Terry Mann - Composer

Terry Mann is a 🎵 composer based in Melbourne, Australia, with a focus on music for advertising.

His compositions to date have featured in 50+ ads, 50+ TV eps, and his personal releases have been synced in global Netflix, HBO, BBC, ABC, and Showtime series’.

Terry is a member of the Australian Guild Of Screen Composers, and the founder of Melbourne Social Choir.

For all enquiries, get in touch at hi@terry-mann.com

Photo by Lisa Businovski

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music for ads

 

Hershey's (USA)

Psychedelic electro-pop composition for Hershey’s Classic Reimagined USA TVC commercial.

Agency: Sizzer (Amsterdam)

Mazda

Funky jam for Mazda retail TV Commercials. Music customised for different vehicle types and audiences.

Agency: GDJ

Tommy Hilfiger (Global)

Chill, summery hip-hop composition for Tommy Hilfiger Pre-Fall campaign, shot in Miami.

Music Supervision: Friday (UK)

Four'N Twenty

A reboot of the famous ‘Oh What A Lovely Pie’ jingle, starring Browny, Ben Simmons and Tayla Harris.

Agency: BWM Dentsu

Apple (Global)

‘Founder & CEO - Golden’ used in Apple’s product launch event to introduce the Apple Watch Series 7.

Label: Field Supply

Vegemite

Reimagination of Vegemite’s 1950s jingle ‘Happy Little Vegemites’ for a new generation.

Agency: Thinkerbell

Swisse

Driving, up-tempo composition for Swisse ‘Go With Your Gut’ brand campaign, featuring Chris Hemsworth.

Agency: Noisy Beast

Ford

Cinematic rock composition for Ford F150 ‘Something Big Is Coming’ campaign.

Agency: Clemenger BBDO

Seafolly

Trap/pop song fusing attitude, fun, and freedom for Seafolly’s ‘Own Your Folly’ campaign.

Agency: Thinkerbell

Repco

Suite of pieces including rock ‘n roll, choral drama and cinematic percussion for Repco ‘Gets You Going’ brand campaign.

Agency: Thinkerbell

Rebel

Emotive electronic and vocal piece for Rebel's 'Sport Is Calling' campaign films, centred around the true stories of inspiring athletes Brendan Cullen and Sinead Diver.

Agency: The Monkeys

Thrify

70s inspired rock song with cinematic twists, leading to a new vocal sting for the brand.

Agency: Mustard, Betty Wants In

Sorbent

A reworking of Sorbent’s classic brass band jingle for the ‘Australia’s Favourite Down Under’ campaign.

Agency: Thinkerbell

Chiko

Retro style jingle for Chiko. Recipient of 4 AWARD Award Pencils including ‘Best Use of Music’.

Agency: Cummins&Partners

Ssangyong

Orchestral/electronic piece for SsangYong brand campaign.

Agency: Thinkerbell

Vegemite (Tastes Like Australia)

Music and lyrics for Vegemite’s ‘Tastes Like Australia’ jingle and subsequent campaigns.

Agency: Thinkerbell

Matildas / Sport Australia

Theme song and scoring suite for The Matilda’s ‘Dream Team’ podcast - a mix of AI, children’s storytelling and live updates from the Paris 2024 World Cup.

Agency: Ogilvy

Movember (Global)

Orchestral / modern urban composition for Movember ‘More than a month’ global campaign.

Agency: Sunday Gravy

Bega Simply Nuts

A charity style power ballad, sung by real Aussie peanut farmers in honour of their home grown peanuts.

Agency: Thinkerbell

Greatopia

A full scale national anthem for the fictitious land of Greatopia; aka The Great Ocean Road and surrounds.

Agency: Safari Global

Vision Super

Quirky / magical orchestral composition for Vision Super brand campaign.

Agency: AJF Partnership

Porters Paints

Heartfelt, minimal piano composition with strings and brass for Porter’s Paints ‘Paint with Heart and Soul’ brand campaign.

Agency: Thinkerbell

Mountain Goat

Aggressive rock track for Mountain Goat’s ‘You Can’t Tame a Goat’ campaign.

Agency: The Monkeys

Our Watch

Original song for Our Watch’s behavioral change campaign preventing violence against women.

Agency: Thinkerbell

Amazon Prime

Quirky orchestral composition incorporating an existing brand melody for Amazon Prime ‘One Day’ campaign.

Music Supervision: Massive Music

Collarts

Dreamy hip-hop composition for Collarts ‘It’s Only A Dream Til It’s Not’ campaign.

Agency: Sunday Gravy

Swisse Creatures of Isolation

Playful jingle for Swisse ‘Creatures of Isolation’ campaign.

