As 2024 comes to a close, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on a year filled with exciting opportunities and creative collaborations at Rareform Audio and Black Sheep Music. Some highlights below!
Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile Trailer
This year, our Black Sheep Music remix of The Heavy’s How Do You Like Me Now was featured in the trailer for Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile.
Genesis Vechicle: “Bring The Wow”
This year, we had the chance to contribute to a number of ads for Genesis Vehicles’ GV70 and GV80 campaigns. Our track Bring the Wow, by Kali J and Nathan Fields was used in multiple worldwide spots.
Halle Berry’s ‘Never Let Go’ Trailer
Our remix of Our Love by Alan Hazan and The Starr Sisters was featured in the trailer for Never Let Go. This was a team effort between our Black Sheep Music imprint, Lionsgate, and AV Squad.
Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’ TV Spot
Our track War Drums from our Battle Cry EP made its way into this TV spot for Monkey Man.
Rareform Audio Hits the Road with Toyota
We had the opportunity to contribute a large number of tracks to multiple worldwide Toyota campaigns, both Toyota Camry and Toyota Motorsports!
Amazon’s ‘Top Class Tennis’
Our track In The Game by Madalen Duke, Darby Phillips and Nathan Fields was featured in Amazon’s series Top Class Tennis trailer!
Headphone Activist & Calm Collaboration
We had the opportunity to partner with Calm once again, this time collaborating with our artist Headphone Activist to create a mix of ambient tracks designed to help listeners unwind and recharge. Check it out here: Contemplative Chill (Calm Mix).
‘Better Man’ Trailer
Black Sheep Music’s track Maniac was mashed up with Robbie Williams for the teaser trailer of Better Man!
Rareform Audio: Tracks Featured in The Challenge Season 40
This season of The Challenge has been an exciting one, and we’re hyped to share that several of our tracks were featured in the show. In Episode 6, Bad Company by Le Castle Vania and One True God set the tone. Episode 9 turned up the energy with three tracks: Coming For You by Heather Evans and LAIN, How Villains Are Made by Madalen Duke and Rok Nardin, and Elevate by The Mondays and LITTIE.
As the season continued, Episode 12 brought the vibes of Heaven by One True God. In Episode 18, Dark & Danger by One True God and The Tech Thieves added a thrilling edge. Finally, Episode 19 featured the track Empire by Saint Mesa.
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Remixing Billie Eilish for Destiny 2
We had the exciting opportunity to feature our remix of Billie Eilish’s “everything i wanted” in the launch trailer for Destiny 2: The Final Shape!
Marvel’s ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Trailer
Last but not least, we had the privilege of working with Disney and MOCEAN on this trailer. Savages to Heroes from Black Sheep Music’s The Great Frontier album added to the energy of one of the year’s most anticipated releases.
This project was a fun endeavor, resulting in a unique mashup of the trailer percussion from Savages to Heroes with Madonna’s Like a Prayer.
A Note of Gratitude
These are just a few highlights from a year full of creative work that we’re proud of. Big thanks to our amazing clients for collaborating with us along the way—here’s to even more music and storytelling in 2025!
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