From an animated music video for Claritin promoting kids being more active outdoors to a Gillette Venus-backed wry declaration of support for the much maligned pubic hair, and a social awareness-heightening message for probation and parole reform, this quarter's Top Ten Tracks Music Chart contains whimsy, levity and poignancy.
Also in the Chart mix are entries for LifeWTR, Expedia and even a Clio Awards intro film.
So have a look and a listen to the breakthrough music and sound work that made its mark this quarter.
1: Energy BBDO, ATKPLN, Mophonics Team On Animated Music Video For Claritin’s Outsideologist Project
Client Bayer/Claritin Agency Energy BBDO Josh Gross, Pedro Pรฉrez, chief creative officers; Susan Treacy, executive creative director; Gloria Dusenberry, Manuel Torres, creative directors; Tanvi Tandon, sr. copywriter; Jason Murray, sr. art director; John Pratt, head of integrated production; Vanessa Luhr, executive producer; Chris Totzke, producer; Daniel Kuypers, executive director of music; Nick Maker, music producer; Karolina Barej, music business coordinator. Production & Postproduction ATKPLN, Dallas Daniel DelPurgatorio, director, executive creative director; Angela Finney, production designer; Josh Zeuske, prop master; O’Connor Hartnett, DP; Bill Halliar, storyboard artist & character design; Joi Fulton, Benjamin Girdwood, Dustin d’Arnault, character design; Sofie Edvardsson, animation director; Jakob Nystrom, animation supervisor; Jonathan Dahl, Daniel Elv-Forsรฉn, Karolin Gu, Line Hagsand, Carl Johan Hasselrot, Viktor Khan, Jakob Nystrรถm, animation; Simon Osterhof, producer; Salla Lehmus, art director & illustration; Karolin Gu, Line Hagsand, David Karlstrรถm, illustration; Chris Collins, Richard Reininger, editors; Jeffery Altman, colorist; Mike Roy, online & finish; Kent Zambrana, sr. producer; Kacie Bangle, producer; Marvin Robinson, exec producer (Toolbox: Pencil & paper, miniatures, Premiere, Photoshop, After Effects) Music Mophonics (LA) Stephan Altman, creative director; Casey Gibson, creative director, composer; Colette Huemer, exec producer. Sound Design & Mix ATKPLN Frank Pittenger, sound designer/mixer.
2: Grey NY, Strange Beast, Bang Music “#SayPubic”ย For Gillette Venus
Client P&G/Gillette Venus Agency Grey New York John Patroulis, worldwide chief creative officer; Justine Armour, chief creative officer; Javier Bonilla, global executive creative director; Rebecca Flinn, creative director; Lexi Rodriguez, associate creative director, art director; Madeleine DiGangi, copywriter. Production Agency Townhouse Keira Rosenthal, VP, executive integrated producer; Victoria Najmy, associate integrated producer; Kurt Steinke, music producer. Animation & Character Design Strange Beast, London Sacha Beeley, director; Kitty Turley, exec producer; Louise Simpson, producer; George Wheeler, Campbell Hartley, Nely Michenauld, animation; Zohar Dvir, Lydia Reid, Julian Gallese, Maddy Hope, animation assistants; Linus Kraemer, compositor. Finishing Fauna Music/Sound BANG Music + Audio Post, New York Timo Elliston, composer; Paul Vitolins, Nick Cipriano, sound designers; Brian Jones, Alec Setten, exec producers. Audio Post Bang Music + Audio Post Paul Vitolins, Nick Cipriano, mixers.
3: SMUGGLER Director Mark Molloy, Agency Alto Bring Freelancers Together For Upwork
Client Upwork Agency Alto Hannes Ciatti, chief creative officer/founder; Tara Fray, head of strategy/partner; Matt Bonin, head of entertainment & production/partner; Dan Kroeger, Pierre Janneau Houllier, creative directors; Jenny Bahn, copywriter; Julia Menassa Panev, art & production director; Ben Berkon, Josh Litwhiler, exec producers; Amber Wimmer, head of digital; Paul Aaron, digital strategy director. Design Porto Rocha (design partner) Felipe Rocha, Leo Porto, creative direction; Joseph Lebus, Natalia Oledzka, design; Fionn Breen, Habin KIoh, motion design; Giordano Caldas, Rafael Morinaga, animation. Production Company SMUGGLER Mark Molloy, director; Sam Chiplin, DP; Alice Grant, line producer; Sue Yeon Ahn, exec producer. Editorial Work Editorial Neil Smith, Anne Perri, editors; Fatos Marishta, assistant editor. Color Company 3 Tom Poole, colorist. Music/Sound Barking Owl, West Los Angeles Dustin O’Halloran, composer; Kelly Bayett, creative director; Dan Flosdorf, sound designer; Ashley Benton, producer. Audio Post Barking Owl, West Los Angeles Dan Flosdorf, engineer.
