LYRIS: Music & Sound Design

What LYRIS: Music & Sound Design does

LYRIS is a London-based, privately-held audio production studio offering bespoke music composition, sound design, sync licensing, mixing and mastering (including 5.1 surround), creative development, and audio implementation for games, film, advertising, and brand campaigns. The firm is led by co-founders Jon Daou and Chris Randle, whose combined 45+ years of industry experience anchor a curated bench of session musicians and sound designers that scales per project. Client work spans tier-one gaming publishers (Riot Games, Activision, Supercell, EA, Sega/Rovio, Don't Nod), streaming and film (Netflix, Disney, Lionsgate), global technology platforms (Google, Microsoft, Spotify), consumer electronics and automotive brands (Samsung, Mazda, Lexus), and finance/beverage advertisers (HSBC, Guinness), with recent marquee projects including the Riot Games Valorant Champions Tour China 2025 campaign and the 2024 Global Entertainment Award-winning Clash Royale Card Evolution trailer.

The studio's core deliverables are project-based creative assets — game trailers, cinematic scores, brand films, in-game sound design, and 5.1 mixes — produced against bespoke briefs rather than a productized platform. Underlying production infrastructure combines standard DAW-based composition workflows with Unreal Engine-aware audio implementation (evidenced by the firm's 2023 Unreal Engine Virtual Production Challenge win), and the firm partners with complementary studios (Waste Creative, Clear Music, Fuse Audio, Method n Madness) to extend capacity beyond its 1–10 person core team.

Revenue mechanics operate on quoted project fees with no publicly disclosed pricing or retainer structure; acquisition is driven by direct outreach, repeat agency relationships, and portfolio-driven referrals. Pricing is gated behind a contact form rather than transparently published, consistent with a bespoke-services commercial model.

Name

LYRIS: Music & Sound Design

Website

https://lyris.studio

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LYRIS is a London-based boutique audio production studio founded by Jon Daou and Chris Randle, delivering bespoke music composition, sound design, and audio implementation to global gaming publishers, streamers, and brand advertisers including Riot Games, Activision, Supercell, Netflix, Google, and Microsoft.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music and Sound Design Services

NAICS

Sound Recording Studios (51224), Other Sound Recording Industries (51229)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAIALAD

Custom Music & Original Score/Composition

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Music & Audio (Recording, Publishing, Streaming)/Sync & Music Licensing Services (Film/TV/Ads/Games)

SECONDARYMPAIAHAA

Recording Studios (Commercial, Project, Mobile)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Music & Audio (Recording, Publishing, Streaming)/Music Production Services (Studios, Producers, Session Musicians)

Keywords

• Music composition services
• Sound design studio
• Audio post-production
• Sync licensing
• Mixing and mastering

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Audio Production Services: Revenue generated through providing comprehensive audio production services including music composition, sound design, sync licensing, mixing, mastering, creative development, and audio implementation for clients across entertainment, gaming, and advertising sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LYRIS is a B2B audio production studio that creates original music compositions, custom sound design, and full audio post-production for clients across gaming, film, advertising, and entertainment. The studio delivers project-based services spanning music composition, sound design, sync licensing, mixing and mastering (including 5.1 cinema surround), creative development, and audio implementation for interactive media.

Product overview

LYRIS is a professional audio and music production studio providing a comprehensive suite of creative sound services including music composition, sound design, sync licensing, mixing and mastering, creative development, and audio implementation. The company operates as a service-based creative agency rather than a software product company, delivering bespoke sonic experiences for clients across the entertainment, gaming, advertising, and film industries. Their portfolio consists entirely of project-based client work and creative services, with no standalone commercial products, modules, or subscription offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Music Composition
• Sound Design
• Sync Licensing
• Mixing and Mastering
• Creative Development
• Audio Implementation

Quantifiable outcome

• Global Entertainment Awards 2024 Global Winner: Best Gaming Trailer for Clash Royale Card Evolution
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers25 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Waste CreativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing strategic partnership with leading creative agency Waste Creative. Lyris has delivered multiple audio packages for campaigns including Call of Duty: Warzone 'Stories of Verdansk' series, Clash Royale Card Evolution (award-winning), Sonic Rumble, The Sims x Design Home, Genshin Impact Korea, Call of Duty: Mobile Google Play Thailand, and numerous other projects.
• Clear MusiccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecurring partnership with Clear Music for game trailer projects including Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (Death to the Dead and Launch trailers featured at The Game Awards 2023) and Expeditions: A Mudrunner Game. Collaborative relationship involving joint music composition and sound design.
• Method n MadnessminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with production studio Method n Madness for projects including Valorant Champions Tour China 2025 (video production) and Metafrontier game trailer (animation and production).
• Riot GamescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOngoing partnership with Riot Games delivering audio production for multiple titles including Valorant Champions Tour China 2025 official theme song 'You Call Me Reckless' and League of Legends Sentinels of Light theme music video for Southeast Asia.
• SupercellcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTrusted audio partner for Supercell delivering music and sound design for multiple Clash Royale and Clash of Clans campaigns including award-winning Clash Royale Card Evolution trailer.
• ActivisioncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with Activision for Call of Duty: Warzone 'Stories of Verdansk' campaign series, creating multiple promotional pieces featuring athletes and celebrities.
• Black Sheep MusicminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLibrary music licensing partnership where Lyris created 'Tribes of Death' library track for Black Sheep Music's trailer music library.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• MassiveMusic: Global music and sound agency producing original scores, sonic branding, and sound design for brands, agencies, and entertainment. Same service mix and client base (Fortune 500 brands and creative agencies) as Lyris.
• Position Music: Trailer music and custom score house producing original music and sound design for film, television, and game trailers. Directly comparable to Lyris's core trailer/score offering for entertainment IPs.
• Really Slow Motion: Trailer music library and custom score provider serving film, TV, and game trailer campaigns. Comparable trailer-music composition focus to Lyris's trailer work.
• JSM Music: Independent music and sound design company serving advertising agencies and brands with original composition and audio post. Closely mirrors Lyris's agency-led, brand-audio positioning.
• Hexany Audio: Interactive audio studio specializing in original composition, sound design, and audio implementation for video games. Closely comparable to Lyris's game-trailer and interactive-media work for studios like Riot, Supercell, and EA.
• Butter Music and Sound: Creative audio agency composing original music and crafting sound design for advertising campaigns and entertainment brands. Same bespoke services, same target buyers (agencies and studios).

Broad incumbents

• Songtradr: Music licensing platform and rights marketplace with a large catalog used for sync in ads, film, TV, and games. Broader incumbent in the sync-licensing space that overlaps on the licensing dimension of Lyris's offering.
• Epidemic Sound: Subscription-based music and sound effects library widely used by content creators, brands, and agencies. A broader incumbent offering a scaled, productized alternative to bespoke composition that competes for the same budget pools.
• Artlist: Licensed music and sound effects platform with subscription tiers for filmmakers, agencies, and game developers. Productized alternative competing with bespoke audio production budgets.
• Skywalker Sound: Legendary film and game audio post-production house offering sound design, mixing, and original scoring for major studio releases. Larger incumbent operating in the same audio-post-for-entertainment space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/Lyris_Studio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lyris-studio
• Instagraminstagram.com/lyris.studio

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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