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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:...
Ludovico Einaudi To Release 'Seven Days Walking' Album Collection
8th March 2019
Ludovico Einaudi is set to release seven digital albums over the next seven months - an ambitious collection titled Seven Days Walking. The series will conclude this fall with a box set via Decca Records.The composer and pianist is "the...
Hauschka Releases A Different Forest
4th February 2019
On February 8th, Oscar-nominated film composer and renowned pianist Hauschka (Volker Bertelmann) releases his latest album A Different Forest via Sony Classical. The album is his first for the label and sees him strip away his customary...
Music Sales Corp. Acquires Administrative Rights to Frederick Hollander's Catalog for the US and Canada
16th January 2019
Music Sales Corp. announces it has acquired the administrative rights to German composer Frederick Hollander’s catalog for the US and Canada. The deal includes Hollander’s signature piece “Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt,”...
Composer Ariel Marx Signs Worldwide Co-Publishing Deal with Music Sales Corporation
28th November 2018
Music Sales Corp. is thrilled to announce the signing of the award-winning film/TV composer and multi-instrumentalist Ariel Marx to a worldwide co-publishing deal. The agreement covers all existing and future works, including the scores to...
G.Schirmer Acquires Worldwide Publishing Rights to Florence Price's Catalog
15th November 2018
NEW YORK, NY November 15th, 2018 – G. Schirmer, Inc., part of The Music Sales Group, announces it has acquired the worldwide publishing rights to classical composer Florence Price's catalog.Florence Price was one of the first...
Node Records Releases Original Soundtrack Album for 'The Wife'
14th November 2018
Featuring Original Music by BAFTA-Award Winning and Golden-Globe Nominated Composer Jocelyn Pook “Jocelyn Pook's understated musical score may well be the film's true hidden genius.” Selig Film News LOS ANGELES, CA (November 12, 2018)–...
"Shy" by Hauschka Featured in Apple's "Behind the Mac - Make Something Wonderful" Advertisement
7th November 2018
Hauschka's "Shy" is the featured piano composition within Apple's "Behind the Mac - Make Something Wonderful" advertisement. A curated slideshow, the ad features intimate black-and-white found photos of Oprah Winfrey, Dave Grohl, Serena...
"Wooly Bully" Featured in Cole Haan Animated Advertisement
5th October 2018
“Wooly Bully,” the 1965 Grammy-nominated hit written by Domingo ‘Sam' Samudio, is the featured song within Cole Haan’s new animated advertisement to introduce their Zerogrand shoe collection with Stitchlite Wool. Created by the animation...
Dustin O'Halloran's "We Move Lightly" Featured in Nike & Colin Kaepernick Advertisement
7th September 2018
Dustin O’Halloran’s “We Move Lightly” is the featured composition within Nike’s 'Dream Crazy' advertisement, narrated by NFL athlete and humanitarian Colin Kaepernick. Created for the 30th anniversary of the 'Just Do It' campaign, the...
Sparta Florida Music Catalog Featured In Trojan Records 50 Box Set
14th August 2018
This year Trojan Records is celebrating their 50th birthday in the biggest way. The essential reggae label has released a super-deluxe vinyl box set, featuring many iconic copyrights of the genre from the Sparta Florida music catalog. From...
"It's All in the Game" Makes Billboard's All-Time Hot 100 Singles List
9th August 2018
Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Hot 100 chart, Billboard has highlighted Tommy Edwards’ “It’s All in the Game” within their all-time Hot 100 singles ranking. The song, co-written by Charles Dawes and Carl Sigman, is the first...
"The Twist" is The Billboard Hot 100's All-Time Number One Song
7th August 2018
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Hot 100 chart, Billboard revisits the hit song that helped shape its history - “The Twist,” popularized by Chubby Checker and written by Hank Ballard. The song, which has placed as No. 1 within...
Music Sales' "They're Coming To Take Me Away" Incorporated Within Kanye West and Kid Cudi's 'Kids See Ghosts'
3rd July 2018
“They’re Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!” from the Music Sales catalog has been incorporated within Kids See Ghosts. Released on June 8th, the collaborative album between Kanye West and Kid Cudi debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 Album...
Harts Signs Worldwide Publishing Deal with Embassy Music Publishing
27th June 2018
Embassy Music Publishing is excited to announce the signing of Australian multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer, Harts, to an exclusive Worldwide publishing deal. The talented musician and his eclectic music catalogue will be a...