Now that we have been hurtled, head long into a new year we wanted to take a moment and have a look back on some of the best advert music from 2010, specifically those used in TV advertising campaigns. Each of the adverts below uses sound design and music in very different ways to create the ...more

Ithaca Audio has created a series of news theme tunes for free use under a creative commons license. This follows on from an earlier post regarding theme music for podcasts. These news themes have been composed and produced by Ithaca Audio for free use in your projects with just a few rules under the license: The audio ...more

Here are a few great resources for music composers working in the film and media industries. 1: International Music Score Library Project Offering a wealth of learning material to music composers; this is a great site. "IMSLP is a project for the creation of a virtual library of public domain music scores based on the wiki principle; ...more

You can now see which composers, bands and artists are attracting attention at Ithaca Audio headquarters on Last.fm: Ithaca Audio radio Last.fm's excellent scrobbling feature tracks the music you are playing through iTunes, Windows Media Player, Spotify and more. It then lists suggestions of music you may like; this is great for finding new artists. Here are some ...more

Recently Ithaca Audio was asked to produce a theme for the Journalism.co.uk podcast. Journalism.co.uk is the UK's largest online community of journalists and delivers world renowned coverage of the rapidly changing media industry. The theme needed to be memorable, short enough not to distract from the main content of the podcast and also reflect the nature ...more

This film is a great example of both the sound design and composition work undertaken by Ithaca Audio. The music develops throughout the film and covers a wide range of styles with influences ranging from Ennio Morricone's spaghetti western scores to industrial techno. The vast sound design in this film uses hundreds of recordings of planes, trucks, ...more

This film features a stripped down composition in a contemporary style. The simple instrumentation, composition and close microphone placement give the scene an intimate and innocent feel. more

For this avant-garde film Ithaca Audio created a blend of cutting-edge sound design and music to create a dark and imposing atmosphere. A mix of sophisticated synthesis and sound manipulation techniques were used to build up the layers of audio in relation to the visuals. more

Ithaca Audio produced an evolving soundtrack for this time-lapse view of the streets and sights of London. The musical elements reflect both the frantic changing motions of the scenes and the slow pace of the camera as it pans across. The string heavy music makes use of Ithaca Audio's excellent orchestral reproduction capabilities. more

The music for this short title sequence needed to reflect the 'Retro' title and also provide an upbeat, driving feel. Ithaca Audio created a 70s feel using guitars, Hammond organ and clav, all used to great effect in the funk movement of the time. more