2024 Music+Sound Awards Finalists Announced
The nominees for 2024’s Music+Sound Awards have been revealed. A distinguished international panel of judges have meticulously selected 2024’s Music+Sound Awards finalists and the line-up has now been announced.
The Music+Sound Awards are back for the 13th year, honouring the exceptional contributions of composers, sound designers, music supervisors, and sync teams whose expertise hugely elevates brand messaging in advertising.
“This year’s finalists have truly raised the bar. The level of talent and creativity on display is exceptional. I want to thank all of the entrants, both new and returning, for their incredible work. The judging process was very difficult because of this high standard, and I’m grateful to our esteemed panel of judges for their dedication and expertise.” remarks Emma Maguire, director of The Music+Sound Awards.
She goes on to say, “The Music+Sound Awards continue to be a vital platform for recognising the extraordinary contributions of composers, sound designers, and music supervisors. Their work is so essential to the success of advertising, film, television and gaming. This list of finalists includes many of the best our industries have to offer. Congratulations and good luck to them all!”
The jury this year included the following leading industry figures: Colleen Dahlstrom, senior music producer at McCann, New York; Brandy Ricker, senior music producer at Energy BBDO, Chicago; and Madeline Dowling, senior music producer at Doner, Chicago.
Winners of 2024’s Awards will be announced on Thursday October 10th, 4pm (GMT), via The Music+Sound Awards’ X and Instagram feeds, on the Awards’ site and via media partner’s channels thereafter.
Official Sponsors of The Music+Sound Awards: Sound Canvas; Eclectic Music Composition and Supervision; and Lemon Wax.
Here follows a selection of finalists. A full list can be viewed here.
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN BROADCAST ADVERTISING FINALISTS - SPONSORED BY ECLECTIC
NerdWallet ‘Don't Let Your Future You Hate You’
Entrant / Production Company: BUTTER Music and Sound
Composer: Clark Baxstresser
Music Producers: Chip Herter, Annick Mayer, Stone Irr + Kriston Poindexter
Agency: Deutsch LA
Director: Jim Jenkins
Slack ‘The Big Meeting’
Entrant / Production Company: Squeak E. Clean Studios, New York
Composer: Julie B. Nichols
Executive Creative Producer: Jennie Armon
Agency: Brand New School, New York
Director: Chris Dooley
Vodafone 'TV Play'
Entrant / Composer: Walter Mair at Metronome Ltd, London
Music Producer: Christian Heschl
Agency: Grey London
Director: Tom Green
LinkedIn ‘Meeting’
Entrant / Production Company: Squeak E. Clean Studios, New York
Composer: Michelangelo Rodriguez
Sr. Music Producer: Blade Thornton
Director: Terence Neale
Just Eat ‘Did Somebody Say HipOpera’
Entrant / Production Company: String and Tins, London
Composers: Adam Smyth, Ben Smith, Jordan Crisp + Toni Robinson
Production Companies: String and Tins, Freckle + Sentric Music Ltd
Music Producer: Fred Ball
Agency: McCann London
Directors: Dave Meyers + Dave Dean
Hornbach ‘Every Spring a New Beginning’
Entrant / Production Company: Machine, London
Composer: Brice Cagan
Music Producer: Rebecca Boswell
Agency: HeimatTBWA\
Director: Traktor
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN Online, Social + Digital Advertising FINALISTS
Hamcus x Adidas ‘EXILES’
Entrant / Production Company: NBMV Music, Amsterdam
Composer: Maurits Verwoerd
Director: Tomas Kamphuis
