The high impact of movie trailer music

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The high impact of movie trailer music

Ever since the turn of the century, the power of trailer music has become more apparent than ever. Cinematic grandeur has become the norm these days rather than the exception, and it shows in the incredibly quality of audio that we see today in trailers and previews for new media.

Trailer music is typically created just for the use in that specific trailer, and will be a significant backdrop that matches the theme and ideal of the media that it is trying to portray.

It’s a massively emotional musical track and can be the perfect way to help push the effect and drama of any release that is coming out. Trailer music becoming more popular has coincided with the growth of social media and online media; with trailers now easily found on YouTube and other similar online media to be shared with ease, getting that distinct sound is very important for companies.

Trailer music helps to sell everything as an overall package, and with trailers being viewed more than ever today it makes it extra important to have a distinctive and unique sound to go with the trailer.

You will find that trailer music is commonly used by many different people – because it’s such a hugely powerful style of music that usually captures something very specific, it’s become something that just about every media production is using.

After all, if you can have some bespoke music that sounds like it’s the perfect fit for whatever it is you are trying to convey, why wouldn’t you want to do that?

Here is a list of just some of the businesses and industries that have been using the immense power of trailer music for quite some time throughout their own advertising and media campaigns in recent years;

Video game developers – being able to create a beat that matches the game can be a hugely powerful way to attract attention

  • TV Shows – When it comes to promoting a TV show, it’s always helpful to have a musical backing track that goes with the setting of the show. Whether it’s a funky comedy or a deep, dark horror it always helps to have the accompanying music bang on
  • Advertisements – Again, a quick advertisement needs to be able to sell quickly; therefore, the music has to be catchy and unique enough to capture the attention of others
  • Sports – This is a huge part of it today; sports has become more prominent in the media than ever and being able to sell the biggest showdown of the season with some dramatic music always helps to get it moving!
  • Movies – Selling a movie with a unique sound and style to it is far easier than selling a movie with just a basic soundtrack to it, right?

Even things like the news and documentaries can use the power of trailer music to get some extra sales and attention. It’s the most powerful way to get people turning up and looking at the TV or taking their eyes away from the article they were reading online – it captures the senses and can be the big promotional tool needed to get those extra views or sales!

Filmtv-tracks is a music library that provides high impact trailer music for motion picture advertising. Our compositions have traditional orchestral instruments mixed with modern electronic elements. Specializing in Epic Adventure Action Drama Fantasy and emotional genres,

 

Epic trailer music for motion picture and tv commercials

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Awakening 2.06- Subtle strings with a driving force play to the exiting rhythm of transporting you through an epic adventure. This fast paced orchestral piece sits right on the edge of disaster leaning forward more and more as you go.

Deliverance 1.25- A true orchestral masterpiece, Deliverance brings you to the moment right after an epic battle, the victors standing proudly. A proud piece with brave horns in the background and a solid, but broken ending.

In the Beginning 3.40- Subtle orchestral opening with a fast paced feel, as if you were right on the edge of an incredible journey and leading you right to the fall. Over the edge, the flowing strings build you up to the main event and bring you right back to a hard-hitting longing for more.

Lord of Light 2.00- War is on the horizon and the solid brass lines bring it right through. A sudden stop builds up the suspense for the drop, signifying the first round has been fired and the struggle is on its way with a whole new piece.

Spirit Legion 1.32- Quick and agile strings build up the thick brass lines bringing about a steady drum and singing trumpets. An intense drop and build pulls the harrowing vocals out of the background and throws them into the spotlight creating a unique piece that has you sitting on the edge of your seat.

Casus Belli – Traiiler cut- An adventure is on the horizon – but not one that you want to undertake. You’re a Middle Ages assassin fighting your way through the Middle East to get to your target. The operatic vocals bring about your fear of the unknown, while your heart rate increases as your journey begins. We shall defend our country whatever the cost may be, and we shall never choose the path of submission

Glorious Brothers 3.00-Camaraderie is what’s on your mind all the time – these men are your brothers. The patriotic horns and steady military beat bring about your sense of pride, especially for your fallen and the choir sings of your adventures while you think back to your family of soldiers. The cost of freedom is always high, but we have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose is the path of surrender.

We shall defend our country whatever the cost may be, and we shall never choose the path of submission

Invisbile Power 2.08 -An epic choir singing in the middle of the cathedral brings about the beginning of this piece and the barreling horns and steady strings create the sense of urgency – something is about to happen. Hard rock guitars start a sword fight between two Spaniards while the choir sings on.

The triumph of light 2.14- Intense, building piano lines give way to the deep strings creating a haunting melody. Heart beat drums set the pace for this piece until the horns take it away and propel you into a vision of the peace that might just be.

A powerful story 2.46-The steady strings bring about the sense of a story needing to be told. Haunting vocals produce the journey of a lifetime that you can be a part of. Steady percussive drums give way to intense strings bringing about the end of this journey.

Planet Snow 3.30-A door opens to a barren wasteland where you must conquer, heart racing. The orchestra plays on, gaining in speed and intensity with a choral and horn interlude. An epic journey has come and gone.

 

Justice Mission 3.06-An intense stare is the way the piercing strings come through giving way and accompanying the intense bass and electro house drumbeat. A small break is all you get, as the muffled screams of the guitar break through to reveal a choir contrasting and complimenting the rest of the parts.

