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Nomad Exhibitions and the Duffy Archive present a ground-breaking exhibition featuring two of the 20th century’s most celebrated artists: Bowie and Duffy.

Through rare prints, artefacts and an immersive digital sound and light experience brought together by Studio Shosho, the visitor is a participant in some of the most iconic and dynamic creative sessions in popular music and photography. During five iconic creative sessions, across a period often referred to as Bowie’s Golden Years, Bowie and the British photographer Duffy created extraordinary and world famous visual imagery.

The innovative displays bring to life Bowie and Duffy’s legendary creative process through interviews, music, film, artefacts, vintage and modern photography and Chromaluxe prints. The exhibition will appeal to Bowie’s fans both old and new and reveal the working process of an innovative and uniquely creative photographer.

Box of Toys Audio were invited to create a series of psychedelic soundscapes that reflect Bowies most prolific personalities and albums, namely Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, Thin White Duke, Lodger and Scary Monsters.

Bowie TAKEN by Duffy / Exhibition

Watch full project here - https://vimeo.com/bxftys

Project: Animals - Rebuild The World
Client: Highly Unlikely x Jelly London / Lego
Animation: Mr Kaplin, VoxelWolves
Music & Sound Design: Box of Toys Audio

BACKGROUND /
Lego bolster their Rebuild the World campaign with a series of creative animations exploring the limitless possibilities of the Lego Universe. With helicopter-lions and rocket-cars abound, Lego encourage us to have fun and use our imagination, to fully realise the constructs of our mind.

APPROACH /
As long-time worshippers of Lego, Box of Toys Audio were thrilled to create the sound for the series.  We wanted to craft a soundtrack that straddled imagination and reality, combining our own original recordings of lego blocks with the real world sounds of the builds. Our aim was to reflect the mindset of building and playing with Lego, immersing the audience in a world where literal and make-believe exist happily together.

Read more on our website process page.

LEGO 'Rebuild the World' / Original Music

Watch the full project here - https://vimeo.com/556179885

Project: Life Beyond Earth
Client: Playdead / European Space Agency / SOM
Music & Sound Design: Box of Toys Audio
Voice Over: Jeffrey A. Hoffman 

BACKGROUND / 
Life Beyond Earth is an immersive film created in collaboration with Skidmore, Owings and Merrell, and the European Space Agency for their powerful new installation at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. Glasgow based studio Playdead were tasked with creating a photorealistic full 3D CG film in response to the central theme “How will we live together?”

APPROACH /
A powerful blend of orchestral and electro-acoustic elements were fused to score a new chapter of humanity. We wanted to capture the scale of wonder, the determination to advance and the apogee of exploration that is involved in colonising another planetary body. The sonic narrative evolves from establishing the moon as the subject of curiosity and builds through hope and courage, resolving with the grand achievement of a functioning moon village.

Life Beyond Earth / European Space Agency / Original Music

Watch the project here - https://vimeo.com/622441345

Project: エゴエフェクト Trailer
Client: Axl Le / Netease Games
Music & Sound Design: Box of Toys Audio

Sphere model: JiPeng Huang (黄吉鹏)

BACKGROUND / 
Another beautifully harrowing motion piece by director Axl Le for NetEase Games' latest offering; エゴエフェクト.

APPROACH /
A throbbing cityscape opens the trailer and continues to set the scene with oppressive urban atmospheres, weighted mech and omnipotent technology. The music builds into a metronomic structure topped with soaring vocals and yearning strings that speak of humanity's struggle amidst expansive desolation.

エゴエフェクト / NetEase Games / Original Music

Watch the full project here - https://vimeo.com/665176644

Project: Lark 2.0
Client: Kraken / Lark
Music & Sound Design: Box of Toys Audio

BACKGROUND /
Collaboration platform Lark showcase a transformation to their new logo with this stylish motion piece by international outfit Kraken.

APPROACH /
Breezy relaxed melodies float on swathes of air, speaking of an open and accessible platform. Sound design keeps things organic with the occasional hint of underlying technology bleeding through. The transformation of the logo is punctuated as a key moment while overall we maintain that the tools and software remain the same.

New Look / Lark / Original Music

Check out the full project at www.boxoftoysaudio.com

Al Jazeera America Today / Original Score

Kia Brand Film / Original Music

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Samsung Smart TV 1 / Original Music

Watch the trailer here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aAJfsvILWs

Project: The Division 2 - Countdown Trailer
Client: Realtime Nordic / Ubisoft
Music & Sound Design: Box of Toys Audio

BACKGROUND /
Ubisofts The Division 2's releases its biggest content drop in years, covering their new manhunt, game mode, gear & apparel - and delving into the narrative to provide a recap for new & returning players. This trailer showcases one of the new game modes, Countdown.

