Persil – Free The Kids

This was an interesting project to be involved in. The kind of idea a big pharma brand wouldn’t normally even put through research so credit to the agency for making it happen. The music brief was exciting from the start. Again, not what you would expect from Persil, but perfect in the context of the […]

Easyjet – 20th Anniversary

When we got the call from the agency we couldn’t believe that Easyjet has been around for 20 years. This is an ad for Europe which celebrates the fact in style. Brand and agency were keen to make a real statement with the music. ‘Disco 2000′ by Pulp was a contender from very early on […]

UNICEF – Global Goals

An exciting idea to reduce world poverty and hunger by 2030. This part of the campaign is about women’s rights globally and features ‘I am Woman’ by Jordin Sparks to help hammer home the message. Thanks to Sony Music, Kobalt Publishing and Jordin Sparks for getting behind it !

Huawei P8 Lucia

‘User generated’ style content to promote the new Huawei P8 handset. We composed 3 diverse pieces for the campaign which features local directors expressing their personal feelings about their home towns in unique ways.

McLaren – Black Swan Moments

Teaser film for the forthcoming McLaren sports series. Simple but striking creative complemented by our bespoke minimalist cinematic score.

Protest = Progress – ‘Strange Fruit’ animation

Probably the most powerful and disturbing section of the charity film I worked on for Richard Curtis, Bono, Bob Geldof et al a while back. Beautiful performance by Billie Holiday and an upsetting animation created for the film which was projected onto the front of the Tate.

Saga – Hotel

Another beautifully executed idea by VCCP. The creative music brief was to create a charming ‘story’ with references to European independent cinema, but still epic enough to do justice to the scale of the ideas in the script. The final touch in this respect was probably the choral voices. This is the kind of project […]

Ren (2014)

We can’t take credit for selecting this track unfortunately, it was picked by the agency in the end. But… after rounds of searches, near misses, bespoke demos, and a particularly lengthy license negotiation, not to mention that it’s a nice, fun film we feel it’s earned a place on the showreel. Particular thanks to Nick […]

Diageo – Who We Are

Produced by the lovely people at for Quite Frankly who are keeping production values high in their below the line content. We got this one with the first search. Track is ‘We should be swimming’ by Zulu Winter which has a nice pace for the film and maintains interest over a longer format. Thanks To Charlie […]

La Perla

This was a fun one to work on. Music brief was immediately right up our street with it’s moody, warped, electronic vibes… and it wasn’t too tough to watch the film for a few days either.

LBP3 trailer

We provided 2 interactive cues for the latest instalment of the massive Little Big Planet series for Playstation. This is one of the character trailers featuring a stereo mix of one of the cues. Big thanks to Duncan Smith @ SCEE for bringing us on board.

Nivea ‘Wild Swimming’

Nice idea by AKQA for Nivea as part of their ‘Bring It On’ campaign which focuses on women who take on challenges. In this film 3 strangers trek through the woods to find a deserted lake to skinny dip in. Ad produced by Charlotte Davis We went through 5 rounds of searches to nail this […]

Nike Kirill

Music search, license and detailed music edit / arrangement by Studio 32. Moody, atmospheric film for Nike. Shot on the streets of Moscow and featuring one of Russia’s rising football stars, Kirill Laptev. Music edited by Toby Slade-Baker. Kirill comes from the korobka, which literally translates as the “box,” the name of the small caged […]

Flybe – I Feel Good

In case you hadn’t realised, this is not a video. I’ve done a fair bit of work for Flybe over the years but this is the most unusual. They wanted a feel good song to play on board every time one of their flights touches down in Europe. So ‘I feel good’ by James Brown […]

Tom Ford (Eau De Parfum)

Richard Foster is a well established photographer who is increasingly branching out into moving image. This ad for Tom Ford is typical of his work, based on carefully constructed stills and a lot of post. The track is actually a library track by David O’Dowda. Re-edited, arranged and embellished by Toby for the ad.

Just Eat ‘Boot Camp’

A series of comic films for the latest Just Eat TV campaign. An epic, yet tongue in cheek, western adventure score was a fun brief to work on with the agency. Ad produced by Ellie Gibb for VCCP.

Just Eat ‘Spoons’

A series of comic films for the latest Just Eat TV campaign. An epic, western / military adventure score supports the comedy scripts. Produced by Ellie Gibb.

Dove Self Esteem Fund ‘Girls Unstoppable’

We were asked to find the perfect track to be re-recorded for Dove’s charitable fund. Gotta love a bit of Fleetwood Mac, and the agency did. License negotiated and excuted by Studio 32. Song re-recorded by Leland Music.

Agit8: Protest=Progress

This is a truly moving and important campaign. All music clearance handled by Toby Slade-Baker. The film was projected onto the outside of the Tate over 2 days of live tribute performances on London’s South Bank and used at various party political conferences to raise awareness for the campaign in influential circles. More info below. […]

E45

Potentially a controversial campaign for E45. After much searching and even more edits, we finally landed on a library (!) track that worked.

Ribena – 12345

This is one of those projects you love landing on your desk. Using speak and spell and other voice generators to create a sample collage in a Sesame Street style for this Ribena campaign. So long ago i forget who produced it but it was for M+C Saatchi.

Tempo (Europe)

Charming acoustic piece created by Owen Davey for Publicis. European campaign for Tempo Tissues (apparently they’re the biggest tissue brand on the continent. Who knew?)

Nike Pro

We like this one. Warped electronic track to correspond with the jerky movements of the dancers in the ad. Commissioned by AKQA for Nike.

Greggs – Happy Bakers

Sympathetic re-record of the Gracie Fields original using traditional recording techniques and a professional Gracie Fields soundalike with the perfect voice. Put together beautifully by musical director Simon Woodgate.

Playstation Move (Japan)

An interesting project for Wieden and Kennedy Japan that required a different style of music for each room. 3 films in the campaign, stitched together here for convenience. Various composers.