Amazon ‘Don’t get media envy, get Amazon Ads’
Entrant / Production Company: Sonic Union, New York
Music Producer: Justin Morris
Agency: Anomaly/New York
Director: Sam Pilling
UEFA Women's EURO x Euronics
Entrant / Production Company: by RAVEN, Amsterdam
Composers: Justin Welgraven, Alexander Moes + Wouter van den Boogaard
Director: Arjen Schotel
35/37 PARIS ‘REPLICA’
Entrant / Production Company: SuperPitch, Paris
Composer: Thomas Couzinier
Director: SimonaGun
Under Armour ‘World Cup Armour Up’
Entrant / Production Company: Citizen Music, New York
Composers: Theo de Gunzburg + Noah Wiehl
Music Producers: Kate Sims + Molly Young
Agency: Zambezi
Director: Kat Webber
LG ‘Emotionally Intelligent Design’
Entrant / Production Company: Zelig Sound, London
Agency: Wolff Olins
International Cricket Council (ICC) ‘Out of this World’
Entrant / Production Company: The Elements Music, London
Composers: Sean Paul + Kes
Music Producer: Michael 'Tano' Montano
Agency: Matta
Director: Ozzie Pullin
BEST SOUND DESIGN IN BROADCAST ADVERTISING FINALISTS
Riyadh Season - Fury vs. Ngannou
Entrant / Production Company: 750 MPH, London
Sound Designer: Sam Ashwell
Sound Producer: Olivia Ray
Director: Seb Edwards
Agency: Droga5 NY + Accenture Song
Agency Music Producers: Roger Morán, Patrick Wood, Roger Morán, Patrick Wood, Madeleine Wilkinson + Harit Muttreja
Royal Airforce ‘The Force Protecting Space’
Entrant / Production Company: Sine Audio Post Production, London
Sound Designer: Phil Bolland
Sound Producer: Julian Marshall
Director: Tom Green
Agency: House 337
Formula E ‘It’s on’
Entrant / Production Company: 750 MPH, London
Sound Designer: Sam Ashwell
Sound Producer: Olivia Ray
Agency: Uncommon Creative Studio
Director: Max Sherman
Queensberry V Matchroom ‘5 vs 5’ Official Promo
Entrant / Production Company: No.8 London
Sound Designers: George Castle + James Benn
Sound Producer: Karen Noden
Director: Leigh Powis
Apple ‘The Lost Voice’
Entrant / Production Company: Factory Studios, London
Sound Designers: Anthony Moore + James Utting
Sound Producer: Ciara Wakley
Agency: Apple Marcom
Director: Taika Waititi
Nike ‘World of Warmth’
Entrant / Sound Designer: Denis Kilty at denis, Dublin
Agency: Wieden + Kennedy Shanghai
Director: Henry Scholfield
BEST SOUND DESIGN IN ONLINE, SOCIAL + DIGIAL ADVERTISING FINALISTS - SPONSORED BY SOUND CANVAS
JBL ‘Heart of Sound’
Entrant / Production Company: Absolute, London
Sound Designer: Ian 'Arge' Hargest
Sound Producer: Sian Hagan
Agency: Havas
Vodafone Ireland ‘The Remote’
Entrant / Production Company: Factory Studios, London
Sound Designer: Jon Clarke
Sound Producer: Ciara Wakley
Agency: Grey London
Director: Tom Green
PUBG ‘Ground Of Honor: Rondo'
Entrant / Production Company: 750 MPH, London
Sound Designers: Sam Ashwell, Marcin Pawlik + Mark Hellaby
Sound Producers: Olivia Ray + Carla Thomas
Agency: Living Films
Director: Sam Hargrave
Aston Martin Vantage ‘Engineered for Real Drivers’
Entrant / Production Company: Zelig Sound, London
Sound Designers: Harry Smith + Matthew James
Sound Producer: Breda Canning
Agency: Design Bridge and Partners
Qiddiya ‘Play Life’
Entrant / Production Company: String and Tins, London
Sound Designers: Will Cohen + Lawrence Kendrick
Sound Producer: Laura-Leigh Smith
Agency: Droga5
Directors: Nick Roney + Ian Pons Jewell
OPPO ‘Good Guys Bad Guys’
Entrant / Sound Dersigner: ShaoHang at Beijing 20k Miles Culture Communications Co., Beijing
BEST AUDIO MIX IN A COMMERCIAL FINALISTS
PUBG ‘Ground Of Honor: Rondo'
