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Feature: 20 songs that should be used in a game trailer

‘Tis the time of season for game trailers and teasers, and as the past has shown us, a little bit of music can really set the mood. The guys at Epic (Gears of War franchise) are the masters of this art, but other companies are beginning to catch on. Still, this sort of thing invites cliches and cheesiness, so I’ve made this list to help publishers market their games. With that in mind, I’ve tried to put myself in the shoes of the marketing team for a major publisher and have decided to stick to generally well-known songs and have avoided excessive profanity, with a few exceptions. I’ve also avoided instrumental pieces, as that would just make for too easy of a list. So I hope you enjoy my take on this under-discussed topic and have your own songs to add. My list is by no means definitive, and even I feel as though it is unbalanced and doesn’t equally represent enough fields of music, but it is what it is. Now ~~read~~ listen!

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Author: Cody