BBC producerno releases under this namecredited on 46 recordings
Potentially at risk · per year
Sizing what may be missing…
Reading releases, one by one…
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Producer royalties
By agreement
Most of John Powell's money comes from producer agreements: points paid by labels on 46 credits, and in some countries a share of performer money. Public data can't size those, so we don't put a figure on them.
Files you add are read in your browser; amounts never leave it.
What's done right
0 of 46 songs are fully documented
Composition, writers, ISWC and ISRC are all in public data for these — the basics that let societies match plays to you.
None yet — every song we read has at least one thing to check below.
Want us to retrieve it?
We become the publisher (admin only, you keep your rights): we register every song, fix the splits and claim what is owed, back to the oldest period still open. No upfront fee — a commission on what comes back.
How to retrieve — register the recording for neighbouring rights
Get the ISRC of the recording from your distributor or label.
Join the neighbouring-rights society of each country where the track is played (performers and producers can join).
Declare the recording with its ISRC and your role (featured, session, producer).
Claim the periods still open; in the US, also search SoundExchange's unclaimed list.
Where your money comes from
Every song earns on two sides
The song (what you wrote) and the recording (what you recorded) are paid separately, by different organisations. Streams are only one source — radio, TV, live and public places matter as much or more for songwriters.
Publishing · the song
Songwriting money
Paid to writers and publishers by authors' societies (SIAE, SACEM, GEMA, PRS…), your publisher, and The MLC in the US.
Streaminga small slice of every stream (mechanical + performance)estimated below
Radio & TVoften the biggest item for songwriterspublic radio plays below
Live showsa share of ticket sales, if the setlist is reportedin the Live tab
Shops, bars, gyms, venuesbackground music licencesnot estimated yet
Syncads, films, series, games — by contractnot estimated yet
Downloads & CDsmechanical royalties on salesfrom your own files
Abroadcollected by local societies, passed back to yoursfrom your own files
Recording · the master
Recording money
Paid to the artist and label by the distributor, and by performers' and producers' societies (NUOVOIMAIE, PPL, GVL…).
Streaming & salesthe bulk of stream money — paid by your distributor, not a society
Unclaimed money lists
Not on the lists we checked
Some societies publish the songs and recordings they collected money for but could not pay — and the artists they cannot reach — so rightsholders can come forward.We checked 933,311 entries from STIM (Sweden), OSA (Czechia), SOZA (SK), MESAM (Türkiye), GEMA (Germany), GVL (Germany), Gramex (Finland), SAYCO (CO).
Good sign — but most societies (SIAE, SACEM, PRS, ASCAP, BMI…) don't publish such lists openly, so this covers only part of the world. We add lists as they become available.
J.R.R. Tolkien, Michael Kilgarriff · The Hobbit · 1997
Two lines from the map above: the songwriting slice of your streams, and an estimate of neighbouring rights for the recordings you play on. The recording money your distributor pays for streams is not here — it is already in your distributor statements.
iHow this is calculated
Calculated automatically from 2,285 listens on ListenBrainz, an open listening panel that is much stronger in the UK and US than in most other countries — so elsewhere it is often an underestimate.
Plays are scaled to all services, then multiplied by a per-play rate and by your share of the songwriting.
Make it precise with your own numbers— optional, stays in your browser
Expected · public estimate · every 6 monthsNot enough data
Songwriting · from streams
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Recording · neighbouring rights
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On the radio
John Powell was not found on the public stations we track
iWhat we searched: 16 public stations
Playlists published by public broadcasters, loaded every night (back to 5 Oct 2025): BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom), ABC Jazz (Australia), ABC Classic (Australia), Sveriges Radio P3 (Sweden), Sveriges Radio P4 Stockholm (Sweden), Sveriges Radio P3 Din gata (Sweden), triple j (Australia), Sveriges Radio P1 (Sweden), Sveriges Radio P2 (Sweden), BBC Radio 1 (United Kingdom), BBC Radio 2 (United Kingdom), BBC Radio 6 Music (United Kingdom), KEXP 90.3 FM Seattle (United States), BBC Radio 1Xtra (United Kingdom), Double J (Australia), triple j Unearthed (Australia).
