Tkay Maidza’s cover of Pixies “Where Is My Mind?” provides the soundtrack to the latest commercial for Apple AirPods Pro.
Film, TV + Media
With an unparalleled roster and iconic catalogue of over three million songs, UMPG has the industry’s premiere global creative and synchronization team. We connect the best music to film, tv, advertising, stage, video games and digital content.
From emerging artists and songwriters to global superstars, we create opportunities for our talented writers to include worldwide sync placements, networking opportunities with studios and music supervisors, and facilitating original music creation for projects. With a deep knowledge of the UMPG catalog our music experts provide a personal service and advanced tools to help you easily find and license the perfect track for your project within the scope of your budget.
We provide free music supervision, including song searches, creative and licensing services, as well as one stop solutions. For more information, you can visit our Music Search. Or to request a license for a song, go to our Request License Quote page or email umpg.licensing@umusic.com. Check out some examples of recent synchs we’ve licensed for major advertisers, films, trailers, games and more below.
From emerging artists and songwriters to global superstars, we create opportunities for our talented writers to include worldwide sync placements, networking opportunities with studios and music supervisors, and facilitating original music creation for projects. With a deep knowledge of the UMPG catalog our music experts provide a personal service and advanced tools to help you easily find and license the perfect track for your project within the scope of your budget.
We provide free music supervision, including song searches, creative and licensing services, as well as one stop solutions. For more information, you can visit our Music Search. Or to request a license for a song, go to our Request License Quote page or email umpg.licensing@umusic.com. Check out some examples of recent synchs we’ve licensed for major advertisers, films, trailers, games and more below.
Alicia Keys "Girl on Fire" for Lloyds Bank
Alicia Keys’ uplifting anthem ‘Girl on Fire’ provides a powerful soundtrack to Lloyds Bank’s latest advert.
Toots & The Maytals for Levi's 501 jean
Toots & The Maytals - “54-46 Was My Number” (written by Frederick “Toots” Hibbert) soundtracks Levi's latest commercial, which is part of their campaign to celebrate 150 years of the 501 jean.
Video Game Spotlight
UMPG artists and writers are prominently featured in some of the biggest game releases of the last few months – including Need for Speed Unbound, Madden NFL 23, FIFA 23 and Just Dance 23.
Shawn Mendes for Lyle Lyle Crocodile trailer
Shawn Mendes stars as the voice of a singing crocodile in upcoming family film Lyle, Lyle Crocodile. The film is an adaptation of a 1965 children’s book by Bernard Waber. The trailer for the movie features Shawn Mendes' 2017 single “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back”.
Alok for Hugo Boss #BeYourOwnBOSS campaign
Masked Wolf – “Astronaut in The Ocean” (Alok Remix) (UMPG writer Alok Petrillo) provides the soundtrack to Hugo Boss’ campaign for their latest clothing collection, under the tagline #BeYourOwnBOSS.
Irving Berlin for Volkswagen
The latest commercial for the Volkswagen Atlas features Doris Day’s recording of Irving Berlin’s “It’s A Lovely Day Today”.
Harry Styles for Apple AirPods
Apple’s new commercial to promote AirPods' new Spatial Audio technology features a song from Harry Styles’ No.1 album Harry’s House. “Music For a Sushi Restaurant” provides the soundtrack to the colourful spot, which revives Apple’s iconic silhouette campaign, originally launched in 2003 to promote the iPod.
“Seven Nation Army” for Samsung Galaxy
A low-fi cover of The White Stripes “Seven Nation Army” from Zella Day (UMPG writer Jack White) soundtracks Samsung Galaxy’s latest spot.
UMPG syncs for Super Bowl 2022
This year’s Super Bowl saw a great selection of commercials for high profile brands featuring Universal Music Publishing Group writers. Highlights include spots for Lays, BMW, Amazon, Google, Meta, Expedia and Stella Artois, featuring UMPG writers including Shania Twain, Lionel Richie, Kid Harpoon, George S. Clinton, Simple Minds, T-Pain and many more.