 

The power of trailer music

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The power of trailer music

Trailer music; usually when you put trailer before something you imagine something just a little bit different; trailer park, trailer hitch, trailer park boys etc. and if we follow that line of thinking you’d be expecting banjos, a guitar and bucket being hit with a spoon. Well trailer music is something just a *tad* different, and in some cases, much, much different.

Most people imagine that when you are watching a movie trailer, TV show trailer or concert trailer you are hearing music from the actual production itself, but that is often not the case.
The majority of the time you are actually listening to music composed by someone completely apart from the production, and in some cases, music that had been composed prior to the trailer even being started called trailer music. Shocking right?
It fits so well! Well that’s because the composers produce this trailer music to fit a wide variety of different themes and styles to make it as versatile as possible.

Once you delve a little deeper into trailer music, you start to understand why it is becoming more and more popular. Because of its production quality and ease of use, these pieces are plug and play when you need a quick teaser trailer, or even a full-length trailer, making them a quick and easy alternative to custom music. But why don’t these multi-million dollar companies just commission original work for these trailers? Because it takes a special mind and way of thinking to compose these 2 minute on average, fully developing and complete pieces.
John Beal, a composer of over 2,000 different trailer music pieces, says that it “is something a lot of composers, including guys who are way better than I am … just can’t do” because of the difficulty in writing something that “develops so fully and extremely in two minutes” (The Guardian, 2011).

So yes it is a difficult thing to create on a whim, but who uses this pre-written trailer music and where do they find it? Well savvy reader, producers from all walks use it in lots of different circumstances like film trailers, TV promos and commercials or even in the shows themselves. Sports productions use trailer music for highlight reels, as do video games and more. They usually contact the people who run what’s called “trailer libraries” or the composers themselves.
These “trailer libraries” usually having a vast array of music to pick and choose from and they will license it out to be used by whoever is producing the trailer for various purposes, for a fee of course.
If you take a look at some of the huge libraries out there you will find things like action music, Brazilian beach, romance, adventure, sci-fi trailer music and more, all linking you to a multitude of music, each that can fit a variety of situations and trailers and all available for license. Pretty cool stuff if you ask me!
So in essence, trailer music is a versatile, vast, expanding business that produces music for motion picture advertising music production collective, specializing in original epic music and powerful sound design for theatrical trailers, television commercials and video game advertising campaigns.
The music is very adaptable, readily available and easy to use for all kinds of productions.
What more could you ask for?

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These nails biting compositions feature bombastic brass blasts, driving strings, massive hits, huge reverses, heart pumping rises, wooshes, reverse rises and pulse pounding percussion. Add high impact to your next project with these epically crafted music and bring your motion picture to life.

Check out http://filmtv-tracks.com/ to see their massive archive of incredibly epic pieces, all ready to be used in any kind of production. From action trailers containing calculated and provocative turns, to love stories with sweet, tug on the heartstrings melodies and horrors with twist and turns that makes your skin crawl, Film TV Tracks has some of the best music available all with a completely unprecedented quality of sound production.

Trailer music: that big Hollywood sound

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When you sit down to watch a movie, whether it’s on TV or at the cinema, you will no doubt come across the trailers for other movies that are coming on TV or out in the cinema soon. These trailers are usually action packed and go to show you the key parts of the movie that the directors want to try and show off; but if you think about any good trailer out there, the main thing that people tend to remember is the music!

Speaking to friends afterwards about the trailer, if you cannot remember the name you will no doubt be able to remind them of how the trailer music actually went! It’s important, then, to try and remember just how important the audio side of things can be when you are trying to make something really stand out.

The work that goes into creating unique trailer music is completely independent of the movie itself; it’s no something that you just decide to go with or hope for the best on, or even steal from the film. Most of the time, good trailer music will be uniquely composed for that trailer to expose the themes, emotions and energies behind the movie itself.

In a way, trailer music can be used to help set the tone for the thought process on the movie; without audio, it would just be muted scenes that would be hard to gauge.

With the help of some trailer music, though, things become far more engaged! It helps to create that element of hype of power, around any element of the trailer itself. By shining a light on the atmosphere of what is supposed to be conveyed form what you are seeing on the screen, trailer music can be the perfect icing on the cake for any trailer that feels it needs to stand out a little bit more. The composition style from trailer music to normal music is completely different, and tends to be built around a very meticulous style of work that makes every single second count

You might have a main theme song for the movie already, but it shouldn’t double as your trailer music; having a snippet from a song isn’t nearly as powerful as being able to call upon the unique sounds of trailer music. It helps to create a unique style of interaction with the audience that a typical song that is ripped for the trailer simply would not usually be able to attain, not with so much power and ease. Trailer music can be the difference between being remembered and researched by a viewer, or being forgotten about completely.

BUSINESS is based around helping to make sure that trailer music remains one of the standout aspects of any trailers that come out through creating epic music that’s built around capturing the emotions and attention of the audience. When music shines together and really sounds as it should, it can help empower the visuals so much more to create the perfect artistic experience; this is what we look to do with any trailer music that we take on.

Filmtv-tracks explores the exciting and creative process of epic trailer music composing and producing.

we offer original epic music and sound design for motion picture, theatrical trailers, television commercials and video games.