Additional Requirements List

COMPOSITIONS WITH ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Below is a list of the songs, composers, and publishers that for which WGI requires an additional step for participation. Compositions on this list require proof of Permission to arrange/perform and approved synchronization permissions by January 15 th of any competitive season. Payment of synchronization royalties for the songs below will not become the responsibility of the unit assuming the license can follow previously set WGI standards.

Units that choose to perform the following works, works by the following composers, or administered by the following publishers must take additional steps, pay additional fees and/or provide additional permissions in favor of Winter Guard International and its designees regarding recording, reproduction and distribution of the performance.

This list may change from year to year as WGI gains more information concerning the wishes of the composers and copyright owners and our ability to license recordings upon the terms the WGI Board of Directors deem appropriate. This list will be published for the upcoming season on August 1 each year and will remain frozen for that competitive season..

Units that choose to perform compositions by above must submit WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE COPYRIGHT OWNER AUTHORIZING WINTER GUARD INTERNATIONAL OR ITS DESIGNEE TO VIDEORECORD THE WORK AND TO REPRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE UP TO 1,000 COPIES OF THE RECORDING OF YOUR PERFORMANCE.

Your unit will become solely responsible for paying the costs associated with obtaining these permissions/licenses, not including the payment of any license fees or royalties, on a "most favored nations" basis assuming the license can follow previously set WGI standards. Approved proof of permission/license  must be submitted to WGI by January 15th or your unit will not be allowed to compete.

Composers (all works):

  • Music composed or performed by ACDC
  • Music composed or performed by Aerosmith
  • Music composed or performed by William Adams
  • Music composed or performed by Sade Aud
  • Music composed or performed by Bela Bartok
  • Music composed or performed by Beastie Boys
  • Music composed or performed by Leonard Bernstein
  • Music composed or performed by Kurt Cobain
  • Music composed or performed by Jeffrey Fayman
  • Music composed or performed by Don Felder
  • Music composed or performed by Foo Fighters
  • Music composed or performed by Glenn Frey
  • Music composed or performed by Green Day
  • Music composed or performed by Jimi Hendrix
  • Music composed by Jamed Horner contained in a Paramount Pictures Film
  • Music composed or performed by Charles Ives
  • Music composed or performed by Michael Jackson
  • Music composed or performed by Billie Joe
  • Music composed or performed by Journey
  • Music composed or performed by Bon Jovi
  • Music composed or performed by Kraftwerk
  • Music composed or performed by Robert Lamm
  • Music composed or performed by Led Zeppelin
  • Music composed or performed by John Lennon
  • Music composed or performed by Linkin Park
  • Music composed or performed by David Maslanka
  • Music composed or performed by Marshall Mather (aka Eminem)
  • Music composed or performed by Stewart Matthewman
  • Music composed or performed by Jim Morrison
  • Music composed or performed by Jason Mraz
  • Music and film scores composed by Thomas Newman
  • Music composed or performed by Nine Inch Nails
  • Music composed or performed by Oasis
  • Music composed or performed by Outkast
  • Music composed or performed by James Pankow
  • Music composed or performed by Vincent Persichetti
  • Music composed or performed by Prince
  • Music composed or performed by Trent Reznor
  • Music composed or performed by Joaquin Rodrigo (Concierto de Aranjuez)
  • Music composed or performed by Skerik (Eric Walton)
  • Music composed or performed by Bruce Springsteen
  • Music composed or performed by STYX
  • Music composed or performed by The Beatles
  • Music composed or performed by The Black Eyed Peas
  • Music composed or performed by The Doors
  • Music composed or performed by The Eagles
  • Music composed or performed by The Who
  • Music composed or performed by Steven Tyler
  • Music composed or performed by Justin Timberlake
  • Music composed or performed by U2
  • Music composed or performed by Nobuo Uematsu
  • Music composed or performed by Van Halen
  • Music and film scores composed by John Williams
  • Music composed or performed by YES

 

Composers (specific works): These songs are included no matter which artist may "cover" the song.

