Elephant Music is a British

production music Production music (also known as stock music or library music) is recorded music that can be licensed to customers for use in film, television, radio and other media. Often, the music is produced and owned by production music libraries. Background ...

company based in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, England. The company was founded by Vikram Gudi in 2012. It is best known for specialising in high-end

trailer music Trailer music (a subset of production music) is the background music used for film previews, which is not always from the film's soundtrack. The purpose of this music is to complement, support and integrate the sales messaging of the mini-movie th ...

for commercial motion pictures with a dark/thriller sound for the

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thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...

genres. It has supplied tracks to trailers such as '' Avengers: Endgame'', '' Morbius'' and ''

A Quiet Place Part II ''A Quiet Place Part II'' is a 2020 American post-apocalyptic horror film written and directed by John Krasinski. It is the sequel to the 2018 film ''A Quiet Place'', following the family from the first film as they continue to navigate and sur ...

''. In 2012, Elephant Music began by signing existing commercial acts to use on advertisements. However, since 2015 it has almost exclusively produced original music for movie trailers and is now known for its extensive collection of orchestral piano productions. Elephant Music has a roster of over 30 composers.

Awards

* Music & Sound Award 2019 – Best Use of Production Music – Film Trailer / Promo

Glass (2019 film) ''Glass'' is a 2019 American superhero film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, who also produced with Jason Blum, Marc Bienstock, and Ashwin Rajan. The film is a crossover and sequel to Shyamalan's previous films ''Unbreakable'' (2000 ...

International Trailer * Music & Sound Award 2018 – Best Use of Production Music – Trailers + Promos

Mother! ''Mother!'' (stylized as ''mother!'') is a 2017 American psychological horror film written and directed by Darren Aronofsky, and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Domhnall Gleeson, Brian Gleeson (actor), ...

‘Silent’ Trailer * Music & Sound Award 2016 – Best Composition: Trailers + Promos

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UK Trailer

References

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