4Kids Entertainment and DreamWorks Records Sign Yu-Gi-Oh! Record Deal; Yu-Gi-Oh!: Music To Duel By Album to Hit Stores October 29, 2002.Business Editors & Entertainment Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2002 4Kids Entertainment (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : KDE (K Desktop Environment) A GUI-based user interface primarily for Unix and Linux machines, but also available for Windows and Mac. The source code is freely distributed and is maintained by developers around the world. ) announced today that it has signed an agreement with DreamWorks Records to release an album based upon the music in the Yu-Gi-Oh! animated television series “Animated series” redirects here. For full information about animated series, see Animated cartoon. Animated Series are a television series produced by means of animation. . Terms were not disclosed. The album titled Yu-Gi-Oh!: Music To Duel By will be available at retail on October 29, 2002 "We are pleased to partner with DreamWorks Records and Cherry Lane Music Publishing The contractual relationship between a songwriter or music composer and a music publisher, whereby the writer assigns part or all of his or her music copyrights to the publisher in exchange for the publisher's commercial exploitation of the music. to bring out the Yu-Gi-Oh!: Music To Duel By album," said Al Kahn, Chairman of 4Kids Entertainment. "The Yu-Gi-Oh!: Music To Duel By record is the perfect complement for kids playing the enormously popular Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card games and video games from Konami and toys from Mattel." The Yu-Gi-Oh! album will contain the Yu-Gi-Oh! theme songs as well as orchestral passages and other songs from the television series. Also on the album will be some new music scheduled to be included in future episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! "Yu-Gi-Oh! isn't just a trading card game or a television show or a video game; it's a lifestyle kids are embracing," said Norman Grossfeld, President of 4Kids Productions and a creative contributor to the Yu-Gi-Oh! album. "That's what inspired us to make the record - it really is music to duel by." DreamWorks senior executive Michael Ostin said, "If you've been around kids, you can't help but notice the incredible popularity of the Yu-Gi-Oh! television show. In addition to being the top-rated kids' show, it's a real cultural phenomenon. We are eager for the opportunity to offer Yu-Gi-Oh! fans an album of audio accompaniment to their dueling experience." 4Kids Entertainment, Inc., is a vertically integrated company whose subsidiaries are dedicated to the best in children's entertainment. Headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. with international offices in London, 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. is a global provider of children's entertainment and merchandise licensing. 4Kids, through its wholly owned subsidiaries Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , provides domestic and international merchandise licensing and product development; television, film, music and home video production and distribution; media buying and planning; and Web site development. DreamWorks Records is a division of DreamWorks SKG SKG Stichting Kwaliteit Gevelbouw (Dutch) SKG Spielberg, Katzenberg,and Geffen (DreamWorks Studios) SKG Thessaloniki, Greece - Thessaloniki (Airport Code) SKG Smith and Kraus Global , which was formed in October 1994 by its three principal partners - Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen - to produce live-action motion pictures; animated feature films; network, syndicated and cable television programming; home video entertainment; records; books; toys; and consumer products. Cherry Lane Music Publishing Co., Inc., headquartered in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , operates offices in Los Angeles and Beijing and has established wholly owned companies in England, France, Holland and Canada. Cherry Lane has administration and co-publishing relationships with film and television production companies including DreamWorks SKG, WWE WWE World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (formerly World Wrestling Federation) WWE Witwe (German: Widow) WWE William Webb Ellis (inventor of rugby) WWE World Wide Education WWE Well Woman Exam , Urbanworld Films, Mel Gibson's Icon Productions, Edward R. Pressman Film Production, John Carpenter Productions, John Malkovich's Mr. Mudd and American Film Marketing Association (AFMA AFMA Australian Fisheries Management Authority AFMA Australian Financial Markets Association AFMA American Film Marketing Association (now known simply as AFMA) AFMA American Furniture Manufacturers Association ), just to name a few. This press release contains forward-looking statements. Due to the fact that the Company faces competition from toy companies, motion picture studios and other licensing companies, and the uncertainty of public response to the Company's properties, actual results or outcomes may differ materially from any such forward looking statements. This release and prior releases are available on the Company's Worldwide Web site at www.4KidsEntertainment.com. You may register to receive 4Kids Entertainment's future press releases or to download a complete Digital Investor Kit(TM) including press releases, regulatory filings and corporate materials by clicking on the Interactive Platform icon at www.kcsa.com. |
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