Hi-Q (production music)
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.
Yogi Bear, The Ren and Stimpy Show, Amazon Women on the Moon, Gumby, 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 records and a set of open-reel audiotapes as well.
Notable composers
- Harry Bluestone
- Emil Cadkin
- Ib Glindemann
- Philip Green
- Geordie Hormel
- Spencer Moore
- Roger Roger
- John Seely
- Jack Shaindlin
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!.