Richard Bratby

The Mozarts of ad music

The hidden men and women composing melodies to make you buy

‘We call it the John Lewis Ending’: the commercial’s music has become the defining advertising sound of our time. Credit: Image courtesy of the advertising archives 
issue 10 April 2021
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