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We're absolutely delighted on behalf of Playground Hollywood founders Starr Parodi and Jeff Fair for their nomination in the 2026 GRAMMY Awards. 

, is nominated in the Classical Compendium category, and was recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in the summer of 2024 at Abbey Road Studios. Jeff and Starr both took on orchestration and arrangement duties, and Starr performed on piano throughout.

The work is their latest collaboration with artist Kitt Wakeley, with whom Jeff and Starr won a GRAMMY for the album 

Fingers crossed for another win on awards night in February. 

Playground Hollywood GRAMMY nominated again!

We're delighted to have received four nominations at this year's 

, with nominations across both the composition and usage categories.

 picked up two nominations, for the high-energy breaks of 'One Time Like This' in the Drum & Bass category, and for soulful female vocal hip-hop track 'Exception' in the Rap category. 

 was also nominated in the Fantasy Score category for the evolving, magical orchestral fun of 'A Little Enchantment'.

 acid house banger 'Klang Brutt' was nominated in the TV Drama category for a usage in season two of Netflix action thriller Kleo.

Huge congrats to all our fantastic composers and producers, and all the other nominees across the categories. Look forward to seeing you at the awards in November!

Boost lands four nominations at this year's Production Music Awards

We're absolutely delighted to announce the launch of Loud Mouth, a new label of sync gems and scores created by music supervisors for music supervisors.

This new boutique, forward-thinking catalogue is packed with contemporary flair, unforgettable hooks and tracks that resonate.

The first set of releases contains sync-ready summer jams, sample-heavy beats, promo-ready dance and rock, plus contemporary funk and soul with retro flair...

The next set of releases, coming this autumn, will bring refined, ad-friendly scores for tech, emotive piano stories and a touch of contemporary noir.

Introducing Loud Mouth

Volume five of the Big Screen Themes series has just landed! Complete with 13 captivating fantasy themes, you can expect a little bit of everything, from haunting intrigue and ominous tension through to transcendent beauty and spiritual enlightenment.

Guiding us on the journey is a roster of top-level vocal talent, including rising star of London's opera scene, soprano 

. As well as listing her as a Top 10 High Flyer, 

 magazine has also described her as having 'memorable voice of silken beauty with a luminous edge to the tone'. Hear her perfomance on 'Stolen Innocence' below...

The tracks 'Celestial Realms' and 'Divine Providence', are graced by the voice of award-winning singer 

, who won Best Soloist at the VGMO Awards, sung on the recent Disney remake of 

, and has been among the awards for vocal performances on high-profile syncs from Netflix trailers to the Hideo Kojima-produced video game 

Completing the release, Hayley Watson sings on 'The Prophecy Unfolds'. Watson was recently nominated for a PMA for her work with regular collaborator Chris Elmslie on Big Screen track 

Preview the musical magic, and take a deeper dive into the Big Screen Themes series below...

New from Big Screen: Prophecy

We're delighted to have seven tracks nominated at this year's 

This year, we've received recognition in both the Music and Sync categories, with nominations for Best TV Trailer, Chart Pop, Indie Rock, Christmas, Drum & Bass, plus two tracks up for the Jazz award.

Listen to the nominated tracks below, and fingers crossed for the awards ceremony on 20th November!

Boost lands seven Production Music Awards nominations

Big Screen Music is marking its 50-album milestone with the release of a brand-new series of albums called Big Screen Themes.

Focusing on strong, bold and dramatic contemporary themes for titles, promos and montage sequences, the series will contain an initial four releases coming month-by-month in the first half of 2024.

The first in the series, Magic & Mystery, is out now, covering everything from dark intrigue and spy thrillers to enchantment, supernatural fantasy and artificial intelligence.

Coming next are Angels & Heroines, Love & Loss and Adventure & Fantasy, so keep an eye out for more through the spring and summer!

Big Screen Themes: the new album series from Big Screen

Getting reporting or cue sheet information on our website is very easy, but you'll need to be 

 first. If you don't already have an account, you can 

To access reporting information, click the

 to the right of any track, or next to the track description.

