Best 2012 Ads Featuring Music Making - NAMM Nominees

Volkswagen, Coca-Cola and Old Spice are among the nominees for the NAMM Excellence Award for Music in Advertising. These nominated commercial spots were chosen from a selection of dozens of mainstream ad campaigns run in 2012 that featured music making.

The seven finalists creatively incorporate or feature musical instruments and music-making. The finalists' ads feature everything from custom guitars and a car rigged to play musical notes to a human-body-powered one-man band.

The Nominees for the NAMM Excellence Award for Music in Advertising are:
Old Spice -- "Muscle Music" (Wieden & Kennedy)
UnitedHealthcare / AARP -- "Playing For Keeps" (A. Eicoff & Company)
Target -- "Music Teacher" (Wieden & Kennedy)
Chase Freedom -- "Footloose" (mcgarrybowen)
Volkswagen Jetta -- "Fast v Fast" (Deutsch LA)
Coca-Cola -- "Guitar Hero" (Giacomo Cagnetti and Rovero Impiglia)
Chevy Sonic -- "Let's Do This/Needing-Getting/OK Go" (Goodby Silverstein & Partners)

The NAMM Excellence Award for Music in Advertising is part of NAMM's ongoing mission to promote the benefits and pleasures of making music.

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Glad you got a chuckle! There were a lot of great ads in 2012.