Standard Music
Standard Music Production Co. & Studio is a family-owned music composition and supervision firm co-founded by composer Stanley A. Smith and music supervisor Jilien Smith, providing original scores, theme songs, and soundtracks for television networks, film studios, and streamers.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- Headquarters—
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Standard Music does
Standard Music Production Co. & Studio is a privately held, family-owned music composition and production company co-founded and operated by composer Stanley A. Smith and music supervisor Jilien Smith as a husband-and-wife team. The firm's core offering is original score, theme song, and soundtrack composition for television series and feature films, with Stanley leading creative composition and Jilien handling music supervision, clearance, and licensing. Core technology is human-led music composition supported by standard DAW-based production workflows; no proprietary software, AI/ML systems, APIs, or platform products are offered.
The business serves tier-one television networks and film studios — including FOX (The Bernie Mac Show, 100+ episodes), BET (Let's Stay Together), TBS (Are We There Yet?, 100 episodes), Sony Pictures (The Gospel), OWN (Cherish The Day), Hallmark (A Holiday In Harlem), National Geographic, MPI/BET+ (Kemba), and ARRAY Filmworks — as well as independent filmmakers and documentary producers. Cumulative output exceeds 250 television episodes and 10+ feature films, with ASCAP Screen Music Award recognition and festival wins on recent documentary work. Distribution is via formal talent representation (Automatic Management and Spectra Creative Agency, agent Arbel Bedak) and direct relationships with showrunners, music supervisors, and production companies.
Commercially, Standard Music generates revenue on a project-fee basis through episodic scoring commissions, feature film scoring contracts, and theme song/soundtrack creation, with no publicly disclosed pricing or contract structures. The firm has launched a companion production banner, Standard Entertainment, which is producing documentary content (including Make-Up Women: Glamour & Guts, a Sundance/WIF Alumni project), representing a downstream vertical extension into content IP ownership. The business operates with approximately six total staff, is privately funded with no external investors disclosed, and shows no signals of fundraising, M&A, or platform-product expansion.
Standard Music firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Standard Music
- Legal name
- Standard Music Production Co. & Studio
- Website
- https://standard-music.com
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Standard Music Production Co. & Studio is a family-owned music composition and supervision firm co-founded by composer Stanley A. Smith and music supervisor Jilien Smith, providing original scores, theme songs, and soundtracks for television networks, film studios, and streamers.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Standard Music industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Music Composition & Production Services for Film and Television
- NAICS
- Sound Recording Studios (51224), Record Production and Distribution (51225)
- SIC
- Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)
- akta.pro industry
- Custom Music & Original Score/CompositionMedia, Entertainment & Sports/Music & Audio (Recording, Publishing, Streaming)/Sync & Music Licensing Services (Film/TV/Ads/Games)Music Supervision ServicesMedia, Entertainment & Sports/Music & Audio (Recording, Publishing, Streaming)/Sync & Music Licensing Services (Film/TV/Ads/Games)Sync Rights Representation (Pitching, Clearance, Negotiation)Media, Entertainment & Sports/Music & Audio (Recording, Publishing, Streaming)/Music Publishing (Songwriting, Rights Administration, Licensing)
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Standard Music business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels4 records
Standard Music product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Standard Music is a music composition and production company that creates original scores, theme songs, and soundtracks for film and television projects, along with music supervision, clearance, and licensing services. The firm serves major TV networks (FOX, BET, TBS, OWN), feature film studios (Sony Pictures), and streaming platforms (BET+), with a portfolio of more than 250 television episodes and multiple feature films. A companion production banner (Standard Entertainment) extends the company's work into documentary production.
Product overview
Standard Music is a music production company co-founded by composer Stanley A. Smith and music supervisor Jilien Smith. The company operates as a unified portfolio of two distinct but complementary offerings: Standard Music Production Co. & Studio (providing film & TV music composition, scoring, and supervision services) and the companion Standard Entertainment production banner (producing documentary content). The company collaborates on film and television projects, with Stanley providing original scores and Jilien handling music supervision, clearance, and licensing.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Standard Music Production Co. & Studio LA-based music production company co-founded by composer Stanley A. Smith and music supervisor Jilien Smith that provides original film and television music composition, scoring, theme song writing, music supervision, clearance, and licensing services. Serves major TV networks (FOX, BET, TBS, OWN), feature film studios (Sony Pictures, MPI Original Films), and streaming platforms (BET+).
