News Subscribe to our monthly newsletter Summer with 101 Strings Our ‘Summer with 101 Strings’ playlist is perfect if you’re looking to create the mood of those warm, lazy, sunny days we all love so much. Their nostalgic tones will have you dreaming of your favourite summers past and excited for what’s to come. Listen here! Summer Moods We can't wait for the summer, so here comes a playlist full of great cover versions to get you in the mood for holidays, long nights and relaxed days on the beach. No matter whether Acoustic, Pop, Rock, Latin or Dance versions, these hit songs bring the summer to you. Listen here! Acoustic Hearts We love a good cover here at Countdown and if you’re in need of an acoustic version of a top hit then Acoustic Hearts have got you covered (shameless pun alert!). Below is just a short playlist of some of the Acoustic Hearts collection and you can also check out the rest of their tracks on Spotify. Listen here! Wellerman Hey , if you told us at this time last year a sea shanty would be in the top 5 of the UK charts in 2021 we would have told you to stay off the rum! But we love it and The McMulligans have their own version of Wellerman. This is a one-stop licence and we also have the instrumental and stems available, Listen here! Best of Sun Records Sun Records gave birth to rock'n'roll with some of the genre's biggest names. Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Roy Orbison are just a few that you’ll find in our Best Of Sun Records playlist. Through our partnership with Sun Records these original masters are available for synch on approval. Contact us for licencing. Listen here! Music in Motion Our first playlist of 2021 features great cover hits for Runnning, Cardio, Workout, Fitness, Motivation and other energetic activities. Challenge yourself and let the music inspire you. The Countdown Team wishes you a Happy and Healthy New Year! Listen here! Around the World Whilst Covid-19 has put a stop to long exotic holidays abroad, it doesn’t mean we can’t keep dreaming of them. Our ‘Around The World’ playlist will transport you to your favourite destination and works great for any travel and region specific synch projects. Listen here! A Wonderful Christmas Soundtrack Featuring great cover songs and themes from memorable movies such as A Christmas Carol (What If), Love Actually (Glasgow Love Theme; All I Want For Christmas Is You; River) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (Mele Kalikimaka) and Elf (What Christmas Means to Me) just to name a few. Listen here! The Christmas Collection Our Christmas Collection is a varied mix of nostalgic favourites with unique covers and one or two lesser known gems all with synch in mind. Alternatively, it’s a great way to drown out the grandparents post lunch snoring! Listen here! A Rockin' Christmas Party Make sure you ask for our complete Christmas catalogue. Featuring all kinds of songs from around the world including Carols, Latin, Celtic, Country, Easy Listening, Orchestral, Choral and Classical Music. Listen here! Classical Music for Halloween Music can tell terrifying stories and with Halloween creeping closer we’ve put together a collection of frightening classical music. So close the curtains, turn off the lights, and listen to some of the scariest masterpieces in our Classical Music For Halloween playlist. Listen here! The Musicals Collection It’s Musical time – if you can't go to the Musicals these days, we bring the biggest Musical hits to you! Enjoy this selected playlist of 20 great cover versions of Musical songs and themes of the last 20 years. Make sure you ask for our complete Musical catalogue that includes fine productions of Musical hits from the 1920's until today. Listen here! Country Party Hits Here's the Country Music selection for your barbecue, tailgate or summertime party - check out these 25 great rocking, boot stompin' Country covers. Make sure you ask for our extensive Country Music catalog containing fine productions recorded in Music City Nashville, Tennessee. Listen here! The Great American Songbook In the month that celebrates American Independence we take a listen to some of the nation's most celebrated music that makes up the Great American Songbook. Check out our playlist that includes many timeless standards written by music innovators such as Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and George Gershwin. Listen here! Grit Records These rare 45’s have been dusted off and digitised for the first time and include the 101 Strings Orchestra disco cover of Malagueña and Brownhill Stampduty’s Fletcher/Flett song ‘Pigeon’. You’ll find some real hidden gems most of which are available for synch. Listen here! Latino Summer Heat Many of you probably can’t or won’t travel far this year, but everybody can listen to our covers of the hottest Latin vibes of this summer which are featured in this month’s playlist. Bailamos - let’s enjoy the summer! Listen here! Movie Themes It’s movie time – staying home is the perfect time to enjoy great movies and listen to the right soundtrack. Here is a selected playlist of 25 instrumental movie themes capturing the sound of the cinema. Listen here! The Music of Les Baxter There are few people that can lay claim to be a founder of a musical genre but arranger and composer Les Baxter is one of those few. ‘Exotica’ was developed from Baxter's own style of easy listening in the 50’s. Listen here! Fit with the Hits Summer is approaching fast - here are 30 covers of EDM, Pop & Dance Hits to get your projects in shape. Check out this selection of great floorfillers for your workout, party and dance music concepts. Listen here! The Sound of James Bond Inspired by the upcoming James Bond release ‘No Time To Die’ we’ve put together a soundtrack collection of cover versions for your projects. Enjoy your favourite cocktail of James Bond tracks. Listen here! Welcome to the 20s! To celebrate 100 years since the birth of ‘The Jazz Age’, we’ve put together a diverse playlist for you that captures the sound and spirit of the 1920’s. Ask us for a complete list of hundreds of tracks. Listen here! Beethoven 250 2020 is going to be a very special year for classical music as the world celebrates Beethoven’s 250th birthday. In honor of this memorable anniversary we would like to give you a glimpse of our extensive repertoire including over 700 recordings of Beethoven’s everlasting masterpieces. Listen here! Vintage Latin Latin music is as hot as ever! Check below for a selection of original 60s Cha Cha, Mambo, Bossa and Boogaloo recordings from the amazing ALSHIRE catalogue. Publishing & Master 100% controlled. Available for sync licensing, worldwide. Listen here! Titles in Production Explore our latest productions Title Reference Artist Status Positions Cover Version in the Style of Ariana Grande Available Holy Cover Version in the Style of Justin Bieber feat. Chance the Rapper Available Head & Heart Cover Version in the Style of Joel Corry feat. MNEK Available Mood Cover Version in the Style of 24kGoldn & Iann Diorr Available Relacíon Cover Version in the Style ofSech & Daddy Yankee & J Balvin feat. Rosalìa & Farruko Available Dynamite Cover Version in the Style of BTS Available Hawái Cover Version in the Style of Maluma Available Un Dia (One Day) Cover Version in the Style of J Balvin & Dua Lipa feat. Bad Bunny & Tainy Available Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) Cover Version in the Style of Jason Derulo & Jawsh 685 Available ILY (I Love You Baby) Cover Version in the Style of Surf Mesa Available Watermelon Sugar Cover Version in the Style of Harry Styles Available Rain on Me Cover Version in the Style of Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande Available Stuck with U Cover Version in the Style of Ariana Grande with Justin Bieber Available Supalonely Cover Version in the Style of BENEE feat. Gus Dapperton Available Savage Cover Version in the Style of Megan Thee Stallion Available Yo Perreo Sola Cover Version in the Style of Bad Bunny Available Toosie Slide Cover Version in the Style of Drake Available
