Sound Designer Chad J. Hughes’ 6th Emmy Nomination
THE 69TH ANNUAL EMMY AWARDS NOMINATES “GOTHAM” FOR “OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A SERIES”
A huge congratulations to Sound Designer Chad J. Hughes on his incredible 6th Emmy Nomination! The 2017 nomination is for his work in “Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series” for the Gotham episode, “Destiny Calling.”
What an honor to have all of Chad & his team’s hard work & talent acknowledged in this most prestigious award arena!
Developed by Bruno Heller, Fox’s Gotham is an American crime drama television series. It is based on characters from the DC Comics & those from the Batman franchise. The primary characters are those of James Gordon & Bruce Wayne with the plot initially focusing on Gordon’s early days in the Gotham City Police Department. Now the series includes the Wayne character & the origin stories of several Batman villains, including Penguin, Riddler, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Two-Face, Scarecrow, Mr. Freeze, Hugo Strange, Mad Hatter, & Ra’s al Ghul.
The Hit House is privileged & proud to have Chad on our team as a Sound-Bending Master & we look forward to his many future successes with all his endeavors.
Watch the Emmys live on CBS on Sunday September 17.
You can hear more of Chad’s incredible sound design work when Fox’s Gotham returns for a fourth season set to premiere on September 28, 2017.
A JOURNEY THAT CONNECTS US ALL
In Disney/Pixar’s land of the dead, music reigns supreme.
To introduce a tale about family & friends, both here & beyond, Disney/Pixar chose The Hit House’s track “Eustace” by composer Martyn Corbet, from our “Tales” album. The rollicking story of Coco, on finding meaning through true passion, unfolds through a brightly animated adventure.
Directed by Lee Unkrich & co-directed by Adrian Molina, Coco is one brave boy’s journey to unlock the real story behind his family’s history. Voiced by Anthony Gonzalez, the hero Miguel embarks on a quest to find truth through music, despite his family’s age-old ban on music. His entire life, Miguel has dreamt of creating music like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz, voiced by Benjamin Bratt. After a series of fateful missteps he finds himself in the Land of the Dead where he searches for his destiny through the power of music.
When your tale is in need of the ideal music to set the tone & take the viewer beyond the surface to the mysteries beyond, look no further. The Hit House has you covered. Disney/Pixar’s Coco opens in U.S. theaters on November 22, 2017.
Hear The Hit House’s track, by composer Martyn Corbet, “Eustace,” below on SoundCloud:
TALES FOR THE JOURNEY AHEAD…
Traveler,
We have heard the whispers of your greatness in the unlit corners of this Urban forest. Townsfolk pass down the mythos of you conquering fortress-like campaigns whilst discovering the mythical four quadrants of Demo-Graphica. The Conquistador of Campaigns they call you.
The path you now walk is treacherous. The road behind is filled with the dreaded Facsimile Feline. The one ahead is unpaved, uncharted and under compensating. Yes friend, we have heard of your legends and the songs that play in your head as you assemble them. Our intrepid band of composers, Scott Lee Miller, William August Hunt, Dan Diaz, Tori Letzler, & Martyn Corbet have brought them to life with “Tales: Chapter II.”
Journey on Traveler, journey on. Whether you be slaying beast, man, or thirty second spot, let us be the melody you hear.
They will one day tell your Tale, Traveler, they will one day sing ours. For your consideration a selection on SoundCloud:
“Puff” – 0:00 – 0:41 by William August Hunt
“Vhagar” – 0:42 – 1:23 by Martyn Corbet
“Morghul” – 1:24 – 1:58 by Scott Lee Miller
“Sunfyre” – 1:59 – 2:31 by Tori Letzler
“Glaurung” – 2:32 – 3:25 by Dan Diaz
DOUBLE THE EVIL WITHIN AN ORDINARY WORLD
“The Evil Within 2” Official Trailer & E3 Trailer announcement arrived with The Hit House’s cover song arrangement & performance.
