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SYNC NEWS
June Sync Highlights
Eastenders
Eastenders
"Electric Boogaloo" Wiley Ft Jake Gosling was picked up for the final scene in last week nail-biting episode of EastEnders - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qJ549MM374
New Look
The hit track 'I Need You Tonight' by Professor Green has been picked up for use in the latest New Look commercial.
The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid has picked up the use of Jay Sean ’s #1 hit ‘Down’ in the 2010 martial arts remake of the original 1984 film, the blockbuster is set to hit cinemas on July 16 th and will star Jaden Smith (Will Smith’s son) and Jackie Chan.
Blood Red Shoes has scored 2 tracks in some of the latest Hollyoaks shows, tracks include ‘Light It Up’ and ‘It Is Happening Again’
Entourage
Scott Pilgrim vs The World
‘Invaders Must Die’ by Prodigy (Nick Halkes) and ‘It’s Getting Boring By The Sea’ by Blood Red Shoes have both been picked up to feature in the trailer for this years summer blockbuster Scott Pilgrim vs The World.
Vampire Diaries
The track 'Thinking Of You' by Jamie McDonald will feature in the supernatural–fantasy horror television series Vampire Diaries, the series is set to arrives on UK screens from June 22 nd . 'Thinking Of You' is the latest single taken from McDonald's EP ' The Head On Collider ' which is available now on i-tunes.
Wild Target
Wild Target is the latest comedy from Director Jonathan Lynn, the film stars such A list actors as Bill Nighly, Rupert Everett and Emily Blunt and features the track ‘All Over’ by our own Pete Simpson. Wild Target is out now in all leading cinemas with the official soundtrack also available now.
Entourage
HBO’s ‘hit show ‘Entourage’ has picked up the use of “Bread & Butter” buy Hugo Chakrabongse and “Strange Things” by Freeland to feature in the show. 
Invictus
Get Up And Dance
The new US show ‘Get Up And Dance’ will use Jay Sean ’s #1 hit track “Down” in an upcoming episode.
Invictus
Invictus - featuring the track ' World In Union '
The official soundtrack and DVD release to the blockbuster 'Invictus' are both available to own now. Invictus is the 2009 film based on events in South Africa before and during the 1995 Rugby World Cup, the film stars Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman.
May Sync Higlights
Pimm's
It's Pimms O'Clock!
The new commercial for the summer drink Pimms is currently airing on TV, the comical commercial contains the original master of Laurie Johnson's theme The Avengers! Check it out here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpGLHILKzyQ
Nationwide Building Society launches Little Britain ad campaign!
Grammy Award-winning composer David Arnold has specifically composed the music to the new Nationwide Building Society's ad campaign now airing on TV. The campaign features the comics from the hit British show 'Little Britain', for which David also composer the music for, check one of the many ad's out here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCsi9Vqv1jY
Soccer AM
Soccer AM
The track 'Can't Touch me Now' Nick Thayer was picked up on the 'showboat' section on Soccer AM. See New releases section for info about his upcoming album.
March Sync Highlights
Street Dance 3D - The new Vertigo Films dance blockbuster 'Street Dance 3D' will feature 3 of our tracks, these include McLeans chart topping track "Broken" and Fatboy Slims "Champion Sounds" that will be used in the official feature film and the single ‘Work It Out' (Sugabitch) co-written by our own Si Hulbert that will be used in the films official trailer. Street Dance 3D is out May 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnG1g_8I_UI
February Sync Highlights
Sean Redmond
Sean Redmond
We are very happy to mention that Bucks Music writer Sean Redmond 's track 'Shooting Stars' is the lead track for the reveal / information video presented by Apple to introduce their new i-Pad http://www.apple.com/ipad/#video
Brian Eno
Brian Eno has scored 2 tracks in the latest Martin Scorsese film ‘ Shutter Island ’. The film includes "Lizard Point" and "The Lost Day" both by Eno.
