Additional Requirements List - for copyright

COMPOSITIONS WITH ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

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.

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 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, including the payment of any license fees or royalties, on a "most favored nations" basis. Approved proof of permission/license and proof of royalty advance payment must be submitted to WGI by January 15th or your unit will not be allowed to compete.

Composers (all works):

• Music performed by ACDC
• Music by William Adams
• Music composed or performed by Sade Aud
• Music composed or performed by Kurt Cobain
• Music composed or performed by Don Felder
• Music composed or performed by Foo Fighters
• Music composed or performed by Glenn Frey
• Music performed by Green Day
• Music of Jimi Hendrix
• Music by Charles Ives
• Music by Michael Jackson
• Music by Billie Joe
• Music composed or performed by Journey
• Music composed or performed by Robert Lamm
• Music performed by Led Zeppelin
• Music composed or performed by John Lennon
• Music composed or performed by Linkin Park
• Music 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 and film scores composed by Thomas Newman
• Music performed by Nine Inch Nails
• Music performed by Outkast
• Music composed or performed by James Pankow
• Music by Vincent Persichetti
• Music composed or performed by Prince
• Music composed or performed by Trent Reznor
• Music composed or performed by Damien Rice
• Music by Joaquin Rodrigo (Concierto de Aranjuez)
• Music by Skerik (Eric Walton)
• Music composed or performed by Bruce Springsteen
• Music composed or performed by STYX
• Music performed by The Beatles
• Music performed by The Black Eyed Peas
• Music performed by The Doors
• Music performed by The Eagles
• Music composed or performed by The Who
• Music performed by Justin Timberlake
• Music performed by U2
• Music performed by Van Halen
• Music and film scores composed by John Williams
• Music performed by YES

Composers (specific works):

• David Bowie - “Space Oddity”
• James Charles Barnes - "Symphony #3 – “Natalie”
• Björk - "Joga", and "The Anchor Song"
• Des-ree - "Kissing You"
• 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”
• 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”
• My Chemical Romance - “Welcome to the Black Parade”
• Carl Orff - "Carmina Burana"
• Woody Payne - “Sweet Home Chicago”
• Eric Whitacre - "When David Heard" by

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)
• 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 any Disney Film
• 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
• "No Ordinary Love by Helen Adu and Stuart Matthewman
• 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"

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: