A humorous "Llama Drama" for Bosch windshield wipers tops the year's final quarterly Top Ten Tracks Chart–with music from Yessian Music and sound design by INFECTED in Hamburg.
Other entries in the mix are: Miller Lite's "Followers," a commentary on the pervasiveness and sometimes unwelcomed visits spurred on by social media, with music and sound design from Woodwork Music and Sonic Union, respectively; an atypical take on the !2 Days of Xmas in an HP spot scored by Squeak E. Clean Studios; and Squarespace's "A Cautionary Tale" which shows us the unwanted attention and acclaim Sesame Street's Oscar the Grouch receives for his art (in real life, his garbage) collection.
So give a listen to the best music and sound work that the final quarter of 2019 has to offer.
1: The Best Work You May Never See: Bosch’s “Llama Drama” From Director Matt Swanson, Scored By Yessian, INFECTED, Hamburg
Client Bosch Agency Jung von Matt/Next Alster, Hamburg, Germany. Production Markenfilm Hamburg Matthew Swanson, director; Stephan Brockmann, Lena Schultz, producers. 3D/Animation Studio INFECTED GMBH, Hamburg Music Yessian Music, Hamburg Christopher Carmichael, composer; Ingmar Rehberg, executive producer/managing director; Helena Schmitz, Lukas Lehmann, producers; Brian Yessian, chief creative officer; Michael Yessian, head of production. Sound Design INFECTED GmbH, Hamburg Hannes Hönemann, sound designer. Audio Post INFECTED GmbH, Hamburg Hannes Hönemann, mixer.
2: Director Ringan Ledwidge, Woodwork Music, Sonic Union Become “Followers” For Miller Lite, DDB Chicago
Client Miller Lite Agency DDB Chicago Ari Weiss, chief creative officer, worldwide; John Maxham, chief creative officer, Chicago; Myra Nussbaum, SVP, group creative director; Diane Jackson, chief production officer; Keith Jamerson, executive producer. Nick Howard, Nick Stoner, associate creative directors; Eric Zuncic, chief strategy officer, North America; Tricia Russo, chief strategy officer, Chicago; Alec Stern, director of music. Production Rattling Stick, Santa Monica, Calif. & London Ringan Ledwidge, director; Adam Arkapaw, DP; Joe Biggins, partner/exec producer; Jeff Shupe, exec producer. Editorial Work Editorial Rich Orrick, editor; Theo Mercado, assistant editor; Marlo Baird, exec producer; Brian Sharwath, producer. Music/Sound Woodwork Music, Salford, UK Phillip Kay, composer. Sound Design Sonic Union, New York Steve Rosen, sound designer. Audio Post Sonic Union, New York Steve Rosen, mixer. VFX/Post Blacksmith Iwan Zwarts, VFX supervisor; Tom Bussell, creative director; Charlotte Arnold, exec producer; Bindy St. Leger, producer; Mikey Pehanich, colorist.
3: Top Spot of the Week: GS&P, Director Michel Gondry Reimagine a Holiday Classic with “The 12 Days of Real Time” For HP
Client HP Agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners Rich Silverstein, creative co-chairman and co-founder; Will Elliot, creative director; Daniel Righi, Kurt Mills, associate creative directors; Sydney Lindsey, copywriter; Jelena Kolomejac, art director; Ryan Self, design director; Pedro Zuccolini, Nero Chen, designers; Leila Gage, director of broadcast production; Stephanie DeNatale, executive producer; Rachel Saxon, broadcast producer. Bonnie Wan, head of brand strategy; Marisa Perazelli, sr. brand strategist; Briana Patrick, brand strategist. Production Partizan Michel Gondry, director; Raffi Adlan, producer; Lisa Tauscher, managing director/exec producer; Kelly Martin, head of production; Shawn Kim, DP; Maxwell Orgell, production designer; Florence Fontaine, stylist. Production Services Company Division Productions. Editorial Exile Kirk Baxter, editor; Rex Lowry, assistant editor; CL Weaver, exec producer; Michael Miller, post producer. Color/Graphics/VFX/Finishing The Mill LA Glynn Tebbutt, creative director/VFX supervisor; Jason Mortimer, CG lead & CG FX artist; Lenz Kol, Daniel Thuresson, Nicholas Tayler, Roman Yavorsky, Dylan Strieff, Scott Johnson, compositors; Matthew Choy, CG artist; Jacob Bergman, animation supervisor; Andy Wheater, matte painter; Sasha Vinogradova, Maxim Goudin, graphic design/art directors; Adam Scott, sr. colorist; Blake Rice, Jessica Amburgey, color production; Erin Hicke, sr. VFX producer; Dan Roberts, exec producer; Jena Bodel, production coordinator. (Toolbox: Flame, Nuke, Houdini, Maya, Arnold, C4D, After Effects) Music/Sound Squeak E. Clean Studios, Los Angeles & Sydney Sam Spiegel, executive creative director; Lydia Davies, Lucas Cantor, arrangers & composers; Karla Henwood, executive creative producer (Sydney); Christina Carlo, executive producer (L.A.); Drew Fischer, sound designer & mixer; Lena Gabriel, choir director; Chelsea Ramsden, licensing manager; Blade Thornton, producer; Colby Smalzel, production coordinator. Audio Post Squeak E. Clean Studios, Los Angeles & Sydney Drew Fischer, mixer.