Agency: Noisy Beast

Mable

Uplifting pop/soul composition for Mable’s ‘My Kind of Independence’ campaign..

Agency: Bastion, Big Sync Music

Mazda

Cinematic orchestral/percussive composition for Mazda stock clearance.

Agency: GDJ

Rebel

Glitchy, fat trap jams for Rebel Sport ‘Exclusive Range’ retail campaign.

Agency: The Monkeys

Jayco

A mix of classic Aussie jingle and modern folk-pop songwriting for Jayco's national ad campaign.

Agency: Sunday Gravy

CSR Sugar

Dixieland jazz composition for CSR’s ‘Be Someone’s Favourite Chef’ campaign.

Agency: Cummins&Partners

Journey Beyond

Musical composition for Journey Beyond TVC, integrating the gentle rhythm and SFX of a train into the piece.

Agency: Thinkerbell

Guide Dogs

Immersive ambient composition for Guide Dogs ‘More Than Just Guide Dogs’ campaign.

Agency: Thinkerbell

The Funderdome

Funky-soul theme song for The Funderdome, a brand new nostalgia-drenched arcade, bar, mini-golf and events space.

Agency: The Thought Police

Carsales

Caribbean influenced dance/hip hop composition for Carsales x DJ Bravo campaign.

Agency: CHE Proximity, Sunday Gravy

Royal Caribbean

Uplifting indie-rock song for Royal Caribbean ‘Calling All Seekers’ brand campaign.

Agency: Thinkerbell

Vic Gov (Corona Virus)

Announcement sting and voiceovers for TV, radio, public transport and supermarkets, informing Victorians about Corona Virus.

Agency: Thinkerbell

Funlab

Dorky 90s jingle for Funlabs AI Generated ‘Office Party From Hell’ ad.

Agency: DDB Melbourne

H&H Group

Piano and orchestral composition for H&H Group ‘For the love of humans’ brand video.

Agency: Sunday Gravy

Mountain Goat

Music, sound design, and VO recording of 13GOAT novelty call centre. 189 options / 56 storylines / 2 hours of audio.

Agency: The Monkeys.

Visit Victoria

Up tempo bossa nova reimagination of existing Visit Victoria campaign melody (by Bullant) for King Valley TVC.

Agency: AJF Partnership

VicHealth

Piano and strings composition for VicHealth #ChangeOurGame campaign video.

Agency: Cummins&Partners

Music Victoria

Genre-spanning song for Music Victoria Membership Drive video/radio, featuring electro, soul, folk, country and metal.

Produced & Directed by Laura Imbruglia

Gas Tycoon

Mid-century style jingle for Gas Tycoon parody board game.

Agency: Art Disrupt

Eric Insurance

Smooth 80s track for Eric Insurance ‘We’re Fluent in Motorcycle’ campaign.

Agency: Magnetiser

B&D Doors

Epic choir, orchestral and jungle drum composition for B&D Doors TVC.

Agency: Thinkerbell

Aussie Broadband

Brand sting for Aussie Broadband ‘Bloody Good Broadband’.

Agency: Thinkerbell

NAB

Musical direction for NAB ‘Hidden Abilities’ TV commercial.

Agency: Clemenger BBDO

 
 
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 Music For TV & Film

 

ABC: The Wonder Gang

Theme song, stings and 32 x episode scores over 2 seasons for ABCKids’ The Wonder Gang.

iview.abc.net.au/show/wonder-gang

ABC: Reef School

22 x episode scores over 2 seasons for ABCKids’ Reef School.

iview.abc.net.au/show/reef-school

ABC: Giggle & Hoot

3 x songs for the ABCKids TV show and ARIA nominated albums. APRA/AMCOS nomination for Best Original Song Composed For The Screen.

iview.abc.net.au/show/giggle-and-hoot

Netflix: Never Have I Ever

‘Orlean - Faster’ featured in series 2 of Netflix’s coming of age dramedy, Never Have I Ever.

Record Label: Hotel Motel

HBO: The Sex Lives of College Girls

‘Orlean - Horizons’ used in S01E01 of Mindy Kaling’s coming of age comedy, The Sex Lives of College Girls.

Record Label: Hotel Motel

HBO: Search Party

3 x Orlean songs used in series 4 and 5 of HBO Max’s dark comedy thriller, Search Party.

Record Label: Hotel Motel

Showtime: The L Word

‘Founder & CEO - Do You Dare (feat. Belle Doron)’ featured in S03E09 of Showtime’s The L Word: Generation Q

Record Label: Field Supply

BBC: Waterloo Road

‘Founder & CEO - Golden’ featured in S13E05 of BBC’s long running drama series Waterloo Road.

