Winners revealed for awards recognizing excellence in music and sound within the media
LONDON – July 19, 2019 – This week the winners of the 8th annual global Music+Sound Awards were announced. The best of the world’s media music, sound and sync talent were celebrated and honoured for their exceptional work over the last year.
Announced one category at a time via The Awards’ Twitter feed, 2019’s International Music+Sound Awards’ winners got their enormously deserved moment in the spotlight and the industry as a whole was championed for the tremendous value it holds within the media. Music and sound play such a vital role in productions and the awards serve to highlight this and demonstrate the great talent and skill involved.
Winners were chosen by a panel of worldwide industry professionals including composers Hugo de Chaire and Guy Farley; Andy Carroll, Creative Director and Partner at The Elements Music; Luis Almau, Head of Music Production at Soundtree Music; Rebecca Williams, Head of Film at Saatchi & Saatchi; and Music Supervisor, Pete Saville.
The full panel can be seen here: www.masawards.com/2019jury
“Once again, support from our entrants, the jury, our esteemed sponsors and partners, who continue to value our Awards as a mark of excellence, has been overwhelming. A heart-felt thank you to all of you and huge congratulations to our winners.” said Emma Maguire, Awards’ Director,
“Turning the spotlight on our entrants’ expertise and the vital role of their crafts has been our driving force. This year looks to have raised the benchmark for excellence even higher and we thank our winners for the inspiration they have bought about.”
The Awards continue to support the work of music therapists, Nordoff Robbins, by donating £5 from every entry to this far-reaching charity.
The Music+Sound Awards are run in partnership with Krotos Audio and SixtyFour Music.
And the 2019 Music+Sound Awards winners are…
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN BROADCAST ADVERTISING
Hennessy ‘The Seven Worlds
Entrant: The
Composer: Daniel Pemberton
Agency:DDB Paris
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN ONLINE, VIRAL + AMBIENT ADVERTISING
Oakley ‘It’s Ok’
Entrant + Composer: Gregory Caron at CARON
Agency:AKQA
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN A FEATURE FILM
The Wife
Entrant:Music Sales
Composer: Jocelyn Pook
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN A TELEVISION PROGRAMME SCORE
The Simpsons: “Treehouse of Horror XXIX”
Entrant: The Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop
Composer: Andrew Christie forBleeding Fingers Music
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN A SHORT FILM
Velvet
Entrant: Father
Composers:Freddie Webb + Joe Farley
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN A FILM TRAILER
Disobedience
Entrant: Intermission Film
Composer:Samuel Karl Bohn
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN A TV TRAILER / PROMO
Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story
Entrant: Paramount Network
Composers: Black Thought +Anthony Tidd
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN A GAMING TRAILER / PROMO
Telling Lies
Entrant: Soundology
Composer:Nainita Desai
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN BRANDING + IDENTS
Altitude Films Ident
Entrant: Phonotheque
Composer: Peter Mauder
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN TELEVISION PROGRAMME TITLES
Strokes of Genius
Entrant + Composer:Jeremy Turner
BEST SOUND DESIGN IN BROADCAST ADVERTISING
Royal Marines ‘Spider’
Entrant:750MPH
Sound Designers: Ben Gulvin +Sam Ashwell
Agency:WCRS / Engine
BEST SOUND DESIGN IN ONLINE, VIRAL + AMBIENT ADVERTISING
Mind ‘WIT H IN’
Entrant: Wave Studios
Sound Designer: Ed Downham
THE KROTOS AUDIO AWARD FOR BEST SOUND DESIGN IN A FEATURE FILM
Serendipity
Entrant:Molinare TV & Film Ltd
Sound Designers: Paul Carlin, Max Bygraves + Chad Orororo
