Anybody who’s been working in media production for a while, whether it be TV commercials, corporate presentations, videos, greeting cards or what ever the platform, will know the feeling of working on a Christmas project in high summer. It feels a little odd, but there’s no better time for it. And here at Shockwave-Sound, we […]
Author: Bjorn Lynne
Bjørn Lynne is a Norwegian sound engineer and music composer, now living and working in Stavern, Norway. He was also known as a tracker music composer under the name "Dr. Awesome" in the demoscene in the 1980s and 1990s when he released tunes in MOD format and made music for Amiga games.
August 2017 new royalty-free music selections
It’s been almost two months since the last time we sent out one of these newsletters, but that doesn’t mean that we’ve been lazy. 🙂 Okay, we took a couple of weeks of summer chill-out, but for the most part, we have been working on our music catalogue, in order to be able to provide […]
Writing good descriptions and keywords for your stock music tracks
Track descriptions – too braggy Track descriptions – too specific Track descriptions – too descriptive Examples of good descriptions Keywords Don’t list common instrument names in the keywords field Don’t just copy your keywords from one track to the next Don’t forget to include alternate forms of your keywords Feel free to include “music” after […]
Harnessing the Power of Sound: Behavior and Invention
Sound is a force of nature that has its own special and unique properties. It can used artistically to create music and soundscapes and is a vital part of human and animal communication, allowing us to develop language and literature, avoid danger, and express emotions. In addition, understanding and harnessing the unique properties of sound […]
Google Close Captions Sound Effects
Google, ever the inventors of new technology and the owners of YouTube.com, have broadened their work into the area of sound effects, specifically through the audio captioning on their YouTube network. Traditionally “closed captions,” which provide text on the screen for those with hearing challenges, provided dialog and narration text from audio. Now, however, Google […]
The Inspiring and Musically Powerful World of DIY Instruments
What is a musical instrument? It is an object that creates sound for the purpose of creating music. The definition of “music” is a topic for another post, but for our purposes here let’s assume that we all know what music is, or at least have our own interpretation of what constitutes music. Regardless, musical […]
Full Sail University and Point Blank School: Real Alternatives to Traditional Post-Secondary Education
Traditionally, post-secondary education in Western culture for years has been hinged on both parents and students desiring education that “rounds out” the student’s mind, ie a “liberal education.” This concept of the liberal education still commands the trajectory of many high-achieving students who graduate high school in the US, and gymnasium in Europe. The goal, […]
A lovely movie with music supplied by Shockwave-Sound
Our customer and movie director Christopher Robin Collins has launched his film “Little Thief”, which is now available to buy or rent through Amazon. Little Thief, Amazon U.S.: www.amazon.com/dp/B00GQAXO2E Little Thief, Amazon U.K.: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071RYZQB1 “Little Thief” is a a touching drama about the complex relationship between two misfits; Hyun, a lonely Korean man and Martina, a young orphaned girl […]
Incredible scenery from Norway set to our music
Talented and hard working videographer Jan Inge Larsen has produced an impressive nature video in 4K resolution, from the Helgeland district in the north of Norway. In this beautiful video you can see amazing northern lights and the beauty of the wide open landscapes and fjords of Norway over 4 seasons. The video is set […]
United Nations project with music donated from Shockwave-Sound
We were contacted by the Manhattan Multicultural Counseling, a United Nations project working with youths and human rights. They asked us to donate a music track free of charge for their video about youths memorizing all 30 United Nations declarations on human rights, and we were happy to work with them. Here is the video, […]
