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Hi-Q was a brand and library of production music produced and distributed by Capitol Records between the early 1940s and late 1970s. It was used in several movies and other productions. Perhaps the most notable work to feature Hi-Q music was the 1968 film Night of the Living Dead. The film's producer Karl Hardman used tracks from the library (some of which had been composed specially for the film), and then enhanced them by adding electronic effects, such as echo and reverb; this was unusual, as, in general, production music libraries only permit synchronization rights. Later, a soundtrack for this film was released by Varèse Sarabande, marking one of the few instances in which production music tracks have been released to the public.

Productions using cues from the Hi-Q library include Dennis the Menace, My Three Sons, The Donna Reed Show, The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Quick Draw McGraw Show, The Yogi Bear Show, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, Howdy Doody, The Gumby Show, Chespirito, Looney Tunes, and Spongebob Squarepants.

Hi-Q was released by Capitol on both a series of 12" phonographic records and a set of open-reel audiotapes.

Notable composers

External links

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-'''Hi-Q''' was a brand and library of [[production music]] produced and distributed by [[Capitol Records]] in the late 1950s-early 1960s.  It saw quite a bit of use in several movies and other productions, most notably in the 1968 film ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]'', in which producer [[Karl Hardman]] used tracks from the library, some of them were composed specially for this film, and then enhanced them by adding electronic effects to the tracks (such as echo and reverb), unusual for a production music library, which generally only allow synchronization rights. Later, a soundtrack for this film was released by [[Varèse Sarabande]], being one of the few times when production music tracks are released to the public.
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+'''Hi-Q''' was a brand and library of [[production music]] produced and distributed by [[Capitol Records]] between the early 1940s and late 1970s. It was used in several movies and other productions. Perhaps the most notable work to feature Hi-Q music was the 1968 film ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]''. The film's producer [[Karl Hardman]] used tracks from the library (some of which had been composed specially for the film), and then enhanced them by adding electronic effects, such as echo and reverb; this was unusual, as, in general, production music libraries only permit synchronization rights. Later, a soundtrack for this film was released by [[Varèse Sarabande]], marking one of the few instances in which production music tracks have been released to the public.
+Productions using cues from the Hi-Q library include ''[[Dennis the Menace (1959 TV series)|Dennis the Menace]]'', ''[[My Three Sons]]'', ''[[The Donna Reed Show]]'', ''[[The Huckleberry Hound Show]]'', ''[[The Quick Draw McGraw Show]]'', ''[[The Yogi Bear Show]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet]]'', ''[[The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show]]'', ''[[Howdy Doody]]'', ''[[The Gumby Show]]'', ''[[Chespirito (TV series)|Chespirito]]'', ''[[Looney Tunes]], and [[SpongeBob SquarePants|Spongebob Squarepants]].''
-''[[Yogi Bear]]'', ''[[The Ren and Stimpy Show]]'', ''[[Amazon Women on the Moon]]'', ''[[Gumby]]'', ''[[Chespirito (TV series)|Chespirito]]'', ''[[El Chavo del Ocho]]'', six [[Looney Tunes]]/[[Merrie Melodies]] cartoons of 1958 and countless other productions have also used cues from the Hi-Q library.
-Hi-Q was released by Capitol on both a series of 12" [[phonographic record]]s and a set of [[open-reel]] audiotapes as well.
+Hi-Q was released by Capitol on both a series of 12" [[phonographic record]]s and a set of [[open-reel]] audiotapes.
 == Notable composers ==
 * [[Harry Bluestone]]
 * [[Emil Cadkin]]
+* Jack Cookerly
 * [[Ib Glindemann]]
 * [[Philip Green (composer)|Philip Green]]
 * [[Geordie Hormel]]
+* [[William Loose]]
 * Spencer Moore
 * [[Roger Roger (composer)|Roger Roger]]
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 * [[Jack Shaindlin]]
 * [[Roger Webb]]
-== See also ==
-* [[Looney Tunes]]: ''[[Hook, Line and Stinker]]'', ''[[Pre-Hysterical Hare]]'', ''[[Gopher Broke]]'', ''[[Freudy Cat]]'' (certain prints).
-* [[Merrie Melodies]]: ''[[Weasel While You Work]]'', ''[[A Bird in a Bonnet]]'', ''[[Hip Hip-Hurry!]]''.
 ==External links==
 * [http://audio-restoration.com/hiq-l28.htm A short page about Hi-Q (and an image of a Hi-Q record label)]
 * [http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/forum/displayquestion.php?topicid=7027 A thread regarding Hi-Q records]
+[[Category:1940s establishments in the United States]]
+[[Category:1970s disestablishments in the United States]]
 [[Category:Production music]]
 [[Category:Capitol Records]]