As 2012 draws to a close, many people are having a pre-Christmas clear out, throwing old bits on the scrapheap. For Toby Jarvis, things are a little different, with the BBC commissioning him to arrange the 1812 overture using an orchestra of scrapheap instruments. As promotion for the upcoming BBC 4 FOUR television show, Scrapheap Orchestra, Toby Jarvis and Mcasso Music were commissioned by Red Bee with the creation of the television promo trailer, organising the musical arrangement and sound direction. Toby’s long term relationship with the BBC and ability to create suitable sounds for a plethora of radio and television idents over made him the obvious choice for this unusual musically orientated piece. The BBC 4 show looks into the history of musical instruments whilst inspirational conductor Charles Hazlewood charges some of the UK’s top instrument makers with transforming junk, broken furniture and the contents of roadside skips into an orchestra of instruments. The BBC Concert Orchestra put their reputations on the line by using these instruments to stage what they hope will be a flawless performance of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture at the 2011 Proms. Jarvis created the music and sound arrangement for the 30 second television advert to showcase this unique challenge that brought together some of the most celebrated musical talents and masterminds in the country.
Music/Sound Design Company
Toby Jarvis
Sound Designer
Toby Jarvis
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'This Morning' Title Sequence
Product
This Morning TV Show
Client
ITV
Animation Company
Coffee And TV
Description
Jarvis’s new creative agency, A-MNEMONIC MUSIC won the commission to refresh the show’s sound, including music theme, titles, end titles, stings and FX for the show. The graphics were created by Phil Hurrell at Coffee and TV. The refresh airs for the first time on Monday 2nd September 2013 and marks the first on air work for fledgling agency, A-Mnemonic. Toby Jarvis, Creative Director at A-Mnemonic said “Its wonderful for A-Mnemonic agency to be working on one of the most loved tv shows in the UK so early on. The team are delighted and we look forward to developing our association with ITV in the future”. Jarvis was delighted to reconnect with the show’s co-presenter Philip Schofield He composed the theme for his Schofield’s Quest show.
