Stargate theme song used for new movie?

[ryandoyle]

Was just browsing trailers on Apple.com and i noticed this new big budget movie from paramount 'Sky Captain and the World of Tommorow'. for some really odd reason, the background/theme music in the trailer is the stargate theme song. Any ideas why? Check it out at:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/skycaptainandtheworldoftomorrow/

I did a search, and i think i spotted it first :D

-Ryan

[Penance]

this has been discussed quite a bit. we think (as far as i can gather) that its because the film hasnt had its own music done yet, and since its owned by paramount, its borrowing music from stargate.

[Indiana]

Because paramount has absoloutely everything to do with the Stargate Franchise :rolleyes:

Note: 99.9% of all trailers use un-original music for their trailers as the music for the movie has not yet been written. Van Helsing, Spider-Man 2, The Day After Tomorrow etc all use other music.

It's just a trailer. these movies are not staking any claim to the themes they use in their trailers. There will be no use of the Stargate theme tune in the movie itself.

I remember when "Warriros of Virture" came out they used the Stargate theme tune from the movie. I couldn't place the music as it was before my Stargating times, but I loved the music and wondered what it was. My friend and I were looking forward to seeing it and the music was great.

A few months later Stargate was on TV and I happened to watch a scene, the caravan to Nagada, it was then that I recognised the music from the Warriors of Virture trailer.

A bit of Trivia, Teryl Rothery was in "The Warriors of Virtue" also. ;)

Music from Stargate has been used in trailers for the following movies:

• Dragonheart (1995) - Theatrical Trailer
• Independence Day (1996) - Theatrical Trailer
• Jumanji (1995) - Theatrical Trailer
• Lost in Space (1998) - Theatrical Trailer
• The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) - Theatrical Trailer
• Mighty Joe Young (1998) - Theatrical Trailer
• The Mummy (1999) - Theatrical Trailer
• Volcano (1997) - Theatrical Trailer
• Warriors of Virtue (1997) - Theatrical Trailer
• Waterworld (1995) - Theatrical Trailer
• Mission to Mars (2000) - TV Trailer
• Titan A.E. (2000) - TV Trailer
• Dungeons & Dragons (2000) - Theatrical Trailer
• Deep Rising (1998) - TV Trailer
• The Time Machine (2002) - Theatrical Trailer
• Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) - TV Trailer
• Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) - Teaser Trailer

It's such an uplifting theme that it cannot not be used. it's probably one of the most used movie soundtracks in a trailer.

PS. Stargate is an MGM franchise and nothing to do with Paramount as far I am concerned.

[Anubis]

As far as I know, Paramount has never had any releations with Stargate and the show. It's all property of MGM

[GateGipsy]

Hi there Ryandoyle,

This music has, as been noted, used in a lot of trailers. There is a reason for this - Darren posted it once (this topic comes up about once a month, I've lost count of the number of times Sky Captain thread has been posted!), but I've forgotten. I'll see if I can job his memory for you.

[Indiana]

The reason is simple. The company's pay the buck for the license to use the music they want in their trailers. Not all music can be purchased easily. George Lucas would not allow the use of his Star Wars theme in other trailers.

[Ugly Pig]

But then, who would want to use the Star Wars theme to advertise their (non-Star Wars) movie? It's just too recognizeable as the theme from Star Wars... Everyone knows it.

[Indiana]

Kevin Smith may have wanted to use it for "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" ;) "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" Might have wanted to use Star Wars music in their trailers. According to Soundtrack.net they did not, but I seem to recall they played up on the Star Wars idea with their advertising campaign.

"If you see one movie this year, see Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, If you see two movies this year see Star Wars: The Phantom meance and Austin Powers 2".

[KayMan2k]

Waterworld (1995) - Theatrical Trailer

Ahhhh! Its a shame such a great theme song was used to promote such a bad movie.

