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Adam and Mark's music features in the trailer to the new blockbuster Korean disaster film, The Tower. On its cinema release on December 25, the film drew 431,759 admissions, the second highest opening day ticket sales in the history of Korean cinema. By January 22, 2013, it became the first Korean film in 2013 to reach the five million mark!

The worldwide trailer for Dreamworks' new Rise of the Guardians Video Game has been scored entirely with Adam and Mark's music. The track, Legendary Swordsmen, is from the Sonoton Trailer Tracks Series and is performed by the Bulgarian Film Orchestra. Look out for it in cinemas and on TV!

Coca Cola’s latest South American commercial has been scored with Adam and Mark’s Mortal Gladiator, as featured on Focus Music’s Hollywood Trailers (Epic Action) album. The third CD for the Hollywood Trailers series (again recorded with the City of Prague Philharmonic) is now in post-production, so it’s great to see tracks from the first edition still doing so well!

A new commercial for Samsung’s Galaxy Note Touchnote App features Adam and Mark’s ‘Happy Clappy’ from Focus Music’s Indie Film album. The bright-and-breezy ad is being aired in Hong Kong, and is another prominent use of Happy Clappy having already featured on a SNCF ad in France.

It’s been another bumper year of Apprentice usages, with Mark and Adam’s music featuring in several episodes from the new 2012 series. A total of 13 different cues were used: including 4 tracks from Sonoton’s recent STT Trailers CD, and classics like Mister Dopey, Hidden Secrets and Mexican Wave from Focus Music’s Comedy Capers.

Sky Sports have produced a series of teasers to promote their forthcoming F1 channel, all scored with Adam and Mark’s ‘Scientific Pulse’ from Universal / Atmosphere Music’s Drones 2 album. The new channel starts in February 2012, so the teasers should feature prominently until then.

The new worldwide commercial for Liptons Ice Tea, starring Hugh Jackman, features music composed by Adam and Mark from their recent album for Focus Music, Hollywood Trailers 2, recorded with the City of Prague Philharmonic. The music beautifully bookends the advertisement, with the sweeping strings providing a suitable epic lift for the sepia-tinged footage.

Adam and Mark's music features in the soundtrack to a brand new ensemble comedy from Lionsgate Films, Friends With Kids, reuniting the cast of the hit movie Bridesmaids. The story is about a close-knit circle of friends at that moment in life when children arrive and everything changes...

Channel 4 have recently commissioned three new idents for their upcoming season of drama programmes sponsored by BT Vision, all of which feature music composed by Adam and Mark. From now until the end of the year every drama programme on Channel 4, E4 and More 4 will feature these “mini-drama” scenes book-ending every commercial break!

This year’s Apprentice has seen a bumper crop of usages for Adam and Mark’s music, with a total of six different cues appearing at various points throughout the season. The choice of music has also been surprisingly varied - using everything from 1940’s-style Big Band tunes, to spooky Theremin and full-on orchestral cues.

Mark and Adam have just returned from Bulgaria recording a new project for the Sonoton Trailer Tracks series. The sessions took place over four days at the Bulgarian National Radio Studios in Sofia, featuring over 90 players from the Bulgarian Film Orchestra, and the Sofia Metropolitan Golden Voices choir. Gregor Narholz conducted the sessions, with David Santiago, Andreas von Gagern and Nikolo Kotzev handling the recording.

A new 16-minute Stella Artois commercial, commissioned to tie-in with the brand’s sponsorship of the 2011 Cannes film festival, features music by Adam and Mark. The ad, called ‘The Death and Life of Jacques D'Azur’, uses the track ‘Adversity’ from their recent Hollywood Trailers 2 CD released by Focus Music. First aired on Film 4, it’s one of the longest ads ever shown on UK television, with Mark and Adam’s lush orchestral score enriching the first two minutes of the film!

The trailer for the recent Fox International/Korean smash hit film, Yellow Sea, was scored completely with Adam and Mark’s music from their Hollywood Trailers album for Focus Music, and licensed via Universal. Yellow Sea, Na Hong-jin’s much-anticipated thriller starring the male duo of Ha Jeong-woo (Takeoff) and Kim Yun-seok (Tazza The High Rollers), topped the holiday season cinema box office in Korea.

The first taste of our recent sessions in Prague has hit the airwaves! McDonald’s latest ad – Chicken Grillstar, ‘The Chicken Lover’ - features a romantic-sounding cue from our forthcoming ‘Cinematic Emotions’ CD. The CD’s still in the final stages of production, but that didn’t stop the ad agency, Leo Burnett, getting their hands on some freshly-composed music!

Jim Carey’s latest film – I Love you Phillip Morris – features original music from Adam and Mark as part of its soundtrack. The off-beat comedy-drama film also co-stars Ewan McGregor, and is based on the real-life story of con artist, impostor, and multiple prison escapee Steven Jay.

Adam and Mark have just returned from Prague, recording a full orchestral score for Hershey’s latest Christmas TV ad. The commercial features a festive version of Jingle Bells, and is part of Hershey’s ongoing campaign for their popular Kisses brand. This was followed the next day with several sessions recording a new CD for Focus Music – stay tuned for more information!

The latest commercial for Fairy Power Spray features music by Adam and Mark. The track is called ‘Morning Echos’, and demonstrates the fun that can be had with an acoustic piano, a Fender Rhodes, and a Roland RE-201 Space Echo!

Adam and Mark have written the score for the British short comedy film, Jam, with a star-studded cast including Stephen Fry, Lynda Bellingham, Frank Skinner, Patricia Hodge, and Annette Badland. The premiere was at BAFTA in London’s West End, and is an initial promo film for the forthcoming feature, Clovis Dardentor, which Adam and Mark have also been asked to write the score for…

Adam and Mark’s music is featured in the soundtrack of the forthcoming major Hollywood film, Amelia, starring Hilary Swank, Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor, for Fox Searchlight Pictures. The movie included music from their album Piano Portraits, released by Focus Music Library / 5 Alarm Music.

Adam and Mark have written the music for the latest Churchill Insurance TV commercial – West End Musical. The ad features the ever-popular Churchill boxer dog travelling to London’s West End for an audition arranged by his agent. However, when he gets to the theatre, things don’t go quite as planned!

The brand new TV and radio campaign for Strongbow Cider features an epic cue written by Adam and Mark. The track, Mortal Gladiator, is from their album, Hollywood Trailers, for Focus Music. The great film, made by ad agency St Lukes, is a spoof of a Gladiator/Lord of the Rings scenario, where humble working men become warriors for the sake of their first pint after a hard day. We know the feeling!

Adam and Mark’s music is featured in another major Hollywood film, 17 Again, starring Zac Effron and Matthew Perry, for New Line Cinema. The movie includes Hat and Cane, released by Focus Music Library and licensed for the movie by 5 Alarm Music.

Adam and Mark’s music is featured in the major Hollywood film, Bride Wars, starring Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway, for 20th Century Fox.

Adam and Mark's music features in the soundtrack to the new Kim Basinger film, While She Was Out, released by Anchor Bay Entertainment / Optimum Releasing / Studio Canal. This is a cautionary tale of what can happen when parking spaces are hard to find, and tempers start flaring...!

Adam and Mark’s music is featured in the Hollywood film, Starting Out in the Evening, starring Lili Taylor and Frank Langella, for Lionsgate Films. The movie soundtrack includes Baby Blues, a track from their album Essential Jazz, released by Focus Music Library and licensed for the movie by 5 Alarm Music.