Manners McDade Composer Jessica Jones Scores Barbour 2018 Christmas Advert

Directed by Roland Kennedy in collaboration with Iconoclast and The Corner, Barbour’s Christmas 2018 Christmas ad celebrates the 40th anniversary of Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman. Barbour approached Audium Post for their 360 music and sound expertise, the team comprising of Jessica Jones, Tim Morrish and Tom Jenkins (music and sound designer). In the score Jessica Jones uses live string instrumentation and expertly weaves the original Snowman theme into her re-arrangement. The campaign has already reached considerable attention, with over 100,000 views on YouTube.

Jessica is a London based composer for film and television. She has scored award winning films which have been in competition at BAFTA, The National Television Society, Edinburgh International Film Festival and the Annie Awards, amongst others. Her most recent TV credit is ITVs Joanna Lumley Silk Road Adventures and she has worked in the music department on studio feature Paddington 2 and Darkest Hour.

Tom Jenkins is a Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor and Re-Recording Mixer based in South London. He moved to London to attend the National Film and Television School where he met Jessica Jones and Tim Morrish and they then founded Audium Post. Since working at Audium, Tom been Nominated for an MPSE Golden Reel at the 64th MPSE Golden Reel Awards in Los Angeles. He has also supervised an extensive list of features, TV series, short films and advertising campaigns. Most recently he has worked on The Bird Catcher (2018), In Wonderland (2017) and Riviera (2017).