Tonic Expansion; Groove Addicts, Finger Wrap Car Jobs
Audio mixing/music/sound design shop Tonic has extended its New York reach, adding to its midtown and West Side locations with the opening of Tonic Downtown, housed in the Full Circle Post facility. The Tonic talent roster includes composers Peter Fish and A.J. “Andy” Gundell, sound designer Jun Mizumachi, and mixers Bill Cavanaugh, Doug Johnson, Anthony Erice and Juan Aceves…..Feature film composer Stewart Copeland, who’s handled for spots via Groove Addicts, Los Angeles, has wrapped the score for Mitsubishi’s “King of the Hill,” which was directed by Gerard de Thame of bicoastal HSI Productions for BBDO West, Los Angeles. The stirring percussion imparts an air of warrior-readiness to advance the storyline of two vehicles about to do battle. A dusty black truck waits atop a commanding hill for a red Mitsubishi truck that navigates rough terrain. Both trucks rev their engines. As the Mitsubishi snarls, the generic black truck lets out a whimper and leaks from its undercarriage, scared into submission. Copeland’s Groove Addicts support team included creative director Dain Blair and engineer Gerhard Joost. Tom Jucarone of Sound Lounge, New York, was the audio post mixer…..Finger Music, Santa Monica, has wrapped a Dodge Charger spot, “Unleashed,” for agency GlobalHue, Southfield, Mich. Finger’s Dave Hodge served as creative director/arranger/composer/sound designer on the visual effects-driven project. He collaborated with Kool Keith on the rap score; Hodge composed the music track, for which rapper Keith–whose credits include assorted albums and singles–wrote original lyrics. Jenny Warren executive produced for Finger. Audio post mixer was Jay Scott of GTN, Oak Park, Mich. Post/effects house was The Syndicate, Santa Monica….Dave Wittman of bicoastal Elias Arts composed the score for Jordan Brand’s “B More,” directed by Antoine Fuqua of bicoastal Anonymous Content for Wieden+Kennedy, New York. The spot juxtaposes a pre-game Carmelo Anthony, a professional basketball player, with scenes of him walking through the early life experiences that brought him to his current star status. To build more tension over the course of the ad, Wittman complemented a looped vocal track with modern hip-hop production, strings, and, finally, a choir. Sound designer/audio post mixer was Marc Healy of Mackenzie Cutler, New York……
“Memoir of a Snail” Takes Top Prize At London Film Festival
The Official Competition jury said: “Our jury was incredibly moved by Adam Elliot’s Memoir of a Snail, which is a singular achievement in filmmaking. Emotionally resonant and constantly surprising, Memoir tackles pertinent issues such as bullying, loneliness and grief head-on, creating a crucial and universal dialogue in a way that only animation can. The jury is delighted to recognize an animated film alongside its live-action peers.”
Rounding out the winners of this year’s films screening In Competition are:
- Winner of the Sutherland Award in the First Feature Competition – On Falling (Dir. Laura Carreira)
- Winner of the Grierson Award in the Documentary Competition – Mother Vera (Dirs. Cécile Embleton, Alys Tomlinson)
- Winner of the Short Film Award in the Short Film Competition – Vibrations from Gaza (Dir. Rehab Nazzal)