Interesting news! Looking forward For "couples retreat" music -chris
Bivin Chandra wrote: > Slumdog' composer reaches publishing deal By STEVE CHAGOLLAN > > > A.R. Rahman, the singer-composer who walked away with two Oscars for > his song and score work in "Slumdog Millionaire, " has inked an exclusive, > worldwide publishing pact, excluding India, with Universal Music Publishing > Group. The deal with Rahman -- whose Indian credits exceed 100 films and > whose pic scores and > soundtracks have sold more than 100 millions units worldwide -- includes > large portions of his catalog as well as new music. Rights to the "Slumdog" > music will be included in the UMPG deal. "That fact that he is a two-time > Oscar winner has really elevated his visibility and notoriety globally," > David Renzer, chairman and CEO of UMPG, told Daily Variety. The Rahman deal, > Renzer said, fits the company's strategy of film and television music being > "one of the key areas that we are focused on." Rahman, who previously did not > have an overall publishing deal, is finishing the music for Universal's > "Couples Retreat," starring Vince Vaughn, and will soon be going into the > studio with producer Jimmy Iovine, chairman of UMG label Interscope Geffen > A&M Records, to create the music for an album featuring guest vocalists. > http://www.variety. com/article/ VR1118005250.. html?categoryId= 16&cs=1 >
