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CNN 9/11 Ten Years Later

We are honored to be entrusted by CNN to create the music for their coverage of “9/11- Ten Years Later.” CNN will use the music in a range of shows and promotions during the week leading up to the commemoration, and a secondary, more sparse arrangement will play behind CNN’s live coverage of the unveiling of the 9/11 Memorial on Sunday, September 11. In the creative process with the network, […]

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Behind The Scenes

“Troubadour TX” … is a 22 one hour episode television series following talented singer songwriters as they chase their dreams across the Lone Star State. Debuts all across America beginning September 22.

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Setting the Tone for the 3D Creative Arts Awards

The 3D Creative Arts Awards Show, the milestone event for the International 3D Society, aired on April 17th on the 3net channel and featured numerous music cues from Stephen Arnold Music, including the introduction, walk-on cues, and special presentations. With the theme of “Your World in 3D,” the focus of the event gave us a chance to go beyond traditional Hollywood award show sounds. In live event formats like this, […]

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Stephen Arnold Music Hooks “Shark Men”

If you’re like us, we’re going to watch anything with the word “shark” in it, but the show “Shark Men,” which features an extensive toolbox of custom music cues we created for the ten 60-minute episodes, is truly amazing. Each week a team of world-class anglers and scientists take on great white sharks in an unprecedented hands-on research initiative. Season 2 just started airing. Click below to watch complete episodes […]

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Rocking with Dr. Drew

Our good friends at CNN HLN asked us to compose the theme for their newest show “Dr. Drew,” starring everyone’s favorite addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky, best known for “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” and “Sober House” on VH1, as well as the national radio show “Loveline.” The show premieres tonight at 9pm est on HLN. Given HLN’s sonic brand — which tends to feature a quick, upbeat pace — […]

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“It’s All About Early”

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 […]

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CNN HLN ‘Prime News’ — Behind The Music

Once again we were fortunate to work again with our friends at CNN HLN to develop a new high-energy theme and music package. This time their evening news program  “Prime News” looked to us to compose the third generation of the show’s memorable theme. We first developed a theme for “Prime News” in 2005, marking it with a punchy three-note mnemonic. The latest theme and package of opens, bumps and […]

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SAM Wins PromaxBDA “Sound Off”

At yesterday’s PromaxBDA Network Sound Off, Fox network execs selected our score to launch their new drama series “Ride Along,” (from the producers of The Shield), which breaks during SUPER BOWL XLV. How cool is that! Yesterday’s session featured us against three other top music houses on stage competing for this high profile assignment. Thanks to the Fox judges Brian Dollenmayer, SVP, On-Air Promotion and Creative Marketing, Matt Fife, VP-Creative […]

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Big Thang Happenin’

Football is the biggest show in town in New Orleans – their team is #1 this year and there’s a tremendous amount of local pride that comes with that. The New Orleans Saints are having a banner year, closing the NFL regular season with a 13-3 record and a first-round bye. The local affiliate WVUE FOX 8 News asked us to put a sonic stamp on the performance. There may […]

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