News & Events Archives - Stephen Arnold Music

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Why News Audiences Trust Sound – And What it Means for News Brands

Creating a news brand that cuts through, connects with audiences, and consistently stays that way is no easy feat. Whether your focus is local, national, or international, growing and maintaining dedicated viewers means creating trust – through your coverage, stories, and relatability, but also through your branding. Of the many brand assets at your disposal, sound is one of the strongest for building awareness and connection with audiences. Here’s why a […]

What’s new from The World Leader in Sonic Branding – Sports Edition!

Our team at SAM has been busy with sports — creating sonic identities, show opens, custom music and sound, live experiential sound, and more, as well as syncing fresh tracks from The Vault, our premium production music library. Here’s a rundown of what we’ve been up to lately for sports! CNN – Aiming for Gold | 2026 Winter Games For the 2026 Winter Games in Italy, CNN collaborated with Stephen […]

Stephen Arnold Music Creates Immersive Soundtrack for Histovery’s “American Revolution: The Augmented Experience”

Stephen Arnold Music (SAM), the world leader in sonic branding, created a dynamic, historically-detailed soundtrack for American Revolution – The Augmented Experience (ARTAE), an ambitious two-year production created by Histovery to mark the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. An evergreen traveling exhibition, ARTAE will tour the United States beginning later this year. The first major institutions to host the attraction will include The Historic New Orleans Collection, Charlotte Museum […]

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The Biggest Sounds of the Big Game

The 2026 NFL championship game, as usual, served up some big-time commercials. They included beer ads, AI products, weight loss drugs, cryptocurrency, gambling…and everything imaginable in between. Some were heartfelt, some spectacular, some unexpected, and some just downright silly. And this year, they seemed especially compelling as the game itself turned out to be stultifyingly dull. Add in the “battle of the halftime shows,” and there was plenty to watch […]

Stephen Arnold Music Creates Sonic Branding for Two New NewsNation Primetime Programs

Stephen Arnold Music (SAM), the world leader in sonic branding, has created original sonic branding for two new NewsNation primetime programs: Katie Pavlich Tonight and Jesse Weber Live. The work includes each show’s main theme along with custom modular music packages designed to support on-air graphics, transitions, and segment branding. The projects continue SAM’s longstanding collaboration with NewsNation’s creative team and expand the studio’s growing body of work for the […]

SAM’s New Studio Mural by Andrea Holmes

To commemorate our new studios, SAM commissioned local McKinney artist and fellow Cotton Mill tenant, Andrea Holmes, to paint an original mural depicting inspiration from our 30+ years of experience creating world-leading sonic brands. Andrea is the preeminent mural artist in North Texas having painted countless pieces across the region. From concept to creation, it was exciting to watch the artwork come to life across the month-long process. Every aspect […]

AINSOF’s Realm-Defining Music Catalog Joins The Vault

Step into a new realm of emotional storytelling with AINSOF, the groundbreaking music catalog from Stephen Arnold Music and The Vault. Featuring more than 30 albums and 1,500 tracks, AINSOF delivers a vast spectrum of cinematic sound perfectly crafted for trailers, television, promos, advertising, digital content, gaming, and beyond. This collection has been meticulously built for today’s creators – and is now available in the US for the very first […]

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What’s new from The World Leader in Sonic Branding – Winter 2026

Our team at SAM has been busy with a wide range of exciting projects — creating custom music and sound for advertising, sports, news, experiences, and lots more, as well as syncing fresh tracks from The Vault, our premium production music library. Here’s a rundown of what we’ve been up to lately. TGL Golf Season 2 – Sonic Identity Founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TMRW Sports in partnership […]

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Good Commercial Music Targets Emotions – AI Music Is Bad at That

In her article ChatGPT Needs More Cowbell (Source: The Atlantic) – Nancy Walecki describes the history of jingles and the influence that human creativity has on emotional response. The piece centers on the idea that great commercial music – the kind that gets stuck in our heads – is built on crafting catchy, pop-like mnemonics, but also a willingness to take musical risks, which humans are more prone to do […]

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