Warner/Chappell Production Music, Warner Music Group’s production music arm, has acquired the music assets of Frank Gari Productions and Gari Communications.
Frank Gari Productions and Gari Communications are specialists in news theme music.
The acquisition adds to Warner/Chappell Production’s existing news music brands 615 Music and Non Stop.
Music—Warner/Chappell Production Music becomes the largest provider of news music for local television in the U.S.
“I’m thrilled to welcome the undisputed champions of news theme music, Frank Gari Productions and Gari Communications, into the Warner/Chappell Production Music family,” said Randy Wachtler, President & CEO, Warner/Chappell Production Music (pictured).
“Gari is a well-known and trusted source for the world’s most recognizable news themes. I look forward to offering our clients an even wider array of first-class music, and to working with the talented Gari team to soundtrack fantastic television.”
Notable pieces of the Gari music catalogue include the Eyewitness News Theme package, The Enforcer package, and the NBC Collection, which can be heard on local news broadcasts across New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and many more cities across the US.
Warner/Chappell Production Music’s composers have created works for TV shows, movies and companies including Dracula Untold, Toy Story, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Bourne Legacy, the Today show, ESPN, Disney, Capital One, DirecTV, Diet Coke, Subway, Major League Baseball, Cox Communications and Volkswagen.Music Business Worldwide
