BBC trailers, and miscellaneous advert music
Posted by: Richard in BBC, Formula 1, Media, Music, PersonalI always feel quite chuffed when I recognise a piece of music in an advert, especially if it’s from somebody more obscure. Saab are, I think, using one of Aphex Twin’s tracks (”Shiny Metal Rods”, from Selected Ambient Works Vol 2), I think we all discovered a new talent in José González with the Sony Bravia adverts. Also, More4 are using “No more sweet music” from Hooverphonic’s album of the same name, for their trailer for “The Swenkas”.
“They” say that every one of Moby’s tracks from “Play”, was used in an advert in some capacity, primarily car adverts I think. Also, a real shame about ITV’s choice of music in their F1 coverage – out of context from Moby’s album, and utterly inappropriate for F1 I think: It’s too “airy” and “inspirational”, rather than down, dirty and a spot more aggressive: Bring back Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain”! Even the rather lacklustre Jamiroquai track they commissioned was better.
But most recently the BBC’s music selector seems to have fallen quite sizeably for Sigur Rós, in that they’ve made huge use of various tracks from their album Takk for Planet Earth, the Wimbledon build up, and – spotted this morning – a new nature program. Funny. Well worth checking the band out though. Excellent stuff.
Update
- http://www.commercialbreaksandbeats.co.uk is a great website for more information about music on adverts that folk might find of use/interest.
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June 24th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
Hello,
In episode 6 of the documentary series South Pacific aired on BBC TV on 14 June, towards the end of the programme there is an opera aria sung by a female opera singer. Does anybody know the aria and from which opera?
Thanks,
Adam
June 20th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Pete, the American Dad/Family Guy trailer music is an instrumental version of Jay-Z’s track “Show Me What You Got”.
June 19th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
GIXERBOY1000:
I think the song you are looking for is Teardrop by Massive Attack
June 19th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Hi there does anyone know the tune that is used for the Family Guy/ American Dad double bill advert on BBC Three?
Thanks for your help
June 19th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
The wimbledon 2009 music is “Get That Feeling’ by Curtis Knight & The Squires
June 19th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Pulled this from Wikianswers:
It’s called ‘Get That Feeling’ by Curtis Knight & The Squires, and features the legendary Jimi Hendrix on guitar.
Many thanks to Hannah @ Red Bee Media for helping to confirm this.
June 16th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Paul – the Occupation music is Deep Blue Sea by Grizzly Bear.
In return – can anyone tell me the music being used on the Wimbledon 2009 trailer?
June 15th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Ok this is one hell of a long shot but…I first heard the song some years ago now, both TV ads & progs use it every now and then. It was used recently during the program “Rehab” very briefly, but was also used for a Playstation game ad called Assisin Creed or Warrior creed or something like that,where the character jumps from a tall tower & seems to be set somewhere in the middle east etc. It has a haunting female vocalist with a piano and a soft guitar in the background, it also has a relatively modern style “beat” so to speak & can be described as celitc “ish”. Please can anybody out there help me conclude a ten year quest to find this beautiful & haunting song. Many thanks
June 7th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
does anyone know what the music on the new bbc trailer for occupation is? Cheers
June 7th, 2009 at 2:06 am
I am dying to know what some advert of the bbcs on channel 1 is that comes on between all shows…. sounds like queen/freddy mercury in the voice and the advert is about bbcs services I think, anybody know?
June 6th, 2009 at 10:18 am
Hi, was watching Party Animals on DVD (first shown on BB2, repeated earlier this year on BB4), was wondering what the 80s song Ashika and Scott are dancing to in episode 7?
Thanks
Farah
June 1st, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Tim –
i think the Music for Oz and James Drink to Britain is
Groovin’ with Mr Bloe – Mr Bloe
Happy listning
May 29th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
The song that I’m looking for is the Requiem for a Tower FULL ORCHESTRATED version of Clint Mansell’s Requiem for a Dream. I’ve got the Corner Stone Cues version of it, but it’s shorter and less dramatic. A uk site with this song on mp3 that would work in Windows Movie Maker would be fantastic. Thank you.
May 29th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Hello, does anyone know where I can find the full orchestrated version of Requiem for a Tower that was used in the LOTR trailer for The Two Towers? I’ve searched EVERYWHERE but I can only find the Corner Stone Cues version of this song. Hopefully a UK site would be good. Thanks. An MP3 version of this song that would work in Windows Movie Maker would be great. Again, Thank you.