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.

UMPG syncs for holiday commercials

The UMPG sync team licensed the music for a host of festive adverts this year, including spots for Coca-Cola, Toyota, Walmart, Target, Oreo and more. Some of the highlights include a suave Santa disco dancing to Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive’; Toyota’s familiar portrayal of the trip to the airport to collect loved ones, set to a cover of the Frank Sinatra classic “That's Life"; and H-E-B’s heart-warming depiction of families of all sizes gathering together to celebrate the holidays, soundtracked by The Highwomen – “Crowded Table”.

Read More

UMPG Syncs for EA FC 24

Twenty-two songs from UMPG published artists and writers feature in the soundtrack for the new EA FC 24 game, released 29th September 2023. The game is billed as “the most true-to-football experience ever” and features a host of new gameplay improvements.

Read More

UMPG syncs for Barbie

Nine UMPG published songs feature in the highly anticipated new Warner Bros movie Barbie - now showing in theaters.

Read More

UMPG syncs for The Bear - Season 2, including R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Pixies and more

Sixteen songs from iconic UMPG artists & writers feature in the soundtrack for Season 2 of FX’s hit show The Bear. The second series follows Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White), Sydney Adamu (Ayo Edebiri), and Richard “Richie” Jerimovich (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) as they turn their grimy sandwich joint into a next-level restaurant.

Read More

H.E.R. “The Journey” for NBA

ESPN has teamed up with GRAMMY award winning artist and songwriter H.E.R. to tell the story of the 16 teams beginning “The Journey” through the NBA Playoffs, presented by Google Pixel.

Read More