DOMINOS COMMERCIALS: OUR FAVOURITES

In this article we cover Domino's pizza 80s commercials, new Domino's commercials and so much more! Interested? Keep on reading.

Fittingly, Domino’s most effective commercials – we’re talking the kind on par with adidas, Nike and Gillette commercials – seek to remind viewers that they can always rely on the restaurant chain to add some happiness to their life.

Here, we run through the best Domino’s commercials of all time – including the famous Ferris Bueller’s Day Off-inspired commercial, The Simpsons commercial and the new Domino’s yodel commercial. As usual, we’ll be drawing your attention to the music used in each commercial and providing you with links to relevant playlist pages.

10 Best Domino’s Commercials

1. New Domino’s Commercial – Yodel

If you’ve been watching ITV’s Love Island, Channel 4’s Rick & Morty or any other show on British broadcast television this summer (2021), you’re bound to have seen the rib-tickling yodelling Domino’s commercial. Essentially, the plot focuses on a 20-something man communicating with his friends by yodelling from the balcony of his high-rise apartment. Thanks to the subtitles, we know that the yodelling translates into a Domino’s order, which explains why the group of lads are pictured eating Domino’s together at the end of the commercial.

Music: Domino’s eschews using a background track for this commercial to ensure that the focus of the commercial is the rhythmic yodelling. Personally, we feel it wouldn’t hurt if they made use of one of our yodelling tracks at some point during the commercial. Just saying...

Explore other impressive ads released in our Best ads of 2021 article.

2. Domino’s Salad Commercial

We’re all well aware that there are healthier food options to choose from than pizza; and, according to the Domino’s salad commercial, Domino’s are also well aware of this fact. The most extreme example of a healthier meal is, of course, a salad.

In this commercial, Domino’s announces that it has added salads to the menu to ensure that those who are concerned about their diet can still order Domino’s with the rest of their friends and/or family.

Music: The piano-led music used in this ad changes with the mood of the commercial. First, the music reflects the sad aura of the family who’d rather be eating Domino’s than salad, but then uplifting strings and percussion instruments are introduced to the track to create a more positive vibe when Domino’s salads are officially announced.

3. Domino’s Emoji Commercial

In 2015, Domino’s had fun with the idea of parents being emoji illiterate by creating a commercial that follows traumatised parents who are struggling to communicate with their children over instant messaging services. To help these parents, Domino’s advertises their emoji literacy cards that aim to help bring those struggling to understand the language of emojis up to speed. The ad also advertises a new service in which Domino’s customers can order a pizza to their house by simply messaging or tweeting a pizza emoji to the American fast-food brand.

Music: The commercial's style is manifestly indie-doc inspired; fittingly, the music is emotional, stirring and excessively dramatic. The use of such a serious composition makes this commercial even more hilarious than it already is as it almost feels inappropriate to laugh at the distressed characters.

4. Joe Keery Domino’s Commercial (also known as the Ferris Bueller Domino’s Commercial)

During the latter half of the 2010s, most young people began to wish they had grown up in the 1980s thanks to one television show, Netflix’s Stranger Things. Domino’s jumped onto the era-focused hype and hired star of Stranger Things Joe Keery to feature in a commercial inspired by 80s cult-classic flick Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. The result? A truly nostalgic viewing experience.

Music: Appropriately, the music of the Joe Keery Domino’s commercial is 80s inspired. The first track that can be heard is a pop power ballad-inspired song created specifically for the ad; the second is a funky composition reminiscent of 80s action-comedy soundtracks; the third is Yello’s world-renowned song ‘Oh Yeah’, famous for featuring in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.

Explore our 1980s-inspired music collection over in our 1980s playlist.

5. Domino’s Delivery Business Commercial

Three years after the Ferris Bueller Domino’s commercial, the American restaurant chain recreated another iconic 80s movie scene – this time, the scene comes from 1983’s Risky Business. Instead of Tom Cruise dancing around in his shirt and underwear, we see a young Domino’s customer recreate the iconic moment as he waits for his tasty Domino’s order to be delivered.