The Race
The Race
‘Summer & Racing Car Game’ by The Race features on the on-line radio station of Stoked, the cartoon series on the Teletoon Network in Canada!
Skins
Skins episode 4 features 2 Bucks tracks: ‘Red Tooth & Claw’ by The Ettes + ‘A Promise’ by Broken Records
The trailer to ( Skins ) Episode 5 features: 'Gimme What You Got' by Black Daniel
'It is Nothing' by A Place To Bury Strangers is featured in the latest Skins ad for fan favourite Cook..... and you can grab the track now on Itunes! http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/exploding-head-bonus-track/id331492429
January Sync Highlights
Vancouver 2010
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games (SEGA)
'Walkie Talkie' - Attic Lights
'Going Down' - Dead Identities
'Long Way Out' - Dead Identities
'Got It Good' - Dead Identities
Skins
Skins Trailers - Channel 4
'Lust For Life' - Girls
The band were featured in this months Q magazine as one of the Top 20 bands to hear from the US and the band will be over in February for a tour of the UK
'Its Nothing' - A Place To Bury Strangers
Another band to feature in the Q Top 20 US bands poll.
Soccer AM
SKY - Soccer AM
'Anyway' - Ducksauce
A collaboration between Armand Van Helden & A Trak, this is turning out to be a party classic
'Riverside' - Sidney Samson feat Wizard Sleeve
The infectious Riverside with vocals by our own Wizard Sleeve
2009 Sync Highlights
UK Commercials Pimm's
“The New Avengers “Theme (master only) – Laurie Johnson - Pimms Commercial (Mother)
“ The Professionals “ - Laurie Johnson – Freeview (BMB)
“Riverbank” – Pelle Carlberg – Special K (JWT)
“Two Can Make It Together” – Sharon Tandy – Government Early Years Initiative (Leith)
“Step On” Happy Mondays (written by John Kongos) - BT (AMV BBDO)
“It Ain’t Easy Bein’ Green” – Jo Raposo – EDF Energy (EURO RSCG)
“Kung Fu Fighting” - Carl Douglas – 118 90 Ireland
“First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” (Ewan) – Sekonda Watches
“The Great Escape” – Gwen Stefani (Giorgio Tuinfort) – Next 
Weetabix
Weetabix (CHI & Partners) – Original Composition – Jonathan Goldstein
Drench ‘Hamsters’ (CHI & Partners) – Original Composition – Jonathan Goldstein
Tesco (Red Brick Road) – Original Composition – Rachel Portman
Sony Ericsson (McCann) – Original Composition – Tom Bailey (Powis Music)
Lexus – Original Composition –Multiverse Music
International
“Go On Get It” – Black Daniel – Radio Shack USA
“Gimme What You Got (Alex Metric Mix) – Black Daniel – Pedigree Foods Canada
“Go On Get It” – Black Daniel – Moosehead Beer Canada
“Back In Her Heart” – BMX Bandits (Francis McDonald) – Payless Shoes USA
“Night In Vegas” - Victor Malloy – Cannon Cameras Australia
“She” (Aznavour/Kretzmer)– Unimart Chile
“You’re Beautiful” – James Blunt (Ghost/Skarbek) - Bora Cars China
“Where You From” - Rinocerose (Mark Gardener) - M6 Mobile France
“Desire” - Jose James – - Carte Noir France
“What Is Woman” – Eskimo Disco (bdi music) – Kotex New Zealand
UK TV Promo’s
Skins – Keep Slipping Away – A Place To Bury Strangers
Misfits – Deadbeat – A Place To Bury Strangers
US TV
CSI NY – New Messiah – High Rankin
CSI NY – Don’t Hold Back – Roni Size
CSI NY – Borderline/Mancry – Freeland
CSI Miami – Mancry – Freeland
Grey’s Anatomy – With The Notes In My Ear – Peter Broderick
So You Think You Can Dance – Ramalama (Bang Bang) – Roisin Murphy (Matthew Herbert)
Melrose Place – Down – Jay Sean
Film
Waveriders - ‘Research’ by The Race and an original composition by April Media ( bdi ) feature in this surf documentary
