Music used in New Zealand Television Commercials: S

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:

Saab

(2008) "Release Me" by Swedish group Oh Laura (January 2008)

Salvation Army

We're all in this together by Ben Lee (December 2005)

Samsung

LED TV - Kelly watch the stars by Air (June 2009)

Schweppes Classic Dry Lemonade

Orphée aux enfers by Jacques Offenbach

Schick Quattro for Women TrimStyle

I'm not the girl by LMNTL featuring Angela McCluskey (December 2009)

Seaview Champagne

Soave sia il vento, from Cosi fan tutte, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Shortland Street promo

"Production music (i.e. copyright free) called Notice Me. It's not a commercial production track and subsequently not available for purchase or download to the greater public." (February 2008)
Feeling A Moment Feeder January 2009

Six feet under - TV programme

Feeling Good by Nina Simone (September 2004)

Sky TV

Light it up by the NZ group The Valves August 2008

My Sky HDi: ""I Used to Be Color Blind" was written by Irving Berlin for the 1938 film Carefree, and performed in that film by Fred Astaire. We sourced an Ella Fitzgerald version we loved and decided to have it rearranged and recorded locally by Joel Haines. The singer is kiwi Jazz artist Julie Mason." May 2008

Vibe Channel Promo: Life Is Beautiful by Vega4 (November 2007)

(2001) Lovely Day by Bill Withers (March 2002)

Smith's crisps

Swan Lake, by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky

So you think you can dance - TV programme promo

Move your feet by Junior Senior (February 2008)

Sony DVD camcorder

I love you Ono, by German duo Stereo Total from their album My Melody (August 2005)

Sony Bravia TV

Play doh: She's a rainbow by The Rolling Stones (November 2007)

Paint: La gazza ladra (The thieving magpie) by Gioacchino Rossini (November 2007)

'Heartbeats', by José Gonzalez, from his album Veneer (December 2005)

SPARC

Feel greatness - This is it by Goodnight Nurse (January 2009)

Don't wait another day by Greg Johnson (February 2007)

Speights

"Live with pride: Proud to bring you LIVE Super 14 coverage on Sky TV": Amazing Grace (instrumental, performers unknown) (March 2006)

Sorbent Tissues

Grey Skies Got The Blues by Fiona McDonald (November 2005)

Sorted

Holdin' On by The Clean (January 2009)

Southern Cross Healthcare

Beside you by Dave Dobbyn from The Islander (October 2004)

Starship Foundation

"Trading Places": Foreground by Grizzly Bear (September 2009)

State Insurance

Walk in the Park by Oh no! Oh my! (February 2008)

He ain't heavy, he's my brother, this version recorded by The Beautiful South (?) (May 2004)

Steinlager

Paint it black by The Rolling Stones

"Know who you are" boxing: Deliver Me originally recorded by The Beloved. The actual song on the NZ advert is recorded by a session band called Liquid (October 2004)

Steinlager Edge

Take the world in written by New Zealander Joey Sensation (December 2009)

Subaru

Subaru Surf to Summit - features Goldfrapp's electronica dance anthem Strict Machine from their 2003 Album Black Cherry (March 2007)

Roam by the B-52s from the album 'Cosmic Thing' (July 2004)

(2000) Total Control by the Motels (March 2002)

Super 14

2007 laundromat advert: soundtrack written by Pat Davern and Phil Jamieson of celebrated Australian rock band Grinspoon and produced by Sydney music company Song Zu (March 2007)

2006: Why does love do this to me, The Exponents (March 2006)

Suzuki Grand Vitara

What a wonderful world this version recorded by David Mills, of the U.K. Nexus/h advertising agency. (January 2006)