Before I ever knew what it was, if someone would have asked me what library music was I'd probably have guessed it was music that's played in a library, which would have been incorrect ('"Shhhh!"), or perhaps music that you could check out from a library, which is a little closer in concept. Library music, also referred to as production music, is generic music used in films and TV shows. Generic as in almost anonymous. It's not necessarily bad or bland music. On the contrary, some of it is pretty nuts. You can have airy background vocals, killer drum breaks, wild ass flute, wah wah and fuzz all in the same song. This is music meant to spice up filmed footage. I'm not sure how it was distributed but at the time it is recorded it's not meant for general consumption. It sits in some library to be pulled for a chase scene, love scene or what have you. But it can be pretty far out.
Take Janko Nilovic, that's him above. Not exactly a rock star. But apparently he was big in the library music end of musical spectrum. From what I've heard his stuff does in fact sound like something you'd hear in a cop show. You know, all those Quinn Martin Production type shows: Cannon, Rockford Files, Mannix and the like. It's good stuff to stick in a mix. Make someone scratch their heads and think "What the fuck is this?". The few below were selected for their titles. Some seem to suggest the type of scene or mood they're intended for. Others are throw away titles probably because it doesn't matter anyway.
Janko Nilovic - Drug Song mp3 at Internet Archive
Janko Nilovic - Man of Genius mp3 at Internet Archive
Janko Nilovic - Soul Impressions mp3 at Internet Archive
Janko Nilovic - Super America mp3 at Internet Archive
Janko Nilovic - Push Push mp3 at Internet Archive
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