WaterTower Music

WaterTower Music Inc.
WaterTower Music Inc.
Parent company	Warner Bros. Entertainment
Founded	2000; 26 years ago
Founder	Jason Linn
Distributors	Warner Records; (United States); Warner Music Group; (International); Spotify; (Japan);
Genre	Various
Country of origin	United States
Location	Burbank, California
Official website	watertower-music.com

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 (formerly known as Time Warner). 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] New Line Records initially signed several rock and pop artists, like with the other record labels owned by Time Warner's music division Warner Music Group. It also released soundtrack albums for films from its namesake Warner-studio New Line Cinema, with these albums including songs from artists signed to New Line Records.

In November 2003, it was announced that Time Warner were selling Warner Music Group to private investors, with the deal being finalized early the following year.^[2] New Line Records and its catalog were not part of the sale. On January 15, 2010, New Line Records changed its name to WaterTower Music with Linn now also reporting to Paul Broucek the president of music at Warner Bros. Pictures.^[1] Following the name change, the label stopped focusing on releasing music by rock and pop artists, becoming a label solely dedicated to releasing soundtracks for Warner films. The label also holds the rights to soundtrack albums released on MGM Records (which went defunct in 1982), as Time Warner gained the rights to MGM's pre-May 1986 film library in 1996.^[3] However, the rights to the non-film related albums released on MGM Records are controlled by Universal Music Group.

In March 2010, the label switched distribution from Warner Music Group's Alternative Distribution Alliance to Fontana, Universal Music Group's independent distributor.^[4]

In 2019, the distribution changed back to ADA, effectively reuniting WMG with former parent Warner Bros.^[4]

Artists

Releases

New Line Records

Artist	Album	Details
Echo	Echo	Released: September 10, 2002
The Blank Theory	Beyond the Calm of the Corridor	Released: September 24, 2002
The Sounds	Living in America	Released: November 11, 2002
Paris, Texas	Like You Like an Arsonist	Released: May 4, 2004
Rolfe Kent	Sideways	Released: October 12, 2004
Various	Blade: Trinity	Released: November 23, 2004
Robbers on High Street	Tree City	Released: February 22, 2005
Various	Just Friends	Released: November 22, 2005
The Sounds	Dying to Say This to You	Released: March 21, 2006 Chart positions: US #107
Various	A Prairie Home Companion: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Released: May 23, 2006 Chart positions: US #160
Various	Snakes on a Plane: The Album	Released: August 15, 2006
Thomas Newman	Little Children: Original Motion Picture Score	Released: December 11, 2006
Midnight Movies	Lion the Girl	Released: April 24, 2007
Various	Hairspray: Soundtrack to the Motion Picture	Released: July 10, 2007 Chart position: US #2
Robbers on High Street	Grand Animals	Released: July 24, 2007
Various	Sex and the City: The Movie	Released: May 26, 2008 Chart position: US #2 RIAA certification: Gold
Various	Sex and the City, Vol. 2: More Music	Released: May 26, 2008 Chart position: US #2 RIAA certification: —
Various	Friday The 13th: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Released: February 13, 2009 Chart Position: US #2 RIAA certification
Various	17 Again: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Released: April 21, 2009
Nicholas Hooper	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Released: July 14, 2009
Mychael Danna	The Time Traveler's Wife (Music from the Motion Picture)	Released: August 11, 2009