Music used in New Zealand Television Commercials: L

A selective list of music used in television adverts. If you know of other songs or pieces of music that have been used in New Zealand commercials, please tell us and we will add them to the list.

This list is arranged by the name of the product being advertised:

L & P

(1995) Counting The Beat by the Swingers (March 2002)

Land Transport NZ

Spin the Wheel on Intersections: music composed by Liquid Studios in Auckland specifically for this campaign (November 2009)

Road Tests: music produced specifically for the advertisement (March 2009)

Safety belt advertisement Unexpected Visitor: For Today by the Netherworld Dancing Toys (November 2006)

Il Trovatore, by Giuseppe Verdi

Legend (Stop a mate from driving drunk)

The music was written for the Stop a mate driving drunk advertisement (featuring the "ghost chips") by Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper (December 2011)

Leggo's Sauce

The aria La donna è mobile, from the opera Rigoletto, by Giuseppe Verdi

Leukaemia & Blood Foundation

Warrior by Catherine Zheung (April 2010)

Levi Strauss Jeans

(1991) The Joker by the Steve Miller Band (March 2002)

(1994) Inside by Stiltskin (July 2009)

Lindauer

Every Minute Alone by WhoMadeWho (October 2012)

Lipton Ice Tea

Funky Boogie, originally by John Ozila and remixed by Pilooski

Lockwood homes

Knock On Wood by E. Floyd and S. Cropper, previously recorded by artists including Amii Stewart (the advert version is a local re-record) (August 2009)

Lotto

Wilson the dog: To be by your side by Nick Cave (October 2010)

Me he manu rere (August 2005)

(1999) Volare by Dean Martin (March 2002)

NZ Lotteries commission: Big Wednesdays

Don't stop me now by Queen(May 2012)

NZ Lotteries commission: Big Wednesdays

Piece commissioned by advertising company (March 2007)

Lux soap

Lux woman: I am what I am from the musical La Cage Aux Folles (2001)

Gymnopédie No 1, by Erik Satie

Lynx

Lynx Instinct: Look good in leather by Cody Chestnutt (March 2009)

Click starring Ben Affleck: Gangster of love by Johnny "Guitar" Watson (May 2006)