Apple Music has a new look, and it was literally made by sound
- ID
- 39461
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 26 Oct 2026, 2:39 PM
- Fetched
- 26 Oct 2026, 3:24 PM
- Provider
- SoyaCincau
- Category
- malaysia-tech
- Original URL
- https://soyacincau.com/2026/10/26/apple-music-has-a-new-look-and-it-was-literally-made-by-sound/
- Source URL
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Summary
- Score
- 2.5
- Created
- 26 Oct 2026, 3:25 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersvibe_coders
What happened
Apple is replacing Apple Music's decade-old magenta-red branding with a black-and-white identity, live now on Apple's website and rolling to iPhones and Macs via iOS 27.2 and macOS 27.2. The new fluid music-note logo was made physically, not in software: the team etched the logo onto the glass bottom of a tank, filled it with mineral oil, added underwater speakers, and played notes from producer Fred again so the ripples and light reflections could be filmed with zero CGI, working with NEST Acoustics and TBWA\Media Arts Lab. The refresh also brings a bold lowercase wordmark, blue active menu tabs instead of red, de-coloured library icons, darker widget backgrounds, and a new audio chime for original video shows, radio programmes, live concerts and ads.
Why it matters
No builder decision hinges on the logo, but the timing does: the public iOS 27.2 update lands in Malaysia next week, so anyone shipping an iOS app should test against the 27.2 Release Candidate now — the tab tint shift from red to blue and the darker widget backgrounds are exactly the kind of system-level styling change that can make custom UI look off or clash with Liquid Glass conventions.
Discussion angle
Practical effects vs generated visuals: Apple went to the trouble of filming mineral oil and underwater speakers to avoid CGI for a logo — is that craft worth the cost for a brand, or is it just a press-release gimmick builders should ignore?