SERVICES
From the outside, what Syncsmith does can be difficult to define. We sit at the intersection of too many disciplines to fit neatly into a single pigeon-hole. Music supervision, sound design, licensing, composition, audio strategy, post-production - the work moves fluidly across all disciplines, often within a single project. At heart we are a consultancy. We take in audio problems and resolve them. Every member of the team is a music supervisor in their own right - bringing cultural knowledge, editorial instinct and commercial fluency. Over the last ten years we have built something that goes considerably further than supervision alone. Distinct capabilities across every discipline of the audio acquisition process, developed through hundreds of projects for Louis Vuitton, Dior, Gucci, Prada, Nike, Mercedes-Benz, Range Rover, Campari, Formula One, Hublot, Moncler and Burberry - working alongside Omnicom, Accenture Song, Wunderman Thompson, Baron & Baron, Studio Tendril, Innocean and with some of the most respected independent directors in the industry. A curated roster of composers. An exclusive catalogue of experimental and avant-garde music. And intimate relationships across labels, publishers, artists and rights holders that make the difference between a good outcome and an exceptional one. We don't just find music. We solve problems. We simplify audio acquisition - and we have been doing it, quietly and without compromise, since 2016.
MUSIC SUPERVISION
Music Supervision, to us, is never just transactional. We are a relationship-first company. We don't do this for the awards, the fees, or the deliverables - we do it for the journey. For the moment a director hears something that makes the hairs stand up on the back of their neck. For the discovery of an artist nobody has placed yet. For the genre we've never encountered before that turns out to be exactly right. When you work with Syncsmith, you get a dedicated Music Supervisor embedded directly into your creative team from the earliest stages. Not handed off to a junior. Not managed remotely. Present, engaged, and invested in your vision from day one. We take time - properly - to understand what you're making and what it needs to achieve. Then we take care of everything: audio strategy, mood-boarding, music searches, composer selection, rights clearance, licensing, cue sheets and whitelisting. You focus on the creative. We'll do the rest. Read more here…
SOUND DESIGN
You already know when sound design isn't working. The edit feels flat. It’s not memorable. The visuals carry more weight than they should. Something is missing and everyone in the room can feel it - they just can't name it. Great sound design isn’t noticed. It's felt. It's the difference between an audience watching your campaign and an audience living inside it. The difference between a cut that lands and one that lingers. At Syncsmith we co-locate our sound design and composition work from the beginning, so the two never compete - they interlace and breathe together. The result is hyper-realistic, immersive and crafted around your visual language. Hollywood-level SFX, Foley and diegetics that don't just fill the space - they command it. We've delivered sound design for Nike, Moncler, Google and Hublot amongst others. If your production deserves to be felt as much as it's seen, there’s probably a conversation to be had. Read more here…
MUSIC LICENSING
Music licensing is one of those things that looks straightforward until it isn't. A track you love turns out to have multiple rights holders across disparate continents. The publisher quote comes back three times over budget. The master owner is uncontactable. The deadline is tomorrow. We've seen all of it. And we know how to navigate it. This is our bread and butter. Licensing IPR is at the core of everything we do. Because the right licensing strategy, properly executed, is what allows the best music to end up in the best work. It protects your production, respects the artists, and gives your project the legal foundation it needs to flourish across every platform, territory and medium. Whether you're clearing a Nina Simone original, acquiring exclusive rights, or navigating a complex multi-territory sync deal, we integrate with your production and business affairs teams - taking the burden off your desk entirely. Read more here…
AUDIO STRATEGY
Your brand has a visual identity. A logo, a colour palette, guidelines that ensure every touchpoint feels consistent. But when the screen goes dark and only sound remains - what does your brand sound like? Does it resonate? Audio strategy is the sonic equivalent of a rebrand. Not a playlist. Not a mood board. A rigorous framework that defines how your brand sounds across every campaign and touchpoint - for years ahead. The investment is real. The return is transformative. We develop audio strategies that capture new audiences, reinvigorate legacy ones, and give your creative directors a singular sonic direction - amplifying your brand's values with consistency rather than reinventing the wheel on every brief. We begin with your raison d'être, building outward through market analysis and trend mapping, delivering a handrail that embeds into your guidelines permanently. When your brand sounds as distinctive as it looks, everything changes. Read more here…
BESPOKE COMPOSITION
Some projects demand music that has never existed before. Not a track pulled from a catalogue. Something conceived, composed and crafted from the ground up for your production. Hollywood Trailers. Once-in-a-lifetime experiential events. Global campaigns carrying real emotional weight. Syncsmith delivers - through a roster of Grammy-winning composers and multi-instrumentalists who entered the craft through fine arts and academic pathways, bringing a rawness and authenticity that commercial composers rarely match. We place emphasis on the art of briefing - ensuring the composer fully understands the creative director's vision, the emotional register and the world they are composing into. The fit between composer and project is everything. Get it right and the music feels inevitable. Get it wrong and no amount of revision will fix it. Because the best bespoke composition doesn't sound composed. It sounds discovered. Read more here…
AUDIO POST-PRODUCTION
Everyone else has done their bit. The grade is locked. Now comes the stage that determines whether everything prior reaches its full potential - or falls fractionally short. Audio Post-Production is where a project stops being assembled and starts being felt. Forensic, technically demanding, unforgiving of shortcuts. It is where good work becomes exceptional. We think pre rather than post. Sound design, voiceover and diegetic layers exist before post begins. Reference tracks are in the edit from day one. The chaos of late-stage audio engagement is avoided. The one thing post cannot manufacture - time - is the one thing we protect. When post arrives we are ready. Sound to picture, cutdowns, voiceover integration, bespoke composition and sound design. Social edits and regional adaptations held to the same rigour as the hero film. Every creative decision made upstream either pays off here or is quietly rescued. We prefer the former. Read more here…
Bring us your most difficult audio problem. The brief nobody has answered correctly. The campaign that deserves better than it has received. The director with a sonic vision so specific that every agency you have approached has either misunderstood it or watered it down. The brand that knows its audio identity is wrong but cannot articulate why. The production that is two weeks from delivery and needs someone who has seen this situation before and knows exactly how to resolve it. We have worked on all of these. We will help resolve yours. There is no brief too complex, no timeline too compressed, no sonic world too ambitious. There is only the work - and our singular, uncompromising commitment to making it exceptional. If you have a project that deserves that level of attention, we would genuinely love to hear about it. Not to pitch. Not to quote. Just to listen, understand and tell you honestly what we can do. That conversation costs nothing. What comes after it might just change everything. Drop us a note here.
† SIMPLIFYING COMPLEX AUDIO ACQUISITION
† SIMPLIFYING COMPLEX AUDIO ACQUISITION
RECENT PROJECTS
Music Supervision & Bespoke Composition // Range Rover x Accenture Song
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Music Supervision & Bespoke Composition // Mercedes Maybach
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Music Supervision & Sound Design // Moncler x Adidas
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Music Supervision & Licensing // Brioni x Consulate NYC
Music Supervision & Licensing // Brioni x Consulate NYC
Music Supervision & Licensing // Dior
Music Supervision & Licensing // Burberry
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Music Supervision & Licensing // Burberry
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