Downtown Music Publishing Enters Administration Agreement With Anthony Newley Estate

Anthony Newley

DOWNTOWN MUSIC PUBLISHING has entered into an exclusive worldwide administration agreement with the Estate of ANTHONY NEWLEY

The deal includes several notable works from NEWLEY's catalog including the OSCAR-nominated original score for the 1963 dramatic musical production, "Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory," with songs that have shaped popular culture such as "Pure Imagination," "The Candy Man," "Oompa Loompa," and "(I've Got A) Golden Ticket", penned alongside songwriting partner LESLIE BRICUSSE. 

DOWNTOWN MUSIC PUBLISHING EVP/Creative Services JEDD KATRANCHA commented, "NEWLEY was able to write songs that perfectly married grounded human sentiment with whimsical other-worldly flourishes, and we're honored to look after his beautiful catalog of works. Furthermore, in his family, we have found engaged and creative partners and together we look forward to sharing these songs that have meant so much to so many people."

Added his daughter TARA NEWLEY ARKLE, "The entire family and I are very excited to partner with a forward-thinking publisher like DOWNTOWN. From our initial meeting, we felt confident that we had found a caring and creative home for our father's songs."

Said ALTER, KENDRICK & BARON LLP's LISA ALTER, who represented the NEWLEY ESTATE on the signing, "I am greatly impressed by the respect ANTHONY NEWLEY's family has for their father's musical legacy, and thrilled they have found a home at DOWNTOWN MUSIC." 

ANTHONY NEWLEY's 50-year career has etched his name in history as a successful songwriter, singer, director, and actor. NEWLEY's "What Kind of Fool Am I?" won the 1963 GRAMMY for Song Of The Year, and was inducted into the SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME in 1989. His works have been performed by the likes of SAMMY DAVIS, JR., MUSE, MICHAEL BUBLE, and NINA SIMONE, and he was an acknowledged inspiration for DAVID BOWIE. 

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