Music and Sound

Harmonix Announces Rockband Blitz Release

Posted In | News Categories: Games, Internet and Interactive, Music and Sound | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Games, Internet and Interactive, Music and Sound
Harmonix is excited to announce Rock Band Blitz, an all-new downloadable title for Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network.

O'Shea Returns to MPC

MPC announced the imminent arrival of Senior VFX Supervisor Paul O'Shea to its LA office as Creative Director.

Henson to Develop Imaginocean Animated Series

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, Music and Sound, People, Places, Television | Geographic Region: North America | Event: MIP-TV | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, Music and Sound, People, Places, Television
The Jim Henson Company is in development on a new animated children’s series, IMAGINOCEAN, based on the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway musical, “John Tartaglia’sImaginOcean.”

Cause & [Effect] Creates Dora and Thalia Duet

Posted In | News Categories: Broadcast Design, Cartoons, Music and Sound, People, Places, Television | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: 2D, Broadcast Design, Cartoons, Music and Sound, People, Places, Television
New York-based production house Cause & [Effect] created the music video/promo featuring Mexican pop sensation Thalia, “Canta Canta Canta” for “Dora the Explorer” on Nickelodeon’s Nick Jr.

Caviar's AG Rojas Directs Hey Jane For Spiritualized

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Caviar's AG Rojas directs the latest Spiritualized music video for "Hey Jane," a track off their upcoming Sweet Heart Sweet Light album (due out April 17 in the United States).

Caviar Gears up for SXSW with ‘Super Serious Show’ and ‘Big Bad Wolf’

Caviar has been gearing up for this year's SXSW with its ongoing collaboration with The Super Serious Show, which includes two performances on March 12th co-produced by Caviar with Funny or Die; and Caviar director Keith Schofield's infamous music video "Big Bad Wolf" for Duck Sauce, which will be showcased on March 9th.

Mind Candy Signs Deal with Sony Music

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, Music and Sound, People, Places, Television | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, Music and Sound, People, Places, Television
Global kids phenomenon Moshi Monsters is set to take the music world by storm after parent company Mind Candy confirmed a major partnership deal with Sony Music.

Songwriter Robert Sherman Dies at 86

Posted In | News Categories: In Passing, Music and Sound, People | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: In Passing, Music and Sound, People
Songwriter Robert Sherman, best known for writing the infectious Disney tunes “It’s a Small World After All” and "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," died Monday, March 5 in London.

9th Annual Pre-NAB Editor's Lounge to Discuss Latest Trends in Post-Production

Posted In | News Categories: Events, Films, Music and Sound, People, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Event: NAB | Site Categories: 2D, 3D, Events, Films, Music and Sound, People, Technology
Now in it’s ninth year, the Annual Pre-NAB Panel Discussion and gripe fest will be held Friday, March 30th beginning at 6:30 pm.

THQ Announces Darksiders II Original Music Score by Jesper Kyd

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BAFTA award-winning Danish composer Jesper Kyd, renowned for his musical scores in the Assassin's Creed and Hitman series, has crafted a thrilling original score for DARKSIDERS II, the sequel to the action/adventure title developed by THQ's in-house studio Vigil Game.

Black Dog Films Signs Directors Balslev and Acosta

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Studio announces the signing of directors Casper Balslev and Julian Acosta to their roster.

AudioGaming Launches AudioWeather

Posted In | News Categories: Games, Music and Sound, Places, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Event: GDC | Site Categories: Games, Music and Sound, Places, Technology
The first innovative plug-in from AudioGaming, AudioWeather, will be launched at the Game Developer Conference (GDC) 2012 in San Francisco.

Composer John Hunter Scores Oscar Winning Short

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, Music and Sound, People, Short Films | Geographic Region: North America | Event: Academy Awards | Site Categories: Awards, Music and Sound, People, Short Films
John Hunter, composer and partner at Breed Music, scores the Academy Award winning animated short “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore,” directed by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg of Moonbot Studios.

Richard Jacques Receives Top Honors at Music + Sound Awards

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Richard Jacques' original music score for JAMES BOND 007: BLOOD STONE (Bizarre Creations/Activision) has been awarded "Best Original Composition" (Video Games) at The Music and Sound Awards 2012.

Audiokinetic Announces Partnership with iZotope

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Audiokinetic and iZotope announce a partnership for Audiokinetic to distribute iZotope effects adapted for Audiokinetic’s Wwise product.

MPSE Golden Reel Award Winners Announced

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Sound editing teams from Hugo, The Muppets, Super 8, The Adventures of Tintin and War Horse were honored Sunday during the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ 59th Golden Reel Awards at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel.

COPA Brings Nicki Minaj to Life

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Music and Sound, People, Places, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: CG, Music and Sound, People, Places, Visual Effects
Fresh off their official launch, COPA has delivered high-end imagery for ‘Turn Me On,” the new music video for David Guetta and Nicki Minaj, directed by Sanji at Wondros Productions via EMI Music.

MPC Creative Storms the Grammys

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MPC Creative created a pair of visually stunning spots for the Grammy Awards, one starring Bon Iver and another featuring singer-songwriter Adele.

2012 Grammy Award Winners Announced

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Adele brought home six Grammy awards, tying Beyoncé for the most awards won by a female artist in one night, at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on Saturday, February 11, 2012.

‘Rango’ Wins Best Animation at 2012 BAFTA Awards

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, CG, Events, Films, Music and Sound, People, Places, Short Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Event: BAFTAs | Site Categories: 2D, 3D, Awards, CG, Events, Films, Music and Sound, People, Places, Short Films, Visual Effects
At the BAFTA Awards held Sunday at the Royal Opera House in London, Rango won best animated film, beating The Adventures Of Tintin and Arthur Christmas. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 got the top prize for visual effects, and Hugo won two awards for sound and design.