Earlier this week I came across this series of stories on NPR that looks back fondly on lost audio formats, with the first story on the history of 8-Track tapes. A quick survey of the Stephen Arnold Music staff found that most had never seen an actual 8-Track let alone owned any. Except of course Stephen himself, who not only owned them, he still has an actual working 8-Track recorder […]
Read More »Our good friends at Golf Channel came to us recently to capture the musical identity of two of their new shows. “Morning Drive” is a brash new entry into the world of morning sports talk. “Pipe Dream” is a 10-part reality series chronicling 53-year old pro golfer Mark Burk’s journey to restore his golf career. Check ’em out below:
Read More »It’s Super Bowl week, AND the Super Bowl is being played here in Dallas, so we here at Stephen Arnold Music are twice as excited (at least most of us are). And even if the game’s a blowout, the ads always deliver. We asked some of our crew here for their favor Super Bowl ad and a game prediction. Here’s what we came up with. Noelle Alanis: Prediction: “The Colts […]
Read More »We had this idea. With so many stations dealing with reduced staffs and working within increasingly tight budgets, we wondered wouldn’t it be cool if we could create a fresh, no-hassle on-air look for the morning news — an increasingly valuable part of every station’s daily schedule. Thus “It’s All About Early’ was born. This is a video AND audio package designed to make local stations look and sound better […]
Read More »When one thinks of the Golf Channel you might not immediately think of it as the likely home for a new show about a homeless man seeking to redeem himself through his love of golf, but that’s the story behind their new reality series “Pipe Dream” — the story of Mark Burk, a pro golfer who had it all, lost it all and is now working his way back to […]
Read More »On Tuesday of this week, Stephen and Chad were interviewed by Dan Daley of the Sports Video Group. In the 1987 film Broadcast News, real-life film-score composers Marc Shaiman and Glen Roven had a cameo as dorky musicians trying to pitch a new theme song for the network’s nightly news broadcast. They frantically introduce the parts as they sing them — “Now comes the counter melody!” — and signal the piece’s […]
Read More »Everyone at Stephen Arnold Music wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving. Here are a few great “Thank You” songs to accompany your dinner, football, tryptophan induced nap or crazy shopping on black Friday. 1. “The Thanksgiving Song” — Adam Sandler 2. “Thank You” — Led Zeppelin 3. “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” — Sly and the Family Stone 4. “Thank You” — Dido 5. “Thank You for the Music!” […]
Read More »With a massive global audience watching, CNN World Sport needed a new show theme that would hold international sonic and visual appeal. That’s where we came in, creating a sonic brand that was powerful, but not in a traditional rock kind-of-way. Click the comments button below and let us know what you think.
Read More »So, last Monday the call went out from Stephen: “You can either work your fanny off as usual on Friday, or you can join me at the Fair for some fried butter.” Did he even have to ask? The annual Fair Day has become a bit of a tradition here at SAM over the last few years. We usually hit it around the last weekend of the fair, hopefully timing […]
Read More »I recently made a trip to Orlando, Florida with my colleagues Michael Finnegan and Noelle Alanis. We were there to visit our clients and friends at Golf Channel and Central Florida News 13. Here are some photos… Noelle and Michael on the set of Golf Channel’s Golf Central. Noelle and Michael on the set of Golf Channel’s Grey Goose 19th Hole Michael and Noelle on the set of Central Florida […]
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