Giles

Saw the recent trailer for the upcoming Colin Firth film "What A Girl Wants" and I swear The La's - There She Goes seems to be a popular song for trailers.

Music wise: the theme from Rudy is used alot in trailers.

What other music/songs seem to be a staple for trailers?

Fok

The Crimson Tide theme I've heard a few times.

El-Kabong

Dude - the Conan theme gets dragged out every time even something remotly involving swords is shown. And with good reason - that theme ROCKS!

Giles

that, or "Carmina Burona" (sic)

Kal-El

I'm thinking O Fortuna.

greatjedi

The music from Stargate turns up in a lot of trailers.

Mondo Kane

Songs:

The Commitments, "Treat her right" and Booker T & The MG's "Green Onions" seemed to be perfect trailer music for every romantic/comedy/drama that came out during the past 8 years.

Jackskeleton

whatever's trendy and "in" at the moment.

Stoolie

Last of the Mohicans is used often, but I think the winner would be James Horner's Aliens theme from the end of the movie.

For reference, check out www.soundtrack.net/trailers

Also, a question, can anyone tell me what music was used in the trailer for The Rocketeer?

Thanks.

stoolie

Dr. DVD

One that is used all of the time is what I believe is called "The Other Side of Paradise"

It was used in the trailers for A Few Good Men, Roby Roy, and Rising Sun. Typically used for suspense/thrillers and always picks up when the good guy discovers what the bad guy is up to and ends with the line: " I'm going to stop you!" or "Not this time!" type dialogue.

Giles

(rushes out to find 12' vinyl in personal record collection)

Fok

Great link, found lots that I was looking for.

Also I've heard the Bruce Lee Dragon soundtrack played on a few trailers, ie Forest Gump, The Truman Show.

devilpants

Walking on Sunshine by Katrina & The Waves. You'd think it was the only song that's ever been written judging by the way they use in every comedy/chick romance film trailer.

majorjoe23

I think that the trifecta of "Bad to the Bone," "I Feel Good," and "Born to Be Wild" should never be allowed in a movie or trailer again.

raKim

Music from the Rock
Any currently trendy techno song (I love techno, just not the blatant bastardisation of it used to pimp off a movie where the target audience probably has never heard of the song and/or artist and just thinks it has a cool beat and goes well with explosions/slapstick/dancing/kissing/wedding planning/driving)

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Brain Stew

I think the end of The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again" has been used several times.

gmal2003

I think this song was first played for Unbreakable but now I hear it everywhere such as in K-19 Widowmaker and/or Blood Work. It made me mad the first time I heard it because at first I thought it was a trailer for Unbreakable 2 and I got excited for nothing, I didn't wanna see that trailer afterwards.

Stoolie

I may be wrong, but I think you might be thinking on "Come See the Paradise", music by Randy Edelman (Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Dragonheart, both of which are used often as well).

stoolie

LBPound

Several Who songs seem to turn up time and again ("Who Are You?", "Baba O'Riley", and the afore-mentioned "Won't Get Fooled Again").

I've noticed the score to A Few Good Men has been used in several trailers, and of course the ubiquitious Rudy music. And the "Waterworld" score. And Danny Elfman's awesome "Midnight Run" score has been used a lot, most recently in all the Monsters, Inc. trailers.

RyoHazuki

Charging Fort Wagner by James Horner.
First in Glory
Then in Leon
Then in some other trailer I cant remember now
Then in the Medal of Honor: Spearhead commercial

Numanoid

O Fortuna is definitely near the top.

Also, music from The Natural and Bram Stoker's Dracula are quite common.

movielib

I've heard the main theme from Miller's Crossing used at least a few times, including in the trailers for Shining Through and for The Shawshank Redemption but I can't remember the others.

I've since learned that the theme is based on a very old Irish folk song, writer unknown, that is sometimes called Lament for Limerick.

Absolutely beautiful.

There's a very nice rendition on:

The Celtic Harp by The Chieftains

devilshalo

Aliens...

Matrix...

CCGoldRush

Nara from ES Posthumus is used on many trailers, most recently Unfaithful and Antwon Fisher. There are also 2 other ES Posthumus songs used on the trailers for Planet of the Apes (Tim Burton) and Spider-Man.

The original teaser trailer from Pearl Harbor uses a song from The Thin Red Line soundtrack--I've heard it in other places as well.

One of the songs from Plunkett and MacLane is used in several trailers as well, sometimes with a faint drumbeat, sometimes without (which is the original). The latest one that I can recall off the top of my head is from The Musketeer.

Speaking of Shawshank, the theme from that movie is used a lot as well.

Chad

That theme used for "Romeo Must Die" and "The Patriot" are heard quite often.