2021 MUSIC+SOUND AWARDS

 BEST SOUND DESIGN FINALISTS

BEST SOUND DESIGN IN BROADCAST ADVERTISING FINALISTS

Ikea ‘Little Robot’

Entrant: 750mph, London

Sound Designer: Sam Ashwell

Agency: Mother, London

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BT Broadband Rage

Entrant: Factory, London

Sound Designer: Jon Clarke

Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, London

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Green and Blacks 'Wildly, Deliciously, Organic'

Entrant: Factory, London

Sound Designer: Anthony Moore

Agency: VCCP, London

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Aware Super 

Entrant: Squeak E. Clean Studios, New York

Sound Designer: Simon Lister

Agency: The Works

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Vital Proteins 'It's Within Us: Sound Of Wellness'

Entrant: 19 Sound, London

Sound Designer: Will Ward

Audio Post Producer: Oscar Kugblenu

Agency: 72andSunny, Los Angeles

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BT 'Hope United'

Entrant: Factory, London

Sound Designer: Mark Hills

Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi

BEST SOUND DESIGN IN ONLINE, VIRAL + AMBIENT ADVERTISING FINALISTS

UNHCR 'The Journey'

Entrant: String and Tins, London

Sound Designer: Joe Wilkinson

Additional Sound Design: Culum Simpson

Agency: Don’t Panic, London

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Red Bull 'From Castle to Castle Red Bull Road Trip'

Entrant + Sound Designer: Jan Šléška

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RAINN 'Walk PSA'

Entrant: Citizen Music, New York

Sound Designer: Johnathan Fuhrer

Agency: Mirimar

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Porsche 'Taycan'

Entrant: Zelig Sound, London

Agency: Bipolar



BEST AUDIO MIX IN A COMMERCIAL FINALISTS

BT ‘Hope United’

Entrant + Sound House: Factory, London

Sound Mixer: Mark Hills

Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, London

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Ubisoft 'Watch Dogs: Legion - Tipping Point'

Entrant + Sound House: Machine, London

Sound Mixers: Alex Bingham + Patch Rowland

Agency: DDB Paris

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NOW TV - F1

Entrant: ENVY Advertising, London

Sound Mixer: Arge

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Evian 'Drink True'

Entrant + Sound House: 750mph, London

Sound Mixers: Sam Ashwell + Mike Bovill

Agency: Wieden & Kennedy Amsterdam

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BBC Sounds 'The Power of Sounds'

Entrant + Sound and Music Production Compaies: Factory + SIREN, London

Sound Mixer: Anthony Moore

Agency: BBC Creative


BEST SOUND DESIGN IN A FEATURE FILM FINALISTS

TOPOWA! Never Give Up

Entrant: Phix Film, London

Sound Designer: Bonnie Wild

Director: Philip Sansom

Producer: Rupert Sansom 

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The Reason I Jump

Entrant + Sound Designer: Nick Ryan, London

Director: Jerry Rothwell

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Kindred

Entrant: Sound Canvas, UK

Sound Director: Tom Joyce

Director: Joe Marcantonio 

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Chaos Walking

Entrant: Formosa Group, California

Sound Designers: Lon Bender, Luke Gibleon, Alex Nomick, Jeff Pitts, Mariusz Glabinski + Rusty Dunn

Director: Doug Liman


BEST SOUND DESIGN IN A SHORT FILM FINALISTS

They Heard Him Shout Allahu Akbar

Entrants + Sound Team: Chad Orororo, Filipe Pereira, Lewis Todd + Aidan Lyons

Director: Nadia Latif

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My Darling Christopher

Entrant + Sound Designer: Adrian Sandu-Yota at Hot Coals Productions, London

Director: Clare-Louise English

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Deadlock Proof of Concept

Entrant: 750mph, London

Sound Designer: Mike Bovill

Directors: John X. Carey + Aqsa Altaf 

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SK-II Studio - Takahashi & Matsumoto ‘Vs’ Machines

