Music in films, TV, commercials & games
ThinkSync have placed a track on a current ITV sponsorship ident. Rosie Doonan’s ‘The Girl I Used To Be’ is used in a bumper ident for prime-time show Countrywise, which airs on Monday nights and will run for 8 episodes.
More info about Rosie can be found here
ThinkSync Music are proud to announce that Break My Fall, a feature film by Kanchi Wichmann, is set for theatrical release on the 22nd July. It will screen daily at the Apollo Cinema, Piccadilly Circus in London’s west end.
Music Coordinated by ThinkSync Music, the soundtrack features rising stars of the UK independent music scene – Micachu, Plug, Wet Dog, Peggy Sue, Sam Amant, Alan MX, old favourites The Raincoats, Scout Niblett and Numbers.
View the trailer here
Seminal digital hardcore band back with a vengeance after a 10 year hiatus. A record filled with hard breakbeats and heavy synths -This is fast-paced music with attitude.
“Supremely intense” – NME 9/10
“Reunited anarchists kick against the digital pricks” – Kerrang! 4/5 Stars
“Real petrol bomb stuff” – Uncut
“Welcome to the future again” – Artrocker Album of the Month
“An Impeccable return” – Drowned in Sound
Seminal digital hardcore band Atari Teenage Riot are back with a vengeance after a 10 year hiatus. A record filled with hard breakbeats and heavy synths, it attacks themes such as government control and politics throughout. This is fast-paced music with attitude.
Playing at festivals across Europe this summer; US tour begins on 4th September. More details here.
Head on over to the music page to download ‘Is This Hyperreal?’
Alec Empire’s ‘The Ride’ has been placed in upcoming thriller ‘The Entitled’. Directed by Aaron Woodley (Rhinoceros Eyes, Toronto Stories) and music supervised by Amine Ramer, it is set for release on September 6th of this year.
Synopsis: Paul Dynan’s life is turned upside down when he decides to kidnap three young socialites and hold them ransom to save his family. Things spiral out of control when his psychotic partners get trigger happy and his victims come with their own surprises. When blood is shed and his perfect plan goes horribly wrong, Dynan must fight to stay one step ahead of his own twisted game.
More information can be found here
Codes In The Cloud’s ‘The Distance Between Us’ has been licensed for use on the international trailer for acclaimed actor Mark Ruffalo’s first foray into directing.
Sympathy For Delicious is an inspired and unusual film telling the story of Dean O’Dwyer (Christopher Thornton), also known as “Delicious D,” an up-and-coming DJ on the underground music scene in Los Angeles. When a motorcycle accident leaves Dean paralysed, he abandons his turntables for a wheelchair as his once promising career disappears before his eyes. The film also stars Orlando Bloom and Juliette Lewis.
More info on the film can be found here
ThinkSync Music are proud to announce that it will be hosting a number of panels and events at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival (15-26 June).
Now in its 65th year, the EIFF is Scotland’s premier film festival, and the longest running continual film festival in the world. We’re kicking things off in style with a concert from the boys at Chemikal, followed by two seminars focusing on the relationship between music and visual media.
More details on the events can be found here
The events are in partnership with Yelp Edinburgh. Yelp is a local review and community site that’s all about bringing together real people with great local businesses.
ThinkSync has been appointed music supervisor for award winning filmmaker Carol Morley’s new project for Film Four.
Entitled Dreams of a Life, it tells the heartbreaking tale of Joyce Vincent, a woman found dead in her bedsit. Undiscovered for an estimated three years, she was found with the television still on and Christmas presents waiting to be wrapped. Joyce is played by celebrated actor Zawa Ashton, recently picked by Screen International as one of their ‘Stars of Tomorrow’.
The documentary is funded by Film 4, Channel 4, the UK Film Council and the Irish Film Board.
Casting agent is Nina Gold (Nowhere Boy, Hot Fuzz) and editor is Chris Wyatt (‘This Is England’). Composer is Barry Adamson (The Beach, Natural Born Killers). The film will be distributed in UK/Eire via Dogwoof Films (Age Of Stupid, Food Incorporated).
We are very pleased to announce that the Sundance channel have picked up brilliantlove for Worldwide TV, screening on its 9 territories including France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, South Korea, Poland, Singapore, Canada and the US.
brilliantlove, music supervised by ThinkSync, has had huge success on the festival circuit, being nominated for a BIFA, and being shown as far away as Buenos Aires. It’s also become the first film ever to be voted back to Newcastle’s Tyneside Cinema by the public (beating films such as ‘Back to the Future’, ‘The King’s Speech’ and many more…)
Distributed by IFC and Soda Pictures, it is set for DVD release on the 17th May.
View the trailer here
ThinkSync has recently been working with short film maker Tom Marshall on his latest project ‘Happy Clapper’ as Music Supervisor. A previous winner of our ThinkSyncFilms competition, Tom has gone on to win awards such as BBC Three’s Comedy Short Winner 2007, and the New Film Maker Award at Bristol’s Encounters Short Film Festival with his film ‘Big Boy 74′.
His current project tells the story of Marshy, a criminal living in a caravan, who encounters a Christian woman wanting him to follow in his father’s religious footsteps. It stars Joe Dempsie (Skins) and Felicity Montagu (I’m Alan Partridge; Bridget Jones’ Diary). The film is supported by Northern Film & Media and the UK Film Council.