Music: Fortunately, for film buffs like us, Domino’s gained a license to the song from the Risky Business scene, ‘Old Time Rock ‘n’ Roll’ by Bob Seger. Looking for something similar? Visit our Rock ‘n’ Roll playlist.

6. Domino’s Tree Falls On Car Commercial

Comedy has always been an important part of Domino’s commercials, and one of the funniest Domino’s ads to date is the commercial that’s often dubbed the ‘tree falls on car ad’. As the name suggests, the TV commercial focuses on a man who’s happy to find his pizza is still intact after a huge tree destroys his car. Unfortunately, the man subsequently slips on some nearby which results in the pizza falling face down on the snow-covered ground. Luckily, Domino’s informs viewers that all of their orders come with a carryout guarantee, meaning customers are entitled to a brand-new pizza if anything goes wrong before they can indulge in their order.

Music: The music of this commercial kicks in after the customer’s unfortunate incidents. As the narrator runs through a carryout insurance explanation, a smooth jazz background track plays that gives the on-screen Domino’s restaurant a welcoming atmosphere.

7. Domino’s The Noid Commercial

In 1986, Domino’s introduced a new mischievous character called The Noid to television viewers. The Noid was supposed to embody all of the problems other pizza chains faced when trying to get their inferior pizzas out to their customers; of course, The Noid is unable to attack Domino’s pizzas.

Music: To complement the animated commercial’s playful vibe, Domino’s opted for a comical brass-led track. If you’re planning on producing a funny commercial, visit our funny/comedy playlist to find the perfect background track for you.

8. Domino’s The Return of The Noid Commercial

In 2021, Domino’s released a commercial which introduced Domino’s Nuro self-driving vehicles and re-introduced The Noid. As a Nuro vehicle drives towards its designated destination, The Noid tries everything to stop the vehicle from delivering pizzas to customers.

Music: Unsurprisingly, the commercial is a lot more cinematic than the original 80s ads featuring the Domino’s antagonist; hence, the pizza chain opts for a grand orchestral adventure song to soundtrack the 30-second TV ad.

9. Domino’s Nothing Can Stop Us Commercial

Domino’s are constantly coming up with new, innovative ways to improve the experience of ordering and collecting your food. In 2021, Domino’s USA introduced a two-minute guarantee that ensures all customers who opt for the car-side delivery receive their order within, you guessed it, two minutes. The humorous commercial proves that nothing – not rain, snow, wind or a stampede of zoo animals – will stop a Domino’s employee from providing the customer with their food within the set time. But if they do miss the two-minute mark, the customer is entitled to a free Domino’s pizza when they next order.

Music: This 30-second commercial is light-hearted and easy to digest. To dial up the cheery tone of the commercial, Domino’s opts for a warm, atmospheric track, kinda like those found in our ambient/atmospheric playlist.

10. Domino’s Dinner Bell Commercial

Another of Domino’s recent smart ideas is the Domino’s dinner bell, an in-app feature introduced in the USA in 2018. Once activated, the Domino’s dinner bell alerts all members of a family (or household) that a Domino’s order has been placed and will soon be on the kitchen table. What an awesome way to gather your loved ones together!

Music: To exaggerate the effect of the Domino’s dinner bell feature for entertainment purposes, the fast-food brand incorporates a drama-filled orchestral track into the commercial.

Music For Your Commercial

If you, like Domino’s, would like to take advantage of our ever-growing catalogue of music for advertising tracks, all you need to do is decide whether you’d like to pay as you go or sign up to our subscription service, The Essential Edit subscription.

If you like the sound of the former option, we encourage you to start your journey to find the track for you by heading over to our production genre playlists page where you can find playlists such as comedy, corporate and sport. Dive into each playlist to find myriad background tracks you can sample.