4: Droga5, Director Malik Hassan Sayeed Get “Technically Illegal” To Advance Justice For REFORM Alliance
Client REFORM Alliance Agency Droga5 New York Tim Gordon, Felix Richter, co-chief creative officers; Alyssa Georg, Elena Knox, creative directors; Michael Kleinman, associate creative director; Clement Tull, sr. copywriter; Kamal Collins, sr. art director; Sara Muchnick, Emily Chang, copywriters; Stefan Folio, art director; Mark Yoon, group design director; Olivia Piazza, designer; Jung Eun Han, motion designer; Craig Wong, group UX director; Jesse Brihn, director, film production; Samar Zaman, Isabella Lebovitz, sr. producers, film; Mike Ladman, sr. music supervisor; Sarah Tembeckjian, music supervisor. Justin Durazzo, director of innovation; Lauren Williams, associate producer, interactive; Aaron Malys, producer, interactive; Ben Brown, group strategy director; Rik Mistry, Gabriela Avila, strategy directors; Mykala Daniel, strategist; Samantha Deevy, group communications strategy director; Paulina Liang, sr. communications strategist; Molly Klein, communications strategist. Production Little Minx Malik Hassan Sayeed, director; Rhea Scott, Helen Hollien, exec producers; Erin Wile, producer. Editorial Rock Paper Scissors Carlos Arias, editor; Eve Kornblum, managing director; Ashley Tantillo, assistant editor; Shayna Rubin, producer. Postproduction/VFX Rock Paper Scissors Barbara Kontarovich, VFX producer; Edward Reina, VFX artist; Val Balayants, animator. Color Company 3 Tom Poole, colorist. Music Label Interscope/Universal Jacob Banks, artist, writer; Spencer Steward, writer. Song “The Devil That I Know”--UK Demo. Sound Design Q Department, New York Audio Mix Q Department, New York Interactive Production Second Child Dennis Roberts, AR developer.
5: Child Directs, Yessian Scores “Life Unseen”ย For LifeWTR, Direct Focus
Client LifeWTR Agency Direct Focus, Stamford, CT Scarlett Montanaro, creative director; Allie Mercurio, producer. Production Color Creative, Los Angeles Child, director. Editorial Wild Child Richard Cooperman, editor. Music/Sound Yessian Music, Detroit & New York Jacob Steele, Sita Steele, composers; Jeff Dittenber, Weston Fonger, sound designer; Michael Yessian, exec producer; Lars Makie, producer; Brian Yessian, creative director. Audio Post Vinyl Mix, New York Weston Fonger, mixer; Angelina Powers, sr. producer
6: BBDO S.F., Rattling Stick, Framestore Take Us To Willie Wonka’s Chocolate Factory For ServiceNow
Client ServiceNow Agency BBDO San Francisco Kate Catalinac, creative director/copywriter; Corinne Goode, creative director/art director; Patti Bott, Stephen Spesh Kay, executive producers. Partner The Roald Dahl Story Company Alice O’Brien, sr. partnerships manager; Clare Jones, campaign manager; Grace Tedstone, partnerships. Partner Warner Bros. Sara Berba, VP, global product & licensed advertising; Greg Bass, campaign manager. Production Rattling Stick Daniel Kleinman, director; Jeff Shupe, exec producer; Johnnie Frankel, producer; James Hatcher, line producer. Editorial Work Editorial Jono Griffith, Leah Turner, editors; Miles Watson, Sidney Williams, assistant editors; Marlo Baird, exec producer; Brian Scharwath, producer. Postproduction Framestore Alex Thomas, creative director; Pete King, exec producer; Carla Attansio, director of production; Jeff Atherton, producer; Christian Nielsen, CG supervisor; Diego Bonora, production coordinator; William Barltett, set supervisor; Beau Leon, colorist; Cosku Ozdemir, effects; Gabriela Ruch Salmeron, groom; Paul Chandler, concept; Alejandro Villabon, lead compositor; Sarah Marikar, Flame. Music SOUTH Music & Sound, Santa Monica, Calif. Jimmy Haun, Jon Darling, composers; Robin Holden, arranger; Dan Pritikin, Matt Drenik, creative directors; Ignacio Zas, producer; Ann Haugen, exec producer. Sound Design LSD, Santa Monica, Calif. Rohan Young, sound designer. Audio Post Lime Studios, Santa Monica Rohan Young, engineer, Susie Boyajan, exec producer; Kayla Phungglan, sr. producer.