  • Helen Adu and Stuart Matthewman - "No Ordinary Love"
  • Andy Barlow and Louise Rhodes - "Angelica"
  • James Blunt & Sacha Skarbeck - "Goodbye My Lover"
  • David Bowie - “Space Oddity”
  • James Charles Barnes - "Symphony #3 – “Natalie”
  • Björk - "Joga", and "The Anchor Song"
  • Matt Crocker and Ruben Morgan - "You Hold Me Now"
  • Des-ree - "Kissing You"
  • Jonathan Elias - "Move"
  • Enya - “Watermark”
  • Manuel de Falla - “Ritual Fire Dance”
  • Tina Harris - “Everything’s gonna be Alright”
  • Brian Holland - "Nowhere to Run"
  • David Holsinger - "The Easter Symphony - Mvt. 2 - only (“Death Tree")
  • James Horner - “Yours Forever”, and his music contained in any Paramount Pictures Film
  • George Hunter Ivy - "Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead"
  • Michael Kamen - " Brazil" (Main Title)
  • Paul McCartney - All songs performed by The Beatles
  • Steve Miller - “Fly Like an Eagle”
  • Joni Mitchell - "Black Crow" & "Both Sides Now"
  • John Murphy - "Kanada's Death"
  • My Chemical Romance - “Welcome to the Black Parade”
  • Johnny Nash -  " I San See Clearly Now"
  • Stevie Nicks -  "Landslide"
  • Carl Orff - "Carmina Burana"
  • Woody Payne - “Sweet Home Chicago”
  • Linda Perry - "What's Going On?"
  • Steven Perry - "Don't Stop Believin'"
  • Vadim Pruzhanov - "Through the Fire and Flames"
  • Paul Simon - "Mrs Robinson"
  • Spearhead - "Say Hey I Love You"
  • Eric Whitacre - "When David Heard" , and "Paradise Lost"

 

Others :

  • Speeches by Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Original compositions owned by Hal Leonard, including, but not limited to the following:
    • Music written by Sam Hazo (excludes those songs owned/published by Boosey & Hawkes)
    • Original music written by Richard Saucedo*
    • Original music written by Jay Bocook*
    • Original music written by Michael Sweeney*
    • Original music written by Paul Lavender*
      • (*Excludes songs that are simply arranged by the above)
  • "20th Century Fox Fanfare"
  • Disney Music Publications including:
    • Music from Disney films
    • Music from Touchstone Pictures
    • Music from Buena Vista Pictures
  • Music from the ABC "Schoolhouse Rock" series
  • Music from any James Bond movie, regardless of publisher
  • Music from "Wicked"
  • "God Bless America"
  • Music from "Riverdance"
  • The use of "Where the Wild Things Are"
  • Music and stories of Dr. Seuss
  • Music from the movie National Treasure
  • Music from Nintendo games
  • Music from "Cowboy Bebop" by Yoko Kanno
  • All Works of Maya Angelou
  • Music from Mission Impossible
  • Music from The Godfather (entire series)
  • Music from Forrest Gump
  • Music from the Motion Picture Gladiator
  • Music from Pirates of the Caribbean
  • Music from Paramount Pictures movies. (please contact WGI as soon as possible so that we may confirm that licensing is available and appropriate for WGI.)
  • Music from the movie "Babel"
  • Music from the movie "Signs"
  • Music from the movie "Transformers"
  • Music from the movie "Titanic"

Publishers (collections, in their entirety):Arc Music Group, including: Goodman Music, Conrad Music, Sunflower Music, Jewel Music, Regent Music

Extra Time:  The following will not necessarily be denied. However, our experience has been that permission may take longer than average to be granted. You should allow a minimum of 6-8 weeks to license these works.

  • "Cirque de Soeil." They will usually grant rights. Advance permission must be proven.
  • Music of John Mayer - takes extra approval time
  • Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber requires the approval of his UK office. You will be required to submit your score for approval. Allow a MINIMUM of 3 months from the time to submit your score.
  • Music composed/performed by Queen. They are required to obtain permission from the copyright owner in the UK. Please allow a MINIMUM of 9 months from the time you submit your request.
  • Operas intended for a complete show (months required to approve)
    • "Boléro" by Maurice Ravel
    • "Turandot" by Giacomo Puccini

 

Fixing Fee List:

Additional fee required: One-time "fixing" fee of $250.00 per song

WGI has been informed that a fee of $250.00 will be charged by the copyright owner of the works outlined below for the right to "fix" the performance to video. This fee is in addition to those fees WGI itself pays for synchronization licensing. WGI therefore requires the performing unit to pay this "fixing fee," which will be passed on to the current copyright owner of each composition as a portion of the synchronization licensing process. The "fixing fee" must be submitted to WGI by Jan 15th of each year. Please note that this requirement is in addition to your obligation to acquire permission to perform each song. The composers/publishers whose works are affected by this fee are listed below:

PUBLISHER COMPOSER(S)
Amstel Music, BV Johan de Meij
De Hakse Music Publications, BV Jan Van der Roost
Philip Sparke
Studio Music Company Philip Sparke
Anglo Music Press Philip Sparke
Stormworks Stephen Melillo
Hal Leonard Sam Hazo

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