Don’t get it twisted, we pride ourselves on having warped minds at The Hit House HQ. But when we got a glimpse at Bethesda Softworks’ Evil Within 2 we knew whatever voices we were hearing were a kid’s playground by comparison. Thus, we embarked on a dark, haunted journey that would become the brightest spotlight yet to fall upon The Hit House as a full spectrum music company.
Tasked by the Nefarious team at Petrol Advertising, our in-house Music Supervisor, Jesse Goodwin, began the hunt for the perfect song to brand the launch. After Duran Duran & Songs Publishing gave a resounding “Hell Yes!” to the idea, sinful composers Scott Lee Miller, William August Hunt, & sound designer Chad J. Hughes dove head first into a world of terror.
Beginning with an interpolation of the famous melody into a top down custom score of the Gameplay & Story trailers, culminating into a massive horror cover for the full Announcement trailer, Bethesda Softworks was able to roll out a surprise announcement Short Film at E3 2017 of this insanely popular macabre franchise.
So, while we have been sleeping here with the lights on for a few months, we are also extremely proud. Grab your favorite security blanket, close one eye, & watch the above to begin your journey through hell.
The latest epic masterpiece from the genius of Shinji Mikami, The Evil Within 2 is the latest evolution of survival horror. The tale begins with you playing as Detective Sebastian Castellanos having lost everything. But when a chance arises to save your daughter, you descent once more into the nether world of STEM, filled with nightmares & the evil beginnings of a former utopia. In it you must survive horrific threats emerging from every place as you choose whether or not to skulk in the shadows & hide to survive or take the battle to the foe with weapons & traps. With one chance at redemption, your only way out is in…
Steel yourself for The Evil Within 2 as it releases worldwide on Friday the 13th, October 2017 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, & PC. Always remember, you won’t cry for yesterday, & you will learn to survive, & The Hit House will be there for you.
UNCHARTED 4 “STEALS” GOLDEN TRAILERS AWARD
The 18th Annual Golden Trailer Awards voted Playstation Creative’s “Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End” with The Hit House’s music as “Best Video Game TV Spot.”
In a night of competitive awards & massive amount of talent The Hit House was energized & invigorated by all the nominees & winners. We were fortunate that Sony Playstation’s Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End marketing was helmed by Playstation Creative who chose to use The Hit House composer Scott Lee Miller’s unique cover of The Pixies’ “Where is My Mind” in their “Heads or Tails” spot (see below).
The piece represented a wistful homage with stirring strings & the entrancing vocals of Ruby Friedman. A melody reimagined to fit the theme of the visuals, the Golden Trailer Awards judged it to be the perfect accompaniment to the action-adventure third-person shooter’s poignant narrative of love, loss, & ultimate redemption.
The Hit House as always was humbled to be included in such incredible company as was represented at the 18th Annual GTA’s & looks forward to another productive year, culminating in 2018’s GTA show.
Hear an extended version of “Nathan’s Brain” by Scott Lee Miller on SoundCloud:
NOT ALL WHO WONDER ARE LOST
The Hit House composer William August Hunt’s “Incandescence” features in “Wonder Woman” spot.
When Warner Bros. Pictures needed to convey just how much Wonder Woman wowed critics, how truly amazing of a film it was, & how this is the Wonder Woman, full of heart, humor, & heroism, for which the world has been waiting, they turned to The Hit House. Luckily, our composer William August Hunt had created just the right tone in his track “Incandescence” from our Kinetic Re:Action album. And thus our track shone a spotlight on the wonders of the woman.
