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# Remixed Movie Trailers
Tron Legacy Promo Meets Michael Jackson's ‘Beat It'

By Rachel | Published 2009-07-28 | Pop Culture
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tron-legacy-michael-jackson-beat-it
References: [zoomdoggle](http://zoomdoggle.com/2009/07/fun-video-beat-it-tron/)

The ‘Tron Legacy’ trailer was recently released and while it is undoubtedly cool looking, something seems to be missing - a little Michael Jackson ‘Beat it’, perhaps?

A [Youtube](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mrbeast-lab-the-descent) user did a mashup of the new ‘Tron Legacy’ trailer mixed with the music of Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’, which is definitely a perfect marriage of [1980 awesome](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lightup-delorean-popcorn). Take a look at the mashup trailer that the people behind ‘Tron Legacy’ should seriously consider taking as the actual trailer.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 4.0/10
- Popularity: 20% | Activity: 91% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial
- Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### Key Themes Behind This Trend

- **Remixed Movie Trailers:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating remixed movie trailers that incorporate popular music to enhance the viewing experience.

### Where This Applies

- **Film and Entertainment:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporating remixed movie trailers in promotional campaigns to attract a wider audience.
- **Music Streaming:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborating with movie studios to license popular music for remixing and incorporating in movie trailers.
- **Digital Marketing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Using remixed movie trailers as an innovative marketing tool to generate buzz and increase engagement.

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