Associated Production Music (also known as APM Music) is an American production music distributor founded in New York in 1983 initially as a joint venture between ATV Music Ltd. (those shares were later acquired by Zomba/Jive Production Music as part of purchase of Bruton Music) and EMI Production Music, now known as KPM Music (the latter now owned by APM's co-owner Sony Music Publishing).
When established, APM Music was the American distributor of three British libraries in July 1983: Berry Music's Conroy, KPM Music, and Themes International, all owned by EMI. APM gained distribution rights to Bruton Music in October 1983. All which were originally distributed by Emil Ascher, Inc. In July 1988, they started representing the German label Sonoton. Over the years, the library expanded as APM Music distributed numerous labels like Selected Sound, CPM Music, NFL Music Library, and Kosinus.
Today, APM distributes over hundreds of production music libraries and over 800,000 tracks.
APM also established their own music libraries including APM Archival, APM Collection, and Endgame. Partnering with Discovery Communications, APM also offers the Discovery Studios Tracks library.
It is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Labels[]
- APM Archival
- APM Collection
- Discovery Studios Tracks
- Endgame
- Producers Music Library
- Siren Cues
- Sonic Elixir
Former labels[]
- EA Music Library (2007-April 2012)
- Quantum Tracks (2007-December 31, 2022)
Notable composers featured[]
- David Arkenstone
- Geoff Bastow
- Kapono Beamer
- Jack Beaver
- David Bell
- Warren Bennett
- Bruno Bertoli
- Sammy Burdson
- Richard Myhill
- Gregor Narholz
- Johnny Pearson
- Keith Mansfield
- Dick Walter
- Laurie Johnson
- Paddy Kingsland
- Sam Fonteyn
- Otto Sieben
- Ron Goodwin
- William Farran
- Sam Spence
- Gerhard Trede
- David Farnon
- Ronald Hanmer
- John Fox
- Jack Shaindlin
- Kenny Graham
- Sidney Torch
- David Snell
- Cedric Palmer
- Len Stevens
- Trevor Duncan
- Ralph Dollimore
- Gerhard Narholz
- Dave Hewson
- Johnny Hawksworth
- Richard Harvey
- David Lindup
- Victor Cavini
- Hubert Clifford
- Tony Kinsey
- Robert Sharples
- David Robidoux
- Van Phillips
- Wilfred Burns
- Syd Dale
- Jean-Jacques Perrey
- Skaila Kanga
- Harry Rabinowitz
- John Epping
- Nino Nardini
- David Arnold
- Wyn Henry
- Tom Hedden
- John Devereaux
- Alan Parker
- Eric Spear
- Mike Sunderland
- Jean Clero
- Alan Tew
- Robert Farnon
- Arthur Wilkinson
- Paul Fenoulhet
- Keith Nichols
- Anthony Hymas
- John Scott
- Cyril Watters
- Udi Harpaz
- Alan Perry
- Cecil Milner
- Tony Lowry
- Mladen Franko
- Cristoph Narholz
- Rod Abernethy
- Eric Winstone
- John Rhodes
- Will Schaefer
- Max Saunders
- Sean Elder
- Dennis Berry
- Albert Ketelbey
- Stuart Crombie
- Max Mahlmann
- Jack Coles
- Peter Dennis
- Richard Vincent Hill
- Derrick Mason
- Paul Lewis
- Dennis Farnon
- William Trytel
- Hans Conzelmann
- Delle Haensch
- Mark Nolan
- Leo Nissim
- Benny Carter
- Barry Morgan
- Ernest Tomlinson
- Paul Hart
- John Charles Fiddy
- Ron Aspery
- Gilbert Vinter
- Kurt Rehfeld
- Gary Hughes
- Alan Wynn
- Eric Spencer
- Philippe Pares
- Jan Rap
- Harold Geller
- Paul Lawler
- Daryl Griffith
- Desmond Champ
- Stephen Bulla
- Andy Clark
- George Elliott
- Jeff Kidwell
- James McConnel
- Steve Byrd
- Gil Flat
- Paul Pritchard
- Jerry Burnham
- Sylvain Lux
- Eric Allen
- Harold Smart
- Fiachra Trench
- Curtis Schwartz
- Graham De Wilde
- Charlie Brissette
- Juergen Schlachter
- Trevor Bastow
- Saul Broudy
- Anthony Spurgin
- Lionel Wendling
- Lars-Luis Linek