Directed by Patty Jenkins, DC Entertainment’s Wonder Woman stars Gal Gadot as Diana, the unconquerable warrior princess of the Amazons. A chance encounter with downed American pilot Steve Trevor, played by Chris Pine, shatters the illusion of her sheltered island paradise & opens her eyes to the massive cataclysm of World War I that rages beyond her sanctuary. Trained to have an unflinching belief in righteousness she ventures forth from the island of Themyscira, to head to London alongside Trevor. In the ugly trenches of the war, facing unspeakable horrors Diana finds her true powers & discovers her destiny.
When duty calls, music is sought, & a light is needed in your darkness, know that The Hit House has a track, a tune, a custom cue to solve all your woes. So pick up your phone, shoot us a text, or drop us an email & we’ll deliver your solution. Until then, see Wonder Woman in theaters everywhere on June 2.
Hear the full track of “Incandescence” on The Hit House’s SoundCloud:
SEE CONTRACT, TAKE JOB, MAKE HIT
The Hit House fills contract for Seismic Productions on “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” with a custom re-scoring of “Bevilo Tutto.”
Lionsgate Films asked Seismic Productions to create the right trailer for their new film The Hitman’s Bodyguard so they put out a contract. As luck would have it, The Hit House’s own hit maker Dan Diaz saw the mission parameters & knew he could fill it. On this particular job the task was to create a custom re-scoring of the classic Italian drinking song, “Bevilo Tutto” aka “Drink it up.” Dan saw the mark, created the play, & executed the hit.
Directed by Patrick Hughes, The Hitman’s Bodyguard stars Ryan Reynolds as the crème de la crème of protection agents, tasked with the unenviable assignment of guarding the life of the world renowned & most notorious of hitmen, Samuel L. Jackson. The job entails Reynolds escorting Jackson from England to the International Court of Justice without allowing the ruthless Eastern European dictator, Gary Oldman, from assassinating him. Their journey is fraught with high-speed car chases, narrow boat escapes, & hair-raising close-calls as deadly assassins relentlessly pursue them & risk all to end their lives. The film also features Salma Hayek, Élodie Yung, Joaquim de Almeida, Kirsty Mitchell, & Richard E. Grant.
When next you take out a contract, need to complete the perfect hit, or take down a re-score, contact The Hit House. You know where to find us, & we’ll be waiting, day or night, to fulfill your mission of music. Until then, be sure to see The Hitman’s Bodyguard, hitting theaters on August 18.
TO WESTEROS WE GO
You may have heard of House Stark, House Lannister, House Targaryen, & House Greyjoy, but there is a newcomer to the land, & we go by House Hit.
HBO & JAX pillaged our castle looking for music for their latest trailer for Game of Thrones Season 7, & what did they find? Our King and Queen dressed in Medieval cosplay? No, but they did discover “Propellant”, Martyn Corbet’s war cry of a track, from our RE:ACTION RISE album.
When you find yourself with enemies to your East, West, North, & South, you can always rely on our House for your next battle’s Theme Song.
Rally the realm, for the great war begins on 7.16 at 9pm, only on HBO.
‘Til then, warm yourselves, our friends, on the full track of “Propellant” on SoundCloud, for Winter is here.
Nine Times: 2017 Golden Trailer Awards Nominations
2017’s 18th Annual Golden Trailer Awards nominated trailers in 9 categories for 5 different projects that contained The Hit House’s music, including “Best Original Score” for “Beauty and the Beast”.
The Golden Trailer Awards are an awards celebration dedicated to the year’s most outstanding achievements in motion picture & television marketing. On May 12, Evelyn Watters, the Golden Trailer Awards’ Executive Director announced the 2017 nominees. Included were nominations for the projects “Beauty and the Beast”, “Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End”, “Baywatch”, “Evolution”, & “Alien Arrival”, all of which contained some of The Hit House’s music in 9 categories in which they were nominated. The 9 categories included, “Best Original Score” for “Beauty and The Beast”, Best Animation/Family for “Beauty and the Beast”, Best Fantasy Adventure TV Spot (for a Feature Film) for “Beauty and the Beast”, Best Video Game TV Spot for “Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End”, Best Comedy for “Baywatch”, Best Foreign Horror Trailer for “Evolution”, Best Foreign Thriller Trailer for “Evolution”, Most Original Foreign Trailer for “Evolution”, & Best Independent Trailer (for film budget shot under a million US) for “Alien Arrival”.
