The finalists have been announced for the 8th annual global Music+Sound Awards, the world’s top honour for composers, sound designers, music supervisors and sync teams in film, TV and advertising.
It was a record year for entrants, with over 500 projects submitted from across the globe for consideration in 31 categories spanning original composition, sound design, sync, re-records and production music in advertising, film and television.
“The Music+Sound Awards were established to recognise and celebrate the essential role that both music and sound design play in the media. We’re here to champion the talent and skill of composers, sound designers, music supervisors and sync teams, creating an opportunity for them to be truly acknowledged for what they have achieved,” said Emma Maguire, awards’ director. “Now in their 8th year, the enthusiasm and support of The Music+Sound Awards’ community continues to overwhelm us. This year was extremely competitive, with a record number of entries – many from familiar faces but many also from exciting newcomers. We love that our community is growing globally so much, year on year. A very well deserved congratulations and good luck to all the 2019 finalists!”
The Music+Sound Awards are run in partnership with Krotos Audio and SixtyFour Music.
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN BROADCAST ADVERTISING FINALISTS
Ikea 'Make Home Yours'
Entrant: Father
Composers: Freddie Webb + Joe Farley
Agency: Wieden + Kennedy
The Wildlife Trust 'Wind In The Willows'
Entrant: String and Tins
Composer: Will Cohen
Agency: Don’t Panic
Hennessy 'Major'
Entrant: Woodwork Music Publishing
Composer: Philip Kay
Agency: Droga5 NY
Hennessy 'The Seven Worlds
Entrant: The
Composer: Daniel Pemberton
Agency: DDB Paris
Ford F-Max Trucks
Entrant: Sonhouse
BWIN 'Who Stole The Cup?'
Entrant: SIREN
Composers: Walter Mair, Ross Sampson + Tom Linden
Agency: BBH
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN ONLINE, VIRAL + AMBIENT ADVERTISING FINALISTS
Oakley 'It's Ok'
Entrant + Composer: Gregory Caron at CARON
Agency: AKQA
BMW M - The Icon
Entrant: TRO Music
Composer: Vincent Raciti
Adidas x Paul Pogba
Entrant: TRO Music
Composer: Vincent Raciti
Egale 'Blood Surrogates'
Entrant: Grayson Matthews
Composer: Bridget Flynn
Wedel Gorzka Chocolate 'The Sound Of Gorzka'
Entrant: CORD Worldwide Ltd.
Composer: Michał Krajewski
Agency: Ogilvy Poland
Mutiny Fragrance
Entrant: Anger Music / DEXnFX
Composer: Richard Ford
Agency: Baron & Baron
BEST SOUND DESIGN IN BROADCAST ADVERTISING FINALISTS
Argos ‘Xmas Fool’
Entrant: Will Cohen at String and Tins
Sound Designer: Will Cohen
Three Mobile ‘Phones Are Good’
Entrant: 750MPH
Sound Designers: Sam Ashwell + Jake Ashwell
Agency: Wieden + Kennedy
BT ‘Clogged’
Entrant: 750MPH
Sound Designers: Sam Ashwell + Mike Bovill
Agency: AMV BBDO
Great Western Railway 'Five and the Missing Jewels'
Entrant: 750MPH
Sound Designers: Mark Hellaby + Sam Robson
Agency: adam&eve DDB
Royal Marines 'Spider'
Entrant: 750MPH
Sound Designers: Ben Gulvin + Sam Ashwell
Agency: WCRS / Engine
Investec
Entrant: Produce Sound
Sound Designer: Louis Enslin
BEST SOUND DESIGN IN ONLINE, VIRAL + AMBIENT ADVERTISING FINALISTS
Novartis 'Tame Your Migraine'
Entrant: Machine Sound
Sound Designers: Alex Bingham
Agency: Havas Lynx
Nike Italy 'Stop At Nothing'
Entrant: 750MPH
Sound Designers: Sam Ashwell + Jake Ashwell
Agency: Wieden + Kennedy
Maxon ‘Influencers’
Entrant: Antfood
Mind 'WITH IN'
Entrant: Wave Studios
Sound Designer: Ed Downham
Balmain 'Balmain Beat'
Entrant: Wave Studios
Sound Designers: Parv Thind + Johnnie Platt
Agency: The Sunshine Company
NY Times 'Fearlessness - The Truth Is Worth It’
Entrant: Wave Studios
Sound Designer: Aaron Reynolds
Agency: Droga5
BEST AUDIO MIX IN A COMMERCIAL FINALISTS
Three Mobile 'Phones Are Good'
Entrant: 750 MPH
Sound Mixers: Sam Ashwell + Jake Ashwell
Agency: Wieden + Kennedy
Nike Italy 'Stop At Nothing'
Entrant: 750 MPH
Sound Mixers: Sam Ashwell + Jake Ashwell
