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 »This is a prelude to our upcoming book – “A Story Of Six Strings,” which chronicles the history of Stephen Arnold Music through Stephen’s guitars, all of which were photographed on location throughout the western United States. Stephen: “I had always wanted a Fender Strat but never could afford one. The ‘69 strat was especially iconic, because that was the year Fender changed to a larger headstock and a U-shaped […]
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 »Here’s something interesting we came across last week. NPR featured a great story about KLRU’s famed Studio 6A, home for 36 years to the PBS show ‘Austin City Limits.’ Seems as cool as the distinct 300 seat studio is, it’s being retired in favor of a new larger, state-of the-art venue in downtown Austin. At Stephen Arnold Music we are acutely aware that some ‘rooms’ (live venues or recording studios) […]
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 »With Halloween just around the corner we asked the Stephen Arnold Music staff for some suggestions for scariest songs ever. Here’s some of the ones we came up with in no particular order. Got some other suggestions? Let us know. 1. The Toadies “Possum Kingdom” One of those songs that hides its unnerving subject behind a catchy riff. 2. Alice In Chains “Them Bones” The tormented singer Layne Staley at […]
Read More »RTDNA’s prestigious Edward R. Murrow Awards dinner was as good an excuse as any for our own Michael Finnegan and Noelle Alanis to don their best fancy duds and head to NYC’s Grand Hyatt to rub elbows with the media elite. In attendance were such heavy-hitters as NBC’s Brian Williams and Ann Curry, CBS’ Harry Smith, CNN’s John Roberts and MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann and Tamron Hall. Stephen Arnold Music proudly […]
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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