After enrapturing vast swathes of the nation - a record 2.9 million people watched last week’s final - dating reality series Love Island is over for another year.

And while its theme - composed by  A-Mnemonic Music Productions - will be etched on viewers’ minds all summer, sync plays a huge part in the show.

Annalisa Johnstone, senior music executive at ITV reveals that, “work on music clearance and licensing begins months before the series starts”, while the team “undertake ...