Donald Trump is using League of Legends music in his re-election campaign ads
Is the US President secretly a League of Legends fan?
President Donald Trump may secretly be a fan of League of Legends.
Or at least its music.
Earlier this week, President Trump posted a video on twitter containing a collection of news clips with the caption, “PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT!”
PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT!#KeepAmericaGreat2020????????pic.twitter.com/CheEfoFUBT
However, viewers quickly noticed that the background music for the video was a League of Legends song, specifically “The Throw Down” by composer, Gregg Lehrman.
Many League fans, including esports journalist,Rod “Slasher” Breslau, called for Riot to issue a copyright claim on the video.
However, LoL producer, John Daniel “Riot Triaged” Depa, later tweeted that along with its own original music, Riot also licenses music from “3rd Party Production Music sources.”
A few people have mentioned they hear music the#LEC/#LCSuse in other places. You definitely will!We both use our own original music, license music from 3rd Party “Production Music” sources, and more.I’ve heard music used on the LEC on BBC’s Interior Design Masters…
That seems to be the case here as, after a little investigating, we found The Throw Down onUniversal Production Music’s website, where it’s described as “a driving hip-hop beat, huge distorted guitars, and a sweeping melodic orchestra as it builds to a climax.”
This is probably how someone from President Trump’s team found the track and licensed it for use.
Alternatively, maybe President Trump really is a secret fan of League of Legends and requested the music be used in his video.
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