Expect to hear more of Biggi Hilmars, the young Icelandic composer responsible for the score to Thomson’s eye-catching, freeze-frame Moments spot.
UK TV Advert Song & Music Database
From John Lewis and Sainsbury’s to Mercedes and Apple, we cover the UK’s most important and entertaining TV Ad Campaigns and the songs they use.
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H&M – The Road Trip
Cod country by top 1960s pop writers Bill Martin and Phil Coulter accompanies David Beckham and US comedian Kevin Hart on H&M’s coach trip.
Gucci Guilty – Director’s Cut
Gustav Mahler’s theme from the 1972 Oscar-winner Death In Venice lends an extra grandeur to Gucci’s Guilty ménage a trois movie.
Heinz – LoveSoup: Has To Be Heinz
It has to be Dusty Springfield’s 1967 take on Bacharach and David’s classic Look Of Love in this heart-warming Heinz soup spot.
January 9 | Paddy Power | The Steward
POSTED ON 9 January 2017
Online bookmaking giant Paddy Power is betting that a screen campaign based on top pop parodies will prove a firm favourite with punters.
December 19 | New Ads This Week
POSTED ON 19 December 2016
A full list of all the TV adverts and trailers which were posted on adbreakanthems between December 13 – December 19 2016.
December 19 | M&S | Christmas With Love From Mrs Claus
POSTED ON 19 December 2016
OBE-holders actress Janet McTeer and composer Rachel Portman make M&S’ Christmas With Love From Mrs Claus the year’s most decorated spot.
Beats By Dre – Be Heard
ORIGINAL AIR DATE 09 Dec 2016 | POSTED ON 16 December 2016
ADVERT CATEGORY: Licensed Recording
Everybody acts tough when they hear The White Stripes’ 2003 signature smash Seven Nation Army in Beats By Dre’s latest sporty spot.
Virgin Experience Days – What Memories Will You Create This Christmas?
ORIGINAL AIR DATE 28 Nov 2016 | POSTED ON 16 December 2016
ADVERT CATEGORY: Licensed Recording
Virgin Experience makes an adventure of its day out ad with some feisty DIY banjo pop whimsy by Nashville singer songwriter Holley Maher.
Mercedes-Benz 4MATIC All Wheel Drive – The Best Of Nothing: Snow Date
ORIGINAL AIR DATE 08 Dec 2016 | POSTED ON 16 December 2016
Mercedes’ teen love spot gains traction from a re-record by top US covers merchants Sleeping At Last of a popular Bob Dylan song from 1997.
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue – The New Campaign
ORIGINAL AIR DATE 16 Nov 2016 | POSTED ON 15 December 2016
ADVERT CATEGORY: Licensed Recording
David Gandy gets an earful of an early 1950s Italian pop classic by heart throb Achille Togliani during this Dolce & Gabbana alpine shoot.
Debenhams – Found It 2016
ORIGINAL AIR DATE 10 Nov 2016 | POSTED ON 15 December 2016
ADVERT CATEGORY: Commissions and Re-Records
Identify the celebrity voiceovers in Debenhams’ Xmas ad, then check out the glittering soundtrack by bespoke specialists Small Press Music.
Boux Avenue – Christmas 2016
ORIGINAL AIR DATE 15 Nov 2016 | POSTED ON 15 December 2016
ADVERT CATEGORY: Licensed Recording
It takes more than a Connie Francis Christmas classic made famous by Gabriella Cilmi to capture the attention of Boux Avenue’s snowman!
BBC One – This Christmas On BBC One
ORIGINAL AIR DATE 04 Dec 2016 | POSTED ON 14 December 2016
ADVERT CATEGORY: TV Trailers
BBC One’s star-studded Christmas trailer makes good use of a track from 2010 X Factor runner-up Rebecca Ferguson’s new album Superwoman.