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Mission: Winds of Goodness
February 22, 2012
Listen to some new cues from the documentary Mission: Winds of Goodness, directed by David Eberts.
Ringling Dragons
February 10, 2012
The spectacular new Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus, "Dragons", is now on tour!
More Spots
February 10, 2012
New commercial spots for Comcast Xfinity, Hotels.com, and Clairol are now viewable in the Work area of the website.
Barnum Bash
February 9, 2012
The latest Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Gold Tour, "Barnum Bash", features act music and songs by Michael Picton.
Boom Town on Tour
February 9, 2012
Cirque Mechanics' Boom Town is currently touring the eastern states with February and March dates in New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Kentucky, North Carolina, Florida, and Virginia.
NV Energy Factory
February 8, 2012
The NVE robot returns with a new spot: Energy Factory.
Every Time I Fly
February 8, 2012
A new spot for American Expres and Delta Skymiles.
Aquavolt
July 28, 2011
Aquavolt, a new multimedia installation, is now open at the Odyssée des Bâtisseurs theme park in Alma, Lac St-Jean, Québec.
Bio rebrand wins at PromaxBDA awards
July 24, 2011
Bigstar wins a PromaxBDA silver design award for their Bio channel rebrand. Expansion Team provided the music, including several tracks by Michael Picton.
Miss Peregrine Trailer - Director's Cut
June 10, 2011
Ransom Riggs has released his new extended director's cut of the Miss Peregrine book trailer. Watch it now on Youtube.
PBS Kids - What If?
June 10, 2011
Michael Picton scores the new "What If?" promo for PBS Kids.
Boom Town CD
June 2, 2011
The Boom Town soundtrack CD is now available for purchase in physical form at CD Baby and as a digital download at CD Baby, amazon.com, iTunes and other online outlets.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
May 31, 2011
Quirk Books presents Ransom Riggs' trailer for his novel, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, scored by Michael Picton. The book will be released June 7, 2011. Watch the trailer on Youtube.
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus
May 24, 2011
Michael Picton has signed on to score the act music to the 142nd edition of the Greatest Show on Earth, opening January 2012.
CNN Freedom Project
May 23, 2011
In February, 2011, CNN set out to end modern-day slavery with its new series blurring the lines between journalism and activism. The series theme by Michael Picton hits notes of hope and struggle.
The Accidental Sea
May 16, 2011
Michael Picton provides an original score to Randy Riggs' short film about his favorite post-apocalyptic hell-hole, the Salton Sea.
Breakout Kings
February 20, 2011
Michael Picton scored some promos for the new A&E series, Breakout Kings. See the first, "Panels", here now.
Boom Town Premiere
October 22, 2010
Cirque Mechanics premiered their new show, Boom Town, Oct. 1 at the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts, Tacoma, WA. "Boomtown strikes gold" raves the News Tribune.
Biography Channel
September 22, 2010
Michael composed new IDs and promo pieces for Expansion Team's audio rebrand of the Biography Channel.
IDN 100
September 20, 2010
The 100th Issue of IDN magazine is now available. The included DVD features the 100 Magic Balloons video by Jodi Terwilliger scored by Michael Picton.
New Expansion Team Spots
September 20, 2010
Michael Picton has scored new Expansion Team commercial spots for Bank of America, NV Energy, Dawn, and Snuggle. See them in the work section of the website.
The House of Dancing Water
September 17, 2010
Franco Dragone's new theatrical circus spectacle, The House of Dancing Water, is now playing in Macau. Michael assisted in orchestrating, programming, and producing Benoit Jutras' monumental score.
Super Sportlets
September 16, 2010
Composers Michael Picton and Ceiri Torjussen have recently wrapped scoring 26 episodes of Super Sportlets, a sports superhero show for kids from Moonscoop productions.
Game of Thrones
September 13, 2010
HBO has released its latest teaser for the highly anticipated series Game of Thrones.
Barnum's Funundrum
February 6, 2010
Barnum's Funundrum, the 140th edition of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus is coming to a city near you. The show features new songs and act music by Michael Picton. The new Gold Tour, Illuscination, now touring, also features select act music by Michael Picton.
Universal 2.0
February 5, 2010
Nailgun has updated the look of their Universal Network rebrand with a new selection of IDs.
CNN International
January 29, 2010
CNN International challenged Expansion Team to redefine "news music". Michael Picton contributed tracks and helped to define the musical structure and strategy of the new network theme.
PBS Rebrand
January 27, 2010
For Expansion Team's most extensive audio rebrand to date, Michael Picton composed the new PBS Main Theme and Logo Mnemonic as well as an assortment of secondary themes and mood pieces.
Best Book Video of 2009
January 24, 2010
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters trailer has been named Amazon's Best Book Video of 2009.
Target - Art Expands
September 23, 2009
The latest installment in Target's stunning Art For Everyone series features live dancers interacting with a landscape of CG origami. Michael Picton scores Art Expands with an operatic aria set to an accompaniment of strings, percussion, and a whisper of folding paper.
BMI Film/TV Awards
May 28, 2009
Michael Picton was awarded a BMI Cable TV award for his theme to the VH1 series I Want to Work for Diddy. The BMI Film & Television Awards honor the composers of music featured in the past year top-grossing films, top-rated prime-time network television series, and highest ranking cable network programs.
Be Amazing
March 25, 2009
Ransom Riggs has created a new world-annihilating animated extravaganza for mental_floss. Michael Picton scores it with a cheesetastic theme song, orchestral horror cues, an R+B hit, 8-bit Nintendo numbers, and all the easy-listening instructional video musical wallpaper you can handle.
Discovery Channel
February 24, 2009
Discovery Channel recently chose Expansion Team to rebrand its on-air audio identity. Michael Picton assisted in the development of the sonic branding strategy and contributed new tracks to the package.
Target at the Globes and the Grammys
February 20, 2009
Target's new circus-inspired spot, "Art Interacts", was featured during the broadcasts of the Golden Globes and the Grammys. It can also be seen on giant screens at Victory Park and LA Live. Visuals by Eyeball NYC. Music by Michael Picton.
Tylenol - Feel Better
February 19, 2009
Michael Picton has scored 11 new spots for Tylenol's "Feel Better" campaign. The short, sweet, text-based spots required a light musical touch.
Six Flags Glow in the Park Parade
February 18, 2009
Michael Picton teamed with composer Benoit Jutras to produce the music for Six Flags' Glow in the Park Parade. The parade opened in 2008 at Six Flags Mexico City and Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson. In 2009, Glow in the Park comes to Six Flags St. Louis and Six Flags Over Texas.