Entrant / Production Company: 750 MPH, London
Sound Mixers: Sam Ashwell, Marcin Pawlik + Mark Hellaby
Sound Producers: Olivia Ray + Carla Thomas
Agency: Living Films
Director: Sam Hargrave
SickKids Foundation ‘Heal The Future’
Entrant / Sound Mixer: Isaac Matus at Wave Studios, New York
Sound Producers: Vicky Ferraro + Eleni Giannopolous
Agency: Cossette
Director: Henry Scholfield
Royal Airforce ‘The Force Protecting Space’
Entrant / Production Company: Sine Audio Post Production, London
Sound Mixer: Phil Bolland
Sound Producer: Julian Marshall
Director: Tom Green
Agency: House 337
Swatch ‘What If’
Entrant / Sound Mixer: Luke Isom at Jungle Studios, London
Agency: Sticker Studios
Riyadh Season - Fury vs. Ngannou
Entrant / Production Company: 750 MPH, London
Sound Mixer: Sam Ashwell
Sound Producer: Olivia Ray
Director: Seb Edwards
Agency: Droga5 NY + Accenture Song
Agency Music Producers: Roger Morán, Patrick Wood, Roger Morán, Patrick Wood, Madeleine Wilkinson + Harit Muttreja
Alzheimer’s Research UK ‘You can change the ending’
Entrant / Production Company: No.8 London
Sound Mixer: Sam Robson
Sound Producer: Karen Noden
Directors: Againstallodds, Ben + Dan Tubby
BEST SONIC BRANDING + IDENTS FINALISTS
The Sound of ATB
Entrant / Agency: Sonic Lens, New Jersey
Composition: Josie Boivin, Glen Cavanagh, Marco Vitali + Andy Ross
Sound Design: Glen Cavanagh + Marco Vitali
IBM Sonic Branding
Entrant / Production Company: Antfood, New York
Agency: IBM Blue Studio
The Sound of Leffe
Entrant / Composition: MassiveMusic London
Sound Design: Gus Nisbet + Robby Stone
TUBI Rebrand
Entrant / Production Company: Zelig Sound, London
Composition / Sound: Harry Smith, Connor Duin + Matthew James
Audio Director: Matthew James
Agency: DixonBaxi
CNN News Central
Entrant: Stephen Arnold Music | SAM, Texas
Composition: Andrew Oye
Sound: Jesus Garcia
Audio Directors: Reza Baktar + Eric Sherling at CNN
RONA Spring Anthem
Entrant / Production Company: Circonflex, Montréal
Composition: Olivier Girard + Paul-Étienne Côté
Sound: Frédéric Laurier, Pascal Desjardins + Jonathan Doyon
BEST SYNC IN BROADCAST ADVERTISING FINALISTS - SPONSORED BY LEMON WAX
Movember ‘The Mo Is Calling’
Entrant / Supervisors: Marcus Brooke-Smith, Hugh Owens + Karl Richter at Level Two Music, Melbourne
Track: ‘Wolf Totem’ The Hu
Publisher: Kobalt
Label: Endurance
Agency: DDB Melbourne
Director: Matt Devine
Avios 'Everyday'
Entrant / Supervision: Native Music, London
Track: 'Seasons (Waiting On You)' Future Islands
Publisher: Third Side
Label: 4AD
Agency: Uncommon
Director: Sam Walker
Telstra ‘This Is Footy Country’
Entrant / Supervision: Marcus Brooke-Smith, Hugh Owens, Mel Pantz + Karl Richter at Level Two Music, Melbourne
Track: ‘Sandstorm’ Whisky Shivers
Agency: The Monkeys, part of Accenture Song
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
Director: Mark Molloy
Lululemon ‘Men, We've Got Pants’
Entrant / Supervision: Emily Pritchard at Twenty Below Music, London
Track: ‘Teddy Bear's Picnic’ Henry Hall, The BBC Dance Orchestra
Agency: AdLabs NY
Director: Sam Pilling
Globo TV Brazil - Paris Olympics 2024 Campaign
Entrant / Artist: Alexandra Petkovski FJØRA
Track: ‘Eye of the Tiger’ cover by FJØRA x Tommee Profitt
Publisher: Capitol CMG
Music Supervision: Resin8 Music
Powerade ‘Pause is Power’
Entrant / Supervision: Soundtree Music, London
Track: ‘Saw Song’ Mara Carlyle
Publisher: Soundslike Music / Bucks Music Group
Agency: Ogilvy NY / Hogarth
Director: Kim Gherig
