Sonoton Music is a German production music library founded by Gerhard Narholz and Rotheide Narholz in 1965.
In its early years, Sonoton provides specific film and television music as background music, thus introducing and reinventing library music in Germany.
Originally, Sonoton's productions were published worldwide by the British Berry Music company on the library music labels Conroy, Studio One and Programme Productions. Sonoton also invented the “underscore” (an alternative mix without lead instruments which otherwise may compete with voiceover), a practice that is now copied by music libraries all over the world. Sonoton produces Easy Listening Music for the Japanese market which is published on Polydor and King Records.
In 1973 when EMI bought Berry Music, Sonoton started its own record label.
In 1984, Sonoton was one of the first libraries to produce music on CD.
In 1992, Sonoton is the first music library to present its own music search programme, SONOfind, on floppy disk. Later, SONOfind is expanded for PC and MAC and also provides search functionality on a track-by-track basis (SONOfind PLUS). In 1998, Sonoton became the first music library to introduce an online music search programme and to make its entire repertoire accessible via the Internet.
In 2015, on Sonoton's 50th anniversary, Gerhard Narholz receives the prestigious Hall Of Fame Award from the First Annual PMA Mark Awards for his lifetime achievements.
On October 2020, Sonoton started releasing their vinyl albums archived and digitally remastered on Sonofind.
On March 2021, Alex Black became the new CEO of Sonoton. Consequently, on March 24th, the library adopted the new logo and website with SONOfind search system now integrated into its main site.
Labels[]
- Sonoton
- Sonoton Authentic Series
- Sonoton Classical
- Sonoton Trailer Tracks
- Sonoton Vanguard
- Sonoton Vintage Series
- 1st Choice Music
- Afro Dizzy
- AFRO Musique
- Commercial Length Cuts
- Commercials Non Stop
- Hip Hop Shop
- Intersound
- Pro Viva
- Spots
- Rockshop
- Sonia Classics
- Surefire
- Gerhard Trede/Trede Collection
- Vadzimu
Third-party labels[]
Albums[]
- List of Sonoton vinyl albums
- List of Sonoton (SCD) albums
- List of Sonoton Vanguard albums (SCDV 001-SCDV 1000)
- List of Sonoton Vanguard albums (SCDV 1001-SCDV 2000)
- List of Sonoton Authentic Series albums
- List of Sonoton Trailer Tracks albums
- List of miscellaneous Sonoton albums
- List of Commercial Length Cuts albums
- List of Commercials Non Stop albums
- List of Intersound albums
- List of Rockshop albums
- List of Sonia Classics albums
- List of Gerhard Trede Collection albums
Used By[]
Movies[]
- Dzień świra (2002)
- Monsters, Inc. (2001)
- MVP: Most Valuable Primate (2000)
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
Series[]
- 13 posterunek
- All That (1994-2005)
- The Andy Milonakis Show
- Bill Nye the Science Guy
- Camp Lazlo
- The Casagrandes (Heard once in Away Game and Throwing Pains)
- Daria
- El Mundo del Profesor Rossa
- The Fairly OddParents
- Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman
- Graczykowie
- Incredible Crew
- KaBlam!
- Kindergarten
- Komisarz Alex
- Liv and Maddie
- Lokatorzy
- The Loud House
- The Mighty B!
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Ren And Stimpy
- Ren And Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon
- Rocko's Modern Life
Home Videos[]
- Bugs Bunny World of Animals
- Show Me A Story: Tales Of Beatrix Potter (1994)
- There Goes A Fire Truck (1993)
- Zoo Life with Jack Hanna
Video Games[]
Other productions[]
- 7 dni świat
- Companies Committed to Kids
- Domingão do Faustão
- Domingo Show (2000)
- Domowe przedszkole
- Eliana & Alegria
- Eisenbahn-Romantik
- Łyk matematyki
- Podróże kulinarne Roberta Makłowicza
- Proszę o odpowiedź
- Quarta Total
- Rolnictwo na świecie
- Motorola
TV Networks[]
- Band
- Canal+ (Poland)
- Cartoon Network
- Disney Channels Worldwide
- Filmnet (CEE)
- HBO (Hungary)
- HGTV
- Minimax (Spain, CEE)
- Nasza TV
- Nickelodeon
- Polsat
- Record TV
- Rede Globo
- Rede Manchete
- RedeTV!
