Why Don’t More Companies Have Sonic Brand Identities?
We were recently producing content for a client in the midst of a rebranding and we were trying to figure out which version of their branding package to apply to the videos while at the same time thinking about music to underscore the narratives and wearily reaching for the same stock music libraries… It struck me that, for the same reasons that companies invest in distinct visual identities to distinguish their brand, including logo, typeface, palette, photographic style and specific guidelines for their use in every medium, they should also create a sonic identity with a recognizable musical theme translated into stings and beds for…