The series’ score is the latest in a run of new composition work from Deadmen, whose recent credits also include Apple’s new iPhone spot, LEGO’s “Hello!” campaign, new records for Begonia and Ashleigh Ball, and a substantial body of music for This American Life.

By Todd Spangler

Apple’s “A Critter Carol” will roll out globally across broadcast TV, digital platforms and social media. In the U.S., a cut-down version of the spot will air on TV starting with NBC’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade coverage. The adorable little music video features music direction from deadmen + Daniel Ellsworth. A collaboration with Flight of the Concords.

Isabella Soares September 24, 2025

Fantasy Life is releasing on October 24, and according to the Winnipeg singer-songwriter, the album features a blend of pop sensibility, playfulness, and introspection. She wrote the record in Los Angeles alongside her long-time collaborators deadmen, a duo formed by Matt Peters and Matt Schellenberg. Leaving her hometown to head to deadmen’s new LA studio space made her step out of her comfort zone

deadmen have created 20 original compositions for the series to date, with their music appearing throughout episodes as emotional connective tissue, a scoring role the duo describes as a privilege, particularly as public-interest reporting faces renewed pressure and higher stakes.

Deadmen (duo Matt Peters and Matt Schellenberg) were named producer of the year. Winnipeg graphic designer Roberta Landreth won for excellence in visual design. (Birthday Cake represents both.)

The Los Angeles–based artist says her new track “is about not wanting to answer calls anymore and wishing I could just throw [her phone] out the window and disassociate from its evil/stress inducing technology”

Bolstered by that response, Dirks dove head first into making her first full-length album Fear with collaborators Matt Schellenberg and Matt Peters of the band Royal Canoe

Hey Ocean! singer (and My Little Pony voice actor) Ashleigh Ball went solo for 2017's Gold in You EP, and now the Vancouver pop artist is readying her first full-length under her own name. It was produced by Deadmen