Music and Sound

William Shatner Seeks Tunes for Zenoids Toons

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Internet and Interactive, Music and Sound | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: CG, Internet and Interactive, Music and Sound
Myouterspace.com announced today the next step in their online development of The Zenoids animated series: a first-of-its-kind, free-to-enter competition that gives every aspiring composer a shot to score a new show’s title theme.

Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum (podcast) x 25

FFAFSMALLLOGO.png
Special Guest: Sean Kenin Welcome to the most current content-ed and contented episode of the FFAF oeuvre. Alan and Joel sit down with the very Sean Kenin, voice-actor to the stars, to discuss his unique and defining role in the hit smash cinema-kapow, The Smurfs. Sean Kenin - made of pure magic. PLUS, stick around for a very special bonus montage audio fantasy spectacle at the end of the end of the end music.

Nice Shoes Polishes The Dirty Pearls

Posted In | News Categories: Commercials, Music and Sound, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: Commercials, Music and Sound, Visual Effects
New York rockers The Dirty Pearls recently premiered their new music video, Who's Coming Back To Who, at the Bowery Ballroom on June 30th.

Film and Fun Abound at Annecy

Posted In | Blog Categories: Festivals, Annecy Animation Festival | Site Categories: Awards, Events, Films, Music and Sound, People, Places, Short Films
The 2011 Annecy International Animation Festival was so full of films, business, friends, special events, and parties this year that it was impossible to do and see everything. Here's a breakdown of a crazy week by the lake...

GRAPHIC 2011 Animation Competition Opens with $20,000 Prize

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, CG, Events, Music and Sound | Geographic Region: Australia | Site Categories: Awards, CG, Events, Music and Sound
Sydney Opera House today announced the return of the global GRAPHIC animation competition as part of the GRAPHIC 2011 festival of storytelling, animation and music.

jumP LA Cuts The Boxer Rebellion's "The Runner" for DarkFibre

Posted In | News Categories: Commercials, Music and Sound, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: Commercials, Music and Sound, Visual Effects
Take two gorgeous young models, plenty of sexy costumes and a London loft, and you have the perfect visual complement to the haunting new song "The Runner" by hot indie rockers The Boxer Rebellion.

LAIKA's Paranorman Gets Composer, More Cast Members

Posted In | News Categories: Films, Music and Sound, People, Stop-Motion, Voice Acting | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: 3D, Films, Music and Sound, People, Stop-Motion, Voice Acting
Two-time Grammy Award-nominated composer Jon Brion has signed to create the original score for LAIKA and Focus Features’ animated comedy thriller ParaNorman, currently in production at LAIKA’s Oregon studios for nationwide release by Focus on Friday, August 17th, 2012.

Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum (podcast) x 23

FFAFSMALLLOGO.png
Special Guests: RISD Senior Animation Students 2011 Live, from the Rhode Island School of Design, graduating senior animation students take over the show and grill the very Alan Foreman and Joel Frenzer on their animation information. Topics: jobs in animation immediately after school, maintaining your own art practice while working in the studio, secrets of FFAF podcast production, beatboxing, general fears, and the rapture. Refereed by RISD Animation Professor All-Stars, Amy Kravitz and Bryan Papciak.

Motion Theory's Mark Kudsi Directs Branded Music Video for the Fiat 500

Posted In | News Categories: Commercials, Music and Sound, Short Films, Stop-Motion | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: Commercials, Music and Sound, Short Films, Stop-Motion
As the Fiat 500 rolls off the assembly line and into US showrooms, director Mark Kudsi of commercial production company Motion Theory is upping the excitement with a kinetic branded music video that tells the story of Fiat owner and car preparing to meet each other.

Mirada Collaborates with Director Chris Milk to Create '3 Dreams of Black'

Posted In | News Categories: Internet and Interactive, Music and Sound, People, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Internet and Interactive, Music and Sound, People, Technology
Mirada has teamed up with @radical.media director Chris Milk on an interactive music video experience called "3 Dreams of Black" for Danger Mouse and composer Daniele Luppi's Spaghetti Western-inspired concept album ROME.