From an inspired yet offbeat product demo in which Gillette Razors are deployed in the playing of an original music composition on the piano to a score for a movingly emotional piece for FEMA and The Ad Council, our Fall 2014 Top Ten Tracks Chart offers a wide range of work that shows how music and sound are integral to supporting the storyline as well as setting the mood and tone of any project whether it be a spot, promo, video, short or longer form piece.
Check out the 10 entries on this chart as well as a separate story on the #1 ranked piece of work on this quarterly Top Ten Tracks Chart.
1: New Video: Gillette’s “Piano Demo”
Client Gillette Agency Grey New York Tor Myhren, president/global chief creative officer; Jeff Stamp, Leo Savage, group creative directors; Lance Parrish, Steve Nathans, associate creative dierctors; Nick Terzip, copywriter; James McPherson, executive producer; Katy Fuoco, film producer; Megan Swan, assistant producer; Zachary Pollakoff, music producer; Debby Reiner, brand agency lead; Howard Roberts, executive strategy director. Production 1stAveMachine Asif Mian, director; Zak Mulligan, cinematographer; Sam Penfield, exec producer; Leigh Goldstone, producer; Bob Partington, chief creative technologist; Jason Curtis, art director. Editorial Cut+Run Akiko Ikawaka, editor. Music Ryan Lott (Son Lux), composer. Audio Post Heard City Phil Loeb, mixer.
2: Under Armour’s “I Will What I Want-Misty Copeland”
Music/Sound Q Department, New York Sonic Union, New York David Papa, Rob McIver, sound designers Audio Post Sonic Union, New York David Papa, mixer Agency Droga5, New York Production Reset Johnny Green, director
3: Caritas’ “The Long Spoons”
Music/Sound BANG, New York Viliam Béreš, composer/arranger; Nick Cipriano, Paul Vitolins, sound designers Audio/Post BANG, New York Nick Cipriano, Paul Vitolins, mixers. Agency Caritas (in-house) Production Eallin Motion Arts, Prague Denizcan Yuzgul, director
4: EA Sports/Madden NFL 15’s “Madden Season”
Music/Sound Beacon Street Studios, Venice, Calif. Jeremy Balliger, Andrew Feltenstein, John Nau, Danny Dunlap, Colin Wolfe, composers; Mike Franklin, sound designer; Adrea Lavezzoli, executive producer Audio Post Beacon Street Studios Mike Franklin, mixer; Dewey Thomas, assistant mixer; Kate Vadnais, mix producer. Agency Heat, San Francisco Production Hungry Man, bicoastal/international Wayne McClammy, director
5: The Best Work You May Never See: Ad Council/FEMA’s “Waiting”
Client Ad Council/FEMA Agency Deutsch New York Kerry Keenan, chief creative officer; Matt McKay, executive creative director; Nick Partyka, Jeff Vinick, Matt Moyer, copywriters; Dan Read, associate creative director/art director; JC Pagan, designer; Joe Calabrese, director of integrated production; Crissy Cicco, executive producer; Jeremy Gelade, director of integrated workflow. Production MJZ Nicolai Fuglsig, director; Greig Fraser, DP; Emma Wilcockson, exec producer; Betsy Oliver, producer. Editorial Cosmo Street Stephane Dumonceau, editor; Joshua Berger, assistant editor; Maura Woodward, exec producer; Heather Richardson, producer. Post Company 3 Tom Poole, sr. colorist; Dana Bloder, producer. Post Method Studios Jared Pollack, online editor; Christos Montzouros, producer; Cara Buckley, exec producer. Sound Design stimmung Gus Koven, sound designer; Ceinwyn Clark, exec producer. Audio Post Heard City Philip Loeb, Evan Mangiamele, engineers; Gloria Pitagorsky, exec producer; Katie Flynn, assistant producer.
6: Google’s “Android One”
Music/Sound Amber Music, Brooklyn, NY Chip Jenkins, composer; Michelle Curran, exec producer Audio Post Soundlounge, New York Rob Sayer, mixer Agency Anomaly, New York Stephen Campbel, music supervisor Production HSI, bicoastal/international The Malloys, directors
7: Het Laatste Nieuws (HLN)’s “Brand Image”
Music/Sound Yessian Music, New York & Detroit (licensing) Song: The XX’s “Intro” Audio Post Studio Helsinki, Antwerp, Belgium Patrick Giets, mixer Agency These Days Y&R Belgium Production Rococo, Antwerp, Belgium Jan and Raf Roosens, directors
8: Target’s “Sunrise”
Music/Sound Elias Arts, bicoastal Jason Kramer, music supervisor; Brent Nichols, executive creative director; Dave Gold, creative director; Ann Haugen, exec producer; Katie Overcash, producer. Kishi Bashi, artist Track Title: “Philosophize In It! Chemicalize with It!” Audio Post Brahmsted White Noise (BWN), Minneapolis Carl White, mixer Agency mono, Minneapolis Production Thomas Thomas Films Kevin Thomas, director
9: New Music Video: DirecTV’s “Fantasy Football Fantasy”
Client DirecTV Agency Grey NY Tor Myhren, president/chief creative officer; Dan Kelleher, executive creative director; Doug Fallon, Steven Fogel, group creative directors; Kim Nguyen, Marques Gartrell, creatives; Andrew Chinich, executive producer; Lindsay Myers, producer; Zachary Pollakoff, music producer. Production DNA, Hollywood, Calif. Director X, director; Missy Galanida, Patricia Judice, exec producers; Justin Diener, producer; Tara Martin, production supervisor; Omer Ganai, DP. Editorial Cosmo Street Tom Scherma, editor; Maura Woodward, exec producer; Heather Richardson, producer; Dave Otte, assistant editor. Audio Mister Bronx Audio David Wolfe, mixer/sound designer. Music Butter Music & Sound Andrew Sherman, creative director; Ian Jeffreys, exec producer; Glen Cavanaugh, producer/mixer. Audio mixHaus studios Richard Furch, additional vocal mixing. On-set Recording Studio 101 NOLA. Post Method Studios, New York. Jay Hawkins, Doug Luka, VFX supervisors; Carlos Herrera, producer. Casting Caballero Casting & Avenue 3 Casting.
10: Rolex’s “Words”
Music/Sound duotone audio group, New York Peter Nashel, Brad Fischer, composers; David Leinheardt, executive producer; Lissa Farquhar, producer; Brian Deming, Sarah Gibble, sound designers; Lawrence Manchester, mixer. Audio Post Transmission, New York Andy Green, mixer Agency JWT New York Paul Greco, director of music Production Quad Productions, Paris Francois Peryanne, director