How many high-level discussions did it take to not use “Bad Guy?”
Diablo 4‘s launch trailer is here and like many, many, many….[pause]…many other dark and broody video game trailers, it uses a somber song from popular media to get its point across. If you had the song’s identity on the tip of your tongue, we’re here to help!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV4zVqb9vWc
The song from the Diablo 4 launch trailer is “You Should See Me in a Crown” by Billie Eilish
Blizzard might have myriad problems right now from just about every angle, but they still shelled out the big bucks to get a Billie Eilish song for Diablo 4‘s inaugural trailer. “You Should See Me in a Crown” was released in 2019 on the album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? and it was one of the bigger tracks that catapulted the singer-songwriter to fame.
To say the reception has been polarizing would be an understatement. The song itself, which skews moody, fits the context of the album. But for a Diablo 4 trailer — even if the meaning of the song involves iconography like blood, and the concept of biding time before a grand takeover (which could be a parallel for many demon and immortal entities in the series) — it’s a bold choice that has people talking, at the very least.
Published: May 24, 2023 10:24 am