Original, human-created music available for licensing across film, television, advertising, recording artists, theatre, and other media. Browse the catalog below, or submit a brief describing exactly what your production needs. Butterfly’s available catalog extends beyond what’s publicly displayed here — if you don’t find it, ask.
Born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Lee Summers grew up at the crossroads of American popular music: country from Nashville, soul and R&B from Memphis, Motown from Detroit, and the Philadelphia Sound. Those influences would later inspire the Off-Broadway musical From My Hometown, celebrating the music of Philadelphia, Detroit and Memphis. That same musical DNA runs through the Butterfly catalog, spanning country, R&B and soul, funk, gospel, musical theatre and more.
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A contemporary R&B love song about giving up on finding love, only to have it arrive unexpectedly. Warm and hopeful, it captures the realization that love doesn’t always come when we’re looking for it. Sometimes it simply happens when the right person comes along.
A warm, gentle soul song about trying to find your way back to love while the hurt is still healing. Tender and reassuring, with a quiet bittersweetness beneath the hope.
A warm, romantic love song about the exhilaration of finding someone who turns uncertainty into joy. “Baby Be Mine” celebrates emotional surrender, newfound hope, and the feeling of discovering a love that makes life brighter, fuller, and worth dancing about.
A soulful, melodic track that proves soul has no boundaries. Warm, universal, and surprisingly funky.
A cheeky, theatrical funk number that turns a familiar fairy-tale premise into an adult comedy about physical attraction. Driven by playful innuendo, a catchy refrain, and an outrageous central character, it's suited to animated satire, comedy sequences, and character-driven musical entertainment.
A smooth, intimate soul song about wondering whether a kiss was merely casual or the beginning of something deeper. Romantic and sensual without losing its tenderness, with an easy groove and a memorable central question that suits artist cuts and romantic screen moments.
An exuberant celebration of the unmitigated joy of Black love, with a warm, soulful lift made for romantic endings, wedding and relationship montages, feel-good closing scenes, and end credits.
A warm, straightforward love song from someone waiting faithfully for an absent lover to return. Its conversational lyric, memorable refrain and universal theme lend themselves naturally to country, country-soul and R&B interpretations, with strong potential as an artist cut or romantic screen placement.
A gritty, infectious funk breakup anthem about finding the strength to leave a love behind, driven by a memorable hook, soulful vocals and a hard-driving groove.
A feel-good R&B groove about love, patience, and knowing when to let things unfold. Easy and optimistic in feel, it supports romantic storytelling, lifestyle advertising, and scenes about trust, connection, or letting go.
A romantic country love song featuring a female lead vocal with a country-bluegrass feel. After lovers come and go, she knows who she is waiting for: “Hey baby, you're my dream come true.” Longing yet hopeful, it suits recording artists, romantic scenes and love-found moments.
A sweeping romantic soul anthem that begins with intimate longing and builds into a soaring declaration of love. French phrases add elegance and international flavor, while the powerful melodic climb makes it ideal for recording artists, romantic drama, end credits, and theatrical moments.
A dramatic, uplifting disco-soul anthem about compassion, survival, and second chances. A chance encounter with a struggling young man becomes a powerful message of resilience. Ideal for emotionally charged film sequences, inspirational storytelling, theatrical productions, and triumphant recovery moments.
Warm, celebratory soul journey through Philadelphia, Detroit and Memphis, honoring the classic sounds and artists that shaped generations. Rich three-part male harmonies and nostalgic R&B energy make it ideal for music-driven storytelling, heritage campaigns, homecoming moments and period settings.
Warm, celebratory soul journey through Philadelphia, Detroit and Memphis, honoring the classic sounds and artists that shaped generations. Rich three-part male harmonies and nostalgic R&B energy make it ideal for music-driven storytelling, heritage campaigns, homecoming moments and period settings.
Exuberant 1930s Harlem big-band showstopper celebrating queer Black life, freedom and belonging. Swinging horns, witty theatrical storytelling and a joyous company sound evoke the excitement, sophistication and liberation of Harlem nightlife.
A lush R&B soul ballad celebrating the pure joy of love. Ideal for romantic film scenes, wedding content, lifestyle commercials, and feel-good montages evoking devotion and tender connection.
A driving Americana country song about a country boy finding inspiration in the big city. A chance encounter with an aging show-business dreamer becomes a reminder to never give up. Soulful storytelling, country instrumentation, and an anthemic refrain deliver resilience and hope.
A soulful mid-tempo R&B song about holding onto a troubled relationship, hoping love can grow stronger and trusting that a brighter day is still ahead.
A warm, groove-driven R&B love song about loving someone exactly as they are. Romantic, playful and reassuring, with an infectious hook, rich harmonies and a distinctive contrapuntal vocal finale. A natural fit for artist cuts, romantic scenes and feel-good relationship moments.
Sometimes attraction can make you forget your own worth. I'm Cute Too is about that moment when you stop chasing someone who has slowly stopped showing up. You remember who you were before they came along—and who you'll still be after they're gone.
A jazz-rooted spoken lament — a Black voice, done explaining. Raw, dignified, and uncompromising. Fits documentaries, social justice narratives, end credits, and any scene where a character stops performing patience and claims their own ground.
Smooth, sophisticated crooner-style interpretation of the Just a Piano jingle, pairing a warm male vocal with polished piano accompaniment. Demonstrates the composition’s versatility for upscale advertising, entertainment branding, promotional campaigns, and lifestyle-oriented placements.
