Pitch & Sync 2021 Festive Campaigns

The festive season has landed and the bustling streets of Manchester are packed with people picking up Christmas essentials. There’s no telling who you could run into on the way to the shops – a neighbour, a mate, a superstar rapper, a TV presenter or even a Premiership footballer. That’s just what goes down on JD Sports’ #JDStreet. Working with Sheffield record producer/songwriter Toddla T (Bugsey, Aitch, Sean Paul, Idris Elba, Wiley) and the amazing vocal talent of Shaybo, our team crafted this bespoke track to give JD’s street focus a festive twist. The P&S team also worked closely with Cake Group to make sure the track could cross over and live on across social platforms including Tiktok, as well as releasing the track across streaming platforms to drive further engagement for the massive UK campaign. (The track just hit 20k streams.)

Stream the track here

For the first time ever, Peggy Fortnum’s original Paddington illustrations have been brought to life in animation. The result is this darling spot for Barbours seasonal campaign ‘Please Look After This Bear’. Paddington is up to his usual mischief once again, trying to show his thanks to Mr Brown by breathing life into his Barbour jacket with a fresh coat of wax, while making an unfortunate mess in the process. It was directed by award winning Stockholm animation studio, againstallodds, and produced by Passion Pictures. Our team commissioned a charming bespoke track from Out/Standard composer John Pickup to accentuate the cheeky bear’s escapades.

This series of 30-second shorts by McCann Manchester celebrates the excitement of the festive period with three different stories directed by Max Fischer – a party with neighbours, a mother with her two children, and a night in with the girlfriends. Our team synced the classically adored 1974 track ‘Magic’ by Scottish group Pilot for them, an instantly recognisable fun-loving track that perfectly conjures the magic at the heart of the festive season.

Teaming up once again with Wieden Kennedy Amsterdam, our team composed three bespoke tracks and delivered a sync for a fourth, for Samsung’s holiday season campaign. The spots focus on people using their products for creativity, and we worked closely with the Amsterdam agency to make sure each film pulls the viewer into the worlds and stories they create.

We’re a music, sound and culture agency founded in London by Alex Lavery and Simon Robinson. P&S works with brands, production companies and creative agencies including Samsung, Marantz, Zara, Nike, Tony’s Chocolonely, Jameson, JD Sports and B&Q on music strategy, supervision, composition and audio post production. Pitch & Sync recently celebrated its 15th year in business, and we threw a bedrock-shaking party in our new Shoreditch offices featuring Lynks and Shyone among other special guests.