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).
History
The firm's origins date back to the
Keith, Prowse & Co. partnership established in 1830. KPM's music library has been utilised in many
film
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s and television programmes worldwide. The ''KPM 1000'' album series, mainly produced by
Adrian Kerridge, has become more commercially available in recent years.
[Oliver Lomax. ''The Mood Modern'' (2018)]
The music written by KPM's composers was intended for use as signature tunes or incidental music in film and television. KPM pieces became the theme tunes for ''
Mastermind
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'', ''
All Creatures Great and Small'', ''
The Avengers'', ''
Animal Magic'', ''
This Is Your Life'', ''
Dave Allen at Large'', ''
SpongeBob SquarePants
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'', ''
The Ren & Stimpy Show
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'', ''
Camp Lazlo'', ''
Superstars'', ''
Grandstand
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'', ''
Rugby Special
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'', and ''
ITV News at Ten''. In the U.S. the recordings have been used on ''
Sesame Street
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'', as well as sports documentarian
Jon Bois' YouTube series, including ''Dorktown.''
In the United States, KPM is represented by
APM Music.
KPM Musichouse was rebranded as EMI Production Music in 2011
and is now part of
Sony Music Publishing. In January 2019, KPM's production library was fully digitized and became available for streaming online.
EMI Production Music was rebranded again to KPM Music on 13 September 2021.
References
External links
KPM Music - The Storyhistory at APM (Associated Production Music)
KPM Music the current official website of KPM
British companies established in 1830
EMI
Music publishing companies of the United Kingdom
Production music
Sony Music Publishing
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