4: Top Spot of the Week: Jim Jenkins Directs, Q Department Scores “A Cautionary Tale” For Squarespace
Client Squarespace Agency In-House Creative, Squarespace David Lee, chief creative officer; Ben Hughes, director of brand creative; Leilanni Todd, Tim Scales, creative/sr. art directors; Matt McCarron, creative/sr. copywriter; Sandra Nam, director of creative production; Amy Kommatas, head of production/brand; Jen McKenzie, creative producer. Production O Positive Jim Jenkins, director; Stuart Dryburgh, DP; Julian LaVerdiere, production designer; Marc Grill, executive producer/line producer. Editorial Arcade Geoff Hounsell, editor; Jeff Lopus, assistant editor; Sila Soyer, exec producer; Andrew Cravotta, producer. Finishing/VFX Method Studios Doug Luka, VFX supervisor; Steve Morris, lead VFX artist; Graham Dunglinson, exec producer; Irka Seng, producer. Color Company 3 Tom Poole, colorist; Alexandra Lubrano, color producer. Music/Sound Design Q Department, New York Audio Post Digital Arts, New York Josh Heilbronner, mixer.
5: Director Noam Murro, BBDO NY Open FedEx Holiday “Gift Box”
Client FedEx Agency BBDO New York David Lubars, worldwide chief creative officer; Greg Hahn, chief creative officer, NY; Greg Ketchum, Tom Godici, EVPs/executive creative directors; Greg Gerstner, SVP, sr. creative director; Banks Noel, Fred Covey VPs, creative directors; Eric Goldstein, VP, sr. creative director; Natalie Taylor, project manager; David Rolfe, EVP, director of integrated production; Alex Gianni, VP, group executive producer; Melanie Cornish, sr. producer; Melissa Chester, executive music producer. Production Biscuit Noam Murro, director; Shawn Lacy, partner/managing director; Jeff McDougal, exec producer; Rachel Glaub, Mercedes Allen-Sarria, heads of production; Jay Veal, unit production manager; Jen Berry, production supervisor; Rodrigo Prieto, DP; Brock Houghton, production designer. Editorial Work Editorial Rich Orrick, editor; Erica Thompson, exec producer; Chris Delarenal, producer; Audrey Weiner, cutting assistant. Telecine Color Collective Alex Bickel, telecine artist; Claudia Guevara, producer. VFX/Conform/Finishing Blacksmith Eliza Randall, VFX supervisor; Jamie Scott, 2D lead/compositor; Jacob Coy, Meggen Burdick, Jacob Slutsky, Yebin Ahn, compositors; Olivier Varteressian, Tuna Unalan, Rick Walia, Vitaliy Burov, CG artists; Charlotte Arnold, exec producer; Tina Chen, VFX producer. Music Beacon Street Studios, Venice, Calif. Andrew Feltenstein, John Nau, composers; Leslie DiLullo, producer. Audio Post Sound Lounge, New York Tom Jucarone, Peter Holcomb, engineers; Becca Falborn, producer.
6: Traktor, The&Partnership Open “Book Of Dreams” For Argos
Client Argos Agency The&Partnership London Yan Elliott, Micky Tudor, executive creative directors; Danny Hunt, creative director; Ludo Thomas, Arthur Harry, creatives; Andy Roberts, sr. producer; Alfie Glover-Short, producer. Production Stink Films Traktor, director; Joost van Gelder, DP; Nick Foley Oates, Eva Vento, production designers; Richard Ulfvengren, producer (Traktor); Millen Nickolov, producer (Icon Films) Editorial Final Cut Ryan Beck, editor. Postproduction/VFX MPC Jean-Clement Soret, colorist; Kamen Markov, shoot supervisor; Jake Nelson, VFX supervisor; Phil Whalley, producer. Music Song: “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” Artist: Simple Minds Music Supervision Leland Music, London Codie Childs, music supervisor; Chris Hill, music arranger; Brad Webb, drum supervisor. Sound Design Grand Central Recording Studios (GCRS), London Munzie Thind, sound designer. Audio Post Grand Central Recording Studios (GCRS), London Munzie Thind, mixer.
