Silva Screen’s acclaimed recording of Strauss’ On The Beautiful Blue Danube is number two on the The People’s Classical Chart 2009. Compiled by PPL, it reflects the most popular classical music heard in the UK through radio, TV, film, live performance and other platforms in the last year.

Mcdonald’s have launched this week their Great Tastes Of America campaign with music from the Silva Screen library,  an essential element for their TV campaign. Jerome Moross’ theme for The Big Country is the archetypal piece of Western music and is a perfect fit for the ad.

Brothers” cider launch their summer ad campaign on May 14th to the thrilling guitar sound of Misirlou, the popular Greek song that was reinvented by surf  guitarist Dick Dale in 1962. The version used in the ad is from the Silva Screen library and features on the forthcoming release 100 Greatest Film Themes Take 2, for its use in Pulp Fiction. Watch it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvn7RqpRL1Q

Season 9 of American Idol has used Silva Screen’s recording of Ennio Morricone’s alluring theme to The Untouchables. The track features on our Essential Ennio Morricone Film Music Collection.

The hottest show on American television at present is about to set UK TV and the charts alight this weekend. High school comedy drama Glee will launch on Channel 4 this Sunday (17th) after posting good figures on E4 and music from the series is populating the music industry midweeks. Silva Screen’s recording of O Fortuna from Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana features in the show.

The stunning ad for William Lawson scotch that has been running in Belgium for a couple of years has had its run extended until the end of 2010. It features the Silva Screen recording of Ennio Morricone’s haunting Deborah’s Theme from Once Upon A Time In The West. Watch it at  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd7-rre3iFc

Agora is one of Poland’s largest media companies and they will shortly be launching a series of film composer collections on CD, to be redeemed by vouchers in publications. Silva Screen’s catalogue features extensively in this series and the TV advertising includes The Godfather and The Mission, also from our library of themes .

Our version of Maybe Tomorrow, the theme to The Littlest Hobo has entered Amazon’s top 10 soundtrack chart. The song has increased in popularity recently thanks to its use in the Gregg’s advert and Ronan Keating’s performance on Children In Need.

More news on the future release of our exciting project Symphonic Motown will be posted here soon. The teaming of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with a subtle new twist on a selection of Motown classic songs will get a first TV airing shortly. Sky Sports will be utilising Get Ready by The Temptations in it’s new orchestral styling in December.

Silva Screen’s extensive catalogue of military recordings covers a wide range of music from classical to film. Toby Carvery have recently used our recording of Elgar’s Land Of Hope And Glory by The Royal Artillery Band for their radio advertising which is now moving to a national roll-out.