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3 unusual facts about production music


Little Thinker

At regular intervals, the hostess would play music (from the Production music provider, Valentino Music) to allow the Little Thinker time to draw a picture of the events imagined in the previous segment.

Production music

Another notable example is the Nickelodeon animated series The Ren and Stimpy Show, which used both well-known classical music excerpts and a wide range of pre-1960s production music cues—including many pieces familiar from their use in earlier cartoons—which were chosen for their ironic and humorous effect.

American TV has also utilized British library music, most notably with the themes for Monday Night Football ("Heavy Action" by Johnny Pearson) and The People's Court ("The Big One" by Alan Tew).


Ghost Box Music

) in 2003; a manifesto of influences was compiled, which included "music for schools, cosmic horror stories, library music, English surrealism, and the dark side of psychedelia".

Italian occult psychedelia

Musically, Italian occult psychedelia is a cross of post-punk, krautrock, psychedelic rock, Italian progressive rock and Italian library music.

JT Curtis

JT Curtis grew up in Los Angeles where he produced production music for CBS, ABC, FOX, The Super Bowl and for the NCAA's March Madness.

Soundrangers

Initially providing custom sound design and Foley for interactive projects, within months Soundrangers expanded their focus to include the development of a library of original sound effects and production music designed and optimized to easily integrate into interactive media.

Stephen Akina

In addition to his film scores, he licenses original music with several production music libraries where his music can be heard on television network, cable and PBS shows worldwide including the Late Show with David Letterman, Mtv's Parental Control, and Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too.


see also

Lineman

"The Lineman", a song composed by Sam Spence for Associated Production Music

Rob Nokes

Rob Nokes is the owner/founder of Sounddogs, the largest online library of sound effects and production music, since 1997.

Steve Klong

After establishing himself as a first-rate session and touring drummer for several years, he also founded The King Klong Music Group, a successful TV and commercial production music house whose clients included Subway, Volkswagen, Budweiser, CSI: Miami, The West Wing, Cold Case, The Amazing Race, NFL Football and many more.