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Cilla: The Lost Tapes | ITV Feature Documentary
19 February 2020
Tonight on ITV, an intimate portrayal of the British icon Cilla Black using her personal video collection and told by her and those who knew her best.
Following her death Cilla Black’s family found a stash of films and behind-the-scenes footage from her personal video collection along with hours o... read more
Studio 17 at the Pan African Film Festival 2020
28 January 2020
Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes has been selected for inclusion in the film line-up at the 28th annual Pan African Film Festival which will take place in Los Angeles from 12th February – 23rd February – marking the film’s West Coast premiere.
Screening dates are 21st and 22nd Febr... read more
Channel 4 Announce Ackley Bridge Series 4
5 December 2019
Award-winning Ackley Bridge is to return to Channel 4 for a fourth series, in a revised format. The previous weekly, 60’ format will be played out in a series of 10 episodes, each 30’ duration, set to return to screens in September 2020.
Inspired by real-life Lancashire and Yorkshire schools... read more
The Accident | C4 mini-series
23 October 2019
Four-part mini series The Accident gets underway tonight on Channel 4, written by Jack Thorne and featuring Sarah Lancashire, Mark Lewis Jones, Sidse Babett Knudsen and Adrian Scarborough among others.
The series explores a fictional Welsh community’s fight for justice after an explosion on a... read more
Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes | BBC 4 Feature Documentary
11 October 2019
Tonight on BBC 4, the compelling story of the Chins – the Chinese-Jamaican family behind Studio 17 established above Randy’s Records at 17 North Parade in downtown Kingston.
Studio 17 was where Vincent Chin and later his son Clive Chin as well as many other legendary Jamaican producers would... read more
Studio 17 at the Nashville Film Festival 2019
2 October 2019
The 50th annual Nashville Film Festival will take place on 3rd – 12th October, 2019. Amongst the film line-up is Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes which will premiere on 8th and 9th October ahead of its UK broadcast debut on BBC 4 on 11th October.
Narrated by Levi Roots, the film includes inter... read more
The Raindance Film Festival 2019
18 September 2019
The 27th Raindance Film Festival gets underway with an exciting programme of industry events which kicks off with the Music In Film & TV discussion panel on Thursday 19th September.
The panel comprises: Tony Morris, Swan Turton LLP; Ian Neil, Sony Music; Christian Siddell, Sync Music; Steve Tait... read more
Ackley Bridge Series 3 Finale | Both Sides Now
7 August 2019
The series finale of Ackley Bridge left viewers in tears last night as central character Nas departed the town having scattered her best mate Missy’s ashes from a hill top, bathed in the amber glow of the setting sun – the scene sound tracked with a heartfelt cover version of Joni Mitche... read more
Dark Mon£y | BBC One mini-series
8 July 2019
Tonight on BBC One, written by the Bafta-winning writer of Damilola, Our Loved Boy, Levi David Addai, and directed by Lewis Arnold (Broadchurch, Humans), Dark Mon£y tells the fictional story of The Mensahs, an ordinary working-class family from North London whose youngest son has recently finished ... read more
Ackley Bridge Series 3 | C4 Drama Series
18 June 2019
Tonight on Channel 4, British TV drama Ackley Bridge kicks off series 3. The series follows the lives of the staff and pupils at the fictional multi-cultural academy school Ackley Bridge College, in the fictitious Yorkshire mill town of Ackley Bridge.
Produced by The Forge Entertainment.
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Ackley Bridge Series 3 | C4 Drama Series
14 January 2019
Filming starts on series 3 of Ackley Bridge, produced by The Forge Entertainment for Channel 4.
Commissioning editor for Channel 4, Manpreet Dosanjh said, “We’re thrilled that our beloved Ackley gang are returning to Channel 4…
…for what is sure to be another joyful, outrageo... read more
Nescafe Dolce Gusto | Morning Greatness
5 November 2018
The new Nescafe Dolce Gusto, ‘Morning Greatness’ Channel 4 Breakfast sponsorship campaign kicks off today, with music produced by Sync Music and Julian Bayliss.
The campaign comprises a different mood/theme for each day of the week from Hide (Monday) to Relax (Weekend).
