The Best and Worst Uses of Kanye West Songs in Movie Trailers

There's a slow remix of Kanye's "Heartless" in the latest The Girl on the Train trailer, and it hits all the right notes for me — pun intended.

I get how the lyrics tie into the movie's plot, I just think the song isn't right for Assassin's Creed. Spoiler alert, the internet agrees with me and created a version of the trailer without the song in it.

"Runaway" isn't just an addition to The Night Before trailer, it's a big part of it. The boys start playing it on the giant toy store piano (à la Big) making it completely irreplaceable and oddly appropriate.

What's the best way to follow upbeat reggae song "Don't Worry, Be Happy"? With Kanye's intense, politically charged hit "Jesus Walks." There's not a lot of dialogue after the tune kicks in ("Welcome to the suck" being the notable exception), but the song perfectly complements the danger the soldiers are facing. An excellent use of the track.

What I love about this pairing is that the lyrics match up perfectly with the arc of Mark Zuckerberg's story: "I'm living in the 21st century, doin' something mean to it; Do it better than anybody you ever seen do it." Solid use, and I appreciate that they're obviously employing the song for something deeper than its catchy hook.

"No Church in the Wild" kicks in about halfway through the trailer, but by then I'm not really paying attention. The beat definitely perks me back up, but to me, it's too late, plus the track doesn't really go with the scenes shown. It's not terrible, but it's definitely not an iconic match.

I like that Limitless also thematically matches up with "Power," but there's something about the song in the trailer that doesn't make it stick with me as much as The Social Network's footage.

The Hangover Part II isn't the best installment of the series, but I do like the way Kanye's piano-heavy track kicks off the trailer. I wish there was more of the song playing in the trailer, but I think "Dark Fantasy" definitely jibes with the film.

2012's Broken City uses the same song, but unlike the Social Network and Limitless trailers, this one doesn't utilize the lyrics. Instead, it just repeats that "Ah, hey" part, which doesn't allow the song to fully be showcased. Thumbs down.

Director Baz Luhrmann loves using anachronistic music, and in The Great Gatsby's trailer, he went with a hip-hop theme. Judging by the trailer, he made the right call for the '20s-set movie. After watching this a few times, whenever I hear "No Church in the Wild," I think of the grand party scene, because the two are perfectly entwined.

I'm not the biggest fan of this matchup, even though Kanye's songs have long been used in the Hangover movies and trailers. To me, the tone of the song with the trailer feels off, and the track that really sticks with me from the clip isn't Kanye, it's Wolfmother's "Joker & the Thief." Nice try, Wolfpack.

I still can't get over how fantastic "Black Skinhead" goes with Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street trailer. It's as if this song, from album Yeezus, and this movie were meant for each other. Kudos to the trailer team on the finest pairing of them all!