Library Music

Elastic Man · 05-31-2010, 11:42 AM

(Not sure if this belongs here but... I didn't know where else to put it! Since my favorite types of library LPs tend to fall into electroacoustic/20th century classical/avantgarde categories this seemed like the sensible place.)

Anyway, by the term "Library Music" I essentially mean music owned by production music libraries and licensed to customers for use in film, television, radio and other media (that's Wikipedia's definition anyway).

Doesn't sound that exciting? Well...

Although the music was initially created for commercial purposes you'll also come across some remarkably adventurous stuff. Composers working within the production system seem to have been given a large amount of creative freedom, hence library music can sometimes prove to be one of the most liberating and unconstrained music "genres" around.

Some favorites records + youtube examples:

Camille Sauvage - 7 DRUMS CONCERTO

YouTube - Camille Sauvage - Magma
This is from the almost-as-great FANTASMAGORIES lp.

Egisto Macchi - VOIX

YouTube - egisto macchi-laboratori
From the BIORITMI lp.

Patrice Sciortino - CHRONORADIAL

YouTube - Patrice Sciortino : Sept souffles (1980)
The only Sciortino video I could find on youtube. I assume this is the same person who made those library lps but, alas, I may be wrong...

...any fans/intrigued browsers out there?

05-31-2010, 11:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
Elastic Man Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 32	Library Music (Not sure if this belongs here but... I didn't know where else to put it! Since my favorite types of library LPs tend to fall into electroacoustic/20th century classical/avantgarde categories this seemed like the sensible place.) Anyway, by the term "Library Music" I essentially mean music owned by production music libraries and licensed to customers for use in film, television, radio and other media (that's Wikipedia's definition anyway). Doesn't sound that exciting? Well... Although the music was initially created for commercial purposes you'll also come across some remarkably adventurous stuff. Composers working within the production system seem to have been given a large amount of creative freedom, hence library music can sometimes prove to be one of the most liberating and unconstrained music "genres" around. Some favorites records + youtube examples: Camille Sauvage - 7 DRUMS CONCERTO YouTube - Camille Sauvage - Magma This is from the almost-as-great FANTASMAGORIES lp. Egisto Macchi - VOIX YouTube - egisto macchi-laboratori From the BIORITMI lp. Patrice Sciortino - CHRONORADIAL YouTube - Patrice Sciortino : Sept souffles (1980) The only Sciortino video I could find on youtube. I assume this is the same person who made those library lps but, alas, I may be wrong... ...any fans/intrigued browsers out there? __________________ http://www.last.fm/user/Wombfruit Last edited by Elastic Man; 06-14-2010 at 05:28 AM.