- SBT
- Spektrum (Hungary)
- Sci-Fi Channel (Syfy)
- Telewizja Polska
- TV Gazeta
- TV Puls (Poland)
- TVN (Poland)
- TVR (Romania)
Theme Parks and FECs[]
- Chuck E. Cheese's
Shopping Centers[]
- Cenco Costanera (2009)
Logos[]
Foreign distributors[]
- Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Aquarius Music Publishing (until late 2021)
- The Baltics
- Aux Publishing AB / AMG Scandinavia (January 2008-December 2018)
- Upright Music (January 2019-present)
- Belgium
- Prestation Music (late 1980's-early 1990's)
- Stock Music International (late 1990's-present)
- Bulgaria
- Nitrax Productions (Summer 2007-2017)
- Virginia Publishing (2017-present)
- Croatia and Slovenia
- Aquarius Music Publishing (until late 2021)
- Studio Fontana (January 2022-present)
- Czech Republic
- Studio Fontana (1995-present)
- Denmark
- Kleinerts Musik Forlag (early 1990's)
- Apollo Music (until December 31, 2008)
- Upright Music (January 1, 2009-present)
- Finland
- BMG Zomba Production Music / Universal Publishing Production Music (until late 2008)
- Aux Publishing AB / AMG Scandinavia (early 2009-December 2023)
- Upright Music (January 2024-present)
- France
- L'Illustration Musicale (1970's-1980)
- Sonimage (1980-2003)
- Kapagama (2003-June 2007)
- Parigo (July 2007-December 2023)
- Montmorency Music Agency (January 2024-present)
- Greece
- Media Music Publishing (1988-2020)
- Musou (2020-present)
- Hungary
- Multimédia Kft. (early 1990's-late 1990's)
- Concert & Media Kft. (late 1990's-early 2010's)
- CLMusic Kft. (early 2010's-present)
- Iceland
- Upright Music (January 1, 2009-present)
- Italy
- Jump Records (1982-1983)
- Cielo-Video (1983-2002)
- Musicmedia (2002-present)
- Netherlands
- Dennis Music (1981-present)
- Norway
- Frost Musik / Gibra Music (1981-late 2007)
- Aux Publishing AB / AMG Scandinavia (January 2008-December 2023)
- Upright Music (January 2024-present)
- Poland
- Sound-Pol / Sony Music Poland (1990s-December 31, 2011)
- Upright Music (January 1, 2012-present)
- Portugal:
- Multimusic (until 2005)
- Alabama Music Business (2005-June 30, 2020)
- Vimúsica (July 1, 2020-present)
- Romania
- Euromusic (1997-present)
- Russia and CIS
- Music 2 Business
- Scandinavia
- Scandinavian Songs AB
- Serbia
- Aquarius Music Publishing (until late 2021)
- Rights and Royalties Publishing Company d.o.o. (2022-present)
- Spain:
- Sintonia / Multimusic (1981-2005)
- Alabama Music Business (2005-June 30, 2020)
- Vimúsica (July 1, 2020-present)
- Sweden
- Transmission Music Library (until 2005)
- BMG Zomba Production Music / Universal Publishing Production Music (2005-late 2008)
- Aux Publishing AB / AMG Scandinavia (early 2009-December 2023)
- Upright Music (January 2024-present)
- United Kingdom
- Berry Music (1973-1975)
- KPM Music (1975-1987)
- John Fiddy Music (1987-2006)
- Boosey & Hawkes Production Music / Imagem Production Music / Cavendish Music (2006-present)
- Australia and New Zealand
- Penjane (1980's-early 1990's)
- Production Music Services / Beatbox Music (mid-1990's-present)
- Brazil
- Sonoton do Brasil (1991-present)[1]
- Canada
- The Music People Ltd. (until March 31, 2003)
- Associated Production Music (April 1, 2003-present)
- India:
- Lekha Productions Pvt Ltd. (1993-present)
- Israel:
- Zinko Studios
- Japan:
- Japan Planet Music
- Japan Illust Music
- Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela
- Music & Images / MusicDirector (October 2008-present)
- Middle East and North Africa
- PopArabia (2023-present)
- South Africa:
- Synchro Music Management (1990's-December 2018)
- MamaDance! Music Library (January 2019-present)
- South Korea:
- Eve's Eye (until mid-2000's)
- Cookie Music (mid-2000's-late 2007)
- Modoocom (late 2007-late 2022)
- JNQ Media (2023-present)
- Turkey
- Pelikan Muzik (October 2003-present)
- United States
- Siri Music, Inc. (early 1970's-late 1970's)
- Emil Ascher, Inc. (late 1970's-June 1988)
- Associated Production Music (July 1988-present)
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