Commercial radio, TV and most countries don't publish playlists, so a song missing here can still be played elsewhere. These plays are what authors' and performers' societies pay on — compare them with your statements.
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Drop it in and the figures come from your real streams, country by country — it never leaves your browser.
An Unexpected Party: Mr Bilbo Baggins · An Unexpected Party: Gandalf the Wizard · An Unexpected Party: Interrupted Breakfast · Riddles in the Dark: Riddling Gollum · Out of the Frying-Pan Into the Fire: Elrond Interprets the Map · Riddles in the Dark: The Battle Against the Goblins · Riddles in the Dark: The Lost Birthday Present · Strange Lodgings: Beorn · An Unexpected Party: Thirteen Dwarves · Riddles in the Dark: Bilbo Finds the Ring · Riddles in the Dark: Towards the Back Door · Riddles in the Dark: The Cavern of the Great Goblin · An Unexpected Party: Song of the Dwarves · Out of the Frying-Pan Into the Fire: The Valley of Rivendell · An Unexpected Party: Dark Business · Strange Lodgings: The Elves of Mirkwood · Out of the Frying-Pan Into the Fire: The Trolls · Out of the Frying-Pan Into the Fire: A Strange Land and Dreary Weather · An Unexpected Party: A Map and a Silver Key · Strange Lodgings: The Lord of the Eagles · +26 more
An Unexpected Party: Mr Bilbo Baggins · An Unexpected Party: Gandalf the Wizard · An Unexpected Party: Interrupted Breakfast · Riddles in the Dark: Riddling Gollum · Out of the Frying-Pan Into the Fire: Elrond Interprets the Map · Riddles in the Dark: The Battle Against the Goblins · Riddles in the Dark: The Lost Birthday Present · Strange Lodgings: Beorn · An Unexpected Party: Thirteen Dwarves · Riddles in the Dark: Bilbo Finds the Ring · Riddles in the Dark: Towards the Back Door · Riddles in the Dark: The Cavern of the Great Goblin · An Unexpected Party: Song of the Dwarves · Out of the Frying-Pan Into the Fire: The Valley of Rivendell · An Unexpected Party: Dark Business · Strange Lodgings: The Elves of Mirkwood · Out of the Frying-Pan Into the Fire: The Trolls · Out of the Frying-Pan Into the Fire: A Strange Land and Dreary Weather · An Unexpected Party: A Map and a Silver Key · Strange Lodgings: The Lord of the Eagles · +12 more
Live shows
What your concerts should pay you
Estimated · a typical show of yours in United Kingdom£30 – £350for you per show, once the setlist is reported to PRS for Music
iHow this is estimated
Assumed 100–500 paid tickets per show (from how much your music is listened to) at a typical local price (e.g. €15–40), × each society's published concert tariff, × the share of the set that is your own songs, × your share of the writing (50%, assumed).
Put your real ticket numbers on the shows page for a precise figure. Countries without a published tariff (e.g. the US) aren't counted.
An Unexpected Party: Mr Bilbo Baggins · An Unexpected Party: Gandalf the Wizard · An Unexpected Party: Interrupted Breakfast · Riddles in the Dark: Riddling Gollum · Out of the Frying-Pan Into the Fire: Elrond Interprets the Map · Riddles in the Dark: The Battle Against the Goblins · Riddles in the Dark: The Lost Birthday Present · Strange Lodgings: Beorn · An Unexpected Party: Thirteen Dwarves · Riddles in the Dark: Bilbo Finds the Ring · Riddles in the Dark: Towards the Back Door · Riddles in the Dark: The Cavern of the Great Goblin · An Unexpected Party: Song of the Dwarves · Out of the Frying-Pan Into the Fire: The Valley of Rivendell · An Unexpected Party: Dark Business · Strange Lodgings: The Elves of Mirkwood · Out of the Frying-Pan Into the Fire: The Trolls · Out of the Frying-Pan Into the Fire: A Strange Land and Dreary Weather · An Unexpected Party: A Map and a Silver Key · Strange Lodgings: The Lord of the Eagles · +12 more