Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago “Momentum”

It was a pleasure to create music to promote the inspiring work being done at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
Agency: McGarryBowen

Cadbury “Night Runner”

Two months ago, Fallon approached Headquarters Music with an incredibly fun project: re-create the classic Europe prog-metal epic “The Final Countdown,” note-for-note, sound-for-sound…and then record 30 actors singing the vocals to create a truly massive, inspirational and undeniably weird version of the song.
Agency: Fallon (London) / Directors: Jonnie Ross & Trevor McMahan

Ronzoni “Dump The Box”

Frequent collaborators Nick&Ben sought us out for the world’s most rockin’ pasta jam on behalf of Ronzoni.
Agency: Millennium / Directors: Nick&Ben

Honda “CRV Reveal”

Honda is preparing to revamp its entire production line and needed a piece of sleek music to go along with the announcement video that also introduces the all-new 2012 CRV.
Agency: GPJ / Director: David Mackie

McDonald’s “Witness”

McDonald’s asked for a modern take on a classic noir score in our most recent spot for their Chipotle Angus burgers.
Agency: Alma DDB

Burger King “MTV Spring Break 2011″

Director EJ McLeavy-Fisher gave us total freedom to create an energetic piece for Burger King’s MTV Spring Break spot.
MTV / Director: EJ McLeavy Fisher

Family Dollar “Coaster”

Family Dollar needed a light, breezy score to complement a fun-loving little buddy on a shopping cart adventure.
Agency: Bernstein-Rein

Pepsi “Pepsi Refresh Project 2011 Launch”

We were thrilled to play a small part in the launch of this year’s Pepsi Refresh Project, their annual philanthropic outreach program.
Agency: Good Projects

The Green Hornet: Theatrical Commercial

The editor of the Green Hornet theatrical commercial asked for a rock party and we were chuffed to see our music over Seth Rogen’s superhero turn.

Google Goggles “Zero to Sixty”

Frequent collaborators Nick&Ben asked us to create a piece of music to help introduce Google’s new Google Goggles feature.
Agency: Greencard Pictures / Directors: Nick&Ben

Maxwell House “Snowblower”

We were lucky enough to have our original composition for Maxwell House used for a second spot.
Agency: McGarry/Bowen

Sephora “Deck the Haul”

Collaborating with directing team Nick&Ben yields some of our favorite work in this spot for Sephora. Their creative direction: “We trust you.”
Agency: Greencard Pictures / Directors: Nick&Ben

MTV/H&M “Rocker Chic”

MTV’s EJ McLeavy-Fisher asked us to create three moods for H&M’s sponsorship of the 2010 MTV VMAs. It was a fun challenge to distill the aesthetic essence of each of the featured outfits into something that complemented them musically.
Client Direct / Director: EJ McLeavy-Fisher

Paul Mitchell “What Inspires You?”

We were approached by Paul Mitchell to create an inspirational track for a spot highlighting their philanthropic efforts.
Client Direct / Director: Stephen Lippman

MTV2 “Rated Guy”

MTV asked for three stereotypical genre pieces to signify unseen film clips in this promo piece. Any time we get to break out the metal chops it’s cause for celebration.
Client Direct / Director: EJ McLeavy-Fisher

McDonald’s “Disfruta”

High-energy tracks fit squarely into our comfort zone and this one was no exception. We wanted to capture the fun of the baloon fight without getting too aggressive for the brand.
Agency: Alma DDB / Director: Tony Petrossian

McDonald’s “Heritage”

We enjoy a reveal joke twice as much as the next guy, and this spot gave us another opportunity to create two starkly different pieces of music.
Agency: Alma DDB / Director: Shyam Madiraju

Maxwell House “News & Weather”

We were asked to create a piece of music in line with the brand’s classic identity yet still contemporary.
Agency: McGarry/Bowen / Director: Russ Lamoureux

FRS Energy “Lance”

Director Brian Beletic wanted a track with vintage underpinnings that still felt contemporary. Lead Composers Louis Castle and James Bairian created a vintage-inspired drum loops and used the African mbira instrument to create a composition that earned raves from both the director and Lance Armstrong.
Agency: Weights & Pulleys / Director: Brian Beletic

Burger King/MTV “Spring Break 2010″

Director EJ McLeavy-Fisher wanted a serious-minded hip hop track to play against the profound silliness of the Burger King.
Client Direct / Director: EJ McLeavy-Fisher

Kodak “Share”

Directing team Nick&Ben approached Headquarters with a vision for music that moved effortlessly between different moods; they wanted a piece that was at times pensive and introspective with moments of great joy. The spot will run in conjunction with the anniversary exhibition of Michael Jackson’s groundbreaking 3D film Captain EO, a collaboration between Kodak [...]