"What was the song
used in that television commercial?"
Now you can find the answer at Adtunes.com - the weblog
of information on music from TV ads, film trailers, and
more.
RSA is a production company specializing in film and television commercials for over 30 years. Based in London, New York and Los Angeles, RSA is responsible for numerous ad campaigns. Their website is a thorough database, profiling their many directors and the TV spots they created -- which are available for viewing.
One of RSA's creators, famed film director Ridley Scott, is the creative mind behind the Apple Computers "1984" ad that TV Guide voted as "Best Commercial of All-Time.
June 28, 2003
Music You Can Paint To
Lowe's "Spring Anthem" is featured in their current tv spots, which I hear is an original commissioned song, and is available as a free full-length (just over a minute long) download from their website. And according to the website, coming soon: A Lowe's music CD... What?
June 27, 2003
Trust Your Mind
I wonder what music would have been used in the ad for the new Schick Intuition Razor if Jewel hadn't come out with her latest single, "Intuition," in time?
Bridgestone Tires "will release a full-length re-make" of the song "The Wheel" by Rosanne Cash, which is featured in their current ads. But, the consumer gets to choose which re-make version (out of two) they want released by voting on the Bridgestone website.
Full Throttle
A popular question in the forums regards the hard rock song currently featured in tv trailer spots for Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. The answer - that old standby of hard rock, AC/DC, offering up the song "Thunderstruck". And although the boys from AC/DC don't appear on the new Angels disc, the Charlie's Angles: Full Throttle Soundtrack does offer up a few revivals of classic rock, including the likes of Journey and Loverboy.
SoundtrackNet features an interesting interview with Don Davis, soundtrack composer of The Matrix Reloaded and the new DVD The Animatrix. In the interview, Davis discusses scoring all things Matrix, musical contributions from Paul Oakenfold, Juno Reactor, and more.
Whether it's TV spots for the upcoming film Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, or MTV's summer reality series Surf Girls, chances are you've been hearing music from the neo-punk girl group The Donnas. They are one of the few all-girl bands that actually lived up to the hype since their debut several years ago. This summer you'll be able to catch them in concert on the Lollapalooza 2003 Tour.
You've probably heard their music on an episode of ALIAS or as the theme to NBC's cancelled drama, KINGPIN. Most recently, it's the track featured in the new Nissan commercial for the V6 Altima. The song is "Mas" by a group named Kinky.
Nissan National Sales Event Ad Music
Trust Your Mind
0304
Full Throttle
The Razors Edge
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Matrix Rescored
The Matrix Reloaded
The Animatrix
Spend the Night