Montparnasse 2000

Montparnasse 2000
Formerly	Editions Montparnasse 2000
Founded	1968
Defunct	2011
Country	France
Owner	Independent (1968-198?) Belwin Mills (198?-1990) EMI Music (1990-200?) Crea Sound (200?-2006) Kapagama (2006-2009) Universal Music Group (2009-present)
Key people	André Farry (co-founder) Louis Delacour (co-founder)

Montparnasse 2000 was a French production music library and distributor founded in 1968 by André Farry and Louis Delacour. In the 1970s, the company began distributing Italian catalogues of library music labels in France.

The company has experienced numerous control changes in later years. First it was sold to a Belgian company. After that, Montparnasse was acquired by New York-based Belwin-Mills, who was acquired by EMI in 1990. Afterwards, EMI sold MP 2000 to Crea Sound.

In June 2006, the library was acquired by Kapagama as part of Crea Sound assets purchase. In 2009, Kapagama was purchased by Universal Publishing Production Music. Some songs from the Montparnasse 2000 label were re-released on Kosinus (also during the time MP 2000 was owned by EMI) and Kosinus Archive albums.

Sub-Labels

• International Music Label
• St Germain Des Prés

Albums

• List of Montparnasse 2000 vinyl/CD albums
• List of miscellaneous Montparnasse 2000 albums

Used By

TV Shows

• Aqua Teen Hunger Force
• Fem Myror Är Fler Än Fyra Elefanter
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• The Mighty B!

TV Networks

• Antenne 2
• Cartoon Network
• Nickelodeon
• Rede Globo
• SBT

Other productions

• Bombril

Logos

1968-1980

1980-1987

1987-2011

Foreign distributors

• Argentina and Uruguay
  • Libensound (1973-19??)
  • Universal Production Music (2012-present)

• Australia
  • Castle Music (197?-19??)
  • Fable Music (2006-mid-2013)
  • Universal Production Music (mid-2013-present)

• Belgium
  • Prestation (1971-19??)
  • Caracol Music / G-7 Music (2006-2018)
  • Universal Production Music (2018-present)

• Canada
  • The Music People Ltd. (late 1970's-May 2006)
  • Associated Production Music (June 2006-present)

• Denmark
  • Wilhelm Hansen (1974-197?)
  • Upright Music (2006-Spring 2013)
  • Universal Production Music (Spring 2013-present)

• Germany
  • Musikverlag Hans Wewerka/Inmus (197?-19??)
  • Kapagama Germany (2006-2018)
  • Universal Production Music (2018-present)

• Italy
  • Flippermusic (1973-2012)
  • Universal Production Music (2012-present)

• Japan
  • Film Int'l (197?-197?)
  • Yanami (197?-198?)
  • Sakura Notes (until January 1, 2023)
  • Universal Production Music (January 1, 2023-present)

• Lebanon
  • SMT Film (197?-198?)

• Scandinavia
  • Nordiska (197?-19??)
  • Universal Production Music (2012-present)

• Spain
  • Accion (1971-1973)
  • Phonorecord (1973-198?)
  • Music Contact / EMI Production Music (2006-mid-2010's)
  • Universal Production Music (2015-present)

• Sweden
  • Nordiska Musikforlaget AB (1973-197?)
  • Upright Music (2006/2007-2012)
  • EMI Production Music (2007)
  • Universal Production Music (2012-present)

• United Kingdom
  • United Artists (1969-197?)
  • Modern (197?-19??)
  • KPM Music / KPM Musichouse / EMI Production Music UK (2006-December 2013)
  • Universal Production Music (January 2014-2016, 2018-present)
  • Focus Music (2016-2018)

• United States
  • United Artists (1969-1970)
  • Conversaphone (1971-197?)
  • TRF Production Music Libraries (1980's-late 2000's)
  • Associated Production Music (late 2000's-present)