Trailerization
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The act of trailerizing (adapting a piece of music for use in the trailer of a film or television show). countable, uncountable
"Composers are increasingly in demand for trailerization — reworking existing tracks by artists including Kate Bush, Nirvana and Kendrick Lamar to maximize their impact in film and TV previews. […] Many high profile trailerizations are applied to songs that are decades old: Remixes and overlays allow the trailers to tap into the nostalgia evoked by the original."
Example
More examples"Composers are increasingly in demand for trailerization — reworking existing tracks by artists including Kate Bush, Nirvana and Kendrick Lamar to maximize their impact in film and TV previews. […] Many high profile trailerizations are applied to songs that are decades old: Remixes and overlays allow the trailers to tap into the nostalgia evoked by the original."
Etymology
From trailer + -ization.
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