APM Music
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 1,000,000 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, The Ren & Stimpy Show, The Mighty B!, 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. They were also used in various Motorola phones as ringtones. NFL Films has a joint venture between the NFL and APM Music where music is composed for NFL-related media. 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").
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Type | Private company |
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Industry | Music entertainment |
Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | North America |
Services | Production music |
Owner |
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 Kosinus and 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]
- Adam Wakeman
- Alan Hawkshaw
- Alan Parker
- Alan Tew
- Alessandro Alessandroni
- Amon Tobin
- Barry de Vorzon
- Benson Taylor
- Bill Laswell
- Brian Bennett
- Buddy Baker
- Daniel Heath
- David Buckley
- David Lindup
- David Robidoux
- Ennio Morricone
- Frank Serafine
- George Fenton
- Georges Delerue
- Gerhard Narholz
- Gregor F. Narholz
- Hal David
- Harry Gregson-Williams
- Henning Schmitz
- Janko Nilovic
- Javier Navarrete
- Jeff Rona
- John Barry
- John Cacavas
- John Cameron
- Johnny Pearson
- Keith Mansfield
- Laurie Johnson
- Les Baxter
- Marco Beltrami
- Mars Lasar
- Maurice Jarre
- Michael Brook
- Nick Glennie-Smith
- Norman Candler
- Peter Thomas
- Piero Piccioni
- Piero Umiliani
- Rachel Portman
- Rupert Gregson-Williams
- Sam Fonteyn
- Sam Spence
- Simon Green
- Steven Price
- Syd Dale
- Telepopmusik
- The Kronos Quartet
- Tim Love Lee
See also
References
- "Tech Focus: Production Music, Part 2 โ 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 โ 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 โ Variety". Variety.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- "Notable APM Music Composers". Archived from the original on 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2011-09-02.