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.
Tips on searching for your advert
- Comments are now most-recent first, as that’s people are frequently most interested in.
- There are a lot of comments, so use your browser’s search feature to find the track you’re after. If it’s not on the page you arrived on, open the complete post by clicking here, and then search in your browser by hitting CTRL-F (or Option-F if you’re on a Mac) and type in a keyword about the advert and click OK!
- There may be some other links available which could be helpful.
- Remember many of the tracks you read about here are available in the iTunes Music Store
- There’s another thread on this very website with more adverts and answers!
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January 4th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
Here’s the ad with the music i’m looking for:
http://www.visit4info.com/advert/Finish-The-Diamond-Standard-Finish-Range/54523
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated :o)
January 4th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Can anyone tell me the tune to the advert for the television programme HONEST
please
January 4th, 2008 at 1:03 am
(reply to waterloo road - end of series 2 song)
the song i think you are talking about is called teardrop by “Massive attack”
however it is the female version of the song which in fact is the real one.
anyway, i hope this helped
January 2nd, 2008 at 9:55 pm
So I found out which advert the music I’m looking for is from. It’s the Finish diamond dishwasher tablets advert but I can’t find what it’s called. Anyone know?
December 31st, 2007 at 12:37 am
I’m looking for the song for a brief trailer for ‘The Tudors’. Many people have said Depeche Mode for one of the adds, but I briefly saw the trailer and heard a song that’s been bugging me for a while. It has no lyrics but is instrumental and has been used on some sporting montages on the BBC too. Sorry it’s pretty vague but any help will be appreciated. I’ll post more if I hear it again elsewhere.
December 30th, 2007 at 7:29 pm
Hi all
Im looking for a song off a car advert. It uses lots of drums and the buildings are all brightly coloured in the advert and the gorwing and shriking like sound levels. It starts off with kids singing “We’re gonna rock you!”.
If you know it please get back to me
Cheers
December 30th, 2007 at 3:52 am
742 - Martin, the song in the bbc sense and sensibility trailer is girls by death in vegas - also used in the film lost in translation
December 30th, 2007 at 2:05 am
hi, does enyone know the artist and song title used in the mastercard ad set in an airport. lyrics are something like ‘nobody ever says gondbye, just come home.’ thank you please
December 27th, 2007 at 11:00 pm
Hi all
The advert for Sense and Sensibility on the BBC at the moment. Does anyone know the music for this?
December 27th, 2007 at 3:33 am
I’m trying to find a piece of music that I’ve heard on an advert but can’t remember which one!!!!!
I heard it playing in a shop the other day and forgot to ask what it was but it’s really familiar and driving me crazy!
The best description I can give is it’s like tango sounding music with piano/violin in sharp one beat sessions than kinda go down the scale and then start over that are accented by a high violin, the melody is then built on but sounding a bit more “pianoey” and there is a beat underneath which gives it an almost electronica edge. I also think of french music when i hear it, almost like a harpsichord but not…..lol. Don’t know if this helps at all but that’s the best i can do without going duh duh duh duh duh duh duh dum dum duh duh etc lol
I keep thinking ghd, specsavers advert but i really don’t know. It’s quite dark and seductive sounding.
Any ideas???
December 23rd, 2007 at 6:12 pm
please help, can anybody tell me the name of the music in the background of the advert for the clothes show currently showing on tv and sky ?
thankyou very much for your help
December 20th, 2007 at 10:02 am
hi
dose any one have any idea of the groupe and song that is used in the bbc dvd clipshow that is on the dvd’s at the begining of the dvd the ad cotian clips from red dwarf, only fools and hores and more from the bbc
Thanks
December 17th, 2007 at 3:31 pm
Any clues about where I could see the new dance trailer on BBC4?
Pete
West Midlands
December 13th, 2007 at 9:26 pm
Does Anybody Know The Theme Tune Of Waterloo Road After Series 2.
If You Have A Link To A Video With It On Please Post.
December 12th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
reply to 715 (Panorama)
Leftfield did Melt, from the album Leftism.
December 11th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
Hi Guys
There’s a kodak advert on at the cinema, showing a photo frame on a wall, the photo, frame & wallpaper all change, a bit like a flicker book. Does anyone know the music? I love it & would be most grateful to anyone able to tell me.
Cheers
Claire
December 10th, 2007 at 4:40 pm
I think the music used in the ‘Earth: Power of the planet’ advert is by Kasabian and the track is Club Foot
December 9th, 2007 at 6:17 pm
Christine the song from Dragons Den is called Wicked Sould by a band called Kubb - Its from the Album:Mother.
I too would like to know the music from Earth: Power Of The Planet. It is also used in the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 4!!
JB
December 9th, 2007 at 5:51 pm
Philip Vander Says:
Hi does anyone Know of the artist and/or track used in the BBCs Sports Personality of the Year 2007 trailer?
I keep hearing this all the time used by the BBC in Various clips/programmes. Can anyone help please?
ze 619:
yea if it’s the acapella song you mean, it’s “gotta work” by amerie
December 8th, 2007 at 1:03 pm
toblerone advert - sang by Vanity Fair
December 8th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
who is the singer that is singing the song let me entertain you on the bbc advert on saturday 8th dec 20078 for the saturday nigyhn entertainment
December 5th, 2007 at 6:58 pm
does anyone know that tune on bbc2 of the heroes advert
the advert is assosiated with the last 2 episodes tonight
December 4th, 2007 at 1:01 pm
Hi does anyone Know of the artist and/or track used in the BBCs Sports Personality of the Year 2007 trailer?
I keep hearing this all the time used by the BBC in Various clips/programmes. Can anyone help please?
