trailerize

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verb

To adapt (a piece of music) for use in the trailer of a film or television show.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

verbtrailerize (third-person singular simple present trailerizes, present participle trailerizing, simple past and past participle trailerized)

present singular third person trailerizes · participle present trailerizing · participle past trailerized · past trailerized · alternative trailerise

  1. transitiveentertainmentTo adapt (a piece of music) for use in the trailer of a film or television show.

    The first preview clip for The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader, was set to a trailerized version of Nirvana’s “Something In The Way.” Turns out there’s more to that Batman-Nirvana connection.

    2021 December 20, Chris DeVille, “Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne Is Inspired By Kurt Cobain Says The Batman Director”, in Stereogum
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    A creepy lullaby rendition of Disney’s classic “Once Upon a Dream,” a grungy version of Ben E. King’s feel-good “Stand by Me,” and a brooding interpretation of Robert Palmer’s bouncy ’80s anthem “Addicted to Love” all exemplify a growing trend: songs creatively covered and “trailer-ized” to market movies.

    2014 May 28, Tim Greiving, “Re-imagined Covers of Familiar Tunes Breathe New Life Into Trailers”, in Variety

Origin

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APA

trailerize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trailerize

MLA

“trailerize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trailerize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trailerize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trailerize.

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