Due to this, many fans worried that this was another example of the campaign stealing an original composition for political use. The president is no stranger to complaints from musical artists, receiving Cease and Desist letters from Pharrell Williams, Steven Tyler, Rihanna & R.E.M, as well as a formal removal of a similar campaign video that used the Dark Knight Soundtrack without Warner Brothers’ permission. With many many artists recently taking legal action on Donald Trump’s campaign to stop unauthorized music usage, many fans thought this was more of the same. Lehrman has been responsible for scores for The Avengers, Avatar, Mission: Impossible and other blockbuster productions.Īs a result, many fans had a similar reaction to Breslau, calling for Riot to issue a copyright claim on the video for using the game’s music. The song is ‘The Throw Down’ by popular composer Gregg Lehrman. Used for the 2017 League of Legends World Championship during the Champion Select phase, it has become iconic in the LoL community.
It didn’t take long for other fans to realize where they’d heard the surging orchestral score before. Rod “Slasher” Breslau, legendary Quake player turned esports consultant, was one of the first to notice the odd occurrence.ĭid Trump seriously just use the League of Legends champion select music for this However, as the video circulated, listeners began to notice the background music sounded familiar to those who’ve spent time watching the League of Legends competitive scene. On January 17th, Donald Trump took to Twitter to publish a short video containing a collection of news clips as proof of “PROMISES KEPT!”.
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