Universal Music Publishing’s Film & TV Department creates opportunities for and licenses our catalogue of songs to film, television, advertising, computer games and stage productions: what is often referred to as ‘synchronisation’. We work closely with each writer to support their creative endeavours and both promote and protect their music at every stage of their career. The UK office has a 12 strong Film & TV team working alongside similar specialist departments in our offices around the world. Covering everything from a song’s first play on UK TV to a major US hit series or scoring original film music, we always treat every use of our artists’ music with equal importance.
Two of the recent LOVEFiLM campaigns feature cover versions of Universal Music Publishing songs - 'Higher Love’ performed by James Vincent McMorrow and written by Steve Winwood, and Lily Frost's version of Irving Berlin's American songbook classic 'I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm'.
Jimmy Cliff’s legendary track ‘You Can Get It If You Really Want’ is the soundtrack to Warburtons’ latest campaign.
This year’s John Lewis Christmas ad campaign, featuring Slow Moving Millie’s cover of The Smiths' B-side ‘Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want’ has proved to be a huge success for the retailer.
However musical styles have changed throughout the years, one thing remains the same… Musicians are always going to sing about love, and we’re always going to listen. Our Valentine's Day playlist takes in classic love songs such as Tony Bennett's 'I Got Lost In Her Arms' and Al Green's 'L.O.V.E.', through to a modern view on romance from Cat's Eyes 'The Best Person I Know' and Feist's 'My Moon, My Man'.