APPROACH /
Foley, in-game assets, cinematic sound design and an explosive music score all come together to create the soundtrack for this exciting new game mode. Scoring to a real-time tempo of 120bpm the audio builds drama and tension as the countdown timer runs down, climaxing as we save the plant and attempt to escape the hunters!

The Division 2 / Ubisoft / Original Music

Session 5 : Scary Monsters : Full Track : Bowie TAKEN By Duffy

Session 2 : Aladdin Sane : Soundscape : Bowie TAKEN By Duffy

Session 2 : Aladdin Sane : Full Track : Bowie TAKEN By Duffy

Session 1 : Ziggy Stardust : Soundscape : Bowie TAKEN By Duffy

Session 1 : Ziggy Stardust : Full Track : Bowie TAKEN By Duffy

Exhibition Trailer : Bowie TAKEN By Duffy

Azuki / Elementals / Original Music

Watch the project here - https://vimeo.com/918267099?share=copy

Project: Grassroots
Client: Ritzy Animation
Music & Sound Design: Box Of Toys Audio

ABOUT /
‘GRASSROOTS’ is a short film following the trials and tribulations of life as an unused substitute. Watch as an eager Baz turns up every weekend to play Sunday League football with his mates. There’s just one problem - he’s not very good. But what he lacks in ball skills, he makes up for with enthusiasm, determination and commitment. Carrying equipment, cheering the lads on, and running the line are just a handful of the sideline tasks Baz has perfected.

Desperate to play and keen to make an impression, he spends his weeks counting down the minutes until kick off. As the weeks roll by (and his kit remains clean) we witness his pre-match prep spiral. Expect to see a few pints down his local, a night on the tiles, a trip to ‘Towers of Kebablon’, and a lengthy pit stop in the bathroom!
Will this loveable Brit ever get the nod? Or will he keep that bench warm forever?


APPROACH /
The project features a soundtrack that captures the essence of the 90s UK garage scene, incorporating MC chatter and a lively club beat. The track grows with the intensity of the edit and guides the audience through the world of the main character, Baz. As things heat up the music is seamlessly integrated into the sound design, flipping between diagetic and non-diagetic perspectives as Baz's grasp on reality begins to slip.

For an authentic touch, the ambient sounds of a main football field were recorded binaurally by visiting Sunday League pitches, capturing a real sense of grassroots football. Additionally, the pub banter of the 5-a-side team, Atletico Wednesday, was recorded to maintain an authentic ambience of those shots. Lead voiceover recorded by our very own Chris Didlick and the lads chatter by the main gang of Ritzy animation studio. 

Making of: https://www.ritzyanimation.com/grassroots

Grassroots / Ritzyy Animation / Original Music

Watch the project here - https://vimeo.com/920491763

Project: Eye On The Ball
Client: Meta | Instagram / Bien
Music & Sound Design: Box Of Toys Audio      
Head Of Creative Growth: Sean Pryor
Creative Program Manager: Amara Cusella

ABOUT /

The 2023 Men's Cricket World Cup, with cricket reigning as the primary sport in India, generated immense anticipation. Instagram India thought to celebrate this event through creating a captivating animation that captures the profound influence of cricket in the daily fervor of Indian life. This animation aimed to depict the energy and passion that cricket instills in the hearts of the people. From lively streets adorned with local children's championships to the cozy moments of family bonding while watching the World Cup stream, the animation aimed to encapsulate the diverse and widespread impact of cricket across various facets of Indian society.


APPROACH / 

The soundtrack explores the convergence of modern and traditional elements by blending a lo-fi hip-hop inspired beat with sampled melodies of traditional Indian instruments. The sound design aims to strike a balance between realistic scenes, immersing the audience in the bustling atmosphere of an Indian city, and more anime-inspired sounds that accentuate the protagonist's journey of skill improvement in his beloved sport—a homage to anime training sequences.