The music for Mon... read more
Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes | Feature Documentary
21 September 2018
Post-production is underway on award-winning documentary and feature film director, Mark James’ new feature documentary, Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes.
The film tells the story behind a newly discovered treasure trove of tapes from Studio 17 – also known as ‘Randy’s’... read more
Postcards From London | UK Release
21 August 2018
Feature arts film Postcards From London has received its official UK release from Peccadillo Pictures.
Written and directed by Steve McLean, and starring Harris Dickinson, Leonardo Salerni, Jonah Hauer-King and Raphael Desprez, Postcards From London is a unique and imaginative portrayal of The Racon... read more
BFI Flare | London LGBTQ Film Festival
12 March 2018
BFI feature film, Postcards From London will receive its European Premiere at the BFI Flare.
London LGBTQ+ Film Festival, which runs from 21st March until 1st April at BFI Southbank. Postcards From London will close the festival on 1st April.
The film tells the story of Jim (played by Harris Dickins... read more
Trust | Danny Boyle
27 October 2017
Sync Music is excited to have been asked to contribute to forthcoming Danny Boyle USA TV series, Trust.
Sync Music was engaged to produce bespoke arrangements of specific music titles for diegetic use in the production.
Sync Music’s Julian Bayliss stepped up to the plate. Coincidentally, one o... read more
Postcards From London | Julian Bayliss To Score
28 May 2017
Julian Bayliss has been attached to score Steve Mclean’s BFI-backed feature film, Postcards From London.
The film tells the story of Jim (played by Harris Dickinson), a young man so beautiful you’d think a Greek sculpture had just come to life. With no future in the cultural-desert that ... read more
The Orchestra of Syrian Musicians | with Damon Albarn and Guests
28 July 2016
Africa Express, which has been hailed as the most revolutionary force in popular music for two decades, is all about cross cultural collaboration. It brings together musicians from different cultures, genres and generations to break boundaries and offer a new perspective on Africa and its music.
The... read more
Return To Montauk | Oscar-winner Volker Schlondorff
22 May 2016
Sync Music supervision duo Christian and Ru are attached to Oscar-winning film director Volker Schlondorff’s new feature, Return To Montauk.
The feature, starring Stellen Starsgard and Nina Hoss, tells a story about Max, a man who meets and falls in love with a young woman during a book tour... read more
The Co-op Food | Spring 2016
15 April 2016
The Co-operative Food has launched their Spring campaign and it’s all about thanks.
Ever popped into a Co-op store and come out with more than you went in for? It’s an experience that the Co-op’s customers will recognise in the Spring campaign.
Conceived by Andy and Ed for Leo Burn... read more
NBC Universal | hayu – reality on demand
21 February 2016
NBC Universal has launched its next generation, subscription VOD reality TV service, hayu. Fully integrated with social media, hayu is the first all-reality service of its kind.
Feature shows include hit series like Keeping Up With The Kardashians, The Real Housewives, Made In Chelsea, The Million... read more
The Co-op Food | Christmas 2015
12 December 2015
The Co-operative Food is spreading Christmas cheer this year by encouraging people to surprise eachother with random acts of kindness.
The creative of their 2015 campaign, devised by Leo Burnett, sees a young man popping out to pick up some ice cubes, sliding across the icy streets.
On his way t... read more
Project Everyone
18 November 2015
The United Nations recently launched the first global cinema campaign to promote awareness of its global goals.
The project was backed by SAWA and developed by Richard Curtis in partnership with Sir John Hegarty, Aardman Animations and Signal Productions.
The film features the voice and words of Nel... read more
We Are Many | Amir Amirani
21 May 2015
Director and Producer Amir Amirani, Music Supervisor Christian Siddell, Sync Music.
Amir Amirani’s feature-length documentary about the global protest against the Iraq War on 15th February 2003 – a protest that created the single largest mobilization of people in the history of humanity.... read more
Rio 50 Degrees | Julien Temple
19 June 2014
Directed by Julien Temple, Produced by Mike Downey, Sam Taylor, Rodrigo Letier, Written by Chris Pickard and Helen Beltrame, Music Supervisor Christian Siddell, Sync Music.
As Brazil prepares to host the Fifa World Cup this summer and the Olympic Games in 2016, imagine… explores the cultural a... read more