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Stephen Arnold Music Creates Sonic Brand for WETA PBS

Public broadcasting station’s first-ever sonic brand will be used across its sub-channels, programming and marketing media. DALLAS—May 9, 2022— Stephen Arnold Music supported the rebranding of WETA PBS, a flagship public broadcasting station in the nation’s capital, by creating its first-ever sonic brand. The classically-inspired sonic signature, featuring a modern, upbeat sound performed on piano and strings, will be used alongside new visual branding on WETA and each of its […]

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How Sound Triggers Human Emotion

The Science of Sound By Dr. Sol Marghzar AuD, CCCA, Director of Audiology, Stephen Arnold Music If you’re of a certain age and hear the opening chords to Lalo Shifren’s theme from Mission: Impossible, you probably recognize it immediately. You may even remember your favorite members of the cast. But something else is also happening, because hormones are being secreted in your body—triggering a sense of danger. Our ears direct […]

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Stephen Arnold Music Creates Sonic Branding for Scripps Florida 24 Network

Continuing its work for The E.W. Scripps Company, the studio creates a sonic identity designed to win the hearts of viewers across one of the country’s most diverse states. DALLAS—September 21, 2021— Stephen Arnold Music tapped into the diversity, spirit and dynamism of the Sunshine State in creating sonic branding for Florida 24 Network, the newly-launched statewide news network from The E.W. Scripps Company. The studio delivered a flexible, multifaceted […]

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Stephen Arnold Music scores big for NewsNation, CNN, HLN, CNBC and others across the U.S. and the World

DALLAS—2021— Stephen Arnold Music enjoyed a banner year in 2020, creating sonic branding and custom music for national and local clients across the United States and internationally. Highlights of the studio’s work included a complete branding package supporting the launch of NewsNation, a groundbreaking, 3-hour primetime newscast that debuted on Nexstar Media Group’s NewsNation in September.  The package included the show’s spirited main theme as well as thematically-related cues for […]

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KTNV Taps Stephen Arnold Music to Deliver a Message of Community and Hope

DALLAS—June 9, 2021— Scripps-owned Las Vegas television station KTNV is highlighting its connection to a community that has more to offer than its famous Strip through an inspiring, new theme created by Stephen Arnold Music. Titled Home Is Las Vegas, the song is an integral part of a rebranding campaign for the station’s award-winning evening news broadcast, Action News, and its mission to “provide news that matters to Nevadans with […]

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Stephen Arnold Music Garners Six Wins at Broadcast Production Awards

DALLAS — Stephen Arnold Music enjoyed another strong showing at NewcastStudio’s annual Broadcast Production Awards, tallying six wins including Best Overall Use of Music. That high honor was awarded for an expansive sonic branding package for the Qatari station, 37 TV. Also winning awards was the studio’s work for CNBC, KTNV Las Vegas and CGTN International. The Vault, Stephen Arnold Music’s premium production music library, was also honored with two […]

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Stephen Arnold Music Creates Sonic Brand and Custom Music for WGN America’s “NewsNation”

Sonic Branding Agency’s custom music package supports the launch of cable network’s 3-hour, nightly newscast delivering national news – without the slant. DALLAS—September 01, 2020— NewsNation, the new, 3-hour primetime newscast airing on Nexstar Media Group’s WGN America cable network, will deliver news reporting that is fact-based, impactful, educational and unbiased. The most ambitious national newscast to appear in decades, NewsNation is based at WGN America’s Chicago headquarters and led […]

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Music and Communications – Interview with Jesus Garcia

Article written by Jesus Parra from Tiburon Transmedia tiburon-transmedia.com It’s no secret that music plays a crucial role in storytelling. Since the early days of cinema, music has been a pillar to convey emotions and give moving images their intended meaning. Nowadays, music and audio have taken a major role – albeit with less awareness among the general public – in shaping the storytelling experience and even in marketing of […]

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Stephen Arnold Music and TradeCafe™ Leverage the Power of Sonic Branding

Bassett & Walker’s new cloud platform for trading agricultural commodities has a sonic signature that says “confidence, reliability and security.” DALLAS—August 3, 2020— As part of the launch of its new cloud-based trading platform, TradeCafe™, international agricultural commodities trader Bassett & Walker Inc. asked Stephen Arnold Music to create sonic branding that was memorable, conveyed security, confidence and integrity, and was pleasing enough to stand up to hundreds of repetitions. […]

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