KPM Music is a company that creates and provides library music that was originally known as KPM Musichouse. It was formed by the merger of KPM (the initials of Keith-Prowse-Maurice, which was then a division of EMI) and Music House (a company that EMI acquired in 1997).
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| Formerly | KPM Musichouse (1830–2011) EMI Production Music (2011–2021) |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1830 |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
| Services | Library music |
| Parent | Sony Music Publishing |
History
editThe firm's origins date back to the Keith, Prowse & Co. partnership established in 1830. KPM's music library has been utilised in many films and television programmes worldwide. The KPM 1000 Series, many of them produced by Adrian Kerridge, have become more generally available commercially in recent years.[1]
The music written by KPM's composers was intended for use as signature tunes or incidental music in film and television.[2] KPM pieces became the theme tunes for Mastermind, All Creatures Great and Small, The Avengers, Animal Magic, This Is Your Life, Dave Allen at Large, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Ren & Stimpy Show, Camp Lazlo, Superstars, Grandstand, Rugby Special, and ITV News at Ten. In the U.S. the recordings have been used on Sesame Street, as well as sports documentarian Jon Bois' YouTube series, Dorktown.
In the United States, KPM is represented by APM Music.
KPM Musichouse was rebranded as EMI Production Music in 2011[3] and is now part of Sony Music Publishing.[4] In January 2019, KPM's production library was fully digitized and became available for streaming online.[5]
EMI Production Music was rebranded again to KPM Music on 13 September 2021.[6]
References
edit- ^ Oliver Lomax. The Mood Modern (2018)
- ^ "The lost geniuses of library music". The Guardian. London.
- ^ "Company History". EMI Production Music. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "EMI Production Music", The Knowledge
- ^ Sanchez, Daniel (16 January 2019). "Sony/ATV's EMI Completely Digitizes the Iconic KPM Music Library". Digitalmusicnews.com. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "EMI Production Music Rebrands to KPM Music". Sony Music Publishing. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
External links
edit- KPM Music - The Story history at APM (Associated Production Music)
- KPM Music, the current official website of KPM
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