| May 30, 2004 |
 Eye of the Tiger
Embracing a "life's soundtrack" creative direction, a new DoubleShot Expresso TV ad from Starbucks features a 80s rock tune familiar to Rocky fans and workout music listeners everywhere. The "Glen" TV commercial opens with a man in his kitchen having a DoubleShot drink, only to have the band Survivor appear in his living room chanting "Glen! Glen Glen Glen!". The band continues to follow him throughout his morning, offering a personalized version of their Rocky III soundtrack anthem " Eye of the Tiger". New lyrics include: "Middle management is right in his grasp. It's a dream he will never let die." (Somewhat related 80s music note: The ad features actual members of the band Survivor, including lead singer Jimi Jamison. The band's original lead singer, Dave Bickler, is the singing voice behind Bud Light's "Real Men of Genius" tv ads.)
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| May 26, 2004 |
 Anchorman Trailer
Leave it to a trailer for a Will Ferrell movie to use songs ranging from Enya to Kansas. In the new comedy ANCHORMAN, former SNL regular Will Ferrell plays chauvinist Ron Burgundy, a 70s era local San Diego TV news anchor. His macho world becomes threatened when a aspiring female journalist, played by Christina Applegate, joins the news team. The Anchorman film trailer features commercial favorite Enya, performing her song " Book of Days", which is available on her best of album Paint the Sky with Stars. Keeping with the retro 70s theme, the movie spot also features the classic rock tune " Carry on Wayward Son" by Kansas, which is available on, surprise, The Best of Kansas.
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| May 14, 2004 |
 The Incredibles
Pixar Animation Studios follows the success of Finding Nemo with their next animated feature for Disney, called THE INCREDIBLES. In the film, the world's greatest superhero, "Mr. Incredible", is called out of retirement for a top-secret assignment. In The Incredibles trailer, a remix of a familar James Bond soundtrack can be heard. The song is " On Her Majesty's Secret Service" by the Propellerheads, off their album Decksanddrumsandrockandroll. (The Propellerheads album has more than a few Bond spy film references, including a duet with famed Goldfinger singer Shirley Bassey, on the song " History Repeating".)
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| May 12, 2004 |
 Revlon Bellissimo
Before Halle Berry slips into her leather suit for this summer's CATWOMAN movie, she appears in a series of new ads for Revlon make-up. The campaign, featuring actresses Berry, Julianne Moore, Eva Mendes and Jaime King, documents the journey of each woman arriving "at the same physical and emotional destination in her own unique way." The TV spots are called "Four Women. Four Stories. One Destination.", and feature one seductive song, " Bellissimo," performed by the group Ilya from their CD "They Died For Beauty."
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| May 02, 2004 |
 Friends Finale
Ten years of FRIENDS will conclude on Thursday night, but in case you miss it, you won't have to wait for re-runs to find out the fate of Ross and Rachel. The FRIENDS Series Finale will be released on a special DVD on May 11, just five days after series finale airs.
Recent promos on NBC for the finale use Evanescence's song, " My Immortal."
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