British Heart Foundation - 'Unfortunate Eric' films

We were delighted to have the opportunity to work with the BHF recording the voices for a series of 5 educational films featuring their character 'Unfortunate Eric'. The films are part of the charities' ELS (Emergency Life Support) campaign aimed at ensuring all school children are taught life skills including CPR as a mandatory part of the National Curriculum. To find out more about the campaign, to sign the petition and to see the films, go to http://www.bhf.org.uk/

Bombay Sapphire - 'Imagination' films

SNK were recently used for all the audio post on the beautiful new 'Imagination' films for Gin brand Bombay Sapphire. The 60, 70 second and 'Making Of' films were created by RKCR/Y&R. We were especially delighted to host Dumbledore himself Sir Michael Gambon to record the voice over! ; - )

Dominos TV Ad - The 3rd this year!

Featuring Dragons Den star Levi Roots and his Reggae Reggae source, the new Dominos ad, aptly named 'Reggae Reggae'! arrived on UK and Irish TV screens a few weeks back. This is the third Dominos ad this year that SNK Studios have provided the Audio Post for and the second one to feature our original music composition!

Dominos 'Ole!' - UK TV Ad

Here's a great example of our full range of Audio services working across the one project, on the latest Dominos UK TV ad 'Ole!' Promoting their new 'Spanish Sizzler' pizza.

Directed by Richard Pullar, the film features our bespoke music (including flamenco guitar and all the Spanish trimmings!) and sound design, voice over and mix which were all completed at our new Central London studios for ad agency Big Communications and production company Fresh Films. The end result is a fun, fast paced film... Have a watch of the 20 second edit.

Brand New Studios Open!

Our beautiful new home is now up and running and we're delighted to say that we (and more importantly our clients!) are settling in very nicely indeed.

With two naturally lit Audio Post suites kitted out with the very latest ProTools HD systems and ISDN facilities, reception area with all the trimmings, production office, audio edit facilities, large bowls of sweets on hand(!) and a growing team of friendly, experienced staff, SNK Media is now truly the London facility for all Audio and Music requirements.

If you'd like to see the new facility for yourself give us a call to arrange a visit / beer / glass of wine! It would be a pleasure to show you around.

WRU In Stadium Promo

Our in-house writers have had a great time over the past few weeks creating music and sound design for the epic WRU 'Shards' animation from Mainframe. The 60 second film has played to packed crowds on the newly installed giant screens and sound system at the Millennium Stadium at the start of each Autumn Series match currently running. It's accompanied by a full broadcast package with our sound design punctuating all the key moments and live match edits.

The original brief was to make sure the audio literally 'shifted the audience in their seats'! We needed to create something disturbing, emotional and dramatic that reflected the violence of rugby, and we hope you agree that our music and sound design goes some way to achieving that.

See for yourself - you can watch the full 60 second edit on our music reel by clicking here and selecting 'idents and promos'.

Dominos 'Lets Do Lunch'

SNK Studios were glad to provide the audio post, including sound design, voice over recording and final mix for the latest Dominos 30 second UK TV ad. Working with creative agency Big Communications, Director Graham Rose and Producer Amanda Lowit, we've ended up with an amusing, light hearted spot. you can view it for yourself on our Studio Reel page at http://www.snkstudios.co.uk/reelnew

Paul Smith viral films

Over the past few years, SNK have enjoyed a close working relationship with fashion house Paul Smith and their creative agency, Aboud Creative composing original music for the fragrance cinema campaigns 'London' and 'Rose'. So we were delighted to be asked more recently to score music for short films for the Rapha cycling brand, which now have a range of Paul Smith designs, his forthcoming Autumn / Winter Collection film and also a 'making of' campaign film.

The new Rapha film can be viewed on our reel in 'promos and idents' here, http://www.snkmusic.co.uk/reelnew.php and the others will join soon. We hope you enjoy!

Volvo - Subject60 film

Attempting to establish which is the 'naughtiest' city in Europe(!) Volvo held a series of experimental parties and produced the 'Subject60' films showcasing the outcome.

SNK Studios were glad to provide the creative directors at Mainframe with the glitchy, tech style sound design, voice over recording, music edits and final mix for the 2.5 minute 'Subject60 Experiment' film that explains more. You can watch it currently on Volvos YouTube channel or on the Volvo website here.

Whole Earth Peanut Butter TV Ad

Once again working with the completely brilliant Mainframe, SNK Studios have just finished all the sound, including voice over recording, sound design and mix for Whole Earths' new Peanut Butter spot. The summery 20 and 10 second ad is currently brightening up a TV screen near you!

