Diversity is not one of the industry’s strong suit when it comes to movie trailer songs. Few tracks are used over and over again in thousands of previews disregarding who used it before. Remember when almost every film trailer featured that song Lux Aeterna? You know, the one from The Two Towers, Sunshine, King Arthur, Troy, and others. Well, today we want to share the shortlist.com “10 Overused Trailer Songs” List.

April 30th, 2019

Baba O’Riley – The Who
As heard in: Resident Evil: Retribution; A Bug’s Life; American Beauty; Jobs

https://youtu.be/SKZfFpCKJLM

Bad Girls – M.I.A.
As heard in: The Heat; For A Good Time, Cal

https://youtu.be/ST16k80bDYE

House of Cards – Audiomachine
As heard in: Gone Baby Gone; The Lovely Bones; Changeling

https://youtu.be/f99Ep0koG84

Raise Your Glass – Pink
As heard in: Bridesmaids; What’s Your Number; New Years Eve

https://youtu.be/azJyWHrShxs

Battle For The Soul of the Universe – Immediate Music
As heard in: Ghost Rider 2; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and 2;The Book of Eli

https://youtu.be/_EC2tmFVNNE

Almost Martyrs – Clint Mansell
As heard in: The Artist; Munich; Milk; The Iron Lady

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=170lmMrsj9Y

Sarajevo – Max Richter
As heard in: Prometheus; Need For Speed

https://youtu.be/MHkItBxGmmg

Kids – Sleighbells
As heard in: Abduction; Pain and Gain

https://youtu.be/SEQ8jyvmYtw

Gimme Shelter – The Rolling Stones
As heard in: Children of Men; The Departed; Flight

https://youtu.be/RbmS3tQJ7Os

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