By The Editors of SHOOT
View the spots and learn more about the companies and people behind the great range of music, sound design and audio post represented in the selections for this quarter’s SHOOT Top 10 Spot Tracks Chart. See related article here.
SHOOT Top 10 Quarterly Spot Tracks Chart
Title | Music/Sound | Audio Post | Agency | Production | |
1 | Vanguard’s “Horror” (view spot below) | Elias Arts, bicoastalChristopher Kemp, composer; Kala Sherman, executive producer. | Sound Lounge, | Hungry Man, | |
2 | Summer’s Eve’s “The V” (view spot below) | PrimalScream Music, Los AngelesNicole Dionne, creative director; Klaus Badelt, composer; Stuart Brawley, sound designer. | Lime, | The Richards Group, Dallas | House of Usher, |
3 | Nokia’s “Gulp” (short) (view spot below) | Wave, LondonWill Grove-White, composer (“Gulp Guitar” track); Jack Sedgwick, sound designer. | Wave, LondonJack Sedgwick, mixer. | Wieden+Kennedy, London | Aardman Animations, |
4 | El Pollo Loco’s (view spot below) | Beacon Street Studios, Venice, Calif.John Nau, Andrew Feltenstein, composers; Adrea Lavezzoli, producer. | Trailer Park, | goodness Mfg., Hollywood | Bob Industries, |
5 | State Farm’s (view spot below) | Q Department, New York (original music) | Sound Lounge, | O Positive, bicoastalJim Jenkins, director. | |
6 | Toms Shoes’ (view spot below) | Wondershow LLC, Los AngelesBen Romans, composer/arranger. | Sean Melia, mixer. | Urgent Content, bicoastal | Urgent ContentMax Joseph, director |
7 | UMBRO’s “Blackout” (view spot below) | Amber Music, bicoastalAndrew Brannan, sound designer; Jennie | audioEngine, New YorkTom Goldblatt, mixer. | Anomaly, | Buck, bicoastalBuck, director. |
8 | ESPN’s “Decent Proposal” (view spot below) | KarmaGroove, Brooklyn, NYAuria Abraham, arranger/producer. | Sound Lounge, | Wieden+Kennedy, | O Positive, bicoastalJim Jenkins, director. |
9 | U.S. Navy’s “Ceremonial Guard/Drill Team” (view spot below) | Yessian DetroitMichael Yessian, head of production, Gerard Smerek, executive producer; Brian Yessian, chief creative officer; Chris Plansker, composer; | Yessian DetroitScott Gatteno, mixer. | Campbell-Ewald, Detroit | Nonfiction Unlimited, bicoastalPeyton Wilson, director. |
10 | Verizon’s “Doors” (view spot below) | Tonefarmer, | Sonic Union, New YorkSteve Rosen, mixer. | mcgarrybowen, | Park Pictures, bicoastalJake Schreier, director. |
“Heretic” and “Maria” Set As Red Carpet Premieres At AFI Fest
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that Heretic, the psychological thriller starring Hugh Grant, and Maria, based on the life of opera singer Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie, will round out the Red Carpet Premieres section at this yearโs AFI Fest. The Heretic Gala Screening will take place on Thursday, October 24, and the Maria Gala Screening will be held on Saturday, October 26. The complete Red Carpet Premieres section includes the world premieres of Music By John Williams, Robert Zemeckisโ Here, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and Clint Eastwoodโs Juror #2. All Red Carpet Premieres will take place at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. The full lineup for AFI Fest 2024 will be unveiled on October 1.
โAt the heart of AFI Fest is an unwavering dedication to celebrating the best in global cinema--together,โ said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. โWe look forward to uniting artists and audiences once again to be inspired by the art form in a powerful sense of community.โ
Heretic follows two young missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) who are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (portrayed by Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse. The film is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and produced by Stacey Sher, Beck, Woods, Julia Glausi and Jeanette Volturno. The film will be released nationwide by A24 on November 8.
Directed by Pablo Larraรญn, Maria presents a tumultuous and beautiful depiction of one of the worldโs most renowned artists and reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days in Paris, as Callas (Jolie)... Read More