We Were a King Once — who wrote it?

no ISWCRecorded by Christoph Waltz and others✓ No disputed shares

We Were a King Once was written by Alexandre Michel Gerard Desplat, Robin Katz, Guillermo Del Toro. US mechanical royalties are collected by Songs of Universal, INC. (37.5%), BMG Platinum Songs (25%), BMG Gold Songs (25%).

Christoph Waltz

Writers

credited writers

Publishers & admins

3 collecting groups

Linked recordings

matched to this work

Share registered

87.5%

partial

Unclaimed

12.5%

may be uncollected

⚠ 12.5% of this song is unclaimed at The MLC

Mechanical royalties on 12 recordings may be going uncollected. We find who’s missing and help recover it.

Who collects the mechanical royalties

US mechanical shares as registered at The MLC · each writer’s chain: writer → publisher → administrator.

Songs of Universal, INC. 37.5%Songs of Universal, INC. · 37.5%

BMG Platinum Songs 25%BMG Platinum Songs · 25%

BMG Gold Songs 25%BMG Gold Songs · 25%

Unregistered · 12.5%

Songs of Universal, INC. 37.5% BMG Platinum Songs 25% BMG Gold Songs 25% Unregistered 12.5%

- Solrey Music
  Songs of Universal, INC. · Admin
  37.5%
- Maisie Beats
  BMG Platinum Songs · Admin
  25%
- Maisie Anthems
  BMG Gold Songs
  25%
Robin KatzUnclaimed
Arranger
No publisher collecting

Writer / Publisher / Administrator	IPI	Collected by	Role	Share
▸Alexandre Michel Gerard Desplat	00138021601		Composer	62.5%
Solrey Music	—	Songs of Universal, INC.	Admin	37.5%
Maisie Beats	00793234913	BMG Platinum Songs	Admin	25%
▸Guillermo Del Toro	—		Arranger	25%
Maisie Anthems	00793190710	BMG Gold Songs		25%
Robin Katz	—	No publisher collecting	Arranger	Unclaimed

This song is leaving royalties on the table

Unclaimed shares or a missing ISWC mean mechanical royalties go uncollected. We help get it corrected at The MLC.