Fish Tank - “Ride It’ Jay Sean
The Boat That Rocked – A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum
The Tormented - Dew Climbs – Lunz (Tim Sory)
Wild Target – ‘All Over’ - Pete Simpson
An Education – “You've Got Me Wrapped Around Your Little Finger “ - Beth Rowley (Ben Castle/BDi)
Games
Motorstorm – Artic Edge
Blood Red Shoes - I Wish I Was Someone Better
The Body Snatchers - Club Beat Internationale (Arctic Edge edit)
Evil Nine - Twist The Knife feat. Emily Breeze
Subfocus - Timewarp
Grand Theft Auto 4 - “Knock You Out” – Black Noise
FIFA 10 -“ Head Straight” – Alex Metric
Need For Speed Intro – “What Now” – Alex Metric
Gran Turismo Sequel – “Do You” – Freeland
Gran Turismo Trailer – Borrowed Time – TC feat Sub Focus
X Box Crackdown 2 –
“Purple City” & “Psychedelic Runway” – Joker
“Do You” – Freeland
Forza 3 TC feat Subfocus - Borrowed Time
Evil Nine - Twist the Knife
Adam Freeland - Under Control
Adam Freeland - Borderline
Alex Metric - What Now
SIMS 3 – “It Starts” – Alex Metric
MOTORSTORM PACIFIC RIFT
The soundtrack to the game was nominated for ‘Outstanding Achievement In Soundtrack’ at the Academy of Interactive Arts & Science Annual Awards. Bucks has 7 tracks in the game including songs from Ulterior, Black Daniel, Nick Thayer, The Body Snatchers, Alex Metric, DJ Fresh and Pendulum (ft Fresh, $pyda & Tenor Fly).
November News
Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
Jonathan Goldstein - Weetabix Commercial
Carl Douglas - 'Kung Fu Fighting' - 118 118 Commercial Ireland
Grant Buckerfield - 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here'
October News
Black Daniel
Gimme What You Got (Alex Metric Mix) is being used for a Pedigree foods commercial in Canada
Black Daniel
Victor Malloy
Night In Vegas. Cannon camera's in Australia have chosen this tracks for their new campaign
September News
Freeview
Freeview TV advertisment
"The Professionals" Laurie Johnson
Apple 5G iPod Nano
"Bourgeois Shangri-La" by Miss Li http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv1dTwSI48w
'New Look' Online Campaign
"Something Kinda Oooh" Girls Aloud http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY3vBKWlceY 
New Look
August News
Dancing Baby
BT advertisement
Step On (John Kongos) Happy Mondays version has been used in the new BT advertisement
"Dancing Baby" advertisement
Two Can Make It Together (Graham Dee/Brian Potter) Sharon Tandy recording has been used in the Government Early Years Initiative "Dancing Baby" advertisement
Freeview Freeview
Theme From The Professionals (Laurie Johnson) has been picked up by Freeview.
Signal Corp DVD
Rock It – Sub Focus – Used in Signal Corp DVD
New Gran Turismo game
Borrowed Time - TC
Spor – Aztec
Do It - Freeland 
Singstar
Singstore
Flex - Dizee Rascal (Matthew Herbertt Co-write) has been picked up for Singstore, part of Singstar
July News
Kate Goes - Check out the BBC3 show ‘Coming Of Age’. The theme music is by our very own Kate Goes.
The New Avengers Theme - New Pimms Commercial
Motorstorm - Artic Edge
Motorstorm - Artic Edge
We are delighted to have four tracks on the new Sony Playstation game 'Motorstorm - Artic Edge' (released September 2009).
Blood Red Shoes - I Wish I Was Someone Better
The Body Snatchers - Club Beat Internationale (Arctic Edge edit)
Evil Nine - Twist The Knife feat. Emily Breeze
Subfocus - Timewarp
Also to our delight we have 5 tracks featured in the Forza 3 game on XBox!
