Hi-Q (production music)


Hi-Q was a brand and library of production music produced and distributed by Capitol Records in 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, 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.
Dennis the Menace, My Three Sons, The Donna Reed Show, The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Quick Draw McGraw Show, The Yogi Bear Show, Boo Boo Runs Wild, A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith, Boo Boo and the Man, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, The Ren and Stimpy Show, Amazon Women on the Moon, Hoppity Hooper, Howdy Doody, The Gumby Show, Creepshow, Chespirito, Davey and Goliath, El Chavo del Ocho, Bucky and Pepito, six cartoons of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies released in 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