APM Music
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Type | Private company |
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Industry | Music entertainment |
Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | North America |
Services | Production music |
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Associated Production Music, LLC (commonly known as APM Music ) is an American production music company headquartered in Hollywood, California, initially as a joint venture between Zomba/Jive Production Music and EMI Production Music. APM Music's catalog contains more than 820,000 tracks[1][2] and its libraries include KPM Music, Bruton, Sonoton, Cezame, Hard and Kosinus, among others.[3] Music tracks from APM Music are used in TV shows, including SpongeBob_SquarePants, Ren & Stimpy, GLOW, This is Us, and Westworld; films, including Lady Bird, Mudbound, and The Disaster Artist;[4] and video games, including Skylanders: Imaginators, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands.[citation needed] NFL Films has a joint venture between the NFL and APM Music where music is composed for NFL-related media.[citation needed] The APM catalog includes recordings dating back to 1900, music representing 192 countries, and well-known tracks like "Heavy Action" (the theme for Monday Night Football), "The Big One" (the theme for The People's Court), and "Sweet Victory" (from the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Band Geeks").
History[]
APM Music came to be as a joint venture between Zomba/Jive Production Music and EMI Production Music (which now are owned by Universal and Sony, respectively). Sam Trust, former head of ATV, founded APM as a joint-venture between what is now held by Universal (which owns the Bruton library) and Sony (which owns KPM).
The company was primarily set up to distribute third-party music libraries and its core business revolves around curation and guiding, where most of the music is specifically conditioned to fill a market need. Instrumental to such curation is a dedicated team of expert Music Directors with whom clients consistently partner for creative collaboration.[5]
Notable composers[]
Some notable composers who have worked with APM Music include:[6]
- Marco Beltrami
- Michael Brook
- David Buckley
- John Cacavas
- Syd Dale
- Hal David
- Harry Gregson-Williams
- Alan Hawkshaw
- Tom Hedden
- Laurie Johnson
- Mars Lasar
- David Lindup
- Keith Mansfield
- Gerhard Narholz
- Janko Nilovic
- Johnny Pearson
- Rachel Portman
- David Robidoux
- Jeff Rona
- Sam Spence
- Frank Serafine
- Benson Taylor
- Sam Fonteyn
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Tech Focus: Production Music, Part 2 — Music Libraries Offer Lots of Choices for Sports, 2020". 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ Paula Parisi (2019-04-12). "APM Music Hits the Right Notes – Variety". Variety.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- ^ "About APM Music, 2016". Archived from the original on 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
- ^ "APM Music - APM Music featured in 2015 Oscar Nominees". Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- ^ Paula Parisi (2019-04-12). "APM Music Hits the Right Notes – Variety". Variety.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- ^ "Notable APM Music Composers". Archived from the original on 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
External links[]
- Music companies of the United States
- Joint ventures
- EMI
- Universal Music Group
- Sony Music Publishing
- Production music