WaterTower Music

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WaterTower Music Inc.
Parent companyWarner Bros.
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
FounderJason Linn
Distributor(s)ADA
GenreVarious
Country of originUnited States
LocationBurbank, California
Official websitewatertower-music.com

WaterTower Music Inc. (formerly New Line Records from 2000 to 2010) is an American record label serving as the in-house music label and run by entertainment company Warner Bros., ultimately owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The name and logo are based on the iconic Warner Bros. Water Tower.

History[edit]

It was founded in 2000 as New Line Records by Jason Linn.[1]

On January 15, 2010, New Line Records was renamed as WaterTower Music with Linn now also reporting to Paul Broucek, president, music, Warner Bros. Pictures.[1] In March 2010, the company switched distribution from Warner Music Group's Alternative Distribution Alliance to Fontana, Universal Music Group's independent distributor.[2]

In 2019, the distribution changed back to ADA, effectively reuniting WMG with former parent Warner Bros.[2]

Releases[edit]

Artists[edit]

Soundtracks[edit]

New Line Records[edit]

Artist Album Details
The Blank Theory Beyond the Calm of the Corridor
  • Released: September 24, 2002
The Sounds Living in America
  • Released: November 11, 2002
Paris, Texas Like You Like an Arsonist
  • Released: May 4, 2004
Rolfe Kent Sideways
  • Released: October 12, 2004
Various Blade: Trinity
  • Released: November 23, 2004
Robbers on High Street Tree City
  • Released: February 22, 2005
Various Just Friends
  • Released: November 22, 2005
The Sounds Dying to Say This to You
  • Released: March 21, 2006
  • Chart positions: US #107
Various A Prairie Home Companion: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: May 23, 2006
  • Chart positions: US #160
Various Snakes on a Plane: The Album
  • Released: August 15, 2006
Thomas Newman Little Children: Original Motion Picture Score
  • Released: December 11, 2006
Midnight Movies Lion the Girl
  • Released: April 24, 2007
Various Hairspray: Soundtrack to the Motion Picture
  • Released: July 10, 2007
  • Chart position: US #2
Robbers on High Street Grand Animals
  • Released: July 24, 2007
Various Sex and the City: The Movie
  • Released: May 26, 2008
  • Chart position: US #2
  • RIAA certification: Gold
Various Sex and the City, Vol. 2: More Music
  • Released: May 26, 2008
  • Chart position: US #2
  • RIAA certification: —
Various Friday The 13th: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: February 13, 2009
  • Chart Position: US #2
  • RIAA certification
Various 17 Again: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: April 21, 2009
Mychael Danna The Time Traveler's Wife (Music from the Motion Picture)
  • Released: August 11, 2009

WaterTower Music[edit]

