The Witcher season 2 trailer song is a strange choice, but it goes a long way in differentiating the Netflix fantasy series from HBO's Game of Thrones. Despite all the controversy surrounding season 8 and the series' ending, Game of Thrones was undoubtedly a pop cultural phenomenon. Even today, studios, networks, and streaming services are all searching for the "next Game of Thrones" that they can turn into appointment viewing. Luckily for Netflix, they quickly found that in The Witcher.
The Witcher season 1 debuted way back in December 2019 and became a massive hit, earning Netflix its largest new series launch ever at the time. And because of that success, the service expanded the franchise with an anime prequel film, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, as well as an upcoming live-action spinoff series, The Witcher: Blood Origin, among various other installments in the burgeoning franchise. But before more spinoffs hit screens around the world, The Witcher season 2 is finally ready to be seen.
And to set the tone, The Witcher season 2 trailer song that's used drives home the wackiness of the series as well as its focus on supernatural and mythical creatures. The Witcher season 2 trailer song is "Monster" by Kanye West, albeit an edited one, and going beyond its name highlighting the monsters Geralt and other Witchers fight in this universe, the song characterizes the show as being a different type of fantasy series, something that should no longer be considered the next Game of Thrones.
The Witcher and Game of Thrones are similar in many ways, with The Witcher season 2 trailer even hyping up events such as a war between the North and South and monsters awakening, but those elements can be found in most fantasy stories. By using Kanye West's "Monster", The Witcher season 2 trailer proves that the series is on a different level compared to Game of Thrones; it's eccentric and outlandish, not dour and foreboding. It's fun in all the right ways and knows not to take itself too seriously, which is why season 1 struck a chord with viewers in 2019.
Interestingly, it's curious as to why Netflix didn't use "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher" for The Witcher season 2 trailer song, or at least some version of it. It permeated pop culture after season 1 released and is still played by many people almost two years later, but perhaps a rendition of it is being saved for season 2 when Geralt and Jaskier reunite. If not, there are plenty of other tracks from The Witcher soundtrack that can be used to sell a more self-serious tone for season 2.