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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 Music Recorded Library released many recordings of library music by composers such as Alan Hawkshaw. [11] Today, KPM is owned by Sony Music Publishing which acquired EMI Music Publishing in 2012. In 1981, the Keith Prowse agency opened its first office outside the UK in New York City and a further office was established in Dublin in 1982.
James Kenelm Clarke (5 February 1941 – 29 July 2020) was an English film director and composer of film, television and library music. Early life and education [ edit ]
William Alan Hawkshaw BEM (27 March 1937 – 16 October 2021) was a British composer and performer, particularly of library music used as themes for films and television programs. Hawkshaw worked extensively for the KPM production music company in the 1950s to the 1970s, composing and recording many stock tracks that have been used extensively ...
Library Records is an independent record label founded in Melbourne, Australia in 1998, and focusing mainly on indie pop. It is run by Bart Cummings from The Cat's Miaow . Artists who have released recordings on Library Records include:
Johnny Pearson's earliest contributions at KPM came in the form of contributing to KPM's in house orchestra, the Group-Forty Orchestra. KPM's Group-Forty Orchestra was an orchestra that existed between 1959 and 1966. Its role was to record background music for radio and television. From 1967, Johnny Pearson started appearing on many of KPM's ...
Bruton Music was founded by Robin Phillips in 1976/1977. They originally operated from ATV Music’s offices in Bruton Street, London. [1] [2] At some stage, Michael Jackson ended up owning the label.
In January 2020, Damu visited the London KPM music library, [13] renowned for a collection that has been sampled by artists including MF Doom and Jay-Z. [14] Damu was invited as the first artist to be featured on the Def Pressé / KPM Crate Diggers series, an initiative to release records extensively featuring samples from the library; his work ...