December 2nd, 2007 at 9:31 pm
Chubey re 725 it’s Simone White…the Beep Beep Song, Audi R8 …she’s American
cheers Paul
December 2nd, 2007 at 7:59 pm
Desperately trying to find out the band/ title of a fairly folky song used for a car advert currently showing.( Honda? Renault?) It’s sung by a Scottish female voice unaccompanied at first I think , and includes the line ‘…we walked away from the lovers leap..’ Can anyone help?
December 1st, 2007 at 8:47 pm
723 john arnold Eastenders trailer mitchell sisters is Calvin Harris The s
November 29th, 2007 at 5:53 pm
I was wondering if anyone knew the backround music to the Film 4 “Brad Pitt Day” advert?
November 27th, 2007 at 1:31 pm
Does anyone know what the background music that was used for the BBC Eastenders Trailer in the days leading up to the introduction of the Mitchell Sisters joining Albert Square. The music has just reappeared in a TV Advert for either some kind of hair or beauty product but as I not into this I didn’t pay any attention to the product just the music. I was on TV last week.
I have Googled the BBC Eastenders trailer but cannot find the name of the tune. Any help will be much appreciated.
November 27th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
Xylophone music from the BBC’s “The Restaurant”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ab1l2TwFp8
November 26th, 2007 at 8:53 pm
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The song from a recent Coop advert is “Bei Mir Bist Du Schon”.
I have a version played by “Big Jim Sullivan” who once was James Last’s guitarist.
November 25th, 2007 at 8:38 pm
Hi!
Does anyone know what song is being played during the trailer for channel fives ‘Titanic’s final moments: The true story’? I think the programme is on this Tuesday (27th Nov). It’s kind of an organ piece and I do remember actually seeing a music video for it a while ago…..
Many thanks!
November 24th, 2007 at 9:59 am
apparently it’s Dawn Landes singing I’m a believer in the Vick’s’ advert
November 23rd, 2007 at 12:38 am
Hi, i’m in need of help too. I absolutely love the music which is on the new Disney promotional advert, not one for any of the films, but for the company itself. I most recently saw it at the beginning of the Pirates of the Carribean 3 DVD. I recognise it from somewhere but dont know where…….any ideas? The promo basically consists of a montage of disney clips with the words Movies, Magic and More, these disney clips eventually merge into the new version of the Disney castle and the promo ends. If anybody knows where the music is from or where i can get i’d love ya! xxxx
November 20th, 2007 at 10:24 pm
Vick’s Sinex ad: Not heard it but The Monkees recorded a song called “I’m a Believer” - could be that.
no, it’s a young lady performing it. thanks anyway.
November 20th, 2007 at 6:48 pm
i too am going crazy over that song on the ‘power of the planet song’! please help someone! it sometimes plays on football commercials!
thanks again!
Hi, Richard here: The answer is on the other thread on this site.
See: http://www.leyton.org/diary/2007/11/06/more-on-tv-trailers-and-advert-music/
November 20th, 2007 at 3:13 pm
Last night’s Panorama on BBC1 featured a tune near the beginning that I’ve heard loads of times, but I’m struggling to find out what it’s called. There are no words to it - it’s a sort of electric chillout tune. I’ve a feeling it’s called Melt, but I don’t know the artist.
Any ideas?
November 19th, 2007 at 11:20 pm
Response to Question “Teletext blah, blah, blah.” It’s Da Da Da (I don’t love you, you don’t love me) by German 70s/early 80’s band Trio.
November 19th, 2007 at 11:09 pm
Vick’s Sinex ad: Not heard it but The Monkees recorded a song called “I’m a Believer” - could be that.
November 19th, 2007 at 11:06 pm
Reply to “Wife Swap” theme tune: I believe it’s 80s band Talk Talk - “It’s my Life”. Hope this has put you out of your agony!!
November 19th, 2007 at 10:36 pm
Is there anybody out there who knows the music that was used in the Kenco coffee advert starring Don Warrington (Rising Damp) and gap year student? Thanx a bunch xx
November 19th, 2007 at 9:32 pm
Hi Alison,
Thank-you so much for letting Christine and myself know the name of the track used for the trailer of Dragons’ Den. It’s a lovely track.
Kind regards, Joye
November 19th, 2007 at 7:31 pm
Reply to 705, Christine Westlake, re: Dragons Den advert:
I too love the track, and have just found out it is called “Wicked Soul” by a band called “Kubb”.
Hope this helps!
Alison
November 18th, 2007 at 7:27 pm
anyone know the theme tune for waterloo road?
ta
November 16th, 2007 at 12:40 am
can anyone pls help me?
there is a song i’ve been trying to find
“oo what i day i cant describe it” thats all i know.
help me please….
there is another song but i couldn2t find it either.
another beautiful day in the city
it’s a honda city ad. i can give you the video.
pls help me:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggR47_HcKOc
November 15th, 2007 at 3:12 am
(636) Lucinda I think it’s called ‘Glasgow Love Theme’. Composed by Craig Armstrong. It was in the film Love Actually. Check out the youtube link below, someone random playing it. There are lots of links after it plays too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwEwJ1kHkbc
November 14th, 2007 at 6:38 pm
Can anyone identify the very brief snatch of a song used to trail Dragns Den recently? Solo male singer. nice voice, holds sustained high notes well. The title of this song is something like “I’m going to sell my soul for experience?”
November 14th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
I’m also dying to know who made the theme music to the advert for the BBCs Earth: Power of the Planet series
November 13th, 2007 at 8:39 pm
Does anybody know the song from the trailer for BBCs Earth: Power of the Planet series? Please help, I’m going insane!!
November 13th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
who is singing I’m a believer on the vicks sinus advert??????????????????
November 13th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
hi ihave found the song iwas after thanks to a very dedicated friend going through her entire portfolio of mp3’s. It’s called TROIKA manythanks