Tiger Beer 'Beast' TVC - Music Production

Below is a description and analysis of the compositional process I took in creating the music for this TV commercial.  Tiger Beer 'Beast' TVC - Music Composed and Produced by Jon Brooks. This was a demo and part of a presentation I prepared for an interview and position I took at WASP Studios, Malaysia. I worked on this advert in 2004. Wowsers! Ten years ago! Please see below for more info.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS:

- Because there was no voice over, it was evident that the key to the soundtrack was to provide the correct emotional messages by accentuating the on-screen text and images for the audience.

- There's a lot of information for the audience to absorb.

- I felt the music should be rhythmically driven and embody a punchy and solid sound that compliments the pacing whilst securing continuity.

- Overall, my interpretation of the commercial was that Tiger Beer will fulfil your every need; giving you street-cred and success. All positive aspects of life.

COMPOSITIONAL PROCESS AND ANALYSIS:

- First of all, I imported the commercial into Cubase (Music Sequencing Package) to sync. the picture to a click track so I could establish an appropriate tempo. I settled on 155 BPM (beats per minute). This made numerous hit points accessible due to the high tempo.

- One of the main components of the score is the use of syncopation, which helps build up a sense of adventure and excitement.

- Another major feature of the music is the use of a memorable motif, of which reiterates throughout. The seven note motif is expressed on the pianoforte, constructed of staccato quavers. Following this motif, you can hear a tonal, yet percussive syncopated sound which goes through various permutations as the advertisement develops.

- The soundtrack has a punchy drive that constantly moves forward, stressing that "if you consume this beer"... "you will be fulfilled". Hard sell huh?

- When the beer cans are submerged in water, the timbre of the music shifts to reflect this, e.g. with filtering and EQ (equalisation) to the lower frequencies. The music then reverts back to being "in your face". To conclude, the text, visuals and pacing sum up all the positive aspects; the soundtrack compliments and reinforces this.

INSTRUMENTATION:

- Grand Piano

- Roland XV-5080 Ionizer

- Roland XV-5080 Millenium Strings

- Tam Tam

- Roland XV-5080 Power Trip

- Drum Kit

- Roland XV-5080 Sound Module Choir

- Drum Loops 155bpm (x 3)

- Roland XV-5080 Velo Techno 2

- SFX (Various sources)

- Korg SP Midi Controller

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Cosmic Butterflies - Something Else

SOMETHING ELSE - COSMIC BUTTERFLIES

"Cosmic Butterflies" - Something Else. Music composed and produced by Jon Brooks and Tony Brown (aka Wi777ard). Download the MP3 on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/cosmic-butterflies-single/id855153909

'Something Else' is an English electronic dance music production partnership consisting of Tony Brown (aka Wi777ard) and Film and TV composer Jon Brooks.

Music: Jon Brooks and Tony Brown

Video Produced by: Tony Brown

(© 2014 Something Else)

Additional credit goes to the following artists/organisations for the use of their productions:

- Juan Sillero - FREE Green Screen - Butterfly Motion HD.MP4

- GreenActionFootage - Butterfly Collection - Free Green Screen Footage.MP4

- GFX illam - Best Animated Butterflies

- Lucid TV - "Zoey Hoops" HD Fractal Exploration

- bib993 - Like in a dream -3D fractal trip.mp4

- N/A Brummbaer‬ - I found this algorithm and... 

- 2512loko - drops green screen (FHD)

- Christian Schladetsch‬ - Fractal 3d.mp4

- Orson Wang - Deepest Mandelbrot Set Zoom Animation ever

- Trakout - Fractal Art.mp4

- BestofGreenScreen:

Energy Ball - Green Screen Effect

Rotating 3D Earth

Beautiful Flowers Rain

Background Video - Animated Cosmic Makes

Energy in a Glass Box - Green Screen Effect

Stonehenge - Stone Circle - Green Screen Effect

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Peaches Geldof Dies aged 25: TV Presenter and Writer Found dead in her Home

Peaches Geldof, the second daughter of Bob Geldof (Musician), and the late Paula Yates, has died.  She left behind her husband and two sons.  Currently, it is not known what happened and Peaches death is being treated as "unexplained and sudden".