BEST SYNC IN ONLINE, SOCIAL + DIGITAL ADVERTISING FINALISTS
Jo Malone London - Blossoms Fragrance Collection 2024
Entrant / Supervision: Alison Manicourt + Shervin Hejazi at MONA, Barcelona
Track: ‘Don’t Go’ Yazoo
Publisher: Sony Music Publishing
Label: BMG (50%) + Warner (50%)
Director: Emma Dazell-Khan
Victoria Beckham x Mango - SS24 Exclusive Collaboration
Entrant / Supervision: Alison Manicourt + Shervin Hejazi at MONA, Barcelona
Track: ‘Full Moon’ Edez Ahbez
Publisher: Golden World (Administered by Monica Corton Consulting)
Label: Warner Music
Apple iPhone 15 Ceramic Shield ‘Swoop’
Entrant / Publisher: Lyric House, Los Angeles
Track: ‘Fracture’ Apashe, Flux Pavilion, Joey Valence + Brae
Music Supervisor: Genevieve Torabi
Label: Kannibalen Records
Agency: Media Arts Lab
Snapdragon ‘Power to Move’
Entrant / Publisher: Lyric House, Los Angeles
Track: ‘Electricity’ lunaluxe
Agency: McCann New York
SiriusXM ‘A Life In Sound’
Entrant / Supervision: Jay James, Neil Athale, Colin McIlhagga at Soundtree Music, London
Tracks: ‘Paint The Town Red’ Doja Cat; ‘Roots Bloody Roots’ Sepultura; ‘Trenches’ Benny Page ft. Doktor, ‘Inferno’ Carl Cox; ‘Laura’ Bat for Lashes; ‘Back to Life’ Soul II Soul; + ‘Bright Horses’ Nick Cave
Agency: Uncommon
Director: Kim Gherig
Adobe Firefly: Out of Beta & Ready For Your Imagination
Entrant / Publisher: Lyric House, Los Angeles
Track: ‘Future Looks Like Wow’ lunaluxe
Music Supervisor: Naaman Snell at Space Cowboy Music
BEST USE OF PRODUCTION MUSIC IN BROADCAST ADVERTISING FINALISTS
The Oscars Ceremony Commercial
Entrant / Composer: Gabriel Saban at Infinity Scores, Paris
Track: ‘Hollywood Madness’ Gabriel Saban
Music Supervisor: APM Music
Foodora ‘It’s Gonna Leave a Mark’
Entrant / Publisher: Extreme Music, London
Track: ‘I Like it I Like it’ Samuel Shrieve, Stefan Litrownik, Laurell Barker + Fraser TJ McGregor
Agency: GUT Amsterdam
Mentos ‘Say Yes to Fresh’
Entrant / Publisher: Extreme Music, London
Track: ‘Maniac’ Nick Kingsley
Agency: BBH
Suzuki Vitara - Ready For Action
Entrant / Publisher: de Wolfe, London
Track: ‘The Conclusion’ Paul Leonard-Morgan
Agency: Noah Advertising
Starling Bank ‘Dessert’
Entrant / Publisher: Cavendish Music
Track: ‘Looking For Love’ Riaan Vosloo, Benedic Lamdin
Supervision: Tammy Tinawi + Ottilia Kjulsten at Theodore
Label: Abaco Music
Agency: Wonderhood Studios
BEST USE OF PRODUCTION MUSIC IN Online, Social + Digital Advertising FINALISTS
CHANEL Mademoiselle Privé Collection - Haute Horlogerie Collection
Entrant / Publisher: Infinity Scores, Paris
Supervision: Cezame Music Agency
Track: ‘Fragments of Emotions’ Sandia
Porsche ‘Keep Your Essence’
Entrant / Label: BMM Network, France
Track: ‘The Ground Line’ The Everlasters
Supervision: Joseph Petitpain + Julien Cornuel
Publisher: The Rainbow Network
Agency: Grabarz & Partner
Director: James F. Coton
Ford Ranger ‘#GO Break It In’
Entrant / Supervision: Delimusic, London
Track: ‘Give You My Love’ Sanj Sen
Supervisor: Ollie Raphael
Publisher: Delicious Digital
Agency: AMV BBDO
Director: Marcus Söderlund
ClientEarth ‘Vote For Earth’
Entrant / Supervision: MassiveMusic Warsaw
Supervisor: Christopher Sulenta
Tracks: ’Big Dreams’ Boris Nonte + ‘Centre Peace’ Huw Teilo Jones / Samuel Rex Ogilvie Brown
Publisher: Universal Production Music
Director: Kasia Grabek
Guinness ‘Black Shines Brightest’
Entrant / Publisher + Label: Cavendish Music, London
Track: ‘Song For Tony’ Michael Lesirge, Tribe Music, Charlie Laffer, Paul Gregory
Supervision: Tammy Tinawi + Steph Grace-Summers at Friday Music