7: Expedia Remedies The “All By Myself”ย Traveler Woes In Spot Directed By Anthony Mandler
Client Expedia Agency Team One, Los Angeles, Saatchi & Saatchi, London Chris Graves, chief creative officer; Dan Triechel, Fabio Costa, executive creative directors; Amina Halim, Davide Vismara, creative directors; Joshuah Harms, art director; Andrew Crawford, copywriter; Sam Walsh, Rebecca Williams, heads of production; Jenny Valladares, sr. producer; Emily Wold, associate producer; Neil Cleary, music supervisor. Production Arts & Sciences, London Anthony Mandler, director; Autumn Durald Arkapaw, DP; Marc Marrie, EP, managing director; Mal Ward, managing director/partner; James Bland, exec producer (London); Christa Skotland, head of production; Pete Vitale, producer; Brian Branstetter, production designer. VFX/Post Framestore, Los Angeles Carla Attansio, head of production; Peter King, VFX exec producer; James Rogers, creative director. Editorial Whitehouse Post, London Sam Gunn, editor; Antonia Porter, sr. producer. Color Company 3 NY Tom Poole, colorist; Alexandra Lubrano, producer. Music/Sound Shindig Music + Sound, Playa del Rey, Calif. Scott Glenn, creative director/partner; Austin Shupe, composer/arranger; Caroline Hudson, head of production; Daniel Hart, sound designer/partner; Debbi Landon, EP/partner. Song: “All By Myself” parody. Audio Post Lime Studios, Santa Monica, Calif. Joel Waters, mixer; Susie Boyajan, exec producer. Talent Rashida Jones
8: Hungry Man Director Alex Gorosh, Beacon Street Studios Intro The Clios With “Empty Spaces”
Client Clio Awards Agency We The Wencks, Brooklyn, NY Production Hungry Man, bicoastal Alex Gorosh, director; Mino Jarjoura, exec producer/managing partner; Caleb Dewart, exec producer; Lauren Lukacsko, line producer; Bri Butler, dancer/choreographer. Editorial Hungry Man RJ Buckley, editor; Franchesca McDowell, post producer. Music/Sound Beacon Street Studios, Venice, Calif. Audio Post Hungry Man RJ Buckley, mixer
9: Director Juan Cabral, Gretel NY Take Flight For Kodansha
Client Kodansha Agency Gretel, New York Greg Hahn, principal & founder; Ryan Moore, executive creative director & partner; Sue Murphy, creative director; Josh Engmann, art director; Thomas Kemeny, copywriter; Nicole Schofield, producer. Production MJZ, bicoastal/international Juan Cabral, director; David Zander, president/exec producer; Emma Wilcockson, exec producer; Natalia Mussolana, line producer; Leandro Filloy, DP; Sebastian Orgambide, production designer. Production Services Labhouse (Argentina) Editorial Emiliano Fardaus, editor; Daniel Prync, assistant editor; Julieta Fernandez Castagnino, post producer. Music/Sound duotone audio group, bicoastal Peter Nashel, creative director/founder; Landon Knoblock, composer; Ross Hopman, executive music producer; Giovanni Lobato, sr. music producer Sound Design LSD, Santa Monica, Calif. Rohan Young, sound designer. Audio Post Lime Studios, Santa Monica, Calif. Rohan Young, mixer.
10: New Math Figures In “Milk of the Land”ย Spot Directed By John Hillcoat For Silk Almond
Client Danone US/Silk Almond Agency Lightning Orchard, Brooklyn, NY Jeff Kling, chief creative officer, copywriter; Jimm Lasser, Paige Whitaker, art directors; Caleb Jensen, copywriter; Donjiro Ban, Alison Dyer, Nate Cepis, design; Laura Janness, chief strategy officer; Sherri Levy, Christina Carter, producer. Production Serial Pictures, Los Angeles John Hillcoat, director; Violaine Etienne, founding partner/exec producer; Jennifer Gee, head of production; Jessica Cooper, line producer. Production Services, Australia Collider Olivia Hantken, exec producer. Editorial Exile Conor O’Neill, editor; Sasha Hirschfeld, exec producer; LauRenn Reed, sr. producer; Ling Chua, editorial assistant. Color MPC Mark Gethin, colorist; Meghan Lang Bice, exec producer; Diane Valera, sr. color producer. VFX a52 Urs Furrer, VFX supervisor; Dan Ellis, Sam Kolber, 2D VFX artists; Serena Noorani, producer; Patrick Nugent, Kim Christensen, exec producers; Jennifer Sofio Hall, managing director. Animation Feed Me Light Denis Bodart, executive creative director; Ryan Goodwin-Smith, exec producer; Daniela Hornksov Sun, creative producer; David Botchey, production assistant; Erwin Rieffel, Julien Becquer, 2D animation; David Bauer, compositing. Music Song: “Technologic” by Daft Punk Music New Math, bicoastal Jared Hunter, James Harned, music arrangement; B Munoz, producer; Kala Sherman, exec producer. Sound Design/Audio Post Wave Studios, New York Aaron Reynolds, sound designer, mixer; Vicky Ferraro, exec producer.