7: R/GA, Director Adam Donald Get Ready To Run In NYC For Nike
Client Nike Agency R/GA, New York Leah Alfonso, copywriter. Production The Custom Family, Brooklyn, NY Adam Donald, director; Larry McCrudden, exec producer; Jacob Wasserman, producer; Real Sprauge, DP. Editorial Uppercut, New York Paul La Calandra, editor; Nick Ljubicich, assistant editor; Nick Crane, post producer. Music Racket Club, New York Nick Crane, composer. Sound Design Rainhouse Music & Sound Design, bicoastal Alex Britten, sound designer. Audio Post Rainhouse Music & Sound Design, bicoastal Alex Britten, mixer. Color Forager, NY Brett Price, colorist
8: The Best Work You May Never See: Frederic Planchon Directs Love Story For Renault UK, Publicis•Poke
Client Renault UK Agency Publicis•Poke Dave Monk, executive creative director; Colin Byrne, group creative director; Rob Butcher, Tom Genower, creative directors; Miranda Ross, Calvin Lyon, strategists; Colin Hickson, head of film production; Joss Haynes, assistant producer. Production Academy Films Frederic Planchon, director; Stephane Fontaine, DP; Dulcie Kellett, Simon Cooper, producers. Editorial Assembly Rooms Sam Rice-Edwards, editor. Postproduction MPC Jean-Clement Soret, colorist; Timo Huber, VFX. Audio Post Wave Studios Parv Thind, mixer. Music Soundtree, London Luis Almau, composer; Jay James, producer. Sound Design Wave Studios, London Parv Thind, sound designer
9: PSOne, Director Andreas Nilsson Bust 1850 Coffee Users In Tongue-in-Cheek Cop Dramedy
Client The J.M. Smucker Company/1850 Coffee Agency PSOne, New York (Publicis Groupe’s Power of One) Andy Bird, chief creative officer; Erica Roberts, executive creative director; Alan Wilson, associate creative director/copy; Peter Defries, associate creative director/art; Jenny Read, director of integrated production; Lauren Schneidmuller, executive producer; Kathryn Lemke, associate producer; Jennifer Baldwin, strategy director; Jessica Neira, strategist. Production Biscuit Filmworks Andreas Nilsson, director; Shawn Lacy, partner/managing director; Holly Vega, exec producer; Jay Veal, unit production manager; Mercedes Allen-Sarria, Rachel Glaub, heads of production; Larkin Seiple, DP; Alexis Ross, production designer. Editorial Mackcut, New York Ian Mackenzie, editor; Cooper McLane, assistant editor; Gina Pagano, exec producer. Music Christoffer Berg, composer. Sound Design/Audio Post Super Exploder, New York Jody Nazzaro, sr. sound designer/mixer. VFX The Mill London Tom Manton, producer; Jonathan “Wes” Westley, executive creative director; Seamus O’Kane, colorist; Brad Wood, 2D lead; Peter Atack, 2D artist
10: MJZ’s Juan Cabral Directs “Read Yourself Better” For The Wall Street Journal, The&Partnership
Client The Wall Street Journal Agency The&Partnership New York Justin Ruben, executive creative director; David Tomkins, art director; Simon Philion, copywriter; Veronica Jeronimo, designer; Kevin Wilson, head of integrated production; Niki Polyocan, producer; Colm Murphy, chief strategy officer. Production MJZ Juan Cabral, director; Emma Wilcockson, exec producer; Roman Vasyanov, DP. Production Partner Labhouse Flora Fernandez Marengo, managing director; Natalia Mussolana, producer; Patricia Rzeznik, production manager; Esteban Gomez, 1st AD; Micala Saeigh, Maria Battaglia, art directors; Florencia Tellado, stylist. Editorial Rock Paper Scissors Mikkel EG Nielsen, editor; Alex Liu, assistant editor; Eve Kornblum, managing director. VFX Framestore Murray Butler, executive creative director; Jordi Bares Dominguez, VFX supervisor; Sarah Hiddlestone, director of production; Raul Ortega, 2D lead; Greg Gaskins, Kieran Walsh, Flame team; Steve Drew, Zavier Mojica, Matt Pascuzzi, Nick Tanner, Terner Thompson, Brad Moon, compositing team; Sue McNamara, sr. VFX producer; Beau Leon, colorist; Andy McLintock, sr. color producer; Evan Reinhard, Nabil Moo, color assists. (Toolbox: Photoshop, After Effects, Maya, Flame, Nuke, Baselight) Sound Wave Studios NY Chris Afzal, Aaron Reynolds, sound designers/mixers; Vicky Ferraro, exec producer; Eleni Giannopoulos, associate producer. Music Mort Garson, “Plantasia” Voiceover Boyd Holbrook.