Universal Production Music and sister company Killer Tracks have teamed up with Abbey Road Studios to launch a new catalog of production music, Abbey Road Masters.
Abbey Road Masters will create and curate original music, which will be recorded, mixed and mastered at the iconic Abbey Road Studios.
The initial slate of releases includes Indie Soundtrack, Contemporary Score, Alternative Pop Voices, Indie Rock Noir, The Fantasy Orchestra and Cinematic Piano.
All tracks are available immediately under license exclusively through Killer Tracks in the United States and Canada and Universal Production Music in the rest of the world.
The Abbey Road masters have completed recording six more albums based on themes including vintage synths and string ensembles, live player sampling and remixing, indie cinematic and close-up acoustic recordings on a large scale – to be released in 2019.
With live recording at the heart of all their releases, Abbey Road Masters has forged relationships with composers, musicians and artists, including award-winning British film and television composers Michael Price (Sherlock), Rob Lane (John Adams), Samuel Sim (Emma) and Christian Henson (Black Death), alongside British indie legends Andy Bell (Ride/Oasis) and Tom Furse (The Horrors).
Abbey Road Masters has access to all recording facilities at Abbey Road Studios. Studio One, the largest purpose-built recording studio in the world, hosted 75 musicians over two days to record The Fantasy Orchestra album.
Other albums were recorded at legendary Studio Two and Three, sites of historic recordings by the Beatles and Pink Floyd and recent releases by Brockhampton, Lady Gaga and The 1975.
“We record great music in the best possible way and we’re so excited to get it out to creatives in film, TV and advertising.”
Ross Sellwood, universal
“We are walking in the footsteps of all the great recordings and soundtracks produced at Abbey Road and are committed to the exceptional quality of music which is the standard here,” said Ross Sellwood, who oversees the Abbey Road Masters project across his role as director. Director of the Soundtrack & Score division of Universal Globe.
“We have incredible frontline talent, but we also have a strong A&R commitment to finding and developing new discoveries.
“We see the potential in next-gen artists and give them access to these amazing studios, engineers, and players, and that translates into remarkable, innovative music for the picture.”
Sellwood added, “We work with the studios in-house engineers, who are some of the best in the world.
“We have all types of recording equipment on hand, including the collection of vintage microphones, a huge range of original outboard equipment and state-of-the-art digital technology.
“We record great music in the best possible way and we’re so excited to get it out to creatives in film, TV and advertising.”
“We are thrilled to work with them on this truly unique musical offering and bring this extraordinary music to our customers.”
Michael Sammis, president of Universal Publishing Production Music
Michael Sammis, President of Universal Publishing Production Music Worldwide, added: “Abbey Road is synonymous with great music. Ross and his team created an incredible concept and executed it brilliantly.
“We are thrilled to work with them on this truly unique musical offering and bring this extraordinary music to our customers.”
“Creating exceptional music for film and television is such an important part of Abbey Road’s history.”
Isabel Garvey, Abbey Road Studios
Isabel Garvey, Managing Director of Abbey Road Studios, said: “Creating exceptional music for film and television is such an important part of Abbey Road’s history and we are delighted to be working with Ross to develop the Abbey Road Masters catalog with our common commitment. authenticity and quality.
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