Music and Sound

Xavier Fauthoux Wins James Brown Music Video Challenge

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, Music and Sound, Short Films | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Awards, Music and Sound, Short Films
French director Xavier Fauthoux has been chosen as the Grand Prize winner for the James Brown Music Video Challenge.

Ingenuity Engine Teams Up with Katy Perry for Wide Awake

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Music and Sound, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: 3D, Business, Music and Sound, Visual Effects
Ingenuity Engine completed extensive work on the 3D music video for “Wide Awake,” which was written for the 3D “Katy Perry: Part of Me” film.

Metalocalypse’s Dethklok Come to Life at Comic-Con 2012

Posted In | News Categories: Events, Music and Sound, Television | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Events, Music and Sound, Television
Adult Swim will host a huge fan concert event on July 13th in San Diego, CA with a special performance by Dethklok from the show “Metalocalypse”.

BAFTA to Celebrate Composer James Hannigan

Posted In | News Categories: Events, Games, Music and Sound, People | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Events, Games, Music and Sound, People
The video game music of BAFTA award winner and five-time Original Music nominee James Hannigan will be celebrated in an upcoming Q&A and interactive event, "Conversations with Screen Composers: James Hannigan."

Buster Creates Game Trailer for Just Dance 4

Buster joins the Ubisoft party with their trailer for the upcoming “Just Dance 4,” the latest in the “Just Dance” game franchise.

QuietMan and COPA Collaborate on Princess of China

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Commercials, Music and Sound, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: CG, Commercials, Music and Sound, Visual Effects
VFX studios QuietMan and COPA Network recently teamed up to voyage to ancient China in Coldplay's new video, “The Princess of China,” a cinematic action-adventure featuring Rihanna.

Simone Grattarola Joins Rushes

Posted In | News Categories: Commercials, Music and Sound, People, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Commercials, Music and Sound, People, Visual Effects
The award-winning Simone Grattarola joins post house Rushes as Director of Colour Grading.

Stardust Teams with Adria Petty for Princess of China

Posted In | News Categories: Commercials, Music and Sound, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Commercials, Music and Sound, Visual Effects
Stardust creative director Alan Bibby teamed up with music video director Adria Petty to co-write and co-direct Coldplay and Rihanna's epic music video for "Princess of China.”

PromaxBDA Announces Videophonic Session

Posted In | News Categories: Events, Music and Sound, People | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Events, Music and Sound, People
Past and present come together in the Videophonic Session at the PromaxBDA Conference where select design studios create music videos for songs from before the MTV era.

Lorenzo Fonda and UVPHACTORY Animate Scissor Sisters

Posted In | News Categories: Motion Graphics, Music and Sound | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: 2D, Motion Graphics, Music and Sound
Lorenzo Fonda teams up with New York-based studio UVPHACTORY for the new Scissor Sisters video, “Baby Come Home.”

CRASH+SUES Rocks Out for Imagination Movers

Posted In | News Categories: Home Entertainment, Music and Sound, Stop-Motion | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Home Entertainment, Music and Sound, Stop-Motion, Visual Effects
When the Imagination Movers were ready to release “Rock-o-Matic,” their latest DVD of music videos targeted to children and parents alike, they came to CRASH+SUES for an innovate approach to creating music video vignettes that would bring their songs to life.

Ntropic Teams with Wild Plum for Ford

Posted In | News Categories: Commercials, Music and Sound, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Commercials, Music and Sound, Visual Effects
VFX house Ntropic partnered with Venice, CA-based Wild Plum on an integrated interactive campaign for Ford via Team Detroit.

HUSH Signs Powerful Visual Force in Yang

Following an extended run freelancing with the company, Erik Yang has joined HUSH's roster.

Brave Soundtrack Available June 19

Posted In | News Categories: Films, Music and Sound | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Films, Music and Sound
The soundtrack for Disney/Pixar’s epic fantasy adventure “Brave” from Walt Disney Records will be available June 19, 2012.

Aardman’s Bram Ttwheam Directs Nordic Giants Video

Posted In | News Categories: Music and Sound, People, Places, Stop-Motion | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Music and Sound, People, Places, Stop-Motion
Aardman director Bram Ttwheam has teamed up with artist Tristan Stevens to create the much-anticipated video release for the Nordic Giants‘ debut single, “Shine,” featuring the vocals and lyrics of Cate Ferris.

Hornet Creates Better Energy for Moones

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Music and Sound, People, Stop-Motion | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Music and Sound, People, Stop-Motion
Hornet director Peter Sluszka utilizes a medley of visual techniques in his music video for the song Better Energy by up-and-coming U.K. based band, Moones.

The Beatles' Yellow Submarine Arrives on DVD June 5

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Films, Home Entertainment, Music and Sound | Geographic Region: Europe, North America | Site Categories: 2D, Business, Films, Home Entertainment, Music and Sound
The Beatles’ classic 1968 animated feature film, Yellow Submarine, has been digitally restored for DVD and Blu-ray release on June 5th in North America.

Click 3X Delivers CG Drone for EL-P

Click 3X delivered visual effects for the Timothy Saccenti-directed teaser, "Drone," for Brooklyn hip-hop artist EL-P.

Henson to Produce Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio

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Guillermo Del Toro will co-direct "Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio" with Mark Gustafson. The Jim Henson Company production will be a 3D stop-motion animated version of PINOCCHIO based on the edition of Carlo Collodi’s classic tale illustrated by Gris Grimly.

MPC Serves up Hot Fruit with dom&nic

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Music and Sound, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe, North America | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Music and Sound, Visual Effects
MPC LA recently teamed up with directing duo dom&nic to handle a full range of VFX needs on English singer-songwriter Gaz Coombes' debut music video.