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"Universal Music" was once the music company attached to film studio Universal Pictures. Its origins go back to the formation of the American branch of Decca Records in 1934. MCA Inc. bought American Decca in 1962. The present organization was formed when its parent company Seagram purchased PolyGram and merged it with Universal Music Group in 1998. However, the name first appeared in 1996 when MCA Music Entertainment Group was renamed Universal Music Group.
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UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Pictures confirmed today that James Newton Howard will compose the original score for the dramatic adventure "King Kong," which is directed by triple Academy Award(R) winner Peter Jackson. Mr. Howard replaces Howard Shore, who is leaving the project.
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FREDERICK, Md., June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- BP Solar has teamed with Universal Pictures in a sweepstakes offer to give one lucky winner a home solar system in promotion of Evan Almighty, in theatres nationwide June 22nd. Evan Almighty, starring Steve Carell and Morgan Freeman, and directed by Tom Shadyac, is the first major motion picture comedy to Go Zero(SM) and "zero out" the carbon emissions generated through the production of the film.
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UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Principal photography is set to begin in October on Universal Pictures' "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift," the third installment in the motion pictures series built on speed. Acclaimed young filmmaker Justin Lin -- who made a splash with the 2002 independent feature and Sundance hit "Better Luck Tomorrow" and directed the upcoming release "Annapolis" -- will direct the film, which will be produced by Neal H. Moritz, who served in the same capacity on both the global blockbuster hits "The Fast and the Furious" and "2 Fast 2 Furious." Clayton Townsend will be the executive producer.
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