Watters commented on the event that, “Trailers, commercials & posters are a true & unique art form & the Golden Trailer Awards celebrate the artist & editors who work tirelessly behind the scenes to create these amazing marketing materials. This year’s nominees represent the best-of-the-best of the year in film & television marketing. We love the outstanding caliber of the creativity & are honored to once again shine a light on this special part of the industry.”
Thank you to the wonderful teams at Aspect, The Propeller Group, Sony Playstation Creative, Workshop Creative, Mark Woolen & Associates, & Shawn Stevens that made this possible. See you all at the Golden Trailer Awards Ceremony on June 6! Until then, please enjoy the nominated works below, along with The Hit House’s music.
Nominated Category: Best Original Score
Project: “Beauty and the Beast”
Work: “Tale” Final Trailer
Studio: Disney
Trailer Company: Aspect
Composers: William August Hunt & Scott Lee Miller
Nominated Category: Best Animation/Family
Project: “Beauty and the Beast”
Work: “Tale”
Studio: Disney
Trailer Company: Aspect
Composers: William August Hunt & Scott Lee Miller
Nominated Category: Best Fantasy Adventure TV Spot (for a Feature Film)
Project: “Beauty and the Beast”
Work: “All of Us Review”
Studio: Disney
Trailer Company: The Propeller Group
Composers: William August Hunt & Scott Lee Miller
Nominated Category: Best Video Game TV Spot
Project: “Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End”
Work: “Heads or Tails”
Studio: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Trailer Company: Playstation Creative
Composer: Scott Lee Miller
Nominated Category: Best Comedy
Project: “Baywatch”
Work: “Domestic Trailer 2”
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Trailer Company: Workshop Creative
Composer: Dan Diaz
Nominated Categories: Best Foreign Horror Trailer, Best Foreign Thriller Trailer, & Most Original Foreign Trailer
Project: “Evolution”
Work: “Trailer”
Studio: IFC Midnight
Trailer Company: Mark Woollen & Associates
Composer: Scott Lee Miller
Nominated Category: Best Independent Trailer (for film budget shot under a million US)
Project: “Alien Arrival”
Work: “Trailer”
Studio: Vertical Entertainment
Trailer Company: Shawn Stevens
Composer: Daniel GetzWE WANT TO DRIVE LIKE GROOT
The Hit House’s custom intro music to The Sweet’s “Fox on the Run,” intros Ford EcoSport’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” spot.
Marvel Studios & Ford joined forces to promote the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 movie & the upcoming Ford EcoSport subcompact crossover. The Hit House composer Scott Lee Miller created the custom intro music from The Sweet’s “Fox on the Run” song.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, produced by Marvel Studios & distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, follows its successful precursor in telling the adventures of Peter Quill & his fellow Guardians. In this follow-up tale they are hired by a powerful alien race, to protect The Sovereign’s precious batteries from invaders. When it is discovered that Rocket has stolen the items they were sent to guard, the Sovereign dispatch their armada to search for vengeance. The Guardians try to escape & in the midst of the chaos the mystery of Peter’s family is unveiled.
Ford’s EcoSport compact SUV arrives in 2018. With intelligent 4WD, Blind Spot Information System featuring cross-traffic alert sensors, SYNC® 32 with compatible Apple CarPlay™4 & Android Auto™5, & an optional 8-inch color LCD touchscreen, this sleek aerodynamically engineered vehicle offers the stylings you deserve.
When you need just the right music for your superhero movie or commercial campaign, let The Hit House provide just the right tone for your spot. Now, go see Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 & pre-order your Ford EcoSport today!