Agency: Wieden + Kennedy
John Lewis 'The Boy And The Piano'
Entrant: Factory
Sound Mixer: Anthony Moore
Agency: adam&eveDDB
John Lewis 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
Entrant: Factory
Sound Mixers: Anthony Moore + Mark Hills
Agency: adam&eveDDB
Adidas 'Recode Running Trailer'
Entrant: Zelig Sound Ltd
Sound Mixers: Matthew Wilcock + Connor Duin
Agency: Studio LORE / Brand Articulations
BT 'Clogged'
Entrant: 750MPH
Sound Mixers: Sam Ashwell + Mike Bovill
Agency: AMV BBDO
BEST SYNC IN BROADCAST ADVERTISING FINALISTS
WereldOuders ‘#KeepDreamsAlive’
Entrant: The Missing Sync
Music Supervisors: Aron van der Ploeg + Bart van Liemt
Track: It's Happening Again | Artist: Agnes Obel
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing | Label: Play It Again Sam
Agency: Epidemie
EnBW ‘Energie Baden-Württemberg AG’
Entrant: A&G Sync / Jesper Gadeberg
Music Supervisor: Jesper Gadeberg
Track: Pag Ghungro Baandh Ouverture | Artist: Kishore Kumar
Publisher + Label: Saregema
Agency: Jung von Matt/NECKAR GmbH
Samsung ‘Rendevous’
Entrant: Mophonics
Music Supervisor: Kristoffer Roggemann
Track: Teddy Bear’s Picnic | Artist: Henry Hall & His Orchestra
Publisher: Sony/ATV, Warner/Chappell | Label: Sony Masters
Agency: adam&eveDDB
Reebok 'Storm The Court'
Entrant: Barking Owl
Music Supervisor: Jessica Dierauer
Track: Prayer Hands | Band: A Track & YehMe2
Agency: Venables, Bell & Partners
Amazon Echo ‘Connections’
Entrant: Cord Worldwide
Music Supervisor: Hollie Hutton
Track: Ohh La La | Band: The Faces
Publisher: Warner Chappell | Label: Warner Music
Agency: Joint
Easyjet ‘Imagine’
Entrant: Soho Music
Music Supervisor: Daniel Payne
Track: All I Have To Do Is Dream | Artist: Cat Power
Publisher: Sony/ATV | Label: Matador Records (c/o Beggars Group)
Agency: VCCP
BEST SYNC IN ONLINE, VIRAL + AMBIENT ADVERTISING FINALISTS
Canon ‘Crossing Continents’
Entrant: Split Music
Music Supervisor: Sarah Bridge
Track: Burn The Stars | Band: Massive Vibes
Publisher: Split Music
Agency: VCCP
Libresse / Bodyform ‘Viva La Vulva’
Entrant: Soundtree Music
Music Supervisor: Jay James
Track: Take Yo’ Praise | Artist: Camille Yarbrough
Agency: AMVBBDO
Reserved Chapter II ‘A Call For Dance’
Entrant: Jaguarec
Music Supervisor: Magdalena Niestryjewska
Track: Coeur D’artichaut | Band: Polo&Pan
Publisher + Label: Ekler'o'shock Publishing + Hamburger Records
Revlon ‘Flesh Beauty’
Entrant: Too Young Ltd
Music Supervisor: Frederic Schindler
Track: Good As Hell | Artist: Lizzo
Publisher: Sony ATV | Label: Warner Music Group
Glossier ‘Play’
Entrant: Too Young Ltd
Music Supervisor: Frederic Schindler
Track: I Heard It Through The Grapevine | Band: The Slits
Publisher: EMI Entertainment World Inc. c/o Sony/ATV Music Publishing | Label: Universal Music Group
Jaybird Presents ‘Run Wild’ (A Global Film Series) / Chapter 3: Freedom
Entrant: Venn Arts
Music Supervisor: Jonathan Hecht
Track: Bad Karma | Artist: Axel Thesleff
Publisher + Label: Blue Top Music
Agency: Camp4 Collective
BEST RE-RECORD OR ADAPTATION IN BROADCAST ADVERTISING FINALISTS
Diesel ‘Hate Couture’
Entrant: Sizzer
Track: I Want To Be Loved By You
Arranger: Michiel Marsman
Agency: Publicis Milan
Mobile Vikings ‘Da Da Ta’
Entrant: Sonhouse
Track: Da Da Ta
Arranger: Christophe Gérard
Agency: Mortierbrigade
Penny 'Naturally For Everyone'
Entrant: Jesper Gadeberg
Track: It’s a Fine Day by Opus III
Arranger: Sizzer, Amsterdam
Agency: Service Plan
John Lewis ‘The Boy And The Piano’
Entrant: Factory Studios
Track: Your Song by Elton John
Producer: Becs Bell
Agency: adam&eveDDB
Pride ‘Pride in London’
Entrants: Soundtree Music
Track: Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Arrangers: Luis Almau + Nick Foster
Agency: BMB London
Leffe ‘Born To Be Wild’
Entrant: Sonhouse
Track: Born To Be Wild by Steppenwolf
Arrangers: Sonhouse
Agency: Air
BEST RE-RECORD OR ADAPTATION IN ONLINE, VIRAL + AMBIENT ADVERTISING FINALISTS
Burberry 'Close Your Eyes'
Entrant: SixtyFour Music
Track: Carol Of The Bells
Arrangers: Klang!