Original jingle created and performed by Lee Summers for the Just a Piano concert series. An intimate singer-and-piano performance showcasing the composition in its original form and demonstrating Butterfly Theatricals’ approach to concise, memorable branded music.
Bright, contemporary tenor interpretation of the Just a Piano jingle, demonstrating how the composition adapts to a different vocal personality while retaining its memorable hook. Suitable for advertising, promotions, entertainment branding, and custom jingle applications.
A relationship caught between passion and dysfunction — two people who fight constantly but can't bring themselves to leave. Bittersweet and emotionally raw, it fits scenes of a love too complicated to end.
Sophisticated romantic R&B with a smooth, soulful feel and an undercurrent of longing. Ideal for intimate film and television scenes, adult romance, relationship-driven storytelling, sensual character moments, and sequences centered on attraction, desire, and emotional connection.
An upbeat R&B and soul love song about finding joy when everything else goes wrong. With bills due, the landlord calling and the blues creeping in, love makes you feel like a wealthy man. Playful, romantic and defiantly optimistic.
A playful coming-of-age song about young people discovering intimacy, desire and the risks of getting caught. A “passion mark” becomes both embarrassing evidence and a proud little badge that somebody wanted you, capturing the excitement, fear and awkwardness of first romantic exploration.
The rousing opening number of The Funkentine Rapture. Set in the Funky Diner — a Harlem soul food institution. Ideal for period pieces set in Harlem, ensemble musical theatre showcases, community celebration montages, and content celebrating Black cultural heritage and joy.
Circa 1998. While sharing the final remnants of a joint, dressed in their costume tuxedos, three Broadway performers of color, profiled and arrested in New York under Giuliani in 1998. Will they survive The System?
An R&B and soul apology song from someone who crossed the line with a longtime friend and wants to make it right. Romantic and longing, it suits stories about boundaries, consent and forgiveness, friends-to-lovers arcs, recording artists and end credits.
A playful, upbeat pop-influenced R&B song comparing the excitement of romance to a rollercoaster ride. Infectious rhythms, flirtatious lyrics, and a catchy singalong hook make it ideal for romantic comedies, youthful relationship scenes, advertising campaigns, and energetic feel-good montages.
A fellow inmate on a 1940s Southern chain gang explains the brutal rules of prison life to civil rights leader Bayard Rustin, imprisoned after sitting in the front seat of a bus below the Mason-Dixon Line. A stark African American work song driven by voices, chains and labor.
A lively, character-driven musical theatre number with early-20th-century ragtime flavor. Follows a young Black man who recalls his father’s wisdom through the art and pride of shining shoes, while denying his own cultural heritage as a master tap dancer.
An R&B and soul empowerment song, co-written with Bobby Daye, celebrating someone who survived a hard road and built a family of their own: “sometimes you must stand alone.” Ideal for recording artists, inspirational content, documentary storytelling and empowerment campaigns.
A driving, feel-good R&B love song with polished soul, a strong groove, and an infectious sing-along chorus. “Stay for a While (Lady I Love You)” captures the exhilaration of finding a love that changes everything—romantic, joyful, confident, and full of forward momentum.
A high-energy 1990s hip-hop musical-theatre number introducing MC Hip Hop, a streetwise White Rabbit taxi driver who’s perpetually running late. Rapid-fire rhymes, comic exchanges with Alice and female background harmonies propel a playful urban reimagining of Alice’s journey to Wonderland.
A grown-soul R&B love song about lovers reunited after a long day apart, with no champagne needed and no interruptions. Sultry, playful and romantic, it suits scenes of attraction, reunion and established intimacy, and source music in an upscale lounge or restaurant.
Bold, comic hip-hop/R&B theatrical number from Yo Alice, a reimagining of Alice in Wonderland set against the 1990s record industry. A larger-than-life “Queen” celebrates her power and celebrity while revealing the pressures of staying on top.
Tender contemporary soul lullaby welcoming a child into the world with warmth, wonder and hope. Ideal for birth and family scenes, parent-child storytelling, adoption, new beginnings, inspirational campaigns, and emotionally uplifting film, television and advertising placements.
A funky, organ-driven gospel-soul celebration about the joy, freedom and resilience that come from letting love lead the way. Infectious grooves, uplifting lyrics and an exuberant party spirit make it ideal for recording artists, feel-good scenes, celebrations and triumphant moments.
An uplifting, gospel-influenced anthem built on a strong refrain and a full choral finale. Its message of faith in action, doing your part instead of waiting for change, suits inspirational campaigns, comeback stories, church and community scenes, and end credits.
An R&B and soul song about leaving a love that kept you lost in a fairy tale and learning to trust and love again. Introduced with a spoken reflection on change, it suits self-love journeys, new-chapter scenes, recording artists and end credits.
Sweeping romantic ballad celebrating the moment love transforms a life, with an uplifting cinematic build ideal for weddings, reunions, end credits, and heartfelt relationship scenes.
Butterfly Theatricals Music Publishing administers a catalog of nearly 300 original compositions spanning theatrical works, recordings, and stage productions. Lee Summers is affiliated with both ASCAP and BMI and registered with The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC). His musical From My Hometown is currently represented by Concord Theatricals.
Licensing inquiries: info@leesummersshows.com
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