For the First Time, World’s Number One Nonfiction Media Company Opens Up Music Library to General Production Community

LOS ANGELES (June 27, 2008) – Discovery Communications, the world’s number one non-fiction media company, and APM Music, the world’s largest provider of production music for use in film, television, radio, games and new media production, have expanded their 12 year relationship with the launch of Discovery Studios Tracks. This partnership makes original music cues from the Discovery family of channels, including Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet and Science Channel, available for the first time for licensing into third party productions.

”Discovery brands are unique and set the standard for nonfiction programming today,” said Adam Taylor, President of APM, the music services and production music library giant that also has music library partnerships with Electronic Arts and NFL Films. “For the first time, reality, documentary and narrative programmers can license tracks featuring the unmistakable musical sounds of Discovery that so beautifully enhance the power of visual storytelling.”

“When it comes to finding value in music copyrights, APM Music is by far the best,” said Peter McKelvy, Vice President of Discovery Studios’ Footage and Music Services division.  “They have the knowledge, experience and relationships to accelerate the success of Discovery Studios Tracks.”
Discovery Studios Tracks is launching with a 5 CD set each containing 42 cues per disc – each hand-selected from various Discovery Networks shows. The theme of the library is, “Listen to Our World “, and represents the wide variety of styles and genres that make up the world of Discovery and that are designed to support the many varied forms of contemporary visual storytelling. Discovery Networks feature non-fiction programming in the areas of science and technology, nature, health, human behavior, history, crime investigation, animals and pets, lifestyles, and education.

Select a CD to listen to some tracks:
DST 001: Contemporary Drama: Light intrigue for inquiring minds

DST 002: Moods - Positive & Reflective:  Intimate pictures of the good things in life

DST 003: Drama - Orchestral Tension:  Dangerous visions featuring strings and electronica

DST 004: Atmospheric Beds:  Sound washes and underscores from near and far

DST 005: Documentary - Sci-Tek: Portrait of the machine - contemporary technology beds