MUSIC+SOUND AWARDS 2024 WINNER SPOTLIGHT

BEST SYNC IN A FEATURE FILM

Best Sync in a Feature Film

Saltburn

Entrant / Supervision: Kirsten Lane at Right Music Limited, UK

Track: ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ Sophie Ellis Bextor

Publishers: BMG Rights Management (UK) + Concord Songs

Publisher Licensing Managers: Joe Betts (BMG) + Verity Griffiths (Concord)

Label: Polydor Records

Label Licensing Manager: Greg Turner (Universal Music Operations Ltd)

Production Company: LuckyChap Entertainment

Director: Emerald Fennell

The phenomenal success of ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ by Sophie Ellis-Bextor 20 years after it was first released, following its inclusion in the final scene of 'Saltburn' has been the biggest talking point in the sync world, and beyond, this year. 

It’s no surprise then that the Music Supervisor behind  all of this, Kirsten Lane, was our incredibly worthy 2024 winner for Best Sync in a Feature Film.

Lane, founder of Right Music Ltd, has been licensing music for films and TV for over 25 years. She started out at PolyGram Records, then worked for PolyGram Films, and finally Sony/ATV Music Publishing, before setting up Right Music Ltd in 2001.

The tongue-in-cheek use of Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s hit, with Oliver dancing through the Saltburn house at the end of the film in the buff (his modesty protected due to rating rules in below clip!), claiming the place as his own, set TikTok on fire, with memes and millions of plays and uploads of others copying the trend. 

The song went back into the charts in the UK at Number 2 and has enabled Sophie to finally break the US market with a recent tour there. Now everyone wants their Saltburn / Murder on the Dancefloor moment!

This placement is going to be talked about for a long time yet. Congratulations once again Kirsten!

Visit Right Music’s site HERE