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How Sound Shapes Holiday Storytelling for Brands

The holidays are one of the most inspirational times of the year – and if you’re a marketer, also one of the most stressful. Whether you’re creating ads, social content, immersive experiences, entertainment or broadcast themes, it’s a tough time to get the attention of your audience. As always, audio is a big part of the decision, but in a world where everything has been done, how do brands make […]

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SAM Goes Platinum at the 2025 MUSE Creative Awards

Stephen Arnold Music (SAM), The World Leader in Sonic Branding®, has been recognized for eight MUSE Creative Awards in the Audio and Experiential & Immersive categories. The MUSE Creative Awards is known worldwide for celebrating excellence and innovation in creative design, advertising, and digital media. The global competition draws creative entries from high-profile marketing agencies as well as leading brands. This year, SAM is honored to have received four Platinum […]

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Tune up Your SPORTS Image – Guitar Giveaway!

UPDATE: We have our winner! Watch the drawing here » There’s never been a more exciting time for local media and sports programming. Our SAM team has been working with our local station partners on some amazing sports projects – including promos, image, show themes, and full game broadcast packages. Ready to hear what we’ve been up to? Check out our latest infectious sports themes, leave a comment below, and you’ll […]

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Stephen Arnold Music Delivers Dynamic Sonic Branding for the Debut of TGL Presented by SoFi

DALLAS—March 3, 2025— Stephen Arnold Music (SAM) created original music and sonic branding for TGL presented by SoFi, the first-of-its-kind team golf league that debuted this winter in prime time on ESPN to huge viewership and great acclaim. The global leader in sonic branding, SAM collaborated with TGL’s Brand & Creative team to provide music for the league’s electrifying opening title sequence, featuring DJ Khaled, as part of a comprehensive […]

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The Sweet Sound of Travel

Every destination has a distinct vibe, from the people and culture, to the food and entertainment, to the imagery, colors, and yes, even sounds. Stephen Arnold Music — friends call us ‘SAM’ — has been creating custom and production music for over 30 years. As the world leader in sonic branding, we’ve worked with destinations and tourism clients around the globe to ensure their advertising, social content, logos and more […]

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SAM Wins 6x MUSE Creative Awards!

Stephen Arnold Music (SAM), The World Leader in Sonic Branding®, has been recognized for six awards at the 2024 MUSE Creative Awards in the categories of Audio, Experiential & Immersive, and Video. The MUSE Creative Awards is a prestigious international advertising awards platform, celebrating excellence and innovation for creative design, advertising, and digital media. The 2024 program attracted numerous high-profile creative agencies and brands vying for coveted recognition. Stephen Arnold […]

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Envisioning the Sound of Sagrada Família

Have you ever used music to describe an experience so powerful, words and pictures couldn’t do it justice? At SAM, we often interpret the world through sound, especially when trying to make sense of visceral experiences. During a recent visit to Spain, we were fortunate to tour Antoni Gaudi’s masterpiece, Basílica de la Sagrada Família, and the experience left us, well… speechless. In an effort to describe how it made […]

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Stephen Arnold Music Catches All The Laughs with Sonic Branding for New “Catchy Comedy” Network

DALLAS—April 12, 2023— Catchy Comedy, Weigel Broadcasting’s new sitcom-centric, over-the-air, national network, recently debuted with a line-up of all-time favorite TV comedies and a playful musical theme designed to appeal to viewers’ funny bones. Created by Stephen Arnold Music, the network’s sonic branding supports its “Catch All the Laughs” tagline and evokes the spirit of beloved shows as diverse as I Love Lucy, All in the Family, Cheers and Night […]

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Creating a Sonic Brand That Scores Big with Sports Fans

DALLAS — Something about the lead up to spring always gets us thinking about sports — the Super Bowl, March Madness, the NHL and NBA in full swing, the English Premier League heating up, and the MLB and MLS seasons getting going — and of course, the sounds that define those experiences. Beyond the stadium chants, clock buzzers, crack of the bat, and scoring celebrations, there is a science to […]

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Stephen Arnold Music Elevates 360 CHIGAGO’s TILT Thrill Ride with Immersive Sound Experience

DALLAS—November 10, 2022 — Stephen Arnold Music helped take TILT—Magnicity’s thrill ride at the 360 CHICAGO Observation Deck—to a whole, new level with a custom audio, sound experience that syncs perfectly with every heart-pounding moment of the immersive, experiential attraction. One of the highest thrill rides on the planet, TILT allows visitors to 360 CHICAGO, located on the observation deck of 875 North Michigan Avenue (formerly the John Hancock building), […]

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