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December 13, 2021 12:16 PM Subscribe
We know about the Millennial Whoop. We're all sick of the ukulele and glockenspiel. This is the sound of your new truck. But I must have more. Is there anyone keeping a TVTropes-style compendium of commercial musical clichés?
If not, will you please contribute your own candidates as answers below?
If not, will you please contribute your own candidates as answers below?
^ I think of that as the Schoolhouse Rock aesthetic
posted by We put our faith in Blast Hardcheese at 1:00 PM on December 13, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by We put our faith in Blast Hardcheese at 1:00 PM on December 13, 2021 [1 favorite]
The "patriotic" bald eagle sound, which is actually a red-tailed hawk.
posted by Seeking Direction at 2:00 PM on December 13, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by Seeking Direction at 2:00 PM on December 13, 2021 [1 favorite]
“Trailerizing,” […] grabs people’s attention because while they might know the lyrics, the tempo or arrangement of the song throws them off. “It’s called ‘trailerizing’ a song,” Monaco says. “That means changing every aspect of the song but leaving the lyrics. People know the lyrics. The goal is to catch people’s attention. Maybe they’re not paying as much attention to the trailer, and they start to hear the chorus of the song, and they go, ‘Wait, I know this song.’ They start paying attention, and now they’re watching the trailer.”
posted by ejs at 2:54 PM on December 13, 2021 [3 favorites]
posted by ejs at 2:54 PM on December 13, 2021 [3 favorites]
The Clearmountain Pause is a big one
(The podcast Pitch did a great episode about it, unfortunately the audio is no longer online but here's a transcript)
posted by radioamy at 4:54 PM on December 13, 2021 [3 favorites]
(The podcast Pitch did a great episode about it, unfortunately the audio is no longer online but here's a transcript)
posted by radioamy at 4:54 PM on December 13, 2021 [3 favorites]
I've noticed that a lot of ads are now using music that is almost completely dominated by percussion/drums with minimal melody. The only example that comes to mind is this Kyleena commercial, but there are definitely some others like that airing right now.
posted by cubeb at 6:20 AM on December 14, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by cubeb at 6:20 AM on December 14, 2021 [1 favorite]
Every Pandemic commercial is the same.
posted by Mchelly at 9:01 AM on December 14, 2021 [3 favorites]
posted by Mchelly at 9:01 AM on December 14, 2021 [3 favorites]
I swear a good chunk of the EDM I listen to has a sound like an elephant trumpeting in it somewhere. Probably not what you're looking for :) (The most obvious is, of course, "Elephant" by Domastic).
posted by Peach at 6:10 PM on December 14, 2021
posted by Peach at 6:10 PM on December 14, 2021
Why pop music is obsessed with this one note (aka the supertonic)
posted by O9scar at 9:03 AM on December 16, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by O9scar at 9:03 AM on December 16, 2021 [2 favorites]
Is there anyone keeping a TVTropes-style compendium of commercial musical clichés?
You bet! In fact, TVTropes has a list of commonly used music snippets, although it's sorted more by type of music and chronologically than by usage.
posted by The Pluto Gangsta at 11:18 AM on December 17, 2021 [1 favorite]
You bet! In fact, TVTropes has a list of commonly used music snippets, although it's sorted more by type of music and chronologically than by usage.
posted by The Pluto Gangsta at 11:18 AM on December 17, 2021 [1 favorite]
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