Music and Sound

Hornet Animates Bat for Lashes’ Lilies

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Hornet mixed-media director and stop-motion specialist Peter Sluszka is tapped to direct a music video for “Lilies,” the fourth single from Bat for Lashes from the acclaimed album, “The Haunted Man.”

Brave Wins Cinema Audio Society Animated Film Award

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The Sound Mixing Team of Original Dialogue for “Brave” take home the top honors at the 49th Annual CAS Awards in the newly added category of Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated.

Aaron Zigman Scores Escape from Planet Earth

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Award-winning composer scores his first animated feature, “Escape from Planet Earth,” using a 100-piece orchestra and choir at Abbey Road Studios in London.

DreamWorks Receives TEC Award

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DreamWorks Animation is recognized at the 28th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards in Anaheim, taking home an award for Outstanding Creative Achievement in the Studio Design Project category.

Aardman Creates CG World for The Staves

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Commercials, Music and Sound | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: CG, Commercials, Music and Sound
Aardman collaborates with Atlantic Records and British folk rock trio The Staves to create a visually stunning music promo to accompany their latest single, “Winter Trees.”

MPSE Announces 2013 Golden Reel Nominees

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The Motion Picture Sound Editors announces the nominees for the 60th MPSE Golden Reel Awards to be held February 17 in Los Angeles.

Gravity Brings Disintegration to Dita Von Teese

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International creative group Gravity delivers CG and VFX for the musical debut of burlesque icon Dita Von Teese.

Company 3 Launches Sound Division

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CO3 Sound to provide sound design, original music composition and mixing.

East Pleasant Builds Boombox Man

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East Pleasant, in collaboration with Scion AV, builds a Boombox Man for Zombie Nation.

CAS Award Nominees Announced

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The Cinema Audio Society announces the nominees in six categories for the 49th Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievements in Sound Mixing.

ThorstenCoo Animates Chance for Gotye

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ThorstenCoo Productions creates a whimsical and vibrant music video for “Giving Me a Chance” from indie pop artist Gotye.

Soul Singer Tim Maia Gets Animated Bio

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Creative digital agency SuperHeroes Amsterdam collaborates with creative production agency ShopAround and record label Luaka Bop to create an animated biography on soul singer Tim Maia.

Disney Releases Paperman Single

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Walt Disney Records releases the original song by Christophe Beck for the animated short film, “Paperman,” as a single available for digital download.

Tim Burton Teams with th2ng

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Tim Burton and Mercury Records team up with th2ng to produce the video for “Here With Me” by The Killers.

Scores from 7 Animated Features Enter Oscar Race

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces eligible scores from feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 85th Academy Awards.

Psyop Creates CG Storm for JBL

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Psyop creates a CG storm on the senses for JBL.

AudioGaming Drives Sound with AudioMotors Plug-in

Posted In | News Categories: Music and Sound, Technology | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Music and Sound, Technology
AudioGaming releases its new AudioMotors plug-in, a tool to tune, adapt, change or even freeze the RPM of a pre-recorded engine sound.

The Jim Henson Company Launches Pajanimals Live!

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The Jim Henson Company’s “Pajanimals” are hitting the road to bring a brand new live musical production to theaters around the U.S.

Ben 10 Omniverse Soundtrack Album Announced

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Sumthing Else Music Works and Cartoon Network Enterprises announce a partnership to release the “Ben 10 Omniverse Original Soundtrack.”

Nickelodeon Releases SpongeBob Christmas! Album

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Just in time for the holidays, Nickelodeon and Sony Music Entertainment’s (SME) release “It’s a SpongeBob Christmas! Album.”