Mariah Carey brings a touch of glamour to McDonald’s latest spot, which is soundtracked by her Christmas anthem “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
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.
Oreo kick start the holiday spirit
Sam & Dave – “Hold On, I’m Comin’” (UMPG writers Isaac Hayes and David Porter) provides the soundtrack for Oreo’s “A Holiday Twist” commercial.
"White Rabbit" for The Matrix Resurrections trailer
Grace Wing Slick – “White Rabbit” provides a suitably psychedelic soundtrack to the first trailer for The Matrix Resurrections. The song was recorded by Jefferson Airplane for their 1967 album Surrealistic Pillow.
Post Malone for Jägermeister #SaveTheNight
Post Malone has teamed up with Jägermeister for a campaign to support artists and small venues that have struggled during the Covid-19 pandemic. Post Malone stars in the short film, which features his song “I’m Gonna Be”.
Nicki Minaj – "Feeling Myself" ft. Beyoncé for Amazon Prime
Nicki Minaj – "Feeling Myself" ft. Beyoncé (UMPG writers Nicki Minaj, SZA, Hit-Boy) features in Amazon’s new campaign Prime Changes Everything.
UMPG syncs for Cruella
UMPG has 10 syncs in the new Disney film Cruella – starring Emma Stone and Emma Thompson. The movie explores the rebellious early days of one of cinema's most notorious villains, the legendary Cruella de Vil.
Delta 5 - "Mind Your Own Business" for Apple
Delta 5’s cult 1979 song “Mind Your Own Business” provides an unexpected but brilliantly effective soundtrack to Apple’s new commercial to promote their privacy drive.
Megan Thee Stallion for Calvin Klein
Megan Thee Stallion is one of the new faces of Calvin Klein’s Spring 2021 campaign. As well as modelling for the iconic brand, she appears in a campaign video recounting a story from early in her music career, when she was asked by a studio engineer, “Why are you rapping like that?”
UMPG syncs for Super Bowl 2021
Universal Music Publishing Group was well represented at Super Bowl 2021, with songs in commercials, trailers and promos both pre-game and throughout the game itself. UMPG artists and writers featured include Alicia Keys, J Balvin, Lil Baby, Lee Hazlewood, Bruno Major, Quavo and more.
UMPG writers nominated at 2021 Golden Globe awards
Four Universal Music Publishing Group writers have received nominations in the ‘Best Song Motion Picture’ category at the 2021 Golden Globe awards - H.E.R., Tiara Thomas, Sam Ashworth and Raphael Saadiq.