All the latest goings on from the Hopscotch camp.
News & Updates
Once again, the wonderful folks at House 337 and Santander have come back for our help again, with their latest 2024 campaign.
So, pleased to see this one released into the world. Had and absolute blast putting this superb new Specsavers spot together. Great to work on another project with the incredible #DeclanLowney.
Really pleased to have had a musical hand in this one. It’s a biggie!
Had an absolute blast doing this little tempo-tweaking, European wide spot for Canon.
Really happy with this one. Super proud to have provided this track for the promo of ITV’s coverage of the FIFA, Women’s World Cup, 2023. Come on you Lionesses!!!!!
Here’s another fun animation for our buddies over at THANKS LONDON.
Had fun doing some horn-drenched, Motown leaning niceness for Mowi, sponsoring ITV’s ‘Next Level Chef’.
Brand new tracks
Just a quick one to steer you in the direction of our recently updated catalogue of available, sync-friendly output. All sorts of loveliness has just been added to our ‘NEW ADDITIONS’ playlist on our DISCO site. Click the image to have a listen.
Always keen to get involved with exciting new brands right from their first outings, we’ve had a great time working with the brilliant new Street-wear and lifestyle label ‘Thanks’. A project very close to our hearts, it’s been a pleasure turning our music and sound design hands to a myriad of genres for their worldwide launch. THANKS! x
A really interesting trio of films that we work on for Currys and their campaign during the FIFA World Cup. Three wildly different genres to cover, with a crazy quick turnaround, but we nailed it. An epic, Lawrence of Arabia-esque soundtrack, a high-energy Anime cut and a sprinkling of Brazilian street percussion.
Another, super enjoyable project from 2022. We were asked by Gleam Futures to re-imagine the Paul McCartney and Wings classic ‘Let ‘em In’, in a classical 80s montage style, for the introduction of Jason Donovan as the new face of The People’s Postcode Lottery. So, channeling our full Top Gun/Rocky/Hair Metal-selves we came up with this gem.
Once again our music as been re-used by the great team at 337 House in the long running Santander campaigns. With more in the pipeline for 2023, there’s no sign of it running out of steam.
As ever we’ve been consistently busy throughout 2022 with our work for the KPM/Sony and recently expanded Extreme catalogue. Here are a few snippets from the various LPs we’ve conceived and created for them over the last year (click the artwork for a listen):
Deep and expansive, left-field electronica.
Funk-drenched contemporary beats with maximum head-nod factor.
So, we’ve also been hard at work organising and polishing our extensive, incredibly sync friendly catalogue. There’s an absolute ton of music still to add, but to start with, here’s a nice selection for you to check out at your leisure. We’re hosting it via the excellent DISCO platform, which allows you to search by genre, tempo, instrumentation, mood etc, etc…
All of the music is available with cut-downs and stems as is, for further development with picture (based on your needs) or indeed as a reference to start something entirely bespoke from scratch, so just click the image below and don’t hesitate to get in touch. x
Here’s a super fun animation we provided both music and sound design for. We’ve been collaborating with the brilliant We Can Make now for nearly a decade and it’s always fresh!
Aside from our usual TV output, we’ve been knocking out some absolutely corking LPs for the KPM/EMI catalogue again this year. Click the cover art below to here some of the music.
Dreamy, Pop-tinged contemporary Electronica…
Super laid back, chilled out and focus beats…
Full throttle, high-octane electro…
Whilst we’re on the subject of long running spots, we’re delighted to see our Save ‘The Children, Christmas Jumper Day’ campaign hitting the screens again in 2021.
Now officially our longest running TVC spot, our incredibly successful series for Santander now enters it’s third year.
It’s always a fun challenge to squeeze a condensed score into a few seconds and they don’t come much more condensed than sponsorship idents. We’ve done dozens and dozens over the years here at Hopscotch. Here’s one of our latest works for Alra, via Gleam Futures, which will run throughout the rest of 2021 on Channel 4.
As a creator of bespoke music for TVCs, it’s always great to get a repeat usage from a big brand, as it really let’s you know that your score is doing the perfect job of supporting both narrative and a brand’s outlook. Here’s the latest, 2021 rework of our long running Santander spot (now in it’s third year), with an extra 8bit game ditty to boot.
Over the last 6 months or so, we’ve been scoring a load of great content for the brilliant ‘Base Magazine’ and Base Films. You can check a few more of the shorts out HERE.
Heavyweight Tunes…
Exciting/hectic times at Hopscotch. A move to a new home, means a move to a new studio and the not-so-fun task of relocating the vinyl hoard. Really looking forward to getting set up in the new gaff come the end of September. That said we’re still firing on all cylinders, so get in touch with your new projects!
We’ve been upping our output for EMI Production Music/Sony ATV over the last year and have been knocking out some corking LPs. There’s a couple still to land, but in the meantime, here’s a few of our most recent. Click the LP covers to give them a listen and if you’re after anything in a similar ballpark, then get in touch. We’ve got you covered!
Blissed out electronica, packed with plucks, picks, arps and hits…
Neck snapping, face screwing, high octane beats…
Stomps, Claps, Percussion and Attitude…
Laid back electronica, with a hefty Jazz influence…
We’ve been super busy over lockdown. One fun project that stands out is this little ditty we put together for a great cause.