Artist Album Details
Various The Hangover: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: June 9, 2009
Hans Zimmer Sherlock Holmes: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: January 12, 2010
Various Valentine's Day: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: February 9, 2010
  • Chart position: US #20
Ramin Djawadi Clash of the Titans: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: March 30, 2010
David Hirschfelder Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: September 21, 2010
Various Pretty Little Liars: Television Soundtrack
  • Released: February 15, 2011
Various Sucker Punch: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: March 22, 2011
  • Chart position: US #22
Various Mortal Kombat: Songs Inspired by the Warriors
  • Released: April 5, 2011
Various The Hangover Part II: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: May 23, 2011
James Newton Howard Green Lantern: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: June 14, 2011
Various Horrible Bosses: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: July 5, 2011
Various A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: September 6, 2011
Various New Year's Eve: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: December 6, 2011
Hans Zimmer Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: December 13, 2011
Various Project X (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: February 28, 2012
Javier Navarrete Wrath of the Titans: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: March 27, 2012
Various Dark Shadows: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: May 8, 2012
Various Rock of Ages: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: June 5, 2012
  • Chart positions: US #5
Various Magic Mike: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: June 26, 2012
Hans Zimmer The Dark Knight Rises: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: July 17, 2012
Tom Tykwer Cloud Atlas
  • Released: November 6, 2012
Ryan Shore Spy Hunter: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: October 9, 2012
thenewno2 Beautiful Creatures: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: February 12, 2013
Various The Hangover Part III: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: May 21, 2013
Hans Zimmer Man of Steel: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: June 11, 2013
Ramin Djawadi Pacific Rim: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: July 9, 2013
Mark Mothersbaugh The Lego Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: February 4, 2014
  • Chart positions: US #37
Alexandre Desplat Godzilla: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: May 13, 2014
Various If I Stay: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: August 18, 2014
Hans Zimmer Interstellar: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: November 17, 2014
Various Focus
  • Released: February 24, 2015
Junkie XL Mad Max: Fury Road: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: May 12, 2015
Various Magic Mike XXL
  • Released: June 30, 2015
  • Chart positions: US #8
Various Vacation: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: July 24, 2015
Daniel Pemberton The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: August 7, 2015
Tom Holkenborg Black Mass: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: September 11, 2015
Various The Intern: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: September 18, 2015
John Powell Pan: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: October 2, 2015
David Wingo Our Brand Is Crisis: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: October 23, 2015
Ludwig Göransson Creed: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: November 20, 2015
Roque Banos In The Heart Of The Sea: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: December 4, 2015
Various How To Be Single: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: February 5, 2016
Max Richter The Leftovers: Music From the HBO® Series - Season 2
  • Released: February 19, 2016
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Cast Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 1 - Vol.1 (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: February 19, 2016
Hans Zimmer & Junkie XL Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: March 18, 2016
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Cast Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 1 - Vol.2 (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: May 20, 2016
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Cast Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 1 - Commentary Album (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: June 10, 2016
Various A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: August 2, 2016
Steven Price Suicide Squad: Original Motion Picture Score
  • Released: August 8, 2016
Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna Storks (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: September 16, 2016
James Newton Howard Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: November 18, 2016
Lorne Balfe The Lego Batman Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: February 3, 2017
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Cast Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 2 (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: March 3, 2017
Henry Jackman Kong: Skull Island (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: March 3, 2017
Riverdale Cast Riverdale: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: May 12, 2017
Daniel Pemberton King Arthur: Legend of the Sword: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: May 19, 2017
Rupert Gregson-Williams Wonder Woman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: June 2, 2017
Blake Neely Riverdale: Season 1 (Original Television Score)
  • Released: July 18, 2017
Hans Zimmer Dunkirk: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: July 21, 2017
Various Teen Titans Go! Songs From the Night Begins To Shine Special - EP
  • Released: July 28, 2017
Mark Mothersbaugh The Lego Ninjago Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: September 15, 2017
Lorne Balfe Geostorm: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: October 13, 2017
Danny Elfman Justice League: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: December 8, 2017
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Cast Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 1 - Karaoke Album (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: January 12, 2018
Alan Silvestri Ready Player One: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: March 30, 2018
Riverdale Cast Riverdale: Special Episode – Carrie: The Musical (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: April 19, 2018
Riverdale Cast Riverdale: Season 2 (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: May 18, 2018
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Cast Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 3 (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: July 20, 2018
James Newton Howard Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: November 9, 2018
Blake Neely and Sherri Chung Riverdale: Season 2 (Original Television Score)
  • Released: November 16, 2018
Rupert Gregson-Williams Aquaman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: December 14, 2018
Various The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: February 7, 2019
Mark Mothersbaugh The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (Original Motion Picture Score)
  • Released: February 7, 2019