Agency: AMV BBDO London
Pinterest ‘Tropical Vacation’
Entrant / Publisher + Label: Parigo, Paris
Track: ‘Una Vez Más’ Sr Ortegon
Supervision: Gaëtan Kolly at Good Ear Music Supervision
Adidas Campus
Entrant / Publisher: Extreme Music, London
Track: ‘You’re The One For Me’ Lewis Amoroso + KHALI
Label: KPM
BEST RE-RECORD OR ADAPTATION IN BROADCAST ADVERTISING FINALISTS
Jordan ‘Beyond’
Entrants / Re-Record Arrangers: Mika Abadia + Aurélien Rubod at Sneak Attack Music, London
Music Supervisors: JT Griffith + Jeremy Daw
Original Track ‘Mes Joies Quotidiennes’ Mathé Altéry
Publisher: Concord Music Publishing
Agency: Uncommon Creative Studio
Magnum ‘The Pleasure Express’
Entrant: Big Sync Music, London
Re-Record Arranger: Sarah deCourcy at Resister Music
Music Supervisors: Justin “Commie” McMullen + Dominic Caisley
Original Track: ‘The Passenger’ Iggy Pop
Re-Record Artists: Iggy Pop + Siouxsie Sioux
Publisher: BMG
Agency: LOLA MullenLowe
Carlsberg ‘Curious Beginnings’
Entrants / Re-Record Arrangers: Adam Smyth, Jim Stewart + Simon Whiteside at String and Tins, London
Original Track: ‘The 900 Number’ The 45 King & Louie
Music Supervisors: Adam Smyth + Kaspar Broyd
Agency: Fold7
Director: Sam Pilling
Dove ‘The Dove Code’
Entrant: Big Sync Music, London
Re-Record Arrangers: Adina Nelu at Resister Music
Music Supervisors: Alexandra Carlsson Norlin, Dominic Caisley + Justin "Commie" McMullen
Original Track: ‘Pure Imagination’ Gene Wilder
Re-Record Vocals: Victoria Canal
Publishers: Downtown Music, Concord
Agency: Soko
Director: Juliana Curi
Amazon ‘Joyride’
Entrant: DLMDD, London
Re-Record Arranger: Nico Casal
Music Supervisor: Sascha Darroch-Davies
Original Track: ‘In My Life’ The Beatles
Publisher: Apple Corp
Director: Wayne McClammy
RSPCA ‘Respect’
Entrant / Re-Record Arranger: Luis Almau at Soundtree Music, London
Original Track: ‘Respect’ Aretha Franklin
Publisher: Warner Chappell / UMPG
Agency: AMV BBDO
Director: Raine Allen-Miller
BEST RE-RECORD OR ADAPTATION IN Online, Social + Digital Advertising FINALISTS
NUFC Home: The Blaydon Races
Entrant / Re-Record Arranger: Joseph Bell at E.A.R Studios, London
Original Track: ‘The Blaydon Races’ Geordie Ridley
Re-Record Vocals: Heidi Curtis, Joseph Bell + The Felling Male Voice Choir
Agency: The Midnight Club
Director: Dan Emmerson
SickKids Foundation ‘Heal The Future’
Entrant / Re-Record Arranger: Isaac Matus at Wave Studios NY
Music Supervisor: Telan Wong
Original Track: ‘Everything I Wanted’ Billie Eilish
Publisher: Universal Music Group
Agency: Cossette
WWF 'Up In Smoke'
Entrant / Music Supervisor: Matt Lee at Twelve Decibels, UK
Re-Record Arranger: Hughie Gavin at Manners McDade
Original Track: ‘When The Party's Over’ Billie Eilish
Re-Record Vocals: Social Singing Choir
Publisher: Kobalt Music
Agency: Nomint
SKARR x Dale of Norway
Entrant / Music Supervision: Ekko Agency, Oslo
Original Track: ‘Se Ilden Lyse’ Sissel Kyrkjebø
Re-Record Vocals: SKAAR
Agency: Trigger
Don Julio Tequila ‘Por Amor: A Love Letter to Mexico’
Entrants + Remix: Lauro Robles (NAAFI) + The Elements Music, London
Original Track: ‘Por Amor’ Rafael Solano
Publisher: Peer Music
Agency: Anomaly NY
Music Supervisor: Nick Maker
Agency Director of Music: Ben Dorenfeld
Director: JC Molina
twofour54 studios ‘Destination Imagination’
Entrants: Harrison King + Joe Dickinson at WithFeeling, Dubai
Original Track: ‘Pure Imagination’ Gene Wilder
Re-Record Vocals: Lyla Foy
Publisher: Universal Music
Directors: Adam Fothergill + Josh Arnold
