The music in the trailer for Ridley Scott's upcoming "Napoleon"

[Henrik B. Jensen]

Am I the only one who gets distracted by the music in the trailer for "Napoleon"?



I can't take the preview of the film seriously with that music!
It's because of the time period - I was expecting orchestral music as it would be an obvious fit with the time period.
Instead we get this typical trailer music. It's just an awful match IMO!

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[Henrik B. Jensen]

Compare it to the music in the trailer for Gladiator:

 

[Peter Roos]

They also don't speak French, affreux!

But I agree, it is mostly nonsensical modern beats

 

[Henrik B. Jensen]

They also don't speak French, affreux!

But I agree, it is mostly nonsensical modern beats

Haha, that's true! I didn't even notice Napoleon etc. spoke English (!) because I'm so used to that from American films

 

[Peter Roos]

I don't mind the English here. But the music is indeed totally inappropriate

 

[Noeticus]

Not only is the music, and fast editing, totally inappropriate for ""Napoleon", but there really needs to be film grain present.

No doubt the film will be way better than the studio trailer.

 

[FinGael]

Don't know whether to laugh or cry. Maybe I'll cry this time. Beyond ridiculous. In this case they wasted a great opportunity, imo.

I'm pretty sure that if I directed a deep and philosophical drama about my grandmother going to the restroom, after eating too hot burritos, they would edit the trailer like this and put some braaaaaaaaaaaaaams and s*it on top of the cake.

 

[NoamL]

Their job is to sell the film not score the film.

 

[Michael Antrum]

I was waiting for Optimus Prime to show up…..

 

[Double Helix]

Soundtrack for the film by Martin Phipps (obviously, it is not his music in the trailer)

Martin Phipps - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Fedex]

Seems like the context no longer matters. It's all the same sounds, even same template!

 

[nordicguy]

There will be blood…

 

[JamesExactly]

Their job is to sell the film not score the film.

Right - but there is a right way to sell the film, and a wrong way to sell the film. And this ain't the former.

 

[Kyle Preston]

Right - but there is a right way to sell the film, and a wrong way to sell the film. And this ain't the former.

It tickles me pink that folks on this forum believe we should all seriously consider the notion that they know how to market a movie more successfully than Ridley Scott.

 

[Henrik B. Jensen]

It tickles me pink that folks on this forum believe we should all seriously consider the notion that they know how to market a movie more successfully than Ridley Scott.

I could be wrong but I think that what James is really targetting is not that this particular music was chosen for the trailer. Rather he’s appalled that this kind of musical choice for a trailer is what sells it to the public. The same thing I think.

 

[Greg]

Ridley going after us millennials! I do love Radiohead

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[Vladinemir]

 

[Nico]

I certainly don't know how to market a movie, but as a viewer, I found the music quite confusing indeed. Yet 90% of people outside of this forum probably don't care about that.

 

[StefanoM]

Trailers have a completely different musical language than the film's musical aesthetics.

They are two separate concepts.

For you, it may be "distraction or "confusing" , but for the musical aesthetics of a trailer, that is "hype," and it works commercially very well.

Trailers always have hybrid music and rarely represent the film's musical language.

 

[Henrik B. Jensen]

Trailers have a completely different musical language than the film's musical aesthetics.

They are two separate concepts.

For you, it may be "distraction or "confusing" , but for the musical aesthetics of a trailer, that is "hype," and it works commercially very well.

Trailers always have hybrid music and rarely represent the film's musical language.

This is just super well explained! Thanks