- Charles Williams
- Werner Brueggemann
- Marc Dall'Anese
- Daniel Jean Jeannin
- Don Harper
- Peter Yorke
- Brian Bennett
- George French
- Raymond Jones
- Magnum Opus
- David Bradnum
- Mac Prindy
- Helmuth Brandenburg
- Paul Lenart
- Adam Saunders
- Guy Fletcher
- John Cacavas
- Alan Braden
- Isaac Jenkins
- Sidney Crooke
- Marc Durst
- Bruce Campbell
- Tony Tape
- Jon Jelmer
- Alan Hawkshaw
- Barrie Hingley
- Laurent Lombard
- David Reilly
- John Hawkins
- Malcom Lockyer
- Peter Balding
- Mark Cousins
- Jonathan Starkey
- Raymond Beaver
- Stephen Wade
- Donald Thorne
- John Shakespeare
- Ronnie Hazzlehurst
- Steve Goomas
- Norman Dane
- Veigar Margeirsson
- Doug Perkins
- Graham Preskett
- David Dundas
- Frank Samuels
- Roger Roger
- Mark Governor
- Fredric Bayco
- Cris Velasco
- Eric Gemsa
- Janko Nilovic
- Ivor Slaney
- Laurence Cottle
- Bert Weedon
- Bill Novick
- Alec Gould
- Bernd Gesell
- John Longmire
- Clive Richardson
- Francois Fournet
- Hans Haider
- Christian Padovan
- Robert Cornford
- Dieter Reith
- Laszlo Bencker
- Alan Moorhouse
- Andrew Fenner
- Tim Laycock
- Jonathan Neal
- Jim Wolfe
- Roland Kovac
- David Vanacore
- Kurt Schick
- Alfred Kluten
- Robert Alexander White
- Duncan Lamont
- Stephane Huguenin
- Peter Lea-Cox
- Len Rawle
- Frank Chacksfield
- Brian Douglas Gulland
- Eric Swan
- Michael Shapiro
- Andy Vale
- Andrew Pilmer
- Rupert Gregson-Williams
- Harry Gregson-Williams
- Michael North
- Jon Rea
- Len Rawle
Used In[]
TV Shows[]
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- The Ren & Stimpy Show
- Ren & Stimpy: Adult Party Cartoon
- KaBlam!
- The Loud House (Only in seasons 1 to 3.)
- Camp Lazlo
- South Park
- Family Matters
- The Adventures of Pete And Pete
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force
- Rocko's Modern Life
- Beavis and Butt-Head
- Daria
- The Mighty B!
- Animaniacs (2020)
- Incredible Crew
- Pee-Wee's Playhouse
- Braingames
- Green Eggs & Ham
- The Andy Milonakis Show
- Me & Mickey
- My Gym Partner's a Monkey
- Family Guy
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- Aerial America
- The X's
- What A Cartoon! (Heard in "Tales Of Worm Paranoia".)
- The Simpsons
- Stranger Things
- America's Funniest Home Videos
- Cartoon Sushi
- Megas XLR
- ZOOM
- Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman
- Behind the Attraction
- The Angry Beavers
Movies[]
- Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (2005)
- A Christmas Story (1983)
- Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)
- Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024)
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
- Teen Beach Movie (2013)
- Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
Home Videos[]
TV Networks[]
- Channel 4
- Disney Channel
- Nickelodeon
- PBS
- Cartoon Network
- Adult Swim
- Minimax
- HBO (EMEA)
Commercials[]
Video Games[]
- Barnyard (video game)
- ClusterTruck (Remixed in "World 9 - Hell".)
- Fallout 4
- Family Guy Video Game!
- Family Guy: Back To The Multiverse
- The Godfather II
- Hasbro Family Game Night 2
- Littlest Pet Shop
- Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island
- Saints Row
- Skylanders Trap Team
Other productions[]
Lists[]
- List of libraries distributed by Associated Production Music
- List of miscellaneous Associated Production Music albums
- List of Discovery Studios Tracks albums
- List of Endgame albums
- List of Quantum Tracks albums
- List of Siren Cues albums
- List of EA Music Library albums
Logos[]
1983-1999
1999-2002
2002-2005
2005-2009
2009-present
2024-present