[Osiris-RA]

Was just browsing trailers on Apple.com and i noticed this new big budget movie from paramount 'Sky Captain and the World of Tommorow'. for some really odd reason, the background/theme music in the trailer is the stargate theme song. Any ideas why? Check it out at:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/skycaptainandtheworldoftomorrow/

I did a search, and i think i spotted it first :D

-Ryan


That's what i noticed. It kinda jerked me off. Just .. kinda disrespectful ... But It sounded great though.

[NightGloom]

Didn't The Polar Express also include Stargate music? Or was that some other kind of music that I actually knew? For some reason that trailer sticks out in my mind of having music I knew.

[sharky277]

Didn't The Polar Express also include Stargate music? Or was that some other kind of music that I actually knew? For some reason that trailer sticks out in my mind of having music I knew.

Yes, the poloar express trailer did use stargate music. But guys/gals, if you want to really veiw an AWESOME trailer try THIS (http://hitchhikers.movies.go.com/index.html)

[ShadowMaat]

From the FilmScoreMonthly.com (http://www.filmscoremonthly.com) FAQ:

Q: What was the music I heard in a trailer to an upcoming film?

A: Motion picture trailers today are almost always produced independent of the actual films they are advertising. Certain pieces of music have become very popular amongst these trailer production companies for their ability to "sell" a movie and convey a lot of emotion in a short period of time -- hence they are frequently used in trailers to unrelated pictures.

In that FAQ (in further answer to that Q) they have a link to this site: http://www.soundtrack.net/trailers which has a list of movies and what music (both original and not) was used in which trailers.

[ShadowMaat]

Dragging this thread out of the morgue because I just know people are going to scream and b**** and moan and whine about how CHICKEN LITTLE STOLE STARGATE'S THEME!!! :rolleyes:

Saw the trailer when I went to see Wallace and Gromit (a so-so flick) and part of the original movie score makes it into part of the "carnage" sequence. Hard to hear, but if you know to listen for it, you'll know. ;)

Oh, and how come nobody told me one of the Madagascar penguins was named Kowalski??! :P

[-Major Woody]

I've noticed, although not recently, that some movie trailers have used music from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, most notably: Aliens.

[Erised]

haha Stargate theme song in Chicken Little! :D :D I hope they leave it there!! :D :D :D :D

[the fifth man]

That's pretty neat.

[walterIsTheMan]

I can't wait to see chicken little, it looks hilarious:).

And just a little side note to those people in this thread and others that complain about people that think stargate music has been stolen, you need to ease up.

A lot of people don't know that music is reused for trailers, and its unfair and inpolite to yell at them and sarcastically insult their ignorance just because they don't know something about the film industry that you do.:o

[ShadowMaat]

While this thread starter was nicer than most, I think perhaps that the "lighten up" thing works both ways. Accusing a major motion picture company of stealing music?! Of fearing that their movie isn't "good enough" so they have to "trick" people in by playing music from another flick? I've seen some pretty wrathful things said about it and, dudes, it's music in a commercial, not open-heart surgery. ;)

[Osiris-RA]

Maybe it's just a cliche now. Like the X-files theme song or Star Trek theme. I guess a show is really great once they make a cliche song out of the theme song.

[SG-1ssm]

• Dragonheart (1995) - Theatrical Trailer
• Independence Day (1996) - Theatrical Trailer
• Jumanji (1995) - Theatrical Trailer
• Lost in Space (1998) - Theatrical Trailer
• The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) - Theatrical Trailer
• Mighty Joe Young (1998) - Theatrical Trailer
• The Mummy (1999) - Theatrical Trailer
• Volcano (1997) - Theatrical Trailer
• Warriors of Virtue (1997) - Theatrical Trailer
• Waterworld (1995) - Theatrical Trailer
• Mission to Mars (2000) - TV Trailer
• Titan A.E. (2000) - TV Trailer
• Dungeons & Dragons (2000) - Theatrical Trailer
• Deep Rising (1998) - TV Trailer
• The Time Machine (2002) - Theatrical Trailer
• Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) - TV Trailer
• Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) - Teaser Trailer


I listened to a whole crap load of these on the internet a couple minutes ago and I don't reconize the music.