Eye On The Ball / Meta / Bien / Original Music

Watch the full project here - https://vimeo.com/967721271 

Project: The First Metahuman
Client: Axl Le
Music, Sound Design & Mix: Box of Toys Audio

BACKGROUND /

Our good buddy, Director and CG artist Axl Le’s latest project, “The First Metahuman,” explores the concept of metahumans— copies of real humans that only exist in the digital world. Unlike real humans, metahumans are not born and they don’t die. Although they function a lot like game avatars, the aim of the metahuman is to pose as a real human. Many are developed to function as representatives, models, actors, influencers, etc.

In an era where societal pressures around beauty and perfection are already intense, metahumans introduce a new, even more unattainable standard. They are not bound by the limitations of reality and often have no original form. This project serves as a social commentary on the growing tension between human societal pressures and the rise of these flawless digital counterparts, blurring the perception of what is real and achievable.

APPROACH /

An unsettling and ambiguous score sets the tone for a seemingly utopian world. The arrival of the film title is punctuated by a startling, bold motif that runs throughout the film, marking each chapter and maintaining a sense of order amidst the chaos. In between chapters the soundtrack twists and turns, reflecting the mental state of our antagonist and even features a tongue in cheek representation of Maurice Ravel's Bolero.

Foley and cinematic immersive ambience establish the tone of real-world spaces we all recognise, while unconventional real-world textures are used for the more abstract scenes. Organic sounds are pierced by bold synthesised sound effects representing the distorted virtual world.

The First Metahuman / Axl Le / Original Music

Watch the full project here - https://vimeo.com/991663688

Project: Project Dragon
Client: Yuga Labs
Music & Sound Design: Box of Toys Audio

BACKGROUND /

Yuga Labs, creators of the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs, is launching a new NFT game, Project Dragon. This 3D action game is designed for large-scale team battles and will be available exclusively on Otherside, Yuga Labs’ metaverse gaming world. Set in the fictional city of Meetropolis, players are divided into two teams, Orange and Aqua, to engage in intense battles for Control Beacons scattered across the map. The objective is to deplete the opposing team’s beacon power to win. Meetropolis serves as a dynamic hub with various activities, including exploring mazes, relaxing on the beach, and capturing and defending control points.

APPROACH /

The music starts with a cheerful Sims 4-like atmosphere to emphasise the good times before transitioning to intense battle scenes with fast-paced aggressive EDM beats and a fuzzed bass line. The sound design, influenced by Adult Swim cartoons, combines traditional cartoon effects with adult action cinema elements. As the visuals incorporate more digital glitches, the sound design mirrors this with increasing distortion and glitch effects, reflecting the chaos of late stage capitalism gone mad.

Project Dragon / Yuga Labs / Original Music

Watch the full project here - https://vimeo.com/1047434710 

Project: RTX 25
Client: Nvidia
Music & Sound Design: Box of Toys Audio

CHALLENGE /
A game graphics showcase featured during Nvidia's keynote at CES 2025, highlighting the capabilities of Nvidia's latest technologies. The presentation demonstrated advanced visuals and performance, focusing on the future of gaming and interactive entertainment.

SOLUTION /
A cinematic score creates a dramatic and ethereal atmosphere, emphasizing the technological achievements showcased in hyper-realistic game renders. Subtle sound design complements the visuals, adding depth without overpowering the scenes.

RTX 2025 / Nvidia / Original Music

Watch the full project here - https://vimeo.com/1049972440 

Project: BUMP! Superbrawl 
Client: The Line Animation Studio / Ubisoft
Music & Sound Design: Box of Toys Audio

CHALLENGE /
The animated 2D trailer introduces Bump! Superbrawl, the ultimate 1v1 action-strategy game. Set in the vibrant world of Arcadia, players build teams of heroes to compete in fast-paced, turn-based arenas. 

SOLUTION /
To build excitement and capture the fun nature of the game, the soundtrack is anchored by a dynamic music track featuring driving rock rhythm guitars and a prominent synth lead. This combination creates an exhilarating atmosphere for the battle scenes and an adventurous vibe for the team-building moments in the trailer. The sound design takes inspiration from action-style animation, bringing the featured characters to life. Each character’s powers are highlighted with a distinct sonic signature, adding depth and individuality to their portrayal.


BUMP! Superbrawl / Ubisoft / Original Music

Watch the full project here - https://vimeo.com/1073186525

Project: Genesis - XP Zero
Client: Form FIlms / UNTLD MOTO
Music & Sound Design: Box of Toys Audio

CHALLENGE /
To capture the XP electric motorcycle’s radical design, the Form Films team collaborated with designer Hugo Eccles of UNTLD MOTO to create a film that balanced precision and energy. The goal was to reflect Eccles’ meticulous build process while showcasing the XP’s performance and sustainability. Centered around the concept of ‘Genesis,’ the film combined detailed studio shots with dynamic riding sequences to announce a bold new era in electric motorcycling.