Entrant + Sound Designer: James Benn at Bark Soho, London

Director: Alan Williams

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The Nameless Call

Entrant + Sound Designer: Slava Pogorelsky

Director: Wow Tapes

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Lesson 7

Entrant: Factory, London

Sound Designer: Josh Campbell

Director: Neil Linpow 

BEST SOUND DESIGN IN A TELEVISION PROGRAMME FINALISTS

American Gods

Entrants: Tyler Whitham + Joe Bracciale

Sound Designer: Tyler Whitham

Supervising Sound Editors: Joe Bracciale + Tyler Whitham

Director: Eva Sørhaug

Production Companies: Canada Film Capital + Fremantle

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Feel Good

Entrant + Sound Designer: Joe Fletcher at Company 3, London

Director: Luke Snellin

Production Companies: Channel 4 Television + Objective Fiction

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Truth Seekers

Entrant: Molinare TV & Film, London

Sound Team: Tony Gibson, Lewis Todd, Filipa Principe, Claire Ellis, Stefano Marchetti, Ciaran Smith, Stuart Bagshaw, Adam Douglas Jones, Ruth Sullivan, Claire Mahoney, James Gregory + Stuart Piggott

Director: Jim Field Smith

Production Companies: Amazon Studios + Stolen Picture

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Red vs. Blue: Zero

Entrant: Rooster Teeth, Texas

Sound Designers: Alena Lecorchick, Andrew Scott, Carson Alexander Lewis, Chris Kokkinos, Jacob Camitta + Philip Spann

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RWBY: Volume 8

Entrant: Rooster Teeth, Texas

Sound Designers: Alena Lecorchick, Andrew Scott, Carson Alexander Lewis, Chris Kokkinos, Jacob Camitta + Philip Spann

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Nike New Heights

Entrant: 750mph, London

Sound Designers: Sam Ashwell + Marcin Pawlik

Director: Dan Emmerson 

BEST SOUND DESIGN IN GAMING FINALISTS

Ghost of Tsushima

Entrant: Sony Interactive Entertainment, California

In-Game Sound Design: Sucker Punch Audio Team + Sony Interactive Product Development Group

Cinematic Sound Design: Glen Gathard, Kyle Richards, Adam Oakley, Jimmy Boyle + Peter Hanson at Molinare TV & Film

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Returnal

Entrant: Sony Interactive Entertainment, California

Sound Team: Loïc Couthier, Simon Gumbleton, Ashley Read, Harvey Scott,  Ben Pantelis, Lewis Everest, Pierre Griscelli , Peter Hanson, Valentin Goellner, Lewis Barn, Rob Blake, Toivo Kallio, Jeremy Corbett, Juuso Tolonen, Lorenzo Valsassina , Adam Lidbetter, Marc Farly, Roel Sanchez,  Erik Buensuceso, Safar Bake, Andres Herrera, TJ Schauer, Rob Castro, Stefan Rutherford, Barney Oram, Eilam Hoffman, Frank Petreikis, Sam Justice, Csaba Wagner + Graham Donelly 

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The Last of Us Part II

Entrant: Sony Interactive Entertainment, California

Sound Team: Derek Brown, Jordan Denton, Justin Mullens, Beau Jimenez, Neil Uchitel, Jesse Garcia + Michael Marchisotto

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Star Wars Squadrons

Entrant: Electronic Arts, Montreal

Sound Team: Olivier Asselin, Brian Youds, Derek Johansson, Eric Paul, Gaetan Lourmiere, Jean-Francois Tremblay, Jean Xu, Luc Blanchard, Matthias Grunwaldt, Michael Dominiuk, Olivier Paschal, Pavel Maximytchev, Tony Prescesky, Terry Calico, Johannie Gervais, Anton Crnkovic, Jeff Hilman, Daniel Bejarano, James Wallace, Matthew Smith + Real Gauvreau

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Half-Life: Alyx

Entrant: Valve, Washington

Sound Team: Dave Feise, Emily Ridgway, Kelly Thornton, Mike Morasky + Roland Shaw


BEST SOUND DESIGN IN IDENTS FINALISTS

Sky Nature ‘Rainforest’ Ident

Entrant + Sound Designer: Rich Martin at ENVY Advertising, London

Agency: Sky Creative Agency

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Sky Nature ‘Lizard’ Ident

Entrant: Sky Music, London

Sound Designer: Rich Martin

Agency: Sky Creative Agency

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Viasat World 'Explore' Ident

