Universal Pictures Film Music and NBCUniversal Music Announce the Launch of Its New Music Site, NBCUniversalMusic.com

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Apr 29, 2015, 02:44 ET

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. , April 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Pictures Film Music and NBCUniversal Music announced today the launch of NBCUniversalMusic.com. The site is designed to make it easy for music users, including music supervisors, advertising agencies, trailer houses and music editors, among others, to conduct searches easily and locate the Universal Film music they require. Anytime. Anywhere.

In addition to selections of the most popular and critically acclaimed music from our century-old NBCUniversal Music catalogue, the site includes assets from a number of different divisions within NBCUniversal. These divisions include Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and select legacy NBCUniversal television programs. Much of our vast catalogue includes Academy Award^®-winning scores and songs, many synonymous with American popular culture.

The site contains music from classic titles such as Frankenstein, To Kill a Mockingbird, Vertigo, Jaws,E.T. The Extra Terrestrial,Schindler's List,Atonement,King Kong, Brokeback Mountain, Unbroken, The Theory of Everything and films in the Fast & Furious, Bourneand Despicable Me series. Songs include the classics "Don't You (Forget About Me)"fromThe Breakfast Club, "Car Wash" from Car Wash, and, more recently, the international sensation "Happy"fromDespicable Me 2. The NBCUniversal Music catalogue is also home to select classic legacy TV-show themes, including those from "Ironside," "Knight Rider," "Miami Vice" and "Law & Order."

Each piece of music on NBCUniversalMusic.com has been tagged with customized metadata (music descriptors) that are designed to make searches fast, fun and concise. With the push of a button, you can contact the creative staff with specific search needs, or the licensing staff once you have selected the right music for your project.

NBCUniversalMusic.com is accessible from any computer, smart phone, or other online device. Anyone can access the site and listen to music and conduct searches. To download music, send files and playlists, and take advantage of the additional capabilities the site offers, you must be logged in to your account (contact at the address below for more information on setting up an account).

In the coming weeks and months, we will continue to enhance NBCUniversalMusic.com, including adding more music and special features, so stay tuned for more to come.

For more information on NBCUniversalMusic.com, contact:

Alexia Baum - [email protected] / 818.777.7190

SOURCE Universal Pictures