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Mana Music is now the exclusive representative of the Warner Music catalogue of masters for all synchronisation uses in Australia. This ground breaking agreement means that Mana Music has the exclusive right to licence all of Warner Music's vast catalogue of international and local masters for all uses in film, television, commercials, computer games and premium uses. read more >>

This is the first time anywhere in the world a major record company has outsourced its synchronisation licensing to a specialist music supervision company.

Mana Music is Australasia's largest specialist music licensing company and we provide the most comprehensive music licensing service available.

With more than 18 years experience in negotiating music licenses for a wide variety of uses, including Film & TV, commercials and premium products, we have a strong understanding of our clients needs and we pride ourselves on providing the most efficient and cost effective service possible.

We are able to assist with song selection or simply advise on a song's availability or cost.  We can hunt down that elusive song or suggest alternatives if required.  In most cases we can provide a ballpark quote within 24 hours of receiving a request.

We are experts at managing music budgets to ensure that you acquire the songs you need within budget, on time and have all the fully executed music delivery items you require. Our priority is to provide our clients with fast, effective and efficient solutions to all of their licensing needs. 


WESTSIDE RULES!

The Outrageous Fortune soundtrack debuted at number one on the New Zealand album charts and went on to go triple platinum. Produced by Mana NZ and distributed by Warner Music, Outrageous Fortune is the first ever New Zealand soundtrack to top the charts. All of the songs featured on the album have been used in the series and cover the broadest cross section of New Zealand music possible, from tracks such as Hello Sailor's 70's hit "Gutter Black" which is the theme of the series, contemporaries such as the Dance Exponents ands Th' Dudes, current hit makers Goldenhorse, the Black Seeds, the Veils, the Datsuns, Greg Johnson, the Finn Brothers and emerging acts such as Gasoline Cowboy,the Reduction Agents and the Calico Brothers.Outrageous Fortune has been the most successful drama series made for New Zealand television and has been sold to a number of overseas territories with the concept also being licensed to both US and British production companies. 

100% Kiwi Music Compilation for 100% made TV show!!!

The success of the soundtrack continues Mana's track record of producing albums for the films and TV series it music supervises. Prior soundtracks include Heavenly Creatures, Muriel's Wedding, The Tracker and last year's No.2 (Naming Number Two) which produced the hit single "Bathe In The River".

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2007 saw Mana Australia complete work on two new successful television series, "City Homicide" and "Summer Heights High" as well as the Miramax feature film "Eagle Vs Shark" amongst other exciiting news.

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"City Homicide" enjoyed one of the most successful debuts for any Australian drama series and was regularly in the top 5 programs nationally and topped 1.7 million viewers a week. In addition it enjoyed favourable reviews from a wide cross section of media most of whom said it stood out from its US equivalents because of its hard hitting drama.

Mana licensed numerous songs for use in the series many of them from indy bands most of whom had not been heard on a commercial network previously.

Tracks featured included:

"Alala" by CSS

"Old Joelene" by ARIA nominee Clare Bowditch

"Into My Arms" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

"Goldmines" by ARIA nominee Josh Pyke

"Sanvean" by Oscar nominee Lisa Gerard

"Stranger" by Brendan Gallagher

Produced by Maryanne Carroll, the show stars Nadine Garner, Damien Richardson, Aaron Pedersen and Daniel MacPherson as a young, ambitious and intelligent homicide team with support from the likes of Shane Bourne and Noni Hazlehurst.

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“Summer Heights High” has just concluded its brief run and once again creator Chris Lilley has enjoyed unanimous adulation from viewers and critics alike.

Set in a high school Chris starred as several characters in the series which featured songs from a number of well know artists including Back Street Boys, Stephanie Macintosh, Nikki Webster and Vandalism.

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"Eagle versus Shark”

The debut feature by Academy Award nominated short film director Taika Waititi, read more…

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“Stupid Stupid Man -series 2 ”

 

A comedy series set in the office of a fictional mens magazine called COQ (it’s French for rooster). The series' second season is now underway.   read more. . .


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"Murder in the Outback" is a telemovie based on the story of Joanne Lees and the murder of her boyfriend, Peter Falconio, read more…
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Mana Australia has also been working on the low budget feature “Bitter & Twisted”, read more…

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Meanwhile our New Zealand office has been extremely busy with both television series and feature films including...

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“Curtin - the Telemovie” is the raw and intimate story of Australian Prime Minister John Curtin, played by William McInnes, read more…

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The second series of “Outrageous Fortune” was the highest rating of all TV series on TV3 in 2006, read more…

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“The Ferryman” is the story of a group of twenty-something's who charter a boat to Fiji, read more…

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"Here To Stay" is a documentary series which looks at the social history of several of the main groups of settlers that arrived in NZ during the colonial period, read more…

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"The Hothouse" is the latest television drama from the Gibson Group whose "Insiders Guide" series were a major success, read more…

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