Entrant: Echoic Audio, UK

Sound Designer: Owen Hemming-Brown

Agency: wearseventeen 

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Sky History Ident

Entrant + Sound Designer: Rich Martin at ENVY Advertising, London

Agency: Sky Creative Agency

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From the World to Abu Dhabi : Etihad New Sonic Identity

Entrant: Sixieme Son + Etihad, Paris

Sound Designers: Marion Combes, Alice Lépine, Alexis Mangou, Pierre Moreau, Ianis Mauraisin, Eric Caissy + Romain Morlat



BEST SOUND DESIGN IN BRANDING FINALISTS


ZEN.com ‘The Sound of ZEN’

Entrant: Big Sync Music, Warsaw

Sound Designers: David Nicholas + Kamil Sajewicz

Agency: Isobar, Poland

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The Belgian Pro League Anthem

Entrant: Sonhouse, Brussels

Sound Design: Soulwax

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Hulu Sonic Branding

Entrant and Sound: Zelig Sound, London

Agency: Dixon Baxi

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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Sonic Branding

Entrant: TRO Music, Duesseldorf

Sound Designers: Bastian Kohler + Philip Zimmermann

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ADAM ‘A New Sound For Air’

Entrant: German Wahnsinn, Hamburg

Sound Designer: Philipp Feit

Agency: Atelier Grand Berg

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MOOOI Brand Experience

Entrant: KLOAQ Audio Design, Amsterdam

Sound Designers: Adrian Vrijhoef + Daniel Sillem

Agency: Build in Amsterdam


BEST SOUND DESIGN IN GAMING TRAILERS / PROMOS FINALISTS

Returnal - Launch Trailer

Joint Entrants: Sony Interactive Entertainment, California + Echoic Audio, UK

SIE Audio Lead: Loïc Couthier 

SIE Sound Team: Simon Gumbleton, Ashley Read, Harvey Scott, Ben Pantelis, Lewis Everest, Pierre Griscelli, Peter Hanson, Valentin Goellner, Lewis Barn, Rob Blake, Toivo Kallio, Jeremy Corbett, Juuso Tolonen, Lorenzo Valsassina, Adam Lidbetter, Marc Farly, Roel Sanchez, Erik Buensuceso, Safar Bake, Andres Herrera, TJ Schauer, Rob Castro, Stefan Rutherford, Barney Oram, Eilam Hoffman, Frank Petreikis, Sam Justice, Csaba Wagner + Graham Donelly

Audio Post Production Studio: Echoic Audio | Sound Designer + Binaural Mixer: Owen Hemming-Brown

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Watch Dogs: Legion - Tipping Point Trailer

Entrant: Machine, London

Sound Designers: Alex Bingham, Patch Rowland, Alberto Mielgo + Andy Stewart

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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Trailer

Entrant + Game Developer: Massive Entertainment - a Ubisoft Studio

Sound Designers: Charles Deenen, Tim Walston, Nick Martin, Rashaad Wiggins, Tim Gedemer, Alex Riviere (Massive Entertainment - a Ubisoft Studio) + Mattia Cellotto (Massive Entertainment - a Ubisoft Studio)

Sound Facility: Source Sound Inc

Sound Producer: Andrew Bock

Sound Mixer: Charles Deenen

Composers: Blake Robison (Based on the original score of ‘Avatar Frontiers of Pandora’ by Ola Strandh)

Executive Producers: Giulia Palmieri + Theuns Smit

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Ghost of Tsushima Trailer

Entrant: Sony Interactive Entertainment, California

Sound Designers: Rev. Dr. Bradley D Meyer, Bill Hemstapat, Adam Lidbetter, Mike Niederquell + Ted Kocher

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First Steps Trailer

Entrant: String and Tins, London

Sound Designer: Lawrence Kendrick

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Quantum Knights Trailer

Entrant: Echoic Audio, UK

Sound Designer: Owen Hemming-Brown