News - Wise Music Creative

The Music Sales Group Re-brands As Wise Music Group
31st January 2020
We’ve just rebranded ourselves as Wise Music Group. This name-change, effective from Monday 3rd February 2020, is also reflected in our various international office titles. Our Chairman Robert Wise announced the name-change as follows: “As...
Hildur Guðnadóttir Wins Best Original Score at Golden Globes
6th January 2020
Hildur Guðnadóttir has won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for her haunting soundtrack to Joker. Guðnadóttir's win makes her the first-ever solo female winner in this category! In her acceptance speech, Guðnadóttir thanked...
The String Theory Receives Grammy Nomination for Best Spoken Word Album
11th December 2019
The artist collective and neo-classical orchestra The String Theory, along with the award-winning poet Sekou Andrews are Grammy-nominated for their self-titled 6-track release in the category of Best Spoken Word Album. The String Theory...
2020 Grammy Nominations Announced
27th November 2019
Huge congratulations to the Grammy-nominated artists Hildur Guðnadóttir, Kaija Saariaho, and The String Theory! Recordings of music by Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Philip Glass, and Terry Riley also received nominations. See full nomination...
'The Song of Names' In Select Theaters This December
25th November 2019
Sony Pictures Classics' The Song of Names, featuring an original score by Howard Shore, comes to theaters December 25th in New York and Los Angeles! The film follows Martin Simmonds (Tim Roth) as he searches for his long-lost brother, a...
Dustbowl Revival's New Track "Mirror" - One of Rolling Stone's Best Country & Americana Songs To Hear Right Now
8th November 2019
Dustbowl Revival has shared two new singles to great acclaim in preview of their album Is It You, Is It Me - releasing January 31st, 2020! Noted for its "cinematic flourishes" and "pizzicato strings," "Mirror" has been named one of Rolling...
Hildur Guðnadóttir Awarded TV Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards
23rd October 2019
Hildur Guðnadóttir has been named TV Composer of the Year at the annual World Soundtrack Awards held in Ghent, Belgium on October 18th. Guðnadóttir received the award for scoring HBO’s Chernobyl, which she also recently won an Emmy for...
Christopher Paul Stelling Announces Ben Harper-Produced Album 'Best of Luck'
22nd October 2019
Folk singer-songwriter Christopher Paul Stelling has released his album Best of Luck on February 7th via ANTI Records.Produced by Ben Harper, the album features an all-star rhythm section with Jimmy Paxson (Stevie Nicks, Dixie Chicks) on...
Anoushka Shankar Releases New Single "Lovable" featuring Ibeyi
18th October 2019
"Lovable" by Anoushka Shankar is out now via Mercury KX! The new single, which marks a clear shift in style and subject for the renowned sitarist/composer, features Shankar for the first time on vocals, and the French-Cuban duo...
Music Sales Corp. Announces Worldwide Publishing Purchase from The Tubes Songwriter Mike Evans
11th October 2019
Music Sales Corp. is excited to announce the worldwide publishing purchase of certain copyright assets from Mike Evans, a key lyricist for the progressive-punk group The Tubes, who penned many iconic hits including “White Punks on Dope,”...
Natacha Atlas Releases New Album 'Strange Days'
11th October 2019
Strange Days by Natacha Atlas is out now via Whirlwind Recordings! Described as a "darkly dystopian Arabic-infused jazz fantasy," the release has received positive reviews including from London Jazz News and Downbeat Magazine - the latter...
Soft Kill Are Here To Save Heavy Music With A Little ‘Shoegaze’
5th September 2019
Soft Kill’s split single, “Tin Foil Drip,” tackles an even larger issue; the drug and opoid crisis in their home town of Portland, Oregon.
Minnie Riperton’s “Les Fleurs” Featured on Jordan Peele’s “Us” Soundtrack - Deluxe Vinyl Set
3rd September 2019
Minnie Riperton’s classic “Les Fleurs,” written by Richard Rudolph and Charles Stepney, is featured on Jordan Peele’s “Us” soundtrack, as part of a brand-new deluxe vinyl set.Appearing at the film’s end credits, Peele’s significant use of...
Hildur Guðnadóttir Nominated for 2019 World Soundtrack Awards - TV Composer of the Year
20th August 2019
Congrats to Hildur Guðnadóttir on her 2019 World Soundtrack Awards nomination for Best Television Composer of The Year! Guðnadóttir recently composed the scores to HBO’s critically-acclaimed Chernobyl, the hit Icelandic TV mystery drama...
2019 TIFF Premieres Announced
8th August 2019
The lineup of premieres for this year's Toronto International Film Festival has been announced and among the many high-profile features are a number of projects for which Music Sales composers have composed original scores. Hildur...
MSC Catalog Acquisition: Curtis Knight feat. Jimi Hendrix / Harts Honors Hendrix
23rd May 2019
MSC Catalog Acquisition - Curtis Knight feat. Jimi HendrixHarlem soul singer Curtis Knight met Jimi Hendrix at the Americana hotel in 1965 and their musical collaborating began. Several early recording sessions yielded such songs as “How...
Bryce Dessner's 'El Chan' Featured As One Of Pitchfork's '5 Albums You Should Listen To Now'
8th April 2019
Bryce Dessner's brand-new classical album El Chan has been selected as one of Pitchfork's '5 Albums Out Today You Should Listen To Now.'The album features Katia and Marielle Labèque on piano, and debuts the recordings of three...
Hauschka's 'Nature Fights Back' Scores Apple Short Film
8th April 2019
'Nature Fights Back' by Hauschka is the featured piano composition within Apple's "The Underdogs," a new humorous short film part of the Apple at Work campaign. With its driving beat and high energy, the song seamlessly amplifies the...
Music Sales Represented at BAFTA TV Awards
3rd April 2019
Congrats to Volker Bertelmann! His score for the Sky Atlantic / Showcase series Patrick Melrose has been nominated for Best Original Music for this year's BAFTA TV Awards. Additionally, Anne Nikitin composed the original music for Mrs...
Bryce Dessner Announces New Classical Album 'El Chan'
29th March 2019
Bryce Dessner has announced the international release of El Chan on April 5th via Deutche Grammophon. The new classical album features Katia and Marielle Labèque on piano, and debuts the recordings of three Dessner-composed works:...