For Eyeglass World’s new brand campaign, VML asked us to create an original song that felt like a real record — not a score or jingle.

This was a music-first production: the spot would be choreographed and shot around the selected track, so the music needed enough dynamics, movement and lyrical narrative to drive the creative itself.

We created something modern, familiar and timeless that could connect across generations while standing on its own as an actual release.

The result is an original song built to help introduce a new creative chapter for the brand.

Big thanks to VML for trusting us with this one.

YouTube tapped us to reimagine “Dueling Banjos” as an epic, modern orchestral arrangement to soundtrack two cats musically battling it out on screen.

We built the arrangement around the picture, transforming the familiar song into something cinematic while amplifying the comedy, competition and movement of the spot.

It’s a great example of what we love to do at Trumpet Records: take an existing piece of music and completely reimagine it for a new creative world.

Big thanks to YouTube for bringing us in.

For T-Mobile’s World Cup Connectivity campaign, Department of Music tapped us to create an original song with the scale of a global campaign while still feeling like an authentic record from a real artist.

We wrote and produced the track internally, then brought in Dominican artist Joelii to bring it to life — translating the creative direction into the studio while making sure the final record felt authentic to him as an artist.

The result is a modern Latin record built to connect with a global audience, while delivering the scale and energy the campaign called for.

Big thanks to Department of Music for bringing us in.