Peaches Geldof was 11 when her own mother passed away.

Peaches Geldof: Died aged 25

Police were called at 1:35pm (BST) on 7th April 2014 to an address near Wrotham after concerns were raised for the welfare of a woman.  Peaches was then pronounced dead by the South East Coast Ambulance Service.

Officers are now trying to establish the circumstances around her death.

Husband: Thomas Cohen

Two Sons: Astala, Phaedra

Peaches Geldof was born in 1989, as Peaches Honeyblossom Geldof, and embarked on a career in the media at the age of 15. She began writing a column for Elle magazine.

Leaving home at the age of 16, she contributed to the Telegraph and the Guardian, whilst being involved with the show OMG! with Peaches Geldof on ITV2.  She worked as a model and was recently present for Tesco's F&F clothing range launch in London.

RIP Peaches

WSDI Radio awards 'Showdown' by Clive Farrington Song Of The Year - 2013

WSDI Radio awarded Clive Farrington's 'Showdown' BEST SONG of 2013

Yaaaaaay!  Clive and I were over the moon when Steve Benz (WSDI Radio) awarded Clive Farrington and Andrew Mann's single 'Showdown' 2013 Song Of The Year whilst celebrating The Blend's 3rd Anniversary.  Thank you Steve!!  <3

'Showdown' is track 10 on Clive Farrington's album 'Independence'.  'Independence' was written and produced by Jon Brooks and Clive Farrington. They released the album on their own record label: Tough Monkey Records (TMR).

SHOWDOWN - Clive Farrington and Andrew Mann (Tough Monkey Records)

9/11 - 10th Anniversary Tribute - Twin Towers

This slideshow was created in tribute to the first responders, civilians, and military personel that lost their lives on September 11, 2001. It is dedicated to the families of all those effected by the terrorist attacks, including military families in the past and present. This was shown before the September 10th Spindletop Roller Girls bout in Beaumont, Texas to reflect and remember the events on and since 9/11. This is a tribute to the lives effected by this day in history.  Music tracks are "Independence" and "Army of Doom" (instrumentals) by Jon Brooks, and "If I Die Before You Wake" by Dustin Evans. All pictures were AP.

Download 'Army of Doom' by Jon Brooks on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/army-of-doom-single/id792985174

Video produced by: TTraider0350

Jean-Claude Van Damme - Muay Thai Live Demonstration Strength Video

Wow!  Just stumbled on this video.  Someone used my music, 'The Confrontation', during this live demonstration of Jean-Claude Van Damme and Muay Thai Strength.

Jean-Claude Van Damme - Muay Thai demonstration strength video (Live)

Music by Jon Brooks: "The Confrontation" Heroic Orchestral Music

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Clive Farrington - Showdown - Official Video

Clive Farrington - Showdown - Official Video. Pop music with influences of classical music, created by Clive Farrington, Andrew Mann (When In Rome) and classically trained film composer Jon Brooks.

Download on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/independence/id670306586 

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Music and lyrics by: Clive Farrington, Andrew Mann and Jon Brooks.

Produced and Mixed by: Clive Farrington and Jon Brooks at Jon Brooks Studio, United Kingdom.

Mastered by: TGM Audio Mastering

Artwork designed by: Clive Farrington, Roger Beltran and Nuno Xlv (Produced by Nuno Xlv).

Model: Lourdes Venegas.

Recorded Tour Footage: USA and Tijuana, México 2013.

Video Production: Roger Beltran Russell

Directed and Edited by: Jack Criveli (CCI Productions)

Record Label: Tough Monkey Records (TMR)

Tough Monkey Records recently licensed 'Showdown' to GAP Clothing (Mexico) for use on their Summer Album CD Compilation.

'Showdown' © 2013 (Tough Monkey Records)

'Showdown' is track 10 on Clive Farrington's solo album 'INDEPENDENCE'.