TC feat Subfocus - Borrowed Tim
Evil Nine - Twist the Knife
Adam Freeland - Under Control
Adam Freeland - Borderline
Alex Metric - What Now 
Pro Green
Pro Green – Big Brother
Professor Green made an unforgettable live appearance on Big Brothers Big Mouth just a few weeks ago, mixing it up with Cores and DJ IQ.
12 Stone Toddler
12 Stone Toddler's 'Under the Weather' has been used as the backing track to the Rankin Live promotional videos now showing on You Tube! Rankin Live is a massive retrospective, a live shoot and interactive gallery, SHOOT/ PRINT/EXHIBIT! The people of Britain, The photography exhibition of 2009! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9DtSizG76U
April News
Waveriders
‘Research’ by The Race and an original composition by April Media (bdi) feature in the surf documentary Waveriders which is now on UK release.
Check out the Waveriders reviews here.
Sounds Like Teen Spirit
Mat Davidson (BDi) has written the incidental music and musical arrangements for this film due for release on 8th May 09. The film is an affectionate comedy that follows the lives of 4 children as the compete to write a song for The Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
Previous News
Lil' chris tn
Lil Chris Checkin' Out ASDA
'Checkin It Out' - Lil Chris is the soundtrack to the new commercial for the George clothing range for kids at ASDA.
Hot Fuzz Poster
HOT FUZZ - The Move 'Night Of Fear' and 'Fire' - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown both feature in the new comedy from Simon Pegg & Nick Frost.
The songs also feature on the film soundtrack which is released by Island Records
The new comedy from Ealing Studios features "We Should Fall In Love" - LOVE feat Malin Elino (Incentive Music) The film is released March 2007 and is a fantastic British comedy - definately one to watch.
Life On Mars
The hit BBC 1 drama LIFE ON MARS featured "TOKOLOSHE MAN" by "John Kongos" in its first series and a soundtrack to the show is now available on Sony/BMG. John is a legendary figure in music and is perhaps most famous for having written 'He's Gonna Step On You Again'.
John is still writing & recording and again can be commissioned for projects. Please contact Jonathan for more information.
Burn Out EA Games
The Dead IDentities 'Long Way Out' features on the latest edition of Burnout from EA games. Check the Dead ID's microsite for more news about this exciting punk band and visit the jukebox to hear exclusive tracks from their forthcoming album
THE RACE IS ON
Our new band The Race are currently being featured on Sky Sports & Hollyoaks. They are due to release their next single "Comfort Comfort" on Shifty Disco in March.
CARL COX
When Transport for London wanted to hightlight the dangers of drugs and driving, they decided for an ambient campaign of giving away free promo CD's at music festivals. In conjunction with Stream & TFL we got Carl Cox on board to write a new track which then delivered the hard hitting message that drugs and driving do not mix!
Carlsberg
CARLSBERG - Dan Bewick has composed the soundtrack for the latest Carlsberg Export commercial for Owens DDB in Eire. The commercial carries on 'the Danes hate to see it leave' campaign and is a round-the-world tale of espionage & double crossing!
Dan has also written the 'Filmscore vol.2 (ESL 079)'album for our "Standard Music Library and is published by our sister company BDI Music.
Bel's Boys
Bels Boys is the CITV series which shows the trials and tribulations of 9 year old Bel as she manges a band and turns them into rock superstars. One of the tracks the boys perform is Just Wanna Rock'n'Roll written by Francis Macdonald. Universal will be releasing the soundtrack to the show in April 07.
J Lo Dancelife
The new reality show from MTV has J Lo on the search for the hottest new dance talent. The series and trailers for the show feature HOLDING ON by The Beauty Room
The Pleasure Of Your Company
Jason Biggs & Isla Fisher star in the US comedy abount an innocent dare that turns to love. Rather fittingly they have chosen the song 'Love Is A Game For Two To Play' written by Francis Macdonald.
meteor
METEOR MOBILE - "Kristian Gilroy" wrote & produced the music for this spot produced by QMP Publicis in Eire which features a young singer & her svengali manager!
