The Best Trailer Music Bands

The World of Trailer Music

Have you ever seen a movie preview and wondered about the background music? That track isclassified as trailer music, music used for movie and video game advertising. It can range from epicchoirs and sweeping orchestras, to hard rock and clashing metal, to pumping electronic anddramatic trance.

Many trailer music companies exist who produce this music as an occupation, licensing the tracks tostudios. Years ago, a very minimal amount of artists allowed their music to be bought by the generalpublic. Recently however, more and more companies are beginning to produce albums that arepublicly accessible. This has resulted in more widespread publicity for the companies and the musicgenre ... plus a crammed iPod!

Since I am a writer, this kind of music is a central inspiration for my work. I have been listening totrailer music for years! I have real passion for the genre, as do many others who have followed thesebands for a long while. Below I've listed some of the best trailer music companies to date. Pleasesample some of their work; you may discover an entirely new fascination! Welcome to the world oftrailer music!

Two Steps From Hell

To date, Two Steps From Hell is my favorite trailer music band! Their tracks have been used in awhole slew of trailers, such as Skyfall, The Avengers, the Twilight Saga, Harry Potter, Tron: Legacy,Transformers, Star Trek, 2012, The Dark Knight, Avatar, Real Steel, Thor, Looper, Underworld andmany, many more!

Top recommended tracks:

Moving Mountains

Freedom Fighters

Heart of Courage

Orion

Nemesis

United We Stand, Divided We Fall

Archangel

Skyworld

Dragon Rider

Protectors of the Earth

Two Steps From Hell has released an astounding 23 albums. Listen to ALL their albums at ExtremeMusic!

Audiomachine

Audiomachine has released an amazing 12 albums, but only 3 of them are available to the public todate. However, you can listen to all of their music via Youtube.

Audiomachine's music has been featured in trailers for an unbelievable amount of movies, such asLife of Pi, Argo, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Rise of the Guardians, The Hunger Games,Prometheus, Iron Man 3, Twilight, Transformers, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, Inception,Avatar, The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, District 9, National Treasure, V for Vendetta andcountless more!

Top recommended tracks:

Guardians at the Gate

Nameless Heroes

Knights and Lords

Sol Invictus

House of Cards

Future World Music

Future World Music has released 17 albums, but only two are available to the public for sale.However, you can listen to all of their full tracks, free, on their website.

Their music has been featured in movies such as Brave, Toy Story 3, Harry Potter, How to TrainYour Dragon, Star Trek, Taken, I Am Legend, Jumper, Beowulf, Stardust, Blood Diamond and many,many more!

Top recommended tracks:

Once in a Lifetime

Welcome to Your Fantasy

Damnum et Triumphus

A Hero Will Rise

Beautiful

Brand X Music

Brand X Music has released a staggering 50+ albums, though only two of them are available to thepublic to date.

The company has provided music for movies such as The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, Prometheus,the entire Harry Potter franchise, Batman Begins, 300, Eragon, Legend of the Guardians, Ocean'sEleven, Pirates of the Caribbean, Real Steel, Sahara, Seabiscuit, 3:10 to Yuma, The Bourne Identity,The Hunger Games, Underworld, Van Helsing and many, many more!

Top recommended tracks:

World Without End

Bring the Pain

Rise of the Avenger

All or Nothing

Knuckle Up

Epic Score

Epic Score has released 27 albums, 18 of which are all available on iTunes and Amazon!

The company has produced music for trailers of movies such as Avatar, Eragon, Harry Potter, City ofEmber, The Illusionist, Night at the Museum, Prince Caspian, The Prestige, Transformers,Terminator: Salvation, Valkyrie, Pirates of the Caribbean, the TV show "Planet Earth" theme music,plus so many more!

Top recommended tracks:

The Time Has Come

Divine Destiny

Stand Tall

I Still Have a Soul

This is Our Land

Prepare for the End

Fire Head

Creator of Worlds

They Hit Without Warning

Something to Believe In

Immediate

Immediate's site is more geared for the general public, electing not to display their dozens of pre-released albums. However, some of the more updated, remastered versions are available to buy oniTunes, Amazon and Immediate's website.

Some of the recent trailers in which the company's music has been featured are Star Trek: IntoDarkness, Iron Man 3, After Earth, Epic, Oblivion, Upside Down, Argo, The Hobbit: An UnexpectedJourney, The Dark Knight Rises and many more!

Top recommended tracks:

Lacrimosa Dominae

Serenata Immortale

Shield of Faith

Glory Seeker

World on a String

Surrender to Hope

Ode to Power

The Lords Shall Rule

Prometheus Rising

An Epic Age

Kerry Muzzey

Kerry Muzzey has produced the original soundtracks of several movies such as You Can't Have It All,Bear City, and Hole in the Paper Sky. He has also provided the music for trailers such as Star Trek:Into Darkness, The Master, The Unforeseen, Discovery's Blue Planet, Law and Order, Glee and TheLXD. All of his 12 albums are available on iTunes and his website!

Top recommended tracks:

Palladio

Bernini's Angels

Palladio : Rebuilt [all versions]

Life Goes On

1492

Position Music

Position Music is an entire network of trailer music that comprises 52 official albums and manyother contributing artists, a number of which are available on Amazon and iTunes.

Their music has been featured in countless trailers, such as Act of Valor, Beowulf, Constantine,Crank, District 9, Harry Potter, How to Train Your Dragon, I Am Legend, Ice Age 3, Immortals,Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Prince of Persia, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Spiderman 2,Spiderman 3, Star Trek, The Punisher, Toy Story 3, Underworld 4 and many others!

Top recommended tracks:

Revelations [by Veigar Margeirsson]

Trinity [by James Dooley]

Blow Out [by Magnus Christensen and Ryan Franks]

Hymn of the Apocalypse [by Jo Blankenburg]

Cataclysmic Clash [by Veigar Margeirsson]

City of the Fallen

City of the Fallen has produced 5 albums, releasing only a compilation for the general public.However, you can find all their tracks freely available on Youtube. The company has produced thetrailer music for the movie The Avengers.

Top recommended tracks:

Seraphim

Eye of the Beholder

The Sixth Day

Consuming Fire

Throne of Divinity

8Dawn

8Dawn (The Eighth Dawn) has released 6 albums and a single to date, all of which are available oniTunes and Amazon!

The company's music has been featured in numerous trailers, such as 300, A Knight's Tale, Aliens vs.Predator, Apollo 13, Artificial Intelligence, Castaway, Congo, Fast and Furious, Harry Potter, Jaws,Jurassic Park, Moulin Rouge, Pirates of the Caribbean, Speed Racer, The Incredibles, Valkyrie andmany others!

Top recommended tracks:

This Is Why I Was Born

Blades of Destiny

Last Drop of Blood

No Turning Back

Castles of the Sun

Corner Stone Cues

The Corner Stone Cues have released several albums to date, all of which are available on iTunesand Amazon.

The company has produced music for a fair amount of movies, the most famous being The Lord ofthe Rings: The Two Towers. Other movies and series include Battlefield Earth, John Carter, Night atthe Museum 2, Punching Penny, Primal, Top Chef, Top Chef Masters, The Real Housewives of NewYork City, and The Fashion Show.

Top recommended tracks:

Requiem for a Tower: Two Towers Trailer Mix Remastered

Ten Years Kashmir

Illuminati

Azure

Fjord