JemmyWhat are some of the most overused songs in movie trailers?
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Bwaaaaaaaa
Not a song
You sure about that? Just by reading the title I know it’s composed by Hans Zimmer.
Tbf I don’t think he’s written any songs since the Going For Gold theme
Pop Culture Happy Hour did an episode on this not long ago. Their picks:
* Thunderstruck by AC/DC
* Feeling Good by Nina Simone
* Dreams by The Cranberries
* All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix (with the comment “Vietnam needs a new soundtrack.")
But also, starting every trailer with the isolated piano key F6 (the same note as car horns and digital alarm clocks, specifically chosen to slap your brain to attention).
Go on, your a rockstar, something something get paid
Hey now!
O Fortuna (Carmina Burana)
Song 2 by Blur
The Clive Owen BMW short was so damned great, though.
Starship Troopers is the one that I still remember, I also remember a small amount disappointment that it wasn’t in the actual movie.
The ride of the Valkyrie’s
Or The Immigrant Song.
Halcyon by Orbital
But the first time you heard it; c’mon, wasn’t it amazing? It’s like that weird song about the Puffy Clouds.
Solsbury Hill
Also article about its usage.
I Feel Good by James Brown was in the trailer for every family comedy made for over a decade.