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.
The UMPG UK sync team licensed the music for some of the biggest festive adverts this year - including John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, Boots, KFC, JD Sports, Coca-Cola, and a touching and hilarious commercial for toy retailer The Entertainer. UMPG artists and writers featured include Bob Dylan, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Eve, Richard Ashcroft, Per Gessle and more.
An acoustic version of ‘Sonnet’, written and performed by Richard Ashcroft, features on this year’s eagerly anticipated John Lewis Christmas advert.
Qatar Airways’ new advert features ‘Love Is Complicated (The Angels Sing)’ from the Euphoria score by Labrinth.
Jamie xx – “All You Children feat. The Avalanches” provides the soundtrack for Apple’s new commercial to promote its products’ accessibility features ahead of the Paris Paralympics.
Nicholas Britell's 'Middle of the World' creates the emotional backdrop to TNT Sports' latest promotional campaign. The track comes from Britell's original score for the Oscar-winning move 'Moonlight'.
12 songs from UMPG artists and writers feature in the soundtrack for Season 3 of FX's award-winning television series The Bear.
New Netflix series Eric, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Gaby Hoffmann and McKinley Belcher III, follows the desperate search of a father when his nine year old son disappears one morning on the way to school. The critically acclaimed emotional crime drama features music from UMPG artists and writers The Cure and Rodriguez, whilst ABBA – 'S.O.S.' soundtracks the series trailer.
New Netflix series Geek Girl features 9 songs from UMPG artists & writers in the soundtrack, including Lucy Spraggan, Franz Ferdinand, Holly Humberstone, Cocteau Twins, Dorothy, The Verve and more.
Nine classic tracks from the UMPG catalogue feature in the soundtrack to new Netflix series Baby Reindeer, including music from Roxy Music, King Crimson, Phil Lynott, Gary Numan, Brian Eno, Bee Gees and Richard Hawley.
The spectacular trailer for the BBC’s new Mammals series features Coldplay’s hit song ‘Paradise’, interwoven with the Mammals score by the composer Thomas Farnon and performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.