MUMBAI: Lionsgate Music has signed a three-year exclusive worldwide publishing administration deal with composer David Vanacore, television’s King of Reality, it was announced by Lionsgate Music president Jay Faires. Lionsgate Music is an affiliate of Lionsgate, the leading independent filmed entertainment studio.
Under the agreement, Lionsgate’s music company will administer all of Vanacore’s premium catalogue, which encompasses thousands of cues from TV’s most prominent reality shows, including numerous seasons of Mark Burnett’s Survivor, Fox hits Big Brother and Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader, and more than 35 other TV productions from nearly every major broadcast and cable network in the country. Vanacore has also penned the music for Lionsgate’s most recent entry into worldwide syndication, Debmar-Mercury and Hasbro’s Trivial Pursuit.
"This deal is an enormous win-win for both Lionsgate and David," said Faires. "It gives us access to David’s enormous repertoire of reality television music, which has many future applications for us, and it also enables Lionsgate to help him continue his remarkable track record in such new areas as film composing, advertising, and scripted TV. He is a prodigious talent whose resume is highlighted by relationships with the top networks, shows and producers in the business, and he joins our growing roster of A-list talent."
Vanacore is the recipient of numerous accolades, including seven BMI Film and TV awards and eight ASCAP Film and TV Music Awards for Most Performed Theme, Most Performed Underscore, and Top TV Series for The Apprentice (NBC), Survivor (CBS), and Joe Millionaire (FOX). His overwhelming success continues to serve as a major catalyst in the creation of a new musical genre specifically produced for reality television. Other notable credits include Don’t Forget the Lyrics (ABC), The Contender (NBC) and Martha Stewart Apprentice (NBC), among many others.