Kris is currently involved in some very exciting new projects... more of which soon.
Test Drive Unlimited
The new racing game from Atari features a classic from the Bucks catalogue in the form of 'He's Gonna Step On You Again" by John Kongos, and one of our 'Ones To Watch' in the form of 'Information' by black danieL
The OC
THE OC - Another success for "Victor Malloy" and Night In Vegas. The song features twice in the episode 'Secrets & Lies' of this Californian teen drama.
BRITISH AIRWAYS A beautiful new version of 'Leaving On A Jet Plane' (John Denver) performed by Sophie Barker is being used in the new campaign for BA. Have you packed your bags?
CSI NEW YORK 'Perception' - "Aquasky" is to be used in a forthcoming episode of CSI New York.
The breaks trio are having a busy start to 2006 having just released their new album TEAMPLAYERS on Passenger Records and taking the album on tour. Check out www.aquasky.co.uk for tour details and releases.
Backini
CSI MIAMI. Brighton based BACKINI is a new signing to Bucks for 2006 and we are delighted that a placement has already been made for the track 'Little Big Horn' in CSI Miami.
Backini recently recorded a live session at Abbey Road for Worldspace Satellite Radio which broadcasts accross Europe, Asia and America.
Little Big Horn is taken from the album re:creation on Lumenessence Records. www.lumenessence.co.uk
GREY'S ANATOMY. 'DIPLO RHYTHM' by Diplo has been placed in the hit US Medical drama.
The track features a sample from our writer Jonathan Dunn.
Jonathan is a pioneer in the field of writing music for computer games, having been involved since the days of Spectrums & Commodores!
He is also a dance producer & writer and can be commissioned to write to brief. For a full discography & more info visit www.soularis.co.uk or contact Jonathan Tester for a showreel.
Victor Malloy
COCA COLA We are delighted that Coca Cola in the USA have chosen 'Night In Vegas' - Victor Malloy as the soundtrack to one of the commercials in their Winter Olympics campaign. The track is taken from the album "Lions & Tigers & Bears".
Boddingtons
Imagine a cow that produces beer not milk. This dream becomes a reality with BODDINGTONS their Magic Cow commerical. The spot features the Happy Mondays version of STEP ON (John Kongos). Boddingtons wanted a track that would emphasise their Manchester roots and what could be better than this MADCHESTER anthem.
Johnny Walker sync page
KEEP WALKING. 'Which Side Are You On' (Forrence Reece) features in the stunning new commercial for JOHNNIE WALKER. The track comes from our Harmony catalogue which features the very best in folk music including "Woody Guthrie", "Pete Seegar" and "Ewan McColl".
Re:cloose
Keep Your Tummy Happy! MANA'S BOUNCE - Re:cloose is the happy bouncing track on the latest commercial for AMBROSIA. The music is taken from the album 'Hiatus On The Horizon' and is out now on Peacefrog. http://www.peacefrog.com
ALL THE WAY FROM AMERICA - Joan Armatrading. Cranberries come all the way from America, so what better way for WAITROSE to let you know!
For a man that is currently on a World Tour with Teenage Fanclub, it is fitting that KTF/Yahoo in Korea have chosen CAYO by "Francis Macdonald" for their latest commercial.
A download of the song is available at http://www.shoeshine.co.uk
HERE COMES BOD! The theme from Bod is featuring in the latest commercial for Cow & Gate.
'LAVA' - Boozoo Bajou is currently being used in the new FOSTERS TV commerial.
Taken from the album SATTE!
SWEET LITTLE PUSSYCAT'- Agent Provocatuer. An inspired choice for the WAITROSE radio commercial to encourage us to buy more Whiskas! The track is available on Peep Show (Sanctuary Records)