The entire journey of life was achieved without any special effects; it was all entirely in-camera.

Through exceptional casting, emotive choreography, subtle costume and makeup changes, beautiful cinematography, and seamless editing, a whole life’s arc happens in front of our eyes without the viewer ever noticing how we got there. An elaborate lighting rig was designed to subtly but continuously change throughout the film, from sunrise to sunset, echoing the different stages of our hero’s life.

The powerful and diverse soundtrack mapped out the soundtrack to her life, and formed the brief for the dancers and the evocative choreography.

SiriusXM is the leading audio entertainment company in North America.

Reaching a combined monthly audience of approximately 150 million listeners, SiriusXM offers a broad range of content for listeners everywhere they tune in with a diverse mix of live, on-demand, and curated programming across music, talk, news, and sports.

The piece follows a woman dancing as she moves through different phases and milestones of her life while listening to a wide variety of songs and interviews that each have a unique place on SiriusXM, emphasizing the breadth and depth of audio experiences available on the audio entertainment service. By showcasing a life in sound, the creative highlights how SiriusXM brings listeners closer to what they love and what moves them throughout their lives.

A Life in Sound is a short film directed by an Emmy award-winning director, that follows a woman dancing as she moves through different phases and milestones of her life while listening to a wide variety of songs and interviews that each have a unique place on SiriusXM.

The film aims to emphasise on the breadth and depth of audio experiences available on the audio entertainment service. By showcasing a life in sound, the creative highlights how SiriusXM brings listeners closer to what they love and what moves them throughout their lives.

The soundtrack is comprised of multiple elements that reflect every stage of our hero’s life, from beginning to end. The powerful and emotive selection included 7 licensed music tracks, music composition and spoken word from SiriusXM hosts as well as original and recorded sound design.

From joyful childhood ‘Paint the Town Red - Doja Cat’, to raging teenage hormones with ‘Roots - Sepultura’, into sexuality and self expression ‘Trenches - Benny Page’, freedom and an inner confidence with ‘Inferno - Carl Cox’, heartbreak and pain with ‘Laura - Bat for Lashes’, the loss of youth and finding happiness in the sadness with ‘Back To Life - Soul II Soul’, and finally to the acceptance of the end with ‘Bright Horses - Nick Cave’.

A beautiful, powerful ode to life’s rich tapestry of emotions and experiences, delivered to us through the magic of music and dance. A reflection of the SiriusXM experience