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Most used music/melodies in commercials

thov72

thov72

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I listened to "Peter and the wolf" today with my kids and thought, wow, this melody "Peter´s Theme" has been used quite a lot in commericals. I actually cannot recall which ones (I´m getting old) but wondered which other melodies have been (over-) used in commercials? Any ideas ?
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Here's a list of the most used pieces in movie trailers;

  • "Redrum"
    Immediate Music (used 28 times)
  • Come See The Paradise (1990)
    Randy Edelman (used 27 times)
  • "Tightwire"
    Immediate Music (used 26 times)
  • "Naked Prey"
    Immediate Music (used 25 times)
  • Aliens (1986)
    James Horner (used 24 times)
  • Stargate (1994)
    David Arnold (used 22 times)
  • Carmina Burana: "O Fortuna"
    Carl Orff (used 20 times)
  • "Blasphemy"
    Immediate Music (used 19 times)
  • Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
    Wojciech Kilar (used 18 times)
  • Mortal Kombat (1995)
    George S. Clinton (used 17 times)
  • Sea Of Love (1989)
    Trevor Jones (used 17 times)
  • Trailerhead: Triumph: "Ode to Power"
    Immediate Music (used 16 times)
  • Backdraft (1991)
    Hans Zimmer (used 15 times)
 
No idea sorry, I just like to go completely off topic sometimes!
 
mac, your post was very helpful, thank you. I listened to some of the music and I must say, those epic pieces did not convince me. Kind of shows what the state of the industry is like, I mean, you can kind of always go epic, you´re never wrong with it. Not very creative. Nor beautiful.
 
@thov72 To be honest I think that's quite an old list now back when 'epic' was a bit thinner on the ground, hence the same cues by the same publishers being used over and over.
 
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