Watchmaker Bulova required music that conveyed the brand’s identity and vision of luxury, class, grace, and sophistication.

Working closely with director Tim Saccenti, ad agency Ogilvy & Mather, and Aaron Albano from Habitat Music, we created a moving soundtrack that brought the footage to life.

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Here’s the music from all three pitches:

When Baileys decided to launch their new Baileys Coffee Creamers, they wanted music that matched their marketing campaign. Fresh, young, swirling, smooth, and of course — creamy. The soundtrack had to have modern aesthetics, syncopated energy, and vocals (but no lyrics). The footage would be of everyday people enjoying their morning coffee, with the camera slowly circling until it finished with a delicious swirl of the creamer.

This is what I came up with.

This commercial shows an innocent piggy bank being brutally robbed by the affordable Toyota Yaris.  To present my sound design skills, I replaced all the sound from the original commercial.

Here are a few samples of music I’ve made for various clients. These tracks and others are available for licensing.

I helped edit and master dialogue for Vivendi Universal Games, working on such titles as:

Ghostbusters: The Video Game by Terminal Reality
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon by Krome Studios
World in Conflict: Soviet Assault by Massive Entertainment
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena by Starbreeze Studios
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor by Sierra Entertainment
Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust by Codemasters

Here is a small sample of my work.

Their audio engineer Mike Patterson had this to say about working with me.

For over two years Matt Verzola was a freelance Audio Editor for Vivendi Games and later Activison/Blizzard. He is a very talented, accurate and personable engineer whose work was always held in the highest regard by our clients: Terminal Reality, Radical Entertainment, High Moon Studios, Krome Studios, and Blizzard just to name a few. He takes pride in delivering the highest quality product possible under tight deadlines with enthusiasm that will not go unnoticed! It would be my pleasure to hire him again.

English as a Second Language has led me to work with major book publishers such as Pearson Education, Oxford University Press, and Cambridge University Press.

My experience with these publishers involves me handling the audio side of their projects from start to finish: organizing sessions, recording and directing talent, communicating with the clients, and mixing and delivering their product.  ESL is a unique world which requires slow and measured reading of the copy, and a fast turnaround of very large scripts.

Here is a small sample of my work.

I work with the studio Full House Productions.  This is what the Founder of Full House, Phil Lee, had to say about working with me.

The only reason I would hesitate to recommend Matt is that if he gets busy with other projects, he won’t be as available for ours. He is an excellent engineer and a very positive presence in the studio. He’s also innovative, ambitious and extremely responsible. As I said….don’t hire him.

Have you heard the legend of the 4th Nail?  Neither had I until I mixed Searching for the 4th Nail,  a documentary about Gypsies.  The director George Eli requested my services, and we worked closely together to make sure his unique story was told.

Focusing on the dialogue is crucial to a good audio mix; it’s what drives the film and tells the story.  To hear that dialogue, independent films usually require a lot of audio cleanup, and this was no exception (especially with interviews shot on the streets of New York).  Along with the help of producer and editor Nikhil Melnechuk, we were able to add energy and vibrance to the film and let the audience immerse themselves in the story.

Here’s a short clip from the film.

Photo courtesy of rightee via flickr.  Some rights reserved.

SuperNormal is a cartoon that aired on CITV in the UK.  In this clip, the dialogue and music were provided, and everything else was designed by me.

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