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.

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    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”.

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    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.

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    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.

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    UMPG syncs for Sing 2

    The animated movie Sing 2 features 23 songs from UMPG writers – including Elton John and Bernie Taupin, U2, Adele, Billie Eilish, Drake, Coldplay, J Balvin and more.

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    Mariah Carey for McDonald's

    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.” 

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    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.

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    "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.

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    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”.

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