Record Label: Field Supply

Bondi Rescue

‘Coach Bombay - Beamer’ featured in Channel 10/Nat Geo’s Bondi Rescue.

The Project

Dozens of pieces used in segments from Channel 10’s The Project over the past 8 years.

ABC: New Years Eve Early Night Show

Various scoring for ABC’s New Years Eve Early Night Show, including sketches, game shows and live crosses.

Winners & Losers

‘Coach Bombay - Cool Thing (feat. Elle Young)’ featured in Channel 7’s Winners & Losers.

ABC: Nay Nay

4 x songs for the ABC Kids series and album ‘Hey Hey, Let’s Play’ by Nay Nay.

Amateur Hour

Skit and music, co-written with Laura Imbruglia for her fab web-series Amateur Hour, featuring Tim Rogers and Ella Hooper.

Hailing Cesar (documentary)

Composition for the feature length documentary about Mexican-American civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, as told by his grandson.

Ghost Turd (short film)

Music for the trailer and end credits of short film ‘Ghost Turd’ by Magnetiser.

 
 
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personal RELEASES

 

Founder & CEO - XL EP (2023)

Released by Field Supply Records
Guest vocals by Belle Doron, Kate Martin, Karen T, Nika Rose.

Orlean - Orlean (2018 EP)

Released by Hotel Motel Records
All vocals by Bella Li

Coach Bomaby - Orinoco (2016 covers EP)

Released by GAGA
Guest vocals by Hugh Gurney

 

Coach Bomaby - Sunshine (2015 album)

Released by GAGA
Guest vocals by Luci Hodgson, Elle Young

Coach Bomaby - Pops (2012 album)

Released by GAGA
Guest vocals by Elle Young

Coach Bomaby - One Thousand (2010 EP)

Released by GAGA
Guest vocals by Luci Hodgson

 

Pretty Strangers - Holloway (2011 EP)

Band members: Ed Sharp-Paul, Terry Mann, Don Cameron, Matthew O’Brien, Brendan Ansell
Recorded by Jimi Wyatt, Ginger Studios

Pretty Strangers - Pretty Strangers (2010 EP)

Band members: Ed Sharp-Paul, Terry Mann, Don Cameron, Matthew O’Brien, Brendan Ansell
Recorded by Jimi Wyatt, Ginger Studios

Just Desserts - Just Desserts (2009 album)

All vocals by Tahireh Thampi
Additional drums by Daniel Mizzi. Violin by Brendan Ansell

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Testimonials

 

Terry somehow looked beyond my jumble of references, directly into my brain and then musically articulated exactly what I was hoping for. He’s so bloody good that I didn’t even get Chat GPT to write this testimonial. Took our brief and dialed it up to 11.

Max Greenstein
Commercial Director

Since I just thought of it then, I've always referred to Terry Mann affectionately as ‘one-take Terry’. Why? Because everything I've ever briefed him on, he's absolutely nailed in one go. He's a rockstar of a fellow (without the ego), and easily my favourite composer to work with. Hire him. Your ears won't regret it.

Adam Slater
Creative Director, The Monkeys

Simply put, there’s no safer hands when it comes to brief interpretation, collaboration & execution. Terry is a true creative partner who has (quite literally) elevated every brief we’ve ever had the pleasure of working on together. Could not recommend enough.

Jess Evernden
Senior Producer, Freelance

Terry’s an absolute talent. An amazing composer, musician & songwriter, all synced up by a hugely talented creative brain that manages to interpret even the most abstract brief, into banging melodic perfection. Cannot recommend Terry enough.

Giles Watson
Deputy Executive Creative Director, DDB

It goes without saying that the Mann is a musical master. I knew where I wanted the idea to go, and within 24 hours, Terry turned my scratching’s on a page into a lyrical symphony.

Sara Oteri
Executive Creative Director, 303 Mullen Lowe

On Reef School, Terry’s lighthearted, energetic sensibility and comic musical beats really support and enhance the underwater world that the quirky little characters live in. It really added another dimension!

Karin Kitzhardinge
Series Producer, ABC

It's one thing to be able to compose music. It's another to be able to do it from an often rambling brief from advertising creatives.... to an often short deadline. Terry has this rare skill. That's why he's my go-to.

Ben Couzens
Co-founder & Executive Creative Tinker, Thinkerbell

Terry is a solid pair of hands who I wouldn’t think twice about bringing onto a project. He nails briefs, communicates clearly and most importantly has a unique creative edge to his compositions. Get him involved, you won’t regret it!

Steph Grace-Summers
Founder, Friday Music Supervision (EU)

There’s no other way to put it, Terry really is a creative genius! He’s an absolute pleasure to work with, not only due to his multi-talented musical background, but his input helps improve the final creative. Everyone needs a Terry on their team!

