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Stephen Arnold Music Shines at Broadcast Production Awards with Four Wins

DALLAS—July 13, 2020— Stephen Arnold Music came up big at NewscastStudio’s annual Broadcast Production Awards, picking up four awards – including Best Overall Use of Music for CNN America’s Choice Debate “Super Open”, a fully orchestrated, three-act music score. Other honors came for the studio’s work for China Global Television Network (CGTN), Scripps Television Stations and WDAF/FOX 4 Kansas City. Now in its 11th year, the Broadcast Production Awards honor […]

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Stephen Arnold: “Mistakes are the stairways to greatness”

Founded by Arianna Huffington, Thrive Global covers self-help, wellness advice and lifestyle. Its goal is to help readers reconnect with themselves and learn techniques for maintaining balance in order to live their best life. The original article is available here. By Yitzi Weiner, A “Positive” Influencer As a part of my series about how leaders create a “fantastic work culture,” I had the pleasure of interviewing Stephen Arnold, founder of […]

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Stephen Arnold Music Adds 200,000 New Tracks To Library

by Paul Greeley, TVNewsCheck Stephen Arnold Music has expanded its production music library, The Vault, by adding BMG Production Music, one of the world’s largest international music companies. The majority of 187,396 added tracks are new to the U.S. market. Stephen Arnold Music, often referred to as the most-heard, least-known composers in the world, has expanded by adding BMG Production Music, one of the world’s largest international music companies, to […]

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Stephen Arnold Music Creates Custom Sonic Brand & Music Package for Relaunch of Court TV

Bold orchestrated sounds enhance dramatic gavel-to-gavel legal programming DALLAS,TX – (May 29, 2019) – The recent relaunch of Court TV introduced new a new sonic brand and music package created by Stephen Arnold Music, The World Leader in Sonic Branding®, for the respected network devoted to live, gavel-to-gavel coverage, legal reporting and expert analysis of the nation’s most important and compelling trials. The Texas-based company utilized all live orchestration to […]

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PROMAX North America Station Awards 2019

Stephen Arnold Music Nominated for Ten Promax Awards at 2019 Station Summit The World Leader in Sonic Branding® Recognized Across Multiple Categories DALLAS – June 6, 2019: Stephen Arnold Music, the World Leader in Sonic Branding™, announced that it has been nominated as a finalist with 10 entries in nine categories at the Promax North America Station Awards at the 2019 Station Summit in Las Vegas. The awards will be […]

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Stephen Arnold Music Delivers Sonic Branding to CNN, Sony Interactive, PBS, and CGTN

The World Leader in Sonic Branding® Launches New Custom Music and Sounds for Networks, Broadcasters, Video Games Our team has been busy working on projects with top content creators to forge enduring connections worldwide. Several of our newest sonic brands and custom music solutions are engaging global audiences of top networks, broadcasters, and video game studios. Recent highlights include: PBS/CNN — “Amanpour & Company” Award-winning journalist Christiane Amanpour continues to […]

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Stephen Arnold Music Refreshes China Global Television Network (CGTN) With New Sonic Branding

Teams With Renowned Design Firm Flint Skallen To Create New Show Themes And Promos Across CGTN’s Five Networks DALLAS — The five international channels of China Global Television Network (CGTN), reaching over one billion people around the world, have newly updated sonic brands courtesy of Stephen Arnold Music, who returned to the network after launching its distinctive sonic brand in 2015. Collaborating once again with design firm Flint Skallen, Stephen […]

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Stephen Arnold Music Updates PBS’ ‘Washington Week’ Identity with New Sonic Brand and Custom Music Package

DALLAS, TX — Stephen Arnold Music, the World Leader in Sonic Branding™ brought a dynamic new sound to “Washington Week,” one of America’s longest-running public affairs programs produced by PBS and WETA-TV. The sonic branding expertise of Stephen Arnold Music was central to developing a distinctive, easily recognizable and accessible identity for “Washington Week,” the 50-plus year old show, currently moderated by Robert Costa, that has long been lauded for […]

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The PromaxBDA Daily Brief Podcast: Sonic Branding with Stephen Arnold Music

Stephen Arnold Music President Stephen Arnold and VP, Creative Services Chad Cook join PromaxBDA Editorial Director Paige Albiniak to discuss the latest in creating custom music branding for such organizations as CNN Worldwide and China Global Television Network, incorporating music and settings from around the world in these packages, designing sounds for video games such as Playstation’s upcoming Major League Baseball game and the firm’s bread-and-butter: building comprehensive sonic brands […]

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SAM Drives Sonic Branding for CNN, Altitude Sports, Sri Lanka’s Ada Derana, and More

The World Leader in Sonic Branding Innovates for Elite Content Creators Our custom music team at Stephen Arnold Music has had the privilege to work on some amazing projects over the last few months. The challenge of working with our clients to create distinctive and innovative sonic brands is our greatest passion. Here are some recent project highlights! CNN – Aiming for Gold: PyeongChang 2018 Music brings an inspirational lift […]

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