BBC – London 2012 Olympics
The London 2012 Olympics begin on 27 July, and the BBC’s coverage will be soundtracked by Elbow. The Manchester band were commissioned to write the BBC’s Olympic theme, and the suitably thrilling First
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BP London 2012 – The Home Team
London 2012 official partner BP shows its support for the home team on and off the track in this ad, featuring Jessica Ennis filling her car up, and Una Bird serving a tray of tea. The soundtrack is provided by South London’s
BBC iPlayer – Beyond the Computer
Alexi Murdoch features in this promo for BBC iPlayer, promoting the fact that BBC programmes can be watched on all kinds of devices other than computers. Singer/songwriter Murdoch was born in London and
British Gas – Supporting Team GB Olympic Swimming
British are hopeful of seeing the ‘Blue Sky’ again with this advert for their out of this world service. Serious message is:- they are are supporting Team GB Olympic Swimming.
BBC – One Amazing Summer
This is a TV trailer rather than a commercial, but we’re including it due to popular demand. “Altogether Now for One Amazing Summer” is the tagline, promoting BBC One’s coverage of the Diamond Jubilee, Euro 2012 and the Olympics. And of course the music is provided by The
Barclays – Pingit
This ad for Barclays’ new Pingit service features a Stephen Merchant voiceover, and music from Metronomy. The Look is from the 2011 album The English Riviera, named after part of the band’s native Devon. The track was also released as a single.