- Standard Entertainment Production Banner Companion production banner to Standard Music that produces documentary content, with the Smith duo co-producing and Stanley A. Smith scoring the projects (e.g., Make-Up Women: Glamour & Guts, Sundance | WIF Alumni).
Companies that use Standard Music
Customer profileSegments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Standard Music technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
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Standard Music partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators2 records
Recent moves2 records
Expansion highlights3 records
Standard Music competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Format Entertainment: Independent music supervision company placing music in film, television, and advertising. Directly comparable to the music-supervision half of Standard Music's combined offering.
- Bleeding Fingers Music: Composer-led scoring studio founded by Hans Zimmer and Russell Emanuel that produces original music for film, television, and games. Directly comparable to Standard Music as a composer-owned boutique producing original scores for premium episodic and feature content.
- Songs Inc. Music supervision and creative services firm for film, television, and advertising. Comparable peer for Jilien Smith's music supervision, clearance, and licensing work on Standard Music projects.
- Music For Pictures (Brian Tyler): Composer Brian Tyler's boutique scoring outfit producing original film and television scores. Closely analogous business model to Standard Music—a solo composer fronting project-based scoring work for premium film/TV clients.
Others
- Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency: Talent agency representing film and television composers. Adjacent ecosystem participant—not a competitor, but the type of representative Standard Music already works alongside (Automatic Management, Spectra Creative Agency) to source composer bookings.
Broad incumbents
- Position Music: Independent music publisher and sync licensing company that places original music and catalogs in film, television, advertising, and games. Comparable in the sync/score-placement workflow that Jilien Smith supervises for Standard Music projects.
- Remote Control Productions: Hans Zimmer's major composer collective and production company, supplying original scores across film, television, and trailers. Operates as a larger incumbent in the same premium film/TV scoring niche Standard Music serves.
- APM Music: Major production-music library supplying pre-cleared music for film, TV, and advertising worldwide. Serves as a broad incumbent alternative to custom boutique scoring for budget-constrained productions competing for the same music budgets.
Emerging players
- Songtradr: Music licensing marketplace and sync platform connecting artists and composers with film/TV/advertising buyers. Represents the digital-native discovery channel that could compete with or augment Standard Music's traditional agent-driven pipeline.
- Sonic Fuel Studios: Independent music production and scoring studio providing original music for film, TV, and games. A smaller-scale boutique peer pursuing the same film/TV scoring niche as Standard Music.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Standard Music leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Standard Music funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Standard Music M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Standard Music
What does Standard Music do?
Standard Music is a music composition and production company that creates original scores, theme songs, and soundtracks for film and television projects, along with music supervision, clearance, and licensing services. The firm serves major TV networks (FOX, BET, TBS, OWN), feature film studios (Sony Pictures), and streaming platforms (BET+), with a portfolio of more than 250 television episodes and multiple feature films. A companion production banner (Standard Entertainment) extends the company's work into documentary production.
Is Standard Music a public or private company?
Standard Music is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Standard Music founded?
Standard Music was founded in -1. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Who are Standard Music's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Format Entertainment, Bleeding Fingers Music, Songs Inc. and Music For Pictures (Brian Tyler). Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency is listed as an others. Broad incumbents are Position Music, Remote Control Productions and APM Music. Emerging players are Songtradr and Sonic Fuel Studios.
Does Standard Music have an API?
No public API is recorded for Standard Music.
What industry is Standard Music in?
Standard Music's product category is Music Composition & Production Services for Film and Television. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAIALAD, Custom Music & Original Score/Composition, with a secondary code of MPAIALAB, Music Supervision Services. Its NAICS code is 51224 and its SIC code is 7812.