Cadbury ‘Go Madbury’
Entrant: Soviet Science
Track: Major-General’s Song
Arrangers: Robert Gulya + Scuta Salamanca
Agency: VCCP
The Pace 'I-PACE'
Entrant: The Brooklyn Brothers
Track: Want To by Dua Lipa
Barbour 'Maybe, Just Maybe'
Entrant: Audium Post
Track: Original Snowman Theme by Howard Blake
Arranger: Jessica Jones
Agency: The Corner
Childhood Trust Christmas Ad ‘The Father’
Entrant: Audium Post
Track: God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman
Arrangers: Jessica Jones + Tim Morrish
Glam Slam by Maison Margiela 'Reality Inverse'
Entrant: Anger Music / DEXnFX
Arrangers: Jeremy Healy + Tom Linden
Agency: SHOWstudio
BEST USE OF PRODUCTION MUSIC IN BROADCAST ADVERTISING FINALISTS
Toyota Motor Europe 'Move Ahead'
Entrant: The Elements Music + Sound
Track: Sing Sing Sing
Composers: Benny Goodman + Louis Prima | Publisher: Sony ATV | Supervisor: Guy Farley
Agency: The & Partnership
Progressive 'Avian Adventure'
Entrant: Extreme Music
Track: Love
Composer: Paul Rothman | Publisher: Extreme Music
Axe Collission Fresh Forest & Grafitti
Entrant: SATV Music Publishing
Track: Bigger and Badder
Composers: John Ross + Timothy Fagan | Publisher: SATV Music Publishing | Supervisor: Lisa James
McDonald's 'Coming Home'
Entrant: CORD Worldwide Ltd.
Track: Curiosity
Composer: Benjamin Ian Cocks | Supervisor: Aneta Kabsa
Agency: DDB Warszawa
Paco Rabanne Pure XS for Her
Entrant: Too Young Limited
Track: Carmen Habanera Remix / Habanera A-B
Composer: Georges Bizet | Publisher: Fireworks Music Ltd / KPM Music Ltd. | Supervisor: Frederic Schindler
Agency: PUIG
Fluvius - Launch Campaign
Entrant: Sonhouse
Track: Mon Oncle
Composer: Franck Barcellini
Agency: BBDO
BEST USE OF PRODUCTION MUSIC IN ONLINE, VIRAL + AMBIENT ADVERTISING FINALISTS
Reserved RE:DESIGN.03 Man 2018
Entrant: Donata Stosyk Kornatowicz | Upright Music
Track: Centrifuge
Composer: J. Perkins | Publisher: Felt Music | Supervisor: Donata Stosyk Kornatowicz
Reserved RE.DESIGN.03 Woman 2018
Entrant: Donata Stosyk Kornatowicz | Upright Music
Track: Losing Sleep (R. Collier) | Tubesounds | Upright Music
Composer: R. Collier | Publisher: Tubesounds | Supervisor: Donata Stosyk Kornatowicz
Vogue Poland January 2019 Cover Shoot
Entrant: CORD Worldwide Ltd.
Track: You're So Blues
Composer: John Martin | Publisher: Universal Production Music | Supervisor: Mateusz Szmigiero
Agency: Warsaw Creatives
RESERVED Lookbook 2019 - Men
Entrant: CORD Worldwide Ltd.
Track: Scratch That Itch
Composers: James Patrick + John Sweeney | Supervisor: Mateusz Szmigiero
Agency: Warsaw Creatives
Pond's 'Bodybuilder'
Entrant: Big Sync Music
Track: Treasure
Composers: Nick Evans + Jake Shillingford | Supervisors: Big Sync Music
Agency: Ogilvy & Mather Singapore
Vogue x Selfridges 'Everything Looks Better'
Entrant: Adelphoi Music
Track from EMI Production Music (KPM)
Supervisors: Adelphoi Music