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 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, 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. 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 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.
