Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), a leading global music publisher and trailblazing music entertainment collective 45RPM today announce a global publishing agreement with Academy Award-winning composer and artist Daniel Blumberg.

Blumberg is a London based composer and artist whose practice operates across songwriting, improvisation, drawing and sound. 

He has released four solo albums on Mute - Minus (2018), Liv (2014), On&On (2020) and Gut (2023) - and composed scores for films including The Brutalist (dir. Brady Corbet, 2024), Sotto le Nuvole/Pompei: Below The Clouds (dir. Gianfranco Rosi, 2025) and The Testament of Ann Lee (dir. Mona Fastvold, 2025). In 2025, he was awarded an Academy Award and BAFTA for his score for The Brutalist. 

Blumberg is also a visual artist who draws with silverpoint. His work has been exhibited at Balice Hertling Paris, Triennale di Milano, ICA London, Kunsthal Rotterdam, Deichtorhallen Hamburg and KW Institute for Contemporary Art Berlin.

On the signing, Daniel Blumberg said: “I'm happy to be working with Ayla Owen again and to be signing to 45RPM and look forward to collaborating with them and the broader team at Universal Music Publishing on my upcoming creative projects.”

Natasha Baldwin, President of Global Classics, Jazz & Screen at UMPG and UMG commented: “Daniel is a incredible composer and artist with a unique musical voice.  We are excited and privileged to be welcoming him and his manager Mark Slater, to the UMPG family with our friends and partners 45RPM .”

Ayla Owen, Managing Director and co-founder of 45RPM Music Publishing added: “Daniel is a rare and extraordinary talent with a singular vision. Having the opportunity to work with him again after signing him at Warner Chappell feels truly full circle. Through our partnership with Universal Music Publishing Group, he will be supported by a world-class team of creatives. I’m thrilled to be working together again and excited for what’s ahead!”

Blumberg’s addition to the Classics & Screen & 45RPM and roster underscores their shared commitment to championing bold, boundary-pushing composers working across screen and contemporary music. At UMPG, he joins a distinguished global group of composers including Nicholas Britell, Isobel Waller-Bridge, Max Richter, Jerskin Fendrix, Oneohtrix Point Never, and David Lynch. UMPG’s catalogue also spans historic repertoires such as Ricordi (Italy), Durand/Salabert-Eschig (France) and EMB (Hungary), representing composers from Puccini and Messiaen to David Lang, Julia Wolfe and Michael Gordon. At 45RPM Music Publishing he joins a boutique roster of outstanding eclectic artists and writers, including the multi-award winning composers Toydrum, Arthur Sharpe, and rising singer/songwriter/composer Harvey Causon.