When the information drawer opens, you can 

click Cue Sheet to view, copy and download

Copy Info button will quickly grab the track info 

Another way to access reporting information is to 

click the Q icon next to any album or playlist

If you need help with reporting, get in touch with the team at 

How to get reporting information

It's very straightforward to download music on our site, but you'll need to 

 in order to do so. If you don't already have an account, you can 

When you download, you'll be given the option to receive 

, your tracks will begin to download in your browser, but please note that 

very large playlists may arrive in an email

 with a download link. All downloads come with a handy cue sheet file for quick and easy reporting.

That's about it – why not give it a go on the tracks below...

How to download music

Our keyword search makes it simple and fast to find the right music for your production – all you need to do is type in what you want and hit enter.

There's a keyword for almost everything, from Tempos, Instruments and Genres to Moods, Feelings, Places, Eras and more...

Not feeling the tracks with sax on them? Just put a 

You can add further keywords to a search to help refine your results, or remove a keyword by clicking the X on its keyword tag underneath the search bar.

Piano, Strings, Pizzicato, Brass, Saxophone, Sitar, Orchestra, Guitar, Oud, Synth, 808

Pop, Rock, Jazz, Hip Hop, House, Cinematic, Neoclassical, Ambient, Atmosphere, Trap, Drill, Indie-Folk, Country, Rockabilly, Afrobeats

Drama, Documentary, Sport, Promo, Human Interest, Nature, Gardening, DIY, Baking, Lifestyle, Travel, Crime

Happy, Sad, Emotive, Quirky, Neutral, Warm, Positive, Energetic, Mischief, Fun, Atmospheric, Laid-back, Feel-Good, Chilled, Danger, Uneasy, Melancholic, Observational

Retro, 1960s, Middle Eastern, Africa, Japan, Paris, Nordic, Summer

Building, Forward Motion, Driving, Propulsive, Plodding, Waltzing

Bed, Underscore, Sting, Link (Make sure to toggle All Versions to find these)

How to search music with keywords

Starting a playlist on our site is easy. First, 

 for a user account, then all you need to do is 

 next to any track to start adding it to a playlist.

On the next menu, you can either create a new playlist, add to an existing playlist, or go to an existing playlist via the arrow button.

You can also select multiple tracks to add to a playlist or download. Either 

 of the album art and track title, or use 

at the right-hand side of the site header.

How to create playlists

Looking to up your music searching game a little bit? Great, these quick tips will help you navigate our catalogue like the very best music supervisors.

To find a track's alternate versions, all you need to do is 

You can also access this by clicking the 

 to the right of the track, or next to the track description

at the bottom of the screen. The versions menu is 

Another great way to find alternate versions is by 

. This is great for finding Instrumentals, Underscores, Cutdowns, Stings and more.

If a track has lyrics, they will appear in the 

 instead of Keywords in the menu underneath the searchbar.

For the next section, it's worth opening our 

The left-hand side of our search tool helps filter your results. Here you can select a 

. You'll get more results for shorter cutdowns by having 

 on the left-hand side of our search tool to cast the net wider, or refine your results. 

Mains Only is the default, but we'd recommend that you 

switch to All Versions if you're looking for instrumentals, underscores, cutdowns and stings

use search terms like Underscore, Bed, Link and Sting 

for this, and filter further with the duration sliders.

filter search by Track, Album or Playlist

 with our search tool. To choose which, click one of the

 found underneath the search on the right-hand side.

Each will display your search slightly differently. Track view is default as it's the most logical way to find music quickly, but Album and Playlist view may be helpful for browsing.

Another great way to discover music around a theme is by exploring our range of 

And that's about it... If you have any questions about the site, or want to book a demo, get in touch at 

How to use advanced search tools

We're delighted that Big Screen won the award for Best Score at this year's Production Music Awards for the track 'Wicked Intensions' by Josh Wynter.

The building string tension track contested a tough field this year, including another Big Screen nomination in the emotive vocal orchestral hybrid '

Alive' by Chris Elmslie and Hayley Watson

The win is some well-deserved recognition of owner and producer Olivia's hard work, and a worthy award for Josh, who has a 