennertz, the composer, has released statements that state although the McCain Campaign did nothing illegal and that he respects the senator for his service to our country, he is disappointed that he was never consulted over the use of his musical score. There was a mix-up as to who controlled the rights to the music, which resulted in the music landing in the commerical. It should also be noted that although Mr. Lennertz wrote the music, he does not specifically own the ownership of the piece.
I find this interesting, as I am an American citizen of voting age. It seems that the campaign was trying to appeal to multiple audiences at once (which makes sense), though unintentionally created a major blunder. Fact-checkers are human and can make mistakes such as this, though I am sure some people are outraged that an error of this magnitude has accidently slipped by. It's sort of funny, as I am sure Mr. Lennertz would not have raised as much of a fuss if it was Senator Obama's advertisements using his music, but I digress...
Should music like this be used as part of a political advertisement campaign, no matter the party affiliation, or is this wrongful? We aren't talking about things like advertising liquor or cigarettes, but trying to be personable to a wider outreach of voters. With all of the unnecessary mud-slinging that has been going on, shouldn't enough be enough?
Thanks, SomeGuy, for the tip.
Source
GamePolitics.com
