From the #1 entry, Audi RS6’s “Gymnast,” to #10, Washington State Lottery’s “Birds,” here’s our summer rundown of the Top 10 SHOOT Spot Tracks. View the work 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 Summer’s SHOOT Top 10 Spot Tracks Chart.
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SHOOT Top 10 Summer 2008 Spot Tracks Chart
Title | Music/Sound | Audio Post | Agency | Production | |
1 | Audi RS6’s “Gymnast” (video links below) | Wave Recording Studios, London Warren Hamilton, sound designer; Tony Rapaccioli, sound designer. Nick Rapaccioli, Neil Barnes, composers. | Wave Recording Studios Tony Rapaccioli, audio mixer | BBH, London | Prettybird, Santa Monica Paul Hunter, director |
2 | Haägen-Dazs’ “Opera” (video links below) | Q Department, New York Drazen Bosnjak, arranger/sound designer; Zack Rice, executive producer; Kelly Fulton, producer. Kip Wilborn, tenor; Julianna DiGiacomo, soprano. | Color, New York Josh Abbey, mixer | Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco | Psyop, bicoastal Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Laurent Ledru, directors. |
3 | Microsoft Zune’s Piece Of Me, Piece Of You (video links below) | stimmung, Santa Monica Reinhard Denke, sound designer (Music: Chromeo’s “Fancy Footwork”) | Lime Studios, Santa Monica Mark Meyuhas, mixer | 72andSunny, El Segundo, CA | Green Dot Films, Santa Monica Three Legged Legs, director |
4 | Kaiser Permanente Hawaii’s “Breath” (video links below) | Nylon Studios, Sydney Simon Lister, sound designer; Scott Langely, composer; Mark Beckhaus, producer. | Nylon Studios Simon Lister, mixer | Campbell-Ewald, Los Angeles | Aero Film, Santa Monica Ken Arlidge, director |
5 | Canon’s “Journey” (video links below) | Sacred Noise, New York Michael Montes, composer | Sound Lounge, New York Philip Loeb, mixer | Grey, New York | Anonymous Content, bicoastal/international Andrew Douglas, director |
6 | HP Touchsmart’s “Maestro” (video links below) | Sejong Soloists. Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons, Summer” (An existing recording of the track on Naxos records; Marty Wekser from Q Source Music submitted the track.) Eddie Kim, sound designer; Scott Ganary, executive producer. | Sound Lounge, New York Philip Loeb, mixer | Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco Todd Porter, executive producer/music supervisor | Psyop, bicoastal Todd Mueller, Kylie Matulick, directors |
7 | Mitsubishi’s “Robot Factory” (video links below) | Sound Lounge Music & Sound, New York Marshall Grupp, sound designer; Harry Frost, composer; Marcus Smith, executive producer | Sound Lounge, New York Glen Landrum, mixer | BBDO Toronto | The Mill, New York Aron Hjartatson, director |
8 | Liberty Mutual’s Father’s Day (web short) (video links below) | Human, bicoastal Morgan Visconti, Sloan Alexander, composers | Blast Digital, New York Joe O’Connell, mixer | Hill Holliday, Boston | RSA Films, bicoastal/international Laurence Dunmore, director Hill Holliday |
9 | Verizon’s “Dead Zones” (video links below) | tonefarmer, New York John Krogh, composer; Tiffany Senft, executive producer Marc Healy, sound designer | Howard Schwartz Recording (hsr), New York Steve Rosen, mixer | McCann Erickson, New York | Moxie Pictures, bicoastal/international Frank Todaro, director |
10 | Washington State Lottery’s “Birds” (video links below) | Music Forever, Calabasas, Calif. Rob Simonsen, composer; Anthony Marinelli, producer; Clint Bennett, music mixer. | Modern Music, Minneapolis Bryan Hanna, mixer | Publicis in the West, Seattle | Sticks+Stones Studios, Los Angeles Jerry Brown, director |
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Angelina Jolie To Receive Gothams Performer Tribute For “Marie”
The Gotham Film & Media Institute has announced that Academy Award®-winner Angelina Jolie will receive the Performer Tribute for her performance as Maria Callas in Pablo Larrain’s upcoming film Maria, at the 34th edition of The Gothams, taking place on Monday, December 2, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. The tribute will honor Jolie’s rendition of legendary opera singer Callas.
“Like the legendary figure she portrays, Angelina Jolie transcends mere performance to craft something extraordinary. Her interpretation captures both Maria Callas’ complexity as an artist and the cultural resonance that defines an icon,” said Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of The Gotham. “We are thrilled to celebrate what is truly one of Ms. Jolie’s career-defining performances in the final installment of Pablo Larrain’s magnificent trilogy.”
Maria follows Callas, one of the most iconic performers of the 20th century, as she retreats to Paris after a glamorous and tumultuous life in the public eye. The film reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days as the diva reckons with her identity and life. Written by Steven Knight, with cinematography by Ed Lachman and costumes by Massimo Cantini Parrini, Maria has Jolie joined by a star-studded cast including Alba Rohrwacher (Hungry Hearts, Happy As Lazzaro), Pierfrancesco Favino (Padrenostro, Adagio), Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog, Dolemite Is My Name), and Valeria Golino (For Your Love, The Beautiful Game). Marie premiered to critical acclaim at the Venice Film Festival and Jolie’s performance continues to stun audiences at the New York Film Festival, London Film Festival and the AFI Fest. Maria will be in... Read More