Consequently, he was Rowling's first choice to direct Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 2000, but Warner Bros. ultimately chose Chris Columbus for the job.

The takeover of Time Warner in 2000 by then-high-flying AOL did not prove a good match, and following the collapse in " dot-com " stocks, the AOL name was banished from the corporate nameplate.

In 2000, WB decided to make the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies library exclusive to fellow Time Warner properties, specifically Cartoon Network.

On May 16, 2000, Prince ceased using the Love Symbol moniker and returned to using " Prince " again, after his publishing contract with Warner / Chappell expired.

Pfizer has made numerous acquisitions, including of Warner – Lambert in 2000, Pharmacia in 2003 and Wyeth in 2009, the latter acquired for US $ 68 billion.

Pfizer has recently grown by mergers, including those with Warner – Lambert ( 2000 ), with Pharmacia ( 2003 ), and with Wyeth ( 2009 ).

Pfizer acquired Warner – Lambert in 2000.

* Flem-Ath, Rand, and Colin Wilson ; The Atlantis Blueprint, 2000, Time Warner, Little, Brown and Company

The post-1952 UA library and the post-4 / 1986 MGM were assumed by themselves through MGM Home Entertainment after their worldwide deal with Warner Home Video expired in 2000.

* Billie Letts – Author of No. 1 New York Times bestseller and Oprah Winfrey Book Club selection Where the Heart Is ( Warner, 1996 ), made into a 2000 film of the same title, starring Ashley Judd and Natalie Portman.

Boston band Francine released a tribute song, " Pop Warner ", on their 2000 album Forty on a Fall Day.

In 2000, Rhino / Warner Archives released the Cancionero: Mas y Mas boxed set.

In turn, AOL grew as it acquired Time Warner in 2000 when Time Warner was the world's largest media conglomerate.

ABC was bought by The Walt Disney Company in 1996, which began airing all Disney-made programming by 1997 and canceled non-Disney made productions ( with the notable exception of The Bugs and Tweety Show, which continued to air until Warner Bros. ended the show in 2000 ).

From 2000 to 2007, KingWorld distributed the show for off-network syndication and Warner Bros. Television Distribution.

Warner Home Video released the Region 1 DVD on September 19, 2000.

* Most Consecutive Games w / 300 + Yards Passing-6 ( Young was the first QB to do this in 1998 ; Kurt Warner ( 2000 ) and Rich Gannon ( 2002 ) have since tied the mark )

* Live ( Warner Bros., 2000 )

In March 2000, The Libertines met Banny Poostchi, a lawyer for Warner Chappell Music Publishing.

" Flying Without Wings " was also included on the soundtrack of the Warner Brothers film, Pokémon: The Movie 2000.

Warner started the 2000 season where he had left off in his record-setting ' 99 season, racking up 300 or more passing yards in each of his first 6 games ( tying Steve Young's record ) and posting 19 touchdown passes in that stretch.

Warner was also named the NFL MVP for the second time in three seasons, giving the Rams their third winner in as many years ( running back Marshall Faulk won in 2000 ).

Warner Business Books, 2000.

* 2000: Inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame and into the North Florida Music Association's Hall of Fame.

Yogi B, as part of Poetic Ammo, achieved success when they won at the Malaysian Anugerah Industri Muzik ( AIM )( Music Awards ) 1999, 2000 and 2001.

* Charles Rosen discusses a number of Brahms's imitations of Beethoven in chapter 9 of his Critical Entertainments: Music Old and New ( 2000 ; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, ISBN 0-674-17730-4 ).

* Malm, W. P. ( 2000 ) Traditional Japanese Music and Musical Instruments ( Rev.

* Eric Charry, Mande Music: Traditional and Modern Music of the Maninka and Mandinka of Western Africa, University of Chicago Press, 2000.

* Mali: cordes anciennes / Mali: Ancient Strings, Sidiki Diabate and Djelimadi Sissoko, Buda Music, 2000.

A well-known and controversial NFL lateral pass occurred during the Music City Miracle play at the end of the 2000 playoff game between the Tennessee Titans and the Buffalo Bills.

Other notable works include Workers Union ( 1975 ), a melodically indeterminate piece " for any loud sounding group of instruments "; Mausoleum ( 1979 ) for 2 baritones and large ensemble ; De Tijd ( 1979 – 81 ) for female singers and ensemble ; De Snelheid ( 1982-3 ), for 3 amplified ensembles ; De Materie ( 1984 – 88 ), a large four-part work for voices and ensemble ; collaborations with filmmaker and librettist Peter Greenaway on the film M is for Man, Music, Mozart and the operas Rosa: A Horse Drama ( 1994 ) and Writing to Vermeer ( 1998 ); and the recent La Passione ( 2000 – 02 ) for female voice, violin and ensemble.

In 2000, Hart became a member of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function, a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to seek to establish new knowledge and develop more effective therapies which awaken, stimulate and heal through the extraordinary power of music – continuing his investigation into the connection between healing and rhythm, and the neural basis of rhythm.

* Foobar 2000: Music Library / Audio Player

Appearing on VH1's popular documentary series Behind The Music in early 2000, McDaniels confirmed that he was creatively frustrated and highlighted some songs that he was recording on his own.

In his 2000 biography of the inventor, Theremin: Ether Music and Espionage, Albert Glinsky suggested the Russian had fled to escape crushing personal debts, and was then caught up in Stalin's political purges.

The musical score of Xena: Warrior Princess was critically well received and garnered seven Emmy nominations for LoDuca, who won the Emmy award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series ( Dramatic Underscore ) for the Season 5 episode Fallen Angel in 2000.

In the years after The Dance, Christine returned to England to be near her family and stepped out of public view almost completely, although in 2000 she appeared in public to receive an Honorary Doctorate in Music from the University of Greenwich, England.

The song went on to win " Best Song of 2000 " at the MTV Europe Music Awards, " Best Single of the Year " at the BRIT Awards and an MTV Video Music Award for Best Special Effects.

Jones has received numerous other awards throughout his career, including the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1966, an MTV Video Music Award in 1989 and two Brit Awards – winning Best British Male, in 2000, and Outstanding Contribution to Music, in 2003.

A remix album, Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic ( as opposed to " Un2 ") was released exclusively through Prince's NPG Music Club in April 2000.

The Music Row location of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum was closed December 31, 2000.

Music was nominated for an Annie Award in both 1999 and 2000.

* the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video for " Freak on a Leash ".