"Popeye" theme now owned by Michael Jackson - Never Forgotten: a Foster's Home Community

Ccook50 · 05-30-2007, 03:03 PM

You read the subject right. A sale closed today allowing Sony/ATV Music, co-owned by Michael Jackson to acquire the Famous Music library from Viacom, owners of the Paramount film library. The sale was valued at $370 million.

The Famous Music library was founded by Paramount owner Adolph Zukor in 1928, and all music created for the company's films and cartoons were published by Famous. In 1942, the Fleischer cartoon studio in New York was renamed Famous Studios. So, over the years, the themes for Popeye, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Little Audrey, Herman & Katnip, as well as TV themes for Star Trek, The Brady Bunch, and Happy Days were all published under Famous Music. They all are now the property of Sony/ATV Music and Michael Jackson.

05-30-2007, 03:03 PM	#1
Ccook50 Foster's Legend Don't forget to turn left at Greenland Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cumming GA Posts: 510	"Popeye" theme now owned by Michael Jackson You read the subject right. A sale closed today allowing Sony/ATV Music, co-owned by Michael Jackson to acquire the Famous Music library from Viacom, owners of the Paramount film library. The sale was valued at $370 million. The Famous Music library was founded by Paramount owner Adolph Zukor in 1928, and all music created for the company's films and cartoons were published by Famous. In 1942, the Fleischer cartoon studio in New York was renamed Famous Studios. So, over the years, the themes for Popeye, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Little Audrey, Herman & Katnip, as well as TV themes for Star Trek, The Brady Bunch, and Happy Days were all published under Famous Music. They all are now the property of Sony/ATV Music and Michael Jackson. __________________ "God forgot to make stupidity painful." --Ivan Stang (Church of the SubGenius) Last edited by Ccook50; 05-30-2007 at 03:05 PM.