Most Overused Songs In Movie Trailers

IN A WORLD where trailers play before movies, ONE MAN has written a poll about about them.

What are the most overused songs repeatedly licensed for movie trailers?

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James Brown - "I Feel Good"

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A likely candidate. As first noted by Richard Roeper in his ongoing list: Movies that Employed James Brown's "(I Got You) I Feel ... [show more]

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Carl Orff - Carmina Burana, "O Fortuna"

Hollywood's favorite medieval cantata. You know this piece. It's a choral composition used in *everything.* Glory, The Doors, N... [show more]

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Peter Gabriel - "Solsbury Hill"

Used for Vanilla Sky, In Good Company, and Big Fish among others. Parodied in The Re-Cut Shining Trailer. See the Shining Trai... [show more]

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8  votes
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ENYA - Ebudae

Ebudae" was also featured on the soundtrack to the Robin Williams film Toys, while the 1990 film Green Card had "River", "Watermar... [show more]

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Joe Cocker - "Feelin' Alright"

What "I Feel Good" was to the 90's, Joe Cocker's "Feeling Alright" is to the '00's. And like "I Feel Good," "Feelin' Alright" is ... [show more]

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Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) Jeff Buckley's cover version

A fine song (particularly John Cale's version for I'm Your Fan and on Fragments of a Rainy Season) which has become a byword for p... [show more]

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"Clubbed To Death (Kurayamino Mix)" By Rob Dougan

That one song from the Matrix soundtrack. It seemed like everyone used that song. Not just movies but commercials too.

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Lux Aeterna (Requiem for a Dream)

The theme from Requiem for a Dream has been redone and remixed for a ton of trailers, most noticably for the Lord of the Rings:The Two Towers trailer.

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Aliens (2nd Film)

That famous climatic scene where Ripley rescues her team with the urban assult tank! Used on many a trailer!

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Pfeifer Broz - DNA Reactor

Seen in every trailer which tries to show audiences that the movie it is promoting is the most dramatic, action-packed movie to ev... [show more]

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quijibo quijibo: 7,961 points   2 years ago

PL is inspired today with all of the new topics ...

good stuff ..

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patrick_levell patrick_levell: 23,536 points   2 years ago

After six weeks, I have exited my cocoon and the molting has begun. Super Creative Mode is GO!

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Skrrrriti Skrrrriti: 23,075 points   2 years ago

Don't waste it all on Grupthink! *wink*

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quijibo quijibo: 7,961 points   2 years ago

Amen Skritch - dont waste it on us --

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This topic was started by patrick_levell patrick_levell: 23,536 points on February 2nd, 2007. 35 grupies have voted on one or more of the 11 answers.

Tags: movies, music, trailers

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