Gladiator 2 Trailer’s Jay-Z and Kanye West Song Leads To Fan Backlash
The first trailer for arrived on Tuesday and immediately got viewers talking about its visuals, cast, and the grand spectacle it offers with its battle sequences. However, it also received backlash from commenters over some aspects. One of the key talking points was the choice of soundtrack for the trailer.
While depicting its ancient Roman setting, the Gladiator 2 trailer uses Jay Z and Kanye West’s rap song, “No Church in the Wild.” Among other elements, the song proved to be a questionable choice for many who viewed the trailer.
At the time of writing, the trailer has amassed 11.5 million views following its launch on Paramount’s official YouTube channel. While it has received over 98,000 likes, there are a notable number of dislikes on the video. YouTube keeps the dislike statistics hidden, but various third-party extensions can still showcase accurate numbers.
As seen in the image above, almost 56% of people hit the dislike button out of the total reactions to the Gladiator 2 trailer. Currently, the number of dislikes has crossed 124,000 and is consistent with multiple dislike viewer extensions. It has also received several negative comments with people questioning the need for the sequel. However, a number of comments are directed at the song choice in the trailer.
One YouTube user commented sarcastically on the use of the song “No Church in the Wild” in the trailer by posting, “This Jay Z song mentions a colosseum. Yeah stick that in there.”
Several other commenters further criticized the music choice. Furthermore, the backlash on the Gladiator 2 trailer’s soundtrack continued across other social media platforms.
One user posted on X (previously Twitter):
Compare the new trailer to the original and so much of the impact is lost using generic trailer scores and modern music trying to make it sound cool. It's about Rome not the Bronx.
It's also twice as long with half the story.<a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gladiator2?src=hash&ref_src=»
