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I'm so tired of reveal trailers using hip hop as bgm
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I got what you were going for, but it may have been a bit too thick, buddy.
Well it does have some "out -of- touch" energy with people in denial of Hip Hop's world wide popularity and the OP ignorantly calling Hip Hop the "new Dubstep".
This is a mildly related very interesting read.
www.newyorker.com
I don't have a problem with any specific genre, but it's important that the song tonally matches the trailer. And at least try to be a little bit creative. I'm bored of Hallelujah covers and 'sober' covers of heavier songs.
How the Cover Song Conquered Movie Trailers
The production of custom-tailored, trailer-ready, high-drama cover songs has become a cottage industry.
I don't have a problem with any specific genre, but it's important that the song tonally matches the trailer. And at least try to be a little bit creative. I'm bored of Hallelujah covers and 'sober' covers of heavier songs.
Lol. It really isn't.
In some parts of the word, hiphop is tryhard and cringe.
Also lol at mumble rap.
You know what? OP is right, we need less hip-hop in game trailers.
We need more noise in game trailers. If the next trailer for FF16 isn't scored by this, Square Enix, you've lost a customer.
We need more noise in game trailers. If the next trailer for FF16 isn't scored by this, Square Enix, you've lost a customer.
Considering how important MK is to modern rap and hip hop culture, poo pooing on the use of such songs on Mortal Kombat trailers is a pretty dumb move. They know what they're doing.
yeah sure thing ill call the guys up at e3 and let them know
This thread has convinced me they need to use it more.
That's not true, and the funny part is that OP is mostly whining about American games, with all these examples they didn't provide.
Those parts of the world are largely overshadowed in terms of market influence/impact by places where hip-hop is the most popular. Just because some places like X doesn't mean Y isn't the most popular on a global scale. It's like if you said GTA5 or Minecraft isn't the most popular game in the world because Japan likes other games more.
Legit saying "mumble rap" in 2021 is cringe everywhere on Earth, though lol
Ok but now I'm thinking of a sci-fi Souls game with a reveal trailer scored by Merzbow.
You can agree with the OP and not use 'that' word in the process.
We need more Roy Donk, the king of the tuk-tuk sound.
I feel like a lot of times it just doesn't totally/emotionally match the content. Not just games obviously. I also often dislike hype/teaser trailers as shown by my post history as I feel it doesn't portray the tone of the film, game, show etc either. So nothing new there from me.
A recent example I can think of, and I know why they did it and I've heard the director speak on this themselves. But was Lovecraft country. I've been enjoying the show, and sometimes the modern rap/hip hop songs work in specific scenes but often times it just feels very mischaracterized for the scene.
I won't beg for OST's in every game and trailer OP. But I can understand the position of wanting music that fits tonally in the scene and I find Rap and Hip Hop very difficult to land that properly even though I like the music.
A recent example I can think of, and I know why they did it and I've heard the director speak on this themselves. But was Lovecraft country. I've been enjoying the show, and sometimes the modern rap/hip hop songs work in specific scenes but often times it just feels very mischaracterized for the scene.
I won't beg for OST's in every game and trailer OP. But I can understand the position of wanting music that fits tonally in the scene and I find Rap and Hip Hop very difficult to land that properly even though I like the music.
It could be worse, we could have some Taylor Swift, Grande, Gaga's songs in those trailers, then we will be truly fucked.
That would indeed be just as bad, if not worse. Just putting music into a scene because it's popular and maybe has a tangential theme doesn't make it suited for film or game music lol. I'm playing returnal at a part with amazing orchestral score. And just thinking about having them blasting Taylor Swift or something makes me start laughing uncontrollably.
Taylor Swift has been making good music lately and the others have their moments.
Absolutely, North America is the only continent where hip-hop might be the most popular genre, might be, because i'm very skeptical if most popular here means "most popular between the Spotify generation", unless people older than 40 doesn't exist for some reason.
Hip-hop/rap is not even close to being the most overused and annoying music choice in game trailers.
That award goes to the 'breathy vocal indie cover of popular song'.
That award goes to the 'breathy vocal indie cover of popular song'.
God, that music is so comically misplaced in this trailer. The MK11 one is even worse.
We never found out but back on GAF there was a thread asking "why do people in their rap cars have to make so much noise?"
The Assassins Creed Brotherhood advert with Tinie Tempahs Pass Out is the absolute pinnacle of games trailers containing hip hop music.
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That said tho, I don't think I agree with OP, but I am sick of media (not just games) in general using hip-hop when they want to convey an air of edginess, aggression, or danger. Extra points when there is nan a negro to be seen anywhere in the ting. It's just extremely corny to me.
I still think it's still underutilised as far as being treated as a serious musical/thematic vehicle goes. Only mainstream exception that immediately comes to mind is Into the Spider-Verse.
lol This thread is ass to me. All I'm really reading is, "pls take your hippity hop out my games". I understand everyone has a preference, I don't give a fuck about a lot of rap music, but its still one of my fav genres and I've been wanting it to be on games trailers and in games since i was a kid. But what, only like certain rock or metal can be slapped on trailers these days? That's the only thing that fits? ...I don't get it. Just switch everything back to just rock, yasss.
Man fuck that,
Man fuck that,
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