Nigel Camilleri
Founder / Director, Safari Global

Terry's intuition is second to none in regard to music composition and he is always my ‘Go to guy’. He remains calm under pressure and is efficient working to deadlines.

Naomi Nienaber
Senior Producer, Freelance

Terry is a great composer to work with. He always delivers well produced and creative ideas for our projects and he happily works across many different genres and styles.

Robin Datta
Founder, Mushka Music Supervision (UK)

I’ve always known Terry to be extremely creative. Now as a composer, it’s a joy to work with someone who expresses his creativity in a way that’s forever going to be completely out of my reach. Communicative, witty, quick to a result – as his reel clearly shows, there’s none better than Terry Mann.

Hilary Badger
Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy

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ad music library

If you’re after a piece of music for your ad campaign, I have an ever-expanding library of tracks below which can be licensed as is or rescored to picture.

For all licensing and project enquiries, contact hi@terry-mann.com

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Classical ad music library

If you’re after a known classical work, I have also been busy deconstructing and reconstructing famous public domain works into 30 second ad-ready scores. *15s, 6s, 60s and 90s can also be created as required.

Further to the traditional orchestral version, I have arranged an alternate version of each piece in a unique style. These will hopefully give you a glimpse of the infinite possibilities we can look at for your project.

There is also the option of taking our final arrangement (locked to picture) and re-recording it with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra via Musiversal. This can be filmed for PR purposes.

For all licensing and project enquiries, contact hi@terry-mann.com

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recreations

Another side-quest I have undertaken recently is to disect great songs and remake the instrumentals from scratch, layer by layer, to produce something that resembles the original. It’s a great way to continue training my ears, developing my sound palettes and practicing instruments. I always learn a lot from the process too, whether it be for writing, arranging or production.

Hopefully this gives you an idea of the different sounds and styles I can produce - further to anything you’ve already seen or heard above. Many more on the way, too :)

If you’re after a cover, or a track inspired by a song, contact hi@terry-mann.com

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HOME STUDIO

Computer: Intel NUC Enthusiast 12th Gen i7 12700H, 14 Cores, 64GB RAM, Intel Arc A770M Graphics, Aorus FO48 48” 4K monitor.

Interfaces: Universal Audio Apollo x16, Universal Audio Apollo x6, Universal Audio Satellite Octo.

Hardware: Rupert Neve Designs 5059 Summing Mixer, Rupert Neve Designs Portico II Master Bus Processor, Dangerous Convert-AD+, Neve 1073DPX Stereo Preamp & EQ, Emperical Labs EL8-X Distressor Stereo Pair, Roland RE-201 Space Echo, Adam A8X monitors, JLM Audio Headphone Amp, Monogram controllers.

Mics: Manley Reference Gold Tube Microphone, Neumann TLM102 Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone, Shure 55S Vintage Microphone (1958).

Synths/Organs: Moog One, Moog Prodigy (1979), Sequential Circuits Pro One (1982), Roland Juno 106 (1985), Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus (1980), Roland SH-2000 (1974), Korg Polysix (1982), Yamaha DX7s (1988), Vox Corinthian Organ (1969), Farfisa Compact Duo Organ (1966), Roland TR-707 Drum Machine (1986), Roland TR-8S Drum Machine.

Guitars/Basses: Fender Jaguar, Gibson SG, Epiphone Casino Coupe, Founder Les Paul (1971), Harley Benton RB-612, Hofner Parlour Guitar (1964), Maton SRS70C, Sigma 000M-15E, Katoh KF Flamenco, Fender Jazz Bass, Hofner Contemporary Cavern Violin Bass.

DAWs: Cubase Pro, Pro Tools, Reason, Adobe Creative Suite.

Plugins: Fabfilter complete, large Universal Audio collection, Soundtoys complete, Black Rooster complete, Baby Audio complete, Melodyne, Antares Autotune, and others from Softtube, Brainworx and Klanghelm.

Virtual Instruments: Spitfire Symphony Orchestra complete (+ dozens of other Spitfire libraries), Arturia complete, Output complete, Native Instruments Komplete, Teletone Audio complete, Superior Drummer 3, Mojo Horns 2, Samples From Mars complete, Goran Grooves complete, and others from Circle Drums, Sonuscore, Pianobook, Soundiron, Soundspot and 8DIO.

Paid subscriptions: Splice, Soundly, Musiversal.

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contact

 For all project enquiries, say hi@terry-mann.com

Or give me a buzz on Oh Four Three Two Three Nine Two Four Six Eight.

To stay in the loop, you can find me on LinkedIn and Instagram.

 
 
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