BEST SOUND DESIGN IN A SHORT FILM
Space Probe Force
Entrant:TRO Music
Sound Designer: Bastian Kohler
BEST SOUND DESIGN IN A TELEVISION PROGRAMME
Patrick Melrose
Entrant:Molinare TV & Film Ltd
Sound: Tony Gibson, Filipa Príncipe, Claire Ellis, Lewis Todd + Louisa Kearns
BEST AUDIO MIX IN A COMMERCIAL
John Lewis ‘The Boy And The Piano’
Entrant:Factory
Sound Mixer:Anthony Moore
Agency:adam&eveDDB
BEST SYNC IN BROADCAST ADVERTISING
Energie Baden-Württemberg AG ‘Energy Is What You Make It’
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
BEST SYNC IN ONLINE, VIRAL + AMBIENT ADVERTISING
Libresse / Bodyform ‘Viva La Vulva’
Entrant: Soundtree Music
Music Supervisors: Peter Raeburn + Jay James
Track: Take Yo’ Praise | Artist: Camille Yarbrough
Agency: AMVBBDO
BEST SYNC IN A TELEVISION PROGRAMME (SINGLE SCENE)
Sex Education
Entrant: Machine Sound
Track: Asleep | Band: The Smiths
Label: Warner Records
BEST SYNC IN TRAILERS / PROMOS
Roma
Entrant: Concord Music Publishing
Music Supervisor: GrandSon
Track: The Great Gig In The Sky | Band: Pink Floyd
Label: Warner Records
BEST RE-RECORD OR ADAPTATION IN BROADCAST ADVERTISING
John Lewis ‘The Boy And The Piano’
Entrant: Factory Studios
Track: Your Song by Elton John
Arranger: Anthony Moore
Agency: adam&eveDDB
BEST RE-RECORD OR ADAPTATION IN ONLINE, VIRAL + AMBIENT ADVERTISING
Cadbury ‘Go Madbury’
Entrant: Soviet Science
Track: Major-General’s Song
Arrangers: Robert Gulya + Scuta Salamanca
Agency: VCCP
BEST RE-RECORD OR ADAPTATION IN A FILM TRAILER
Mid90’s Trailer
Entrant: Ghostwriter Music
Tracks:Remix of Wendy Rene’s ‘After Laughter’, merged with Wu-Tang Clan’s ‘Tearz’
Arrangers: David Yousefi + Rene Osmanczyk
BEST RE-RECORD OR ADAPTATION IN A TV TRAILER / PROMO
Great British Bake Off Trailer
Entrant: ENVY Advertising
Track: Beautiful by Christina Aguilera
Arranger: Rich Martin
BEST USE OF PRODUCTION MUSIC IN BROADCAST ADVERTISING
Progressive ‘Avian Adventure’
Entrant:Extreme Music
Track:Scoobidoo Love
Composer: Paul Rothman | Publisher: Extreme Music
BEST USE OF PRODUCTION MUSIC IN ONLINE, VIRAL + AMBIENT ADVERTISING
Pond’s ‘Bodybuilder’
Entrant:Big Sync Music
Track:Treasure
Composers:Nick Evans + Jake Shillingford | Supervisors: Big Sync Music
Agency: Ogilvy & Mather Singapore
BEST USE OF PRODUCTION MUSIC IN A FILM TRAILER / PROMO
Glass - International Trailer
Entrant: Elephant Music
Track: Rakasha
Composer:Richard Pryn
BEST USE OF PRODUCTION MUSIC IN A TV TRAILER / PROMO
Homecoming Season 1
Entrant: BMG Production Music UK
Track: Dream Stalker | Composers: Eric Alexander Tannery, Jeffrey Fayman + Yoav Goren.
Track: Live Bait | Composer: Will Musser
Publisher: Immediate Music / BMG Production Music
More detailed credits and winning films can be viewed at www.masawards.com
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About The Music+Sound Awards
The Music+Sound Awards are the world’s first and only global awards programme to recognise and celebrate the indispensable role and outstanding contribution that music and sound design play in the world of visual media.
Aimed at professionals working in advertising, film and television (branding and programming), the awards are open to anyone who is or has been involved in the creation, composition, sourcing, licensing, briefing and / or production of music and sound design for any media broadcast or released globally.
The awards categories have been created to include the widest possible use of music and sound in the media. They invite entries from television and online advertising, feature films, short films, television programmes, title sequences, branding and trailers. Each of these areas will be judged for: best original composition, best sound design, best sync, best re-record and best use of production music.
For more information or images please contact
Emma Maguire – emma@masawards.com
+44 7808 500 132