What’s that Genre? #3: Moombahton
More often than not a sub genre is born of the combination of two existing genres. Taking characteristics from each genre, though not being able to be categorised as either, a new genre appears...
Author: gentlepunk
Around the World in 7 Days: Playlist 05/05/17
Here at Tracks & Fields we work with clients from all over the world and believe that to find the best possible music for advertising and film, it is important to draw on artists...
From the Vault #3: Crocodile Dundee promotes cigarettes in front of a live Orchestra
Sometimes with great ads it’s not necessarily the ad itself that is entertaining but the time and context in which it existed. Nowhere is that more prevalent than in Cigarette advertising. For most people...
LA’s Half Moon Sons make banking feel breezey in our latest project with Bankinter
Commonly we receive requests that require us to find music that is reassuring, fills the viewer with a sense of possibility, but must come across genuine and instill confidence. It’s a challenge we love...
Top Scores #2: Jóhann Jóhannsson & Sicario
When it comes to composing scores for thrillers, there is often a trap that many composers fall into, one that can only be described as ‘Hans Zimmer syndrome’. From Gladiator to Batman to Pirates...
What’s that Genre? #2: Gabber
Seen as the edgier, alternative younger brother of Amsterdam, Rotterdam has always been synonymous with new movements and rejecting the mainstream trends of it’s older brother. Which gives you the perfect contextual background when...
Around the World in 7 Days: Playlist 27/04/17
Here at Tracks & Fields we work with clients from all over the world and believe that to find the best possible music for advertising and film, it is important to draw on artists...
Our latest sync comes from Berlin in this recent spot for BMW
Here at Tracks & Fields we love an effective, sentimental spot and our latest project with BMW has it in spades.
From the Vault #2: Rolling Stones collab with Bill Gates for Windows 95 launch
If like myself, you grew up through the 90’s, chances are you would have had first hand experience with a particular computer operating system. One that became legend and according to many, including Forbes...
Top Scores #1: Jon Brion & The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The powerful significance a film’s score can have over the entire production is indisputable. In many instances it can help convey feelings and emotions that visuals cannot. From nostalgia, to heartbreak, to elation and...