Main Wave Music has struck a “multi-million-dollar” cope with Academy Award-winning songwriter Tom Whitlock, which the writer says, “brings all of Whitlock’s music publishing pursuits” to the corporate
Included within the deal, based on Main Wave, are earnings from the High Gun hit Hazard Zone, which additionally options in 2022’s High Gun: Maverick, in addition to earnings from the hit Take My Breath Away.
Different hits included within the deal embody Meet Me Midway, Hand In Hand and Wings To Fly.
Hazard Zone was the primary music written for High Gun movie, and was co-written alongside Giorgio Moroder and carried out by Kenny Loggins.
Take My Breath Away was additionally co-written with Giorgio Moroder, and was carried out by the band Berlin.
Upon its launch, Take My Breath Away went to No.1 on the Billboard Scorching 100, and later received each an Academy Award for Greatest Authentic Track and a Golden Globe for Greatest Authentic Track.
Whitlock and Moroder additional collaborated on music for movies together with Over the High, American Anthem, and Rambo III.
The duo additionally wrote the official theme songs for the 1988 Summer season Olympics (Hand in Hand) and the 1990 FIFA World Cup (To Be Quantity One).
The cope with Whitlock is the most recent in a collection of current offers for Main Wave.
Earlier this month (June), the corporate acquired a stake within the music publishing catalog of Julian Casablancas, lead singer of rock band The Strokes.
In Could, Main Wave purchased Bob Dylan’s share of supergroup The Touring Wilburys, whereas in March, the corporate acquired all rights of Regent Music Company and Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc., the publishing catalogs based by music publishing legends Gene Goodman and his late brother, Harry.
“I’m thrilled that my songs are persevering with to search out new audiences.”
Tom Whitlock
Tom Whitlock, stated: “I’m thrilled that my songs are persevering with to search out new audiences and happy that my catalog will now be within the palms of an organization like Main Wave who will proceed to look after my music and preserve my legacy alive transferring ahead in time.
“We’re excited to accumulate the legendary catalog of famend songwriter Tom Whitlock.”
Justin Shukat, Main Wave Music
Justin Shukat, President of Main Wave Music, added: “We’re excited to accumulate the legendary catalog of famend songwriter Tom Whitlock.
“He goes on, “His traditional music ‘Hazard Zone’ proves that legendary songs will stand the take a look at of time because it has discovered new audiences upon the discharge of High Gun: Maverick. 30 years later, the music is as soon as once more climbing the charts displaying the endurance of a very iconic piece of music.”Music Enterprise Worldwide
