BMG Production Music Acquires Immediate Music, 1 Revolution Music

(l-r): Yoav Goren, Mitch Lijewski, Jeffrey Fayman

BMG PRODUCTION MUSIC (BMGPM) has acquired IMMEDIATE MUSIC, one of the leading U.S. independent production music teams in motion picture advertising and trailers; and sister company 1 REVOLUTION MUSIC, the premier television music catalog. Just two weeks earlier, BMGPM acquired leading French independent production music company AXS MUSIC.

IMMEDIATE MUSIC was co-founded in 1993 by EMMY AWARD-winning composers and producers YOAV GOREN and JEFFREY FAYMAN, and has created and licensed music for over 4,000 film campaigns to date. Some of IMMEDIATE MUSIC’s recent trailer campaign credits include BLADE RUNNER 2049, WONDER WOMAN, WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, ARRIVAL and STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE; as well as movie franchises HARRY POTTER, X-MEN, SPIDERMAN, THE DA VINCI CODE, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, HUNGER GAMES, BATMAN, TWILIGHT, TRANSFORMERS, LORD OF THE RINGS and NARNIA. Its commercial music has been used in international advertising campaigns for CHRYSLER, NIKE, COCA-COLA, VERIZON, MCDONALDS, AXE, TOYOTA, FORD and HITACHI.

“Production music is one of the fastest growing segments in the industry and BMGPM continues to strengthen and develop the most competitive team in the marketplace," BMG PRODUCTION MUSIC Worldwide Managing Dir. GEERT-WILLEM KOOLHOF said. "I’m pleased to welcome JEFF, YO, and the IMMEDIATE team to BMG.”

“We are extremely excited to join the BMG family," IMMEDIATE MUSIC co-founder YOAV GOREN said. "We’ve always shared the same goals and sensibilities - to produce a unique brand of quality music while emphasizing the highest level of service to our clients. With this new synergistic collaboration, our teams will usher in a new chapter of creativity, opportunity and expansion into a market hungry for the uncompromising levels of quality BMG Production Music is set to deliver. I can’t wait to get started!”

“Having been long-time independent composers and producers, our dream has always been to better direct and expose our cinematic music to a worldwide audience and BMG PRODUCTION MUSIC is highly focused with an expansive global reach," IMMEDIATE MUSIC co-founder JEFFREY FAYMAN said. "As part of the creative team, the future has never been brighter and we intend to shake up the industry.”

“The acquisition of IMMEDIATE MUSIC demonstrates our commitment to offering our clients the highest quality innovative production music, greater access to premium custom services, and creative partnerships," BMGPM US Managing Dir. and International SVP MITCH LIJEWSKI said. "A real global alternative to the established players, BMG PRODUCTION MUSIC prides itself on being the only full-service sound agency, operating on an international level, with leading creatives that continue to redefine the possibilities with market shaping ideas.”

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