Jude Law and Giancarlo Giannini reunite with Anomaly and RSA’s Jake Scott to the sounds of Amber
Amber Music (www.ambermusic.com) has produced the score for Part Two of Johnnie Walker Blue Label’s “The Gentlemen’s Wager II,” starring Jude Law, Giancarlo Giannini and Zhao Wei. The film was released on YouTube and the Johnny Walker website over Halloween weekend.
Directed by RSA’s Jake Scott, edited by Andrea MacArthur at NO6, and scored by Amber Music, this new 10-minute film follows the original “Gentlemen’s Wager” storyline released last year. It was created by Chief Creative Officer Mike Byrne and Creative Director Mark Sarosi at Anomaly New York, with Winslow Dennis producing for the agency.
To view the film, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzME9i03PpI.
The short tells the story of Law’s journey through Italy and France (ending in Monaco) in a vintage race car he wants to win as the result of a bet he made with Giannini. Accordingly, the music is all loosely based on 1960s film scores, with that humorous feel typical of Italian movies from that time.
“We were looking for a score that acted as another character in the film,” explained Byrne, “music that lived in the narrative and helped bring the different emotions to life.”
To that end, Amber created seven minutes of original music, composed by Mark Tewarson and produced by Michelle Curran, assisted by Mike Perri. The track also includes music by Plastic Bertrand, with contributions from Eclectic. Amber mastered the tracks on quarter-inch tape to aid in creating an authentic 1960s sound, Curran explained.
“It’s pretty rare to work on such an amazing piece of creativity with such a famous cast,” said Curran, while also noting that the agency and production teams were equally formidable. “I think we’ve created a fun music score that reflects how genuinely exciting this project was for us to do.”
Other recent work from Amber includes music for Panera Bread (also for Anomaly), Mercedes-Benz (Merkley + Partners), Persil (TBWA\Chiat\Day) and Citigroup (Publicis).
About Amber Music
Founded in London in 1993 by Creative Director Michelle Curran, Amber (http://ambermusic.com) is located in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Amber has been awarded multiple Gold Lions at Cannes, a D&AD Black Pencil, and an Emmy®. It offers original music composition, sound design, and licensing from third-party publishers and record labels, as well as from its own back catalogue. Amber is a certified Woman-Owned business.
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Simian Gets An Evolutionary Boost For Collaboration, Reveals “Teams”
Simian, the showreel-building, review & approval, and production asset management platform used globally by creative leaders, is kicking off this fall season with a substantial leap forward for collaboration and project management – with more updates on the way during the holidays!
The new feature, aptly dubbed “Teams”, makes it easier than ever for users to give project responsibilities to team members and clients alike. “You can never have too many options when it comes to permission levels,” says Jay Brooks, Simian’s Chief Technology Officer. “Teams provides a streamlined way to assign multiple users to a project at once.”
“Teams are very powerful, but creating one is effortless,” Brian Atton, Simian’s Chief Operating Officer explains. “Simply enter a Team name, add members, and then apply the newly made Team to any desired project. You can even invite temporary guests without changing settings for other projects or needing to create a new Team.”
“We love helping our clients by providing efficient tools to improve their workflow, and this has been a frequently requested feature as of late,” shares Kellie Atton, Head of Sales at Simian. “It feels great to get Teams out into the wild because I know it’s going to be tremendously helpful to everyone who uses it”.
Teams is now available exclusively to Simian’s enterprise clients. Simian plans to release more product upgrades and enhancements during Q4 2024 and 2025 for enterprise and non-enterprise users, continuing its ongoing evolution as the industry’s leading production asset management solution.
For more information on Simian upgrades and features, visit https://www.gosimian.com/
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