Sabrina Cast Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Season 1 (Selections from the Netflix Series) - EP
  • Released: March 15, 2019
Riverdale Cast Riverdale: Special Episode – Heathers: The Musical (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: March 21, 2019
Benjamin Wallfisch Shazam!: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: April 5, 2019
Various Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: April 5, 2019
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Cast Yes, It's Really Us Singing: The Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Concert Special
  • Released: May 10, 2019
Riverdale Cast Riverdale: Season 3 (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: May 17, 2019
Bear McCreary Godzilla: King of the Monsters (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: May 24, 2019
Various Shaft: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: June 7, 2019
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Cast Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 4 (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: August 1, 2019
Various Steven Universe The Movie (Original Soundtrack)
  • Released: September 3, 2019
Hildur Guðnadóttir Joker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: October 2, 2019
Blake Neely and Sherri Chung Riverdale: Special Halloween Episode (Original Television Score)
  • Released: October 31, 2019
The Newton Brothers Doctor Sleep: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: November 1, 2019
Various A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: November 22, 2019
Sabrina Cast Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Part 3 (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: January 24, 2020
RuPaul and Lior Rosner AJ and the Queen (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: January 24, 2020
Daniel Pemberton Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) - Original Motion Picture Score
  • Released: February 14, 2020
Katy Keene Cast Katy Keene: Special Episode – Kiss of the Spider Woman: The Musical (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: March 20, 2020
Riverdale Cast Riverdale: Special Episode – Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: April 15, 2020
Larry Goldings Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker - Soundtrack from a Netflix Limited Series
  • Released: April 17, 2020
Katy Keene Cast Katy Keene: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: May 15, 2020
Riverdale Cast Riverdale: Season 4 (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: May 15, 2020
Various Scoob! The Album
  • Released: May 15, 2020
Junkie XL Scoob! Original Motion Picture Score
  • Released: May 29, 2020
Adam Taylor Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Season 1 (Original Television Score)
  • Released: August 16, 2020
Pinar Toprak Stargirl: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: August 21, 2020
Lucifer Cast Lucifer: Seasons 1-5 (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: August 21, 2020
Jefferson Friedman Harley Quinn: Seasons 1 (Soundtrack from the Animated Series)
  • Released: August 21, 2020
Jefferson Friedman Harley Quinn: Seasons 2 (Soundtrack from the Animated Series)
  • Released: August 21, 2020
Ludwig Göransson Tenet: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: September 3, 2020
Kevin Riepl Superman: Man of Tomorrow – Soundtrack from the DC Universe Movie
  • Released: September 10, 2020
Hans Zimmer Wonder Woman 1984: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: December 16, 2020
Sabrina Cast Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Part 4 (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: January 1, 2021
Blake Neely and Sherri Chung Riverdale: Season 3 (Score from the Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: January 22, 2021
Blake Neely and Sherri Chung Riverdale: Season 4 (Score from the Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: January 22, 2021
Hans Zimmer Wonder Woman 1984: Sketches from the Soundtrack
  • Released: February 5, 2021
Legacies Cast Legacies: Special Episode – Salvatore: The Musical! (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: February 5, 2021
Christopher Lennertz Tom & Jerry (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: February 12, 2021
Junkie XL Godzilla vs. Kong (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: March 18, 2021
Junkie XL Zack Snyder's Justice League (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: March 31, 2021
Lin-Manuel Miranda In the Heights (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: June 10, 2021
Various Space Jam: A New Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: July 9, 2021
Kris Bowers Space Jam: A New Legacy (Original Motion Picture Score)
  • Released: July 15, 2021
Hans Zimmer The Dune Sketchbook
  • Released: July 15, 2021
Hans Zimmer The Dune Sketchbook
  • Released: August 6, 2021
John Murphy The Suicide Squad (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: August 6, 2021
John Murphy The Suicide Squad (Score from the Original Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: September 17, 2021
Hans Zimmer The Art and Soul of Dune
  • Released: October 22, 2021
Johnny Klimek and Tom Tykwer The Matrix Resurrections (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: December 17, 2021
Finneas O'Connell The Fallout (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: January 28, 2022
Cliff Martinez KIMI (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: February 11, 2022
Clint Mansell and Kevin Kiner Peacemaker (Soundtrack from the HBO® Max Original Series)
  • Released: February 18, 2022
Blake Neely & Sherri Chung Batwoman: Season 2 (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: February 25, 2022
Michael Giacchino The Batman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: February 25, 2022
Blake Neely & Nathaniel Blume The Flash: Armageddon (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: March 4, 2022
Mark Isham The Cleaning Lady: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: March 11, 2022
Aaron Zigman And Just Like That (Soundtrack from the HBO® Max Original Series)
  • Released: March 11, 2022
Kris Bowers DMZ (Soundtrack from the HBO® Max Original Limited Series)
  • Released: March 17, 2022
David Boman Moonshot (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: March 25, 2022
Jeff Danna Julia (Soundtrack from the HBO® Max Original Series)
  • Released: April 1, 2022
James Newton Howard Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: April 8, 2022
Tim Phillips Shining Vale (Soundtrack from the Original Series)
  • Released: April 17, 2022
Anna Drubich, Marius De Vries and Matt Robertson Navalny (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: April 25, 2022
Mark Mothersbaugh Our Flag Means Death (Soundtrack from the HBO® Max Original Series)
  • Released: May 5, 2022
Riverdale Cast Riverdale: Special Episode – American Psycho: The Musical (Original Television Soundtrack)
  • Released: June 12, 2022
Various Barbie
  • Released: August 4, 2023
Rupert Gregson-Williams Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: December 22, 2023

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Kilday, Gregg (January 15, 2010). "Warners rebrands New Line Records". The Hollywood Reporter. AP. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Chagollan, Steve (March 23, 2010). "Record labels get in the groove". Variety. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  3. ^ Releases for Batman Begins (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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