Like many hunters for perfection, Clive Farrington and Andrew Mann have carried their craft through to today and indeed, they are still writing fresh, contemporary pop songs. Their hit single 'The Promise' is widely received as one of the best pop songs of the 80's. The song was featured in the hit movie Napoleon Dynamite in 2004  Andrew and Clive are still very much a song-writing partnership and joined forces with classically trained film composer, Jon Brooks. 

Jon has a Master's degree in Composition for Film and Television and has worked as a professional composer since 2002. For six years he worked as an In-house Composer/Audio Consultant in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, working on scores for films, television, radio, television commercials, musicals and animation series. He returned to the UK and set up his own recording studio which is based in South Manchester. His clients and credits include: Coca Cola, Cadburys, Disney, Malaysia Airlines, Mars, Pixar, Pepsi, Saatchi & Saatchi and Sony...

Jon plays mainly the Piano and French Horn. At 12, he won first prize in a piano competition where he appeared on stage alongside Richard Clayderman. He has performed at a variety of venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Barbican Hall, Bridgewater Hall, Kuala Lumpur's Twin Towers and at the Vatican, Rome. He also had the privilege of performing for the Queen during her Jubilee Tour.

Group influences are primarily Scott Walker, John Williams, Jaques Brel, Mahler, Righteous Brothers, Hans Zimmer, Dvořák, Francis Lai, Tchaikovsky, Coldplay, Green Gartside (Scritti Politti), John Barry, Bon Jovi and The Blue Nile.

 iTunes MP3 Download: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/independence/id670306586

© 2013 Tough Monkey Records (Brooks/Farrington)

"Canvas" Bank Islam - TV Commercial

Brand: Bank Islam
Title: Corporate Banking Group Thematic TVC (Canvas)
Duration: 60 secs
Client: Bank Islam
Year: 2008
Agency: Naga DDB
Production House: Passion Pictures
Director: Brad Hogarth
Post Production: MFX Malaysia
VFX Director: Chan Moon Choong
Music Composer: Jon Brooks
Audio Post: WASP Studios


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'Once Upon a Time' - Download MP3 on iTunes

Once Upon A Time

Music Composer: Jon Brooks

'Once Upon A Time' - Orchestral Music - Jon Brooks - MP3 Download

"Once Upon A Time" is now available to download on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/once-upon-a-time-single/id847720150

Please also check out my other digital downloads on iTunes, CD Baby, Amazon MP3, Google Play and all other major distributors.  Thank you for your support!  Jon. x

Once Upon A Time - CD Baby MP3 Music Download

Once Upon A Time is available to digitally download as an mp3 on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jonbrooks111

Once Upon A Time - Jon Brooks (Click the image to download the mp3 on CD Baby)

Picture by: Moyan Brenn (Flickr) © Moyan Brenn.

Artwork Design by: Jon Brooks

'Once Upon a Time' was inspired by incidental music and underscore in Walt Disney movies. Let your imagination run wild and listen to the enchanted forest in this disney-esque orchestral musical fairytale.

REVIEWS: 'Once Upon a Time'
"I'm a musician, and this is a truly remarkable composition piece. It definitely has a Disney-feel to it - very similar to Harry Gregson-Williams with his characters of Narnia. There are also moments relating to a princess or two that have a melancholy impression. Great work! Hope to hear more from you! Keep at it!!!" - MrDifeisenhauer

"Wow, I love you Jon! You are an inspiration to a lot of people. Your music is you passion and we all can feel it enter our ears straight through our heart and exits through the tears we flow. Your songs tell stories of which a lot of us can relate to. With the music you produced you have lifted spirits, made us love more, and most of all you give us an example of what music truly is supposed to be. I give a standing ovation" - Dee Bhadest

Please also check out my other music tracks for sale and subscribe to my Youtube channel; thank you for your support! x 

CLIENTS and CREDITS (Include):
Amnesty International, An American In Hollywood, Argonaut Games, AstraZeneca, BBDO, Boo and Me, Cadbury, Prague Philharmonic, Coca Cola, Disney, Dunhill, Euro RSCG, Halls, KFC, KidsCo, Leo Burnett, Malaysia Airlines, Mars, Ogilvy & Mather, Oxford University Press, Panasonic, Pantene, Pepsi, Pixar, PlayStation, Proton, Rocket Fish Studios, Saatchi & Saatchi, SAM The InventorBot, Sharp, Sheildtox, Sony, Strepsils, TBWA, Toyota, Walt Disney, Wrigley’s, Yahoo!