SOLUTION /
The score blends analog synths with cinematic tones, driving momentum with a pulsing arpeggio. Ambient pads and melodic shifts add depth, evolving from minimal during the build to dynamic and expansive during the ride. Subtle ASMR detailing captures the tactile nature of each component, heightening the sensory experience. The result is a sonic world that feels precise, immersive, and emotionally charge

Genesis XP Zero / UNTLD MOTO / Original Music

Zigma is an experimental blend of NFT, agentic AI and community IP gaming. This explosive trailer presents the core narrative; a group of young warriors who protect a floating city orbiting a pillar of volatile energy. Sensing an electric field disturbance, the team teleports to battle its evil source and defeat it. All in a day's work for team Zigma.

Zigma / The Line Animation / Original Music

Project: BAYC Ape Fest Teaser Trailer
Client: The Line Animation / BAYC
Music & Sound Design: Box of Toys Audio

CHALLENGE /
Bored Ape Yacht Club launch their teaser trailer for a secret project!

APPROACH /
Curtis is trying to relax but look what happened now! The viscous sounds of the swamp alive with birds and insects surround him. The dock creaks in the slow ebb of water and then out of nowhere a giant mech monkey bursts from the gloom of the forest. Curtis has a few tricks up his sleeve and as he steps up to the challenge the music explodes out from his tinny radio into a glorious celebration of battle.

Ape Fest / The Line Animation / Original Music

Music bed for the Super Turbo Atomic Ninja Rabbit VR experience. See more here: www.noghost.co.uk"

Super Turbo Atomic Ninja Rabbit /  / Original Music

SKY ATLANTIC REBRAND 2016 - MUSIC BY BXFTYS

Sky Atlantic Theme / Original Music

Facebook  / Original Music

To see the full project visist www.boxoftoysaudio.com

Metro Exodus Trailer Score / Original Music

Adidas Real Madrid / Original Music

It's time! 

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer has fallen from grace, watch him fight his way back to the top and earn Santa's respect once more! 

Check out the full project on Vimeo - Stunning animation from Ritzy Animation with rendering from YellowDog.

Music/lyrics by Box of Toys Audio with lead vocals performed by Marcello Vieira.

https://vimeo.com/379806139

It's Time  / Red - Ritzy Animation / Original Music

Project: Vincent
Client: Axl Le
Music & Sound Design: Box of Toys Audio

BACKGROUND /
Motion graphics kingpin Axl Le chronicles a hallucinogenic vision of Vincent as he scours the seedy criminal underworld of retro-futuristic city Kowloon, Hong Kong in pursuit of his violent revenge.

APPROACH /
Our first reaction to the piece was that it felt like a music video and so we approached it with that in mind. A potent and progressive beat-driven track sets the tone with interwoven warped vocal elements and is built from the ground up to assist the narrative. Sound design blurs the lines between abstract and literal perception as Vincent dives deeper underground.

https://vimeo.com/421433257

Vincent / Axl Le / Original Music

Watch the full project here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w90PUm6iVyg&feature=emb_title

Project: YT Izzo: Fast - Agile - Sharp
Client: YT Industries / Shift Active Media / The Line Animation
Music, Sound Design & VO Production: Box Of Toys Audio

BACKGROUND /
Inspired by the katana swords of feudal Japan’s samurai – considered to be perfect weapons – the all-new IZZO is YT Industries' fastest and most agile trail bike ever. We collaborated with long time amigos The Line Animation to create an awesome ninja vs demon anime action sequence for the launch of the bike.

APPROACH /
Music materialises in the blended form of traditional and modern. Using classic eastern instrumentation and contemporary production elements we crafted a bespoke track that sets the tone, drives the action and punctuates the drama. Sound design follows a cinematic take on typical Japanese anime audio with heightened focus on weapons and movement. We also had the pleasure of meeting big screen legend Togo Igawa for the voice over recording session.

#FAST ・ #AGILE・ #SHARP
高速 ・ 機敏 ・ 鋭敏

YT Izzo: Fast - Agile - Sharp / Original Music

We created the music and sound design for motion artists Voxel Wolves latest 2020 showreel. 

Vocals by Naomi Bailey.

https://www.voxelwolves.com/

Voxel Wolves / Reel 2020 / Original Music

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