KPM Musichouse is a company which provides library music

Production music

Production music is the name given to recorded music produced and owned by production music libraries and licensed to customers for use in film, television, radio and other media.-Introduction:...

, formed by the merger of KPM (a division of EMI

EMI

The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

) and Musichouse (a company which EMI acquired in 1997).

History

KPM music has been used in many film

Film

A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...

s and television programmes worldwide. KPM's origins lie in Robert Keith's music shop which was set up in 1780.

The music written by KPM's composers was intended for use as signature tunes or incidental music in film and television . Notable examples include the theme tunes for Mastermind

Mastermind (TV series)

Mastermind is a British quiz show, well known for its challenging questions, intimidating setting and air of seriousness.Devised by Bill Wright, the basic format of Mastermind has never changed — four and in later contests five contestants face two rounds, one on a specialised subject of the...

, News At Ten

News at Ten

The ITV News at Ten is the flagship news programme on British television network ITV, produced by ITN and founded by news editor Geoffrey Cox in 1967. It was originally planned as a thirteen week project in July 1967 because senior figures at ITV refused to believe that a permanent 30-minute late...

and Whicker's World

Whicker's World

Whicker's World is an award-winning British television documentary series that ran from 1959 to 1988, presented by journalist and broadcaster Alan Whicker....

.

In the United States, KPM is represented by APM Music

APM Music

APM Music is a production music company. Music tracks from APM Music are used in such shows as The Ren & Stimpy Show and SpongeBob SquarePants. NFL Films has a joint venture between the NFL and APM Music where music is composed for NFL-related media...

.

External links

• KPM Music history at APM (Associated Production Music)