Why do modern movie trailers have such out-of-place song choices?
I keep getting distracted when I watch a trailer that has a song put in it, since most of the time it doesn't fit with the themes or tone that they want to convey at all. For example, why did they pick Heart Of Glass for the House Of Gucci trailer? It's a great song, but it's incredibly jarring how poorly it fits for this kind of movie. It doesn't even mesh with all the typical booming transition sounds.
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Re: Why do modern movie trailers have such out-of-place song choices?
i dont have a clue uselly the guys who edit the trailers =/
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Re: Why do modern movie trailers have such out-of-place song choices?
If I understood well, the music is produced pretty late nowadays, so most trailers have musics that are borrowed elsewhere (see how many movie trailers have used the Requiem for a Dream music). It's the iceberg tip of a much larger issue in the -dying- movie music industry.
Now of course, the choice of using a "fitting" or "unfitting" temp music in the trailer is subjective (sometimes contrast works best), but let's say it's not exactly a highly artistic, craftsman's endeavor. Grab an unrelated popular tune, sick it there and let's go. |
I don't have an answer, but your question reminded me of this parody:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAOdjqyG37A |
Originally Posted by Torgo (Post 2224961)
I don't have an answer, but your question reminded me of this parody
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Originally Posted by Flicker (Post 2224962)
The "exact release date" part has not aged well.
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Re: Why do modern movie trailers have such out-of-place song choices?
It is all related to all filmmaking going downhill since the mid 2000s, where we have got forgettable action movies and thrillers, hollywood isn t what it used to in the 70s, 80s and 90s, it was the golden age not anymore, now very few films to look forward to and the blockbuster movies have explosions and zero plot as filmmakers are trying to wow you with effects and grandioso monsters with less and less interest in what the plot offers in terms of storytelling and immersion.
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Originally Posted by mattiasflgrtll6 (Post 2224947)
For example, why did they pick Heart Of Glass for the House Of Gucci trailer?
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Originally Posted by mattiasflgrtll6 (Post 2224947)
I keep getting distracted when I watch a trailer that has a song put in it, since most of the time it doesn't fit with the themes or tone that they want to convey at all. For example, why did they pick Heart Of Glass for the House Of Gucci trailer?
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Re: Why do modern movie trailers have such out-of-place song choices?
Trailers are ads, generally made by someone hired to create the ad. It reminds me a lot of all of those car ads that show people driving through the dirt in the desert at sunset. Most people don't live in the desert, will only drive there on a trip and probably won't be driving off-road, but auto makers want us all to think that our car needs to be desert worthy.
For movie trailer makers, what they need is a very quick emotional reaction to some movie clips that suggest what the movie might be, but without saying too much....no spoilers. Getting an emotional reaction is much quicker with music since it goes right past our rational brain. When I'm seeing a trailer before I've seen the movie, I don't know that the music will not be there. Ultimately, however, ads are not science, just the best guess of the ad maker. |
Originally Posted by skizzerflake (Post 2224978)
but without saying too much...
let's say : half of times. |
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