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- Electronic Arts and APM Music Partner to Provide EA's Video Game Scores for TV, Film, Commercial & New Media Productions
LAS VEGAS - NAB (April 17, 2007) - Game scores from many top selling video games including "The Sims", "Medal of Honor Franchise" and "Tiger Woods PGA Tour" are being made available for use in television, films and other media. Production music is the result of a landmark agreement between Electronic Arts (EA), the world's leading videogame publisher, and APM Music, the world's largest provider of music for use in film, television, radio and new media productions, expanding on a nine year relationship between the two companies. The first 10 CDs produced through this agreement span numerous musical genres. "Medal of Honor-Redemption" provides powerful orchestral cues while "The Sims: Jazz Lounge" lays out groovy retro tracks and sweet bossa novas. The thumping "EA Sports Rock" offers gritty rock, driving beats and hard-core electronica which contrasts with the sweeping, cinematic orchestral cues and transitions of "Medal of Honor." The music scores from the selected EA titles, which were originally created for use in video games, were edited by APM Music into tracks ideal for licensing into television, film, commercial and new media productions. An additional 10 CDs are planned for release each year, continuing to draw from EA's existing and upcoming video game releases. The collection includes music from top composers in the field including such talents as: Michael Giacchino, who scored countless video games as well as movies such as "The Incredibles" and the theme for television's "Lost" series; Paul Linford whose talents helped fuel the game "Need for Speed: Most Wanted; the "Father of Trance," electronica composer Brian Transeau, also known as "BT" on dance floors across the globe; as well as, Grammy award-winning and Emmy-nominee, Christopher Lennertz."Some of the most innovative music being produced today is being done in video games. We are very excited to be bringing these unique musical assets to the film and television markets for the first time", stated APM Music president, Adam Taylor. Nielsen Media Research released a study in March showing the number of U.S. households with video game consoles has risen more than 18 percent since 2004, reaching 45.7 million. This does not even include PCs and Macs used for games in the home or mobile gaming options. "With the industry selling over $10 billion in games a year and leading titles moving more than a million units each, the public has built up a familiarity with this form of entertainment and the music that accompanies it," stated Steve Schnur, EA's worldwide executive of music and marketing. "Video game music strives to evoke emotions and enhance the visual experience across a wide range of situations and moods, ideal for use in television, film, commercial and new media productions." A full list of video game composers and more information about the EA Music Library is available at www.apmmusic.com/ea. APM Music is at NAB in Las Vegas this week at booth #SL8727. About APM Music APM Music, a joint venture of EMI Music Publishing (the world's largest music publisher) and BMG Music Publishing (a division of Bertelsmann AG) provides American and Canadian production clients with exclusive access to over 225,000 recordings of music specifically produced for use in film, television, radio, and new media productions. APM Music is the largest and most diverse collection of original music available to entertainment and media producers. About Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for videogame systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS(TM), EA(TM), EA SPORTS BIG(TM) and POGO(TM). In fiscal 2006, EA posted revenue of $2.95 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. - APM@NAB
We at APM are excited to be part of NAB 2007 in Las Vegas this April. If you will be at NAB, please stop by our booth and register for prizes from EA and some of our other music libraries. We look forward to seeing you! Exhibit Hall Information: Las Vegas Convention Center APM Booth #SL8727 Go to the Interactive Exhibitor Floor Plan, click on our company name and see our location on the floor plan! Hours: Monday, April 16 - Wednesday, April 18 9:00am - 6:00pm Thursday, April 19 9:00am - 4:00pm