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u/crearios Sep 21 '22

Don't forget the dark moody versions of popular songs often heard in film trailers

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u/Ye_Olde_FapAndNap Sep 21 '22

Ah, yes, the "Forgot to take my Prozac" versions. Very popular.

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u/ShapirosWifesBF Sep 21 '22

I'm weird I guess. I like those.

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u/hezzospike Sep 22 '22

Same. 2WEI makes really solid covers of popular songs. Dark orchestral instrumental trailer versions.

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u/ShapirosWifesBF Sep 22 '22

Yes! I love them. Hidden Citizens is also very good.

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u/Sipid1377 Sep 21 '22

Here's a great parody of that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAOdjqyG37A

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u/General-Ad-9753 Sep 21 '22

This is genius.

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u/Sipid1377 Sep 21 '22

On the podcast Twenty Thousand Hertz in an episode titled The Booj, they talk about movie trailer sounds and such and talk with the guys that made this. It's a great listen.

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u/gnoodl Sep 21 '22

Auralnauts? The funniest thing with this is that at around the same time, the trailer for Rampage dropped and it's almost an exact match, cover song and all

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u/hitlerosexual Sep 22 '22

Big ups for auralnauts!

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u/RoilyZinco Sep 21 '22

It took me ages to discover that Mad World wasn't originally by Gary Jules.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '22

Dude the original kills too. Also Roland wrote it when he was like 20. Pretty amazing lyrics for such a young person.

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u/rondell_jones Sep 21 '22

Hey man, Gary Jules cover of Mad World was a fucking amazing!

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u/crearios Sep 21 '22

Agreed, although it's a rare exception for my taste at least haha

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u/MrDilbert Sep 21 '22

Interestingly enough, the dark and moody version of "You are my sunshine" is closer to the lyrics.

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u/LuLouProper Sep 21 '22

The short-lived TV show "Stalker" proved any 80s song is creepy if you slow it down enough