Dizzee Rascal and James Corden Record Unofficial World Cup Song

SNK Studios were delighted to be asked by Simon Cowell's people last week to record all the vocals for Dizzee Rascal and Gavin and Stacey star James Corden's forthcoming unofficial World Cup anthem 'Shout'.

This was one of the more unique sessions we've been involved in! Corden was chanting the Tears For Fears 'Shout' chorus whilst Dizzee rapped 'We need to sort it out, put the Champs down, pull your finger out!'

SNK were very excited about doing their bit to support the England World Cup bid. The team included Dizzee's Ivor Novello award winning Manager/Producer Nick Cage and the track is rumored to be performed on Cowell's own 'Britain's Got Talent' final this Saturday. All proceeds are set to be donated to Great Ormond St. Hospital.

Lloyds Pharmacy UK TV ad

SNK Studios have just finished work on McCann Erickson's new Lloyds Pharmacy TV ad, providing Voice Recording, Sound Design and final broadcast mix. The front section required particular attention to accentuate the stretching, contorting sound of the balloon, building up to shock the viewer when it finally bursts. You can watch the spot on our Studios Reel at http://www.snkstudios.co.uk/reelnew.php Production credits are as follows: Creatives: Mark Lane/Jon Leigh Agency: McCann Erickson Central Director: Ornette Spencely Prod. Co: Fresh Film Producer: Amanda Lowit

Unilever Signal 'Torsion' - European TV Ad

Following our work with Lowe Worldwide on 'Superwoman' earlier in the year SNK Music have scored another ad for the toothbrush brand.

The 20 second spot features a fun, energetic breakbeat track and is now running across most of the continent.

You can watch the ad on our Music Reel.

Katy Brand's Big Ass Tour : Sound Design & Music

We were excited to make our first move into Theatre recently, creating the Sound Design and original Music Composition for British Comedy Award Winner, Katy Brand and her new (very funny!) 'Big Ass Tour'!

Produced by Mick Perrin for 'Just for Laughs Live' the show incorporates live sketches and 'celebrity' performances with pre-shot video footage and complex on-stage video interaction.

SNK Studos and Music provided spot effects, soundscapes, pre-recorded material, mixes and music for the the show which runs across the UK over the next 2 months. Find out more here.

Visual Design & Projection Content Production was by Knifedge: The Creative Network.
Projection Design - Nina Dunn for Knifedge
Set design - Ellan Parry for Knifedge.

Calor 'LPGenius' TV Ad

A new animated TV ad for bottled gas company Calor has just gone on UK TV (the first for 10 years) featuring original music composition from SNK Music, with Sound Design and Audio Post from SNK Studios. The spot, released to coinside with Calor's 75th anniversary, was written by Craig Wood and Jason Vinciguerra at Cogent Elliot and directed by Yoav Segal in callaboration with Taylor James, a boutique CG facility company.

Our funky disco-style track along with with considerable Sound Design helps to tell the information rich story and aims to sit naturally alongside the complex fly-around animation... A lovely VO from Stephen Fry finishes off the classy film!

You can watch it on our music reel page here.

BT Infinity Promos

More work with motion graphics gurus Mainframe last week providing all the Voice Recording, Creative Sound Design and Mix for two new BT web spots, promoting their new Infinity service. You can watch both films at http://www.bt.com/infinity or on our own http://www.snkstudios.co.uk/reelnew.php.

Sonic and SEGA All-Star Racing

We were delighted to welcome our Producer and Director friends from Mana Sound back to our London Recording Studio last month to record all the in-game commentary for the star-studded new racer 'Sonic and SEGA All-Star Racing'.

Live Bingo TV Ad

CattleProds sparkly new livebingo.com TV ad starts running in the UK this month. SNK Studios provided all the sound; including VO recording, SFX and mix for the animated 10 second spot. A big friendly geordie accent was provided by our very own Katy along with some clever mixing on our part to help bring the film to life. Go to the Studios reel page to see for yourselves...

N Dubz recording in the studio today!

http://www.ndubz.com/

Signal ‘Superwoman’ TV Ad

Lowe Worldwide / Lola Madrid's new Signal TV spot started running this month with original score composed by SNK Music. Bridging the gap into the ʻscienceyʼ bit, our track creates a young, 'fresh' ; ) feel for the 30 second Europe wide ad.

We are also currently working on two more ads for the same client, so watch this space for further updates! You can view this one on our Music reel here.