Howard Music serves up a double barrel of lip-smacking soundtracks for Ocean Basket

6 Sep 2013

Just back from a European tour as musical director for Willam Kentridge's multi-media, avant-garde chamber opera - "Refuse The Hour," and standing in as MD for SABC's "Strictly Come Dancing," Adam Howard is back in the driving seat at Ministry Of Illusion, and recently served up a double barrel of lip-smacking soundtracks for the latest Ocean Basket TVC's.

Howard Music serves up a double barrel of lip-smacking soundtracks for Ocean Basket

House of Brave commissioned Howard Music to compose two lively original scores for the latest duo of Ocean Basket TV commercials. Copywriter, Peet Engelbrecht wanted a distinctly Mediterranean sound but with less of a country-specific feel, but was also heard saying: "Think Spongebob vs. Little Mermaid and try to make the food sound extra lekker, bru."

To give the Mediterranean tracks an organic touch, Adam threw in some alternative instruments like a slippery acoustic drum kit and a classic organ and fished out two of the country's best acoustic guitar players (Ray Green and Mike Bester) to give the vibes just a dash more zing. View the two TVC's here:

Credits for 1 Ocean Basket TVC's:

Agency: House Of Brave
CD: Vanessa Pearson
Producer: Loli Bishop
Copywriter: Peet Engelbrecht
Art Director:Jo Morrison

At Howard Audio we do sound differently. Our composers and engineers combine original music, sound design and final mix in a state of the art studio to create emotionally captivating audio.