WaterTower Music

American record label

Record label

WaterTower Music Inc. (formerly New Line Records from 2000 to 2010) is an American record label serving as the in-house music label 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

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

Artists

• Hans Zimmer
• Junkie XL aka Tom Holkenborg
• Howard Shore
• Benson Taylor
• Ryan Shore
• Alan Silvestri
• Ramin Djawadi
• Lorne Balfe
• Steven Price
• Ludwig Göransson
• John Powell
• Daniel Pemberton
• Andrew Lockington
• Michael Giacchino
• Thomas Newman
• Danny Elfman
• Joseph Bishara
• Christophe Beck
• Alexandre Desplat
• Rupert Gregson-Williams
• John Debney
• Mychael Danna
• Jeff Danna
• Mark Mothersbaugh
• James Horner
• Max Richter
• John Murphy
• Benjamin Wallfisch

Soundtracks

New Line Records

WaterTower Music

• About Schmidt
• Animaniacs
• Animaniacs (2020)
• Batman: Arkham City
• Batman Begins (originally on Warner Bros. Records)^[3]
• Batman: The Brave and the Bold
• Batman: Under the Red Hood
• Birth
• Bugs Bunny at the Symphony
• The Dark Knight
• The Dark Knight Rises
• A Dirty Shame
• Elf
• Four Christmases
• Game of Thrones season 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• A History of Violence
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• House of the Dragon
• Injustice: Gods Among Us
• Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
• Monster-in-Law
• The Notebook
• Red Riding Hood
• Secondhand Lions
• Snakes on a Plane: The Album
• Son of the Mask
• Steven Universe: The Movie
• Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
• The Upside of Anger
• Wedding Crashers
• Westworld

See also

• Lists of record labels
• Warner Records
• Warner Sunset Records

References

1. Kilday, Gregg (January 15, 2010). "Warners rebrands New Line Records". The Hollywood Reporter. AP. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
2. 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)

External links

• WaterTower Music