BIOGRAPHY:
Born into a musical family, Jon started his training on the piano at the age of six, and then took up the French Horn two years later. Now, as a multi-instrumentalist, he plays mainly the Piano, French Horn and Trumpet. In 1993, when he was twelve, Jon won first prize in a piano competition where he performed in Manchester on stage alongside Richard Clayderman. In 1996 he was awarded the 'Excellence through Achievement - Jonathan Donaghy and Emma McManus Memorial Trust Prize'. One year later, he took first prize, the Haydn Trophy, at Macclesfield Music Festival, performing Frank Bridge's 'Rosemary' on the piano.

Jon has performed at a variety of venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Barbican Hall, Bridgewater Hall, Kuala Lumpur's Twin Towers and at the Vatican, Rome. He also had the privilege of performing with Anita Sarawak, M. Nasir in Malaysia and for the Queen in London during her Jubilee Tour.

He began composing and orchestrating in his early teens, and almost immediately discovered that this was the career path he wanted to pursue. Jon continued his studies in Cambridge (Anglia Ruskin University), where he was elected student president of the music department. Relocating to Kingston University, London, he gained a Master's degree (with commendation) in Composition for Film and Television.

On completing his studies, Jon set up his own recording studio, working as a freelance composer in the UK before taking up a full-time position at WASP Studios in Malaysia as an in-house composer/sound designer mainly composing and orchestrating for film, television, radio, TVC's, theatre, mobile devices and animation. Jon returned to the UK in 2011 and continues to work as a freelance composer at the same time as running a recording studio and Tough Monkey Records.

Jon composes in a great variety of different genres, from epic orchestral scores to dance music, from jazz to canto pop, from western classical to eastern and from children's music to experimental work. Though his creativity is versatile, his real forte leans towards dramatic orchestral film scores. His music is heavily influenced by a wide range of composers spanning from the 17th century to the present day.

As well as his excellent working knowledge of music/sound production on both Apple Mac and Windows, Jon also has in-depth and extensive knowledge of recording equipment, techniques, programming and associated technologies. He is equally well versed in composing/arranging for live instrumentalists - 'keeping it live' and in producing close renditions by utilising powerful software, precision editing and the highest quality audio samples. Jon frequently combines the two.

His research into the relationship between sound and emotions enables him to approach projects with sensitivity and awareness. The function of music and sound in all media is paramount to his work, from concept to realisation.

Jon's work has enabled him to travel abroad extensively, including Romania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Holland, France, Germany, Greece, Malaysia, Belgium, Austria and Italy as well as coast-to-coast in the United States.

Some of his musical influences include: Jerry Goldsmith, Gustav Mahler, Hans Zimmer, James Newton-Howard, Danny Elfman, Elgar, James Horner, Patrick Doyle, Brian Tyler, Debbie Wiseman, Rachel Portman, Two Steps From Hell, Trailermen, John Williams, John Barry, Mozart, Beethoven, Bernard Herrmann, Ennio Morricone, Howard Shore, Elmer Bernstein, Thomas Newman, Alfred Newman, Randy Newman, Michael Giacchino, Elliot Goldenthal, David Arnold, E.S. Posthumus, Randy Edelman, Harry Gregson-Williams, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Clint Mansell, Paul McCartney, Westlife, Rhianna, JLS, Take That, Robbie, The Beatles, Queen, Alan Menken, Michael Jackson, The Mission, The Pet Shop Boys, Clive Farrington, Bryan Adams, Sting, Debussy, Alan Menken, Craig Armstrong, Coldplay, David Guetta, William Orbit, Wagner, Shostakovich, Mike Oldfield, John Ottman, Christopher Young, John Powell, A. R. Rahman, Tchaikovsky, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gabriel Yared.

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