Our last quarterly Top Ten Tracks Chart of the year features assorted projects, including notable spots, a short that movingly addresses hunger, a videogame collection promo, even a humorously risque, tongue-in-cheek look at manscaping.
Check out SHOOT's Fall Chart for the most outstanding work in music and sound.
1: Tiffany & Co.’s “Holiday”
Music/Sound: Beacon Street Studios/Fasho Records, Venice, Calif. Rick Boston, Andrew Feltenstein, John Nau, composers; Adrea Lavezzoli, exec producer; Doug Trantow, engineer/mixer Music: “Out of the Blue” by Della Swiss (lead singer: Chauncey Jacks) Audio Post: Sound Lounge, New York
Tom Jucarone, mixer Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, New York Karl Westman, executive producer of music; Michael Freeman, music producer. Production Psyop, bicoastal Marie Hyon, director. VFX Psyop Eunice Kim, art director, Ave Carrillo, Nick Read, producers; Eunice Kim, Pete Sickbert-Bennett, designer; Will Robertson, lead TV; Pat Porter, 3D animator/previz artist; Anthony Travieso, previz artist; Briana Francheschini, Kwan Au, modelers/lighters; Alvin Bae, lighter; Efrain Cintron, Tyler Dibiasio, Tucker Klein, Sean Lattrell, Dennis Moran, Luca Vitale, 2D animators; Michael Deweese, storyboard artist; Preston Brown, Chris Gereg, Kevin Kim, Mans Swanberg, compositors; Victor Barczyk, Sarra Idris, editors.
2: Schick Hydro Groomer’s “Welcome Back”
Music/Sound: Ring The Alarm, Los Angeles Daron Hollowell, Brent Nichols, creative directors; Jenny Hollowell, exec producer; Rusty Logsdon, composer. (Lyrics from JWT NY) Audio Post: Transmission, New York Andy Green, mixer Agency: JWT New York Paul Greco, director of music; Matt Nelson, music producer Production: Partizan, bicoastal/international Jared Eberhardt, director
3: RadioShack’s “Toyland”
Music/Sound: HUM Music, Santa Monica, Calif. Jeff Koz, president; Scott Glenn, creative director; Gabe Sokoloff, associate creative director; Debbi Landon, exec producer; Nicolette Kolb, associate producer; Greg Chun, arranger; Mike Passero, engineer. Weird Al Yankovic, parody of “Toyland” song Audio Post: 740 Sound Design & Mix, Los Angeles Larry Winer, mixer; Rob Marshall, assistant mixer; Erin Reilly, exec producer. Agency: GSD&M, Austin, Texas Production: PRETTYBIRD, Culver City, Calif. Rami Hachache, director
4: Honda’s “Continuum”
Music/Sound: Q Department, New York Audio Post: Factory, London Anthony Moore, mixer Agency: mcgarrybowen, London Production: Stink, London Pleix, directors
5: Otto’s “Selfmade”
Music/Sound: Yessian Music, Hamburg Ralf Denker, Jacob Steele, composers Loft Studios, Berlin Christian Gubalke, sound designer Audio Post: Loft Studios, Berlin Christian Gubalke, mixer Agency: Heimat Werbeagentur, Berlin Production: MJZ, bicoastal/international Sternberg Film, Hamburg
The Perlorian Brothers, directors
6: Nissan Rogue’s “Imagination”
Music/Sound: Elias Arts, bicoastal Jonathan Elias, composer; Vincenzo LoRusso, executive creative director; Michael Goldstein, creative director; Ann Haugen, exec producer; Katie Overcash, producer. Dror Mohar, sound designer Audio Post: Play, Santa Monica, Calif. John Bolen, mixer Agency: TBWAChiatDay, Los Angeles Production: Reset, Santa Monica, Calif. Martin Werner, director
7: Sonos’ “Claymation”
Client Sonos Music/Sound Song: Sylvan Esso’s “Hey Mami” stimmung, Santa Monica, Calif. Ceinwyn Clark, exec producer; Kristina Iwankiw, music producer; Rory Doggett, music editor Audio Post: Lime Studios, Santa Monica, Calif. Loren Silber, mixer. Agency: 72andSunny, Los Angeles Production: 1stAveMachine, Brooklyn, NY Tronco, Buenos Aires Tomas Dieguez, director
8: Maserati’s “Your Roar”
Client Maserati Music/Sound: Machine Head Music and Sound Design, Los Angeles Stephen Dewey, creative director/sound designer; Kip Smedley, sound designer; Greg Jenkins, music composition; Patty Chow Dewey, exec producer. Audio Post: Lime Studios, Santa Monica, Calif. Loren Silber, mixer Agency: mcgarrybowen, Shanghai Production: Gwantsi China Anthony Hoffman, director
9: Michael Kors’ “Watch Hunger Stop” (short film)
Music/Sound: BANG, New York Audio Post: BANG, New York Nick Cipriano, Paul Vitolins, mixers Agency: Michael Kors (in-house) Production: Nat Geo Creative, Washington, DC Andy Mitchell, director/cameraman
10: Xbox/Halo: Master Chief Collection’s “Rhythm”
Music/Sound: Queen’s “We Will Rock You” Human Worldwide, bicoastal Audio Post: Lime Studios, Santa Monica, Calif. Rohan Young, mixer; Jeff Malen, assistant Agency: twofifteenmccann, San Francisco Production: twofifteenmccann Carson Bell, animator Digital Domain, Venice, Calif.