Wise Music Creative Iceland handles licensing for commercials, film, television, advertising, and games. Our unique office offers a one-stop shop for music professionals, providing a full range of publishing services as well as music supervision.
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Licensing our music
If you would like to license one of our songs, please fill out one of the license request form below and someone from our creative team will be in touch.
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Creative Searches
Contact UsIf you are unsure of a specific song for your production, please get in touch with the appropriate team member to arrange for a custom search that is tailored to fit your specific creative needs and budget.
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Music Supervision
Contact UsIf you are looking for someone to handle all music-related issues on your production, we also offer our music supervision services. We can handle all music searches, negotiating of fees, licensing, and contracts on your behalf on third-party repertoire as well as our own catalogue. Please contact us for more information.
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Bespoke Commissions
Contact UsIf you are interested in commissioning one of our composers for bespoke work, please contact us.
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Other Licensing
Wise Music Classical Licensing- Grand Rights - for permission to perform music as part of a staged work (i.e an opera or ballet);
- Arrangements - for permission to make a new version or create a sample of a work;
- Mechanical License - for permission to record music and distribute the recording;
- Reprints - for permission to reprint existing works or publications.
Licensing FAQ
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What is Synchronisation Licensing?
Synchronisation Licensing is licensing of musical works to be “synched” over visual media including motion pictures, television programs, videos, commercials, etc.
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What permissions do I require to use a song in my project?
It is your responsibility to clear 100% of the publishing and 100% of the master recording for a song before using it. In many cases, there are multiple copyright owners for a given song and it is your responsibility to ensure you have cleared all rights before using it.
There are two copyrights that need to be cleared in order to license an original song for use - the publishing copyright and the master recording copyright.
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What is the publishing copyright?
The publishing copyright covers the musical work, the lyrics and music written by the song's composer/s. A composer's publisher usually controls rights to the song.
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What is the master recording copyright?
The master recording is the actual recorded performance of a song, whose main exploitation usually appears on a recording artist’s commercially released album. The recording artist's record company usually controls rights to the recording.
For more information, please refer to your local performing right society (PRS/ASCAP/BMI/APRA etc.)
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I am re-recording a song. Do I need a master recording license?
No.
If you are planning on re-recording a version of a song with your own musicians, you do not need to obtain a master use license.
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What does "MFN" stand for?
MFN stands for Most Favoured Nations, meaning the synch fee is the same as the master recording fee. Publishers are also MFN with each other.