Orchestra Italiana Del Cinema

What Orchestra Italiana Del Cinema does

Orchestra Italiana Del Cinema (OIC) is the first Italian symphonic ensemble dedicated exclusively to the interpretation and performance of film music, founded in 2016 by Marco Patrignani and headquartered at the historic Forum Studios in Rome. The company operates two integrated business lines: live cineconcert events, in which a full orchestra performs film soundtracks in synchrony with projected film screenings, and a professional recording-services division offering shared and custom orchestral sessions at Forum Studios using a Neve 88r console. The cineconcert catalog includes licensed productions of major international IP — Star Wars, Harry Potter, Avatar, Gladiator II, and 007 Skyfall — produced in collaboration with Disney Concerts, Warner Bros, and Universal Studios, alongside a curated catalog of restored and recovered Italian film scores.

OIC monetizes through three primary channels: consumer ticket sales via Ticketone for cineconcerts, direct corporate and private event bookings for galas, premieres, and conventions, and unit-priced recording sessions ranging from string quartets at €300 to full-orchestra custom engagements at quote-based pricing. All sessions grant clients 100% copyright and master rights. The company supplements earned revenue with recurring FUS/FNSV (Italian performing arts fund) grants that have flowed continuously since 2020.

The organization runs the annual Roma Film Music Festival as its flagship event, performs at high-visibility cultural moments such as the 2023 Roman Colosseum elevator inauguration, and distributes internationally through an exclusive Asia representative (Chinese Performing Arts Production LLC). OIC remains a privately held cultural organization with no institutional equity capital and a small employee base of 11–50 staff, distinguishing it from VC-backed entertainment businesses.

Name

Orchestra Italiana Del Cinema

Legal name

Orchestra Italiana Del Cinema

Website

https://orchestraitalianadelcinema.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Orchestra Italiana Del Cinema is a Rome-based performing arts company that performs live orchestral film music (cineconcerts) and provides recording studio services at Forum Studios for film, corporate, and private event clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Film Music Performance

NAICS

Musical Groups and Artists (71113), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190)

akta.pro primary industry

Arranging & Orchestration (MPAIAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Rehearsal & Pre-Production Studios (Rehearsal Rooms, Backline) (MPAIAHAK)

Keywords

• Film music concerts
• Orchestral recording services
• Cineconcert productions
• Live film soundtracks
• Symphonic music performances

Headquarters

HQ city

Rome

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Cineconcert Ticket Sales: Revenue from live film concerts where orchestras perform soundtracks synchronized with film screenings. Major productions include Star Wars, Harry Potter, Avatar, and Italian cinema classics sold through Ticketone platform.
2. Corporate Events: Booking orchestras for corporate events including marketing actions, team building, film premieres, symphonic concerts, business incentives, charity concerts, and business conventions.
3. Private Events: Booking for private events including gala dinners, exclusive guided tours, private concerts, and custom events tailored to client preferences.
4. Recording Studio Sessions: Orchestral recording services through Forum Studios with shared sessions (fixed line-ups on fixed dates) and custom sessions (customizable orchestra and date). Sessions available as strings quartet, string orchestra (25 musicians), or full orchestra.
5. Licensing and Rights: Full buy-out sessions where clients own 100% of copyright and master rights for recorded music, enabling use across all projects without restrictions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Orchestra Italiana Del Cinema (OIC) is a symphonic performing-arts organization that produces cineconcerts — live screenings of major films (Star Wars, Harry Potter, Avatar, Italian classics) accompanied in real time by a full orchestra playing the original score. In parallel, the organization operates a professional orchestral recording service out of Forum Studios in Rome, offering string quartet, 25-piece string orchestra, and full orchestra sessions that can be booked as Shared Sessions (fixed dates and line-ups) or Custom Sessions (bespoke ensembles and dates), with optional remote client participation and full buy-out rights.

Product overview

Orchestra Italiana del Cinema (OIC) is the first Italian symphonic ensemble dedicated exclusively to film music interpretation. The core offering is the Cineconcert format combining film screenings with live orchestral performances. OIC operates through two main divisions: (1) Live Events including Cinecert films with major franchises (Harry Potter, Star Wars, Avatar, Gladiator II, 007 Skyfall) performed synchronously with orchestras, and (2) Recording Services providing professional studio recording at Forum Studios through Shared Sessions (fixed dates, pre-configured line-ups) and Custom Sessions (tailored to client needs), with options ranging from string quartets (€300) to full string orchestras (€500+) up to full romantic orchestras (80 pieces). The orchestra also offers Corporate Events for private functions and maintains an Italian film music library featuring restored unpublished scores.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cineconcert — Film with Live Orchestra

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Forum StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1969Historic recording studio founded by Ennio Morricone, Piero Piccioni, Armando Trovajoli, and Luis Bacalov with Enrico De Melis. OIC is headquartered at Forum Studios and operates its recording sessions from Studio A and Studio Master.
• Disney ConcertscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic collaboration for presenting Italian premieres of Star Wars concert performances, including 'Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert' as a world premiere in Italy.
• Warner BroscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor international film studio partner for cineconcert productions featuring Warner Bros film soundtracks performed live with orchestral accompaniment.
• Universal StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor international film studio partner for cineconcert productions featuring Universal Studios film soundtracks performed live with orchestral accompaniment.
• Chinese Performing Arts Production LLC (CPAP)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive representative agent for Asia handling all OIC bookings and coordination for Asian markets. Contact: Ellin Chu ([email protected])

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Major UK orchestra with extensive film, video game, and commercial recording activity and live film-music concert programs. Comparable to OIC as a large-scale orchestra offering recording services and film-music concerts, though not exclusively focused on film music.
• London Symphony Orchestra: One of the world's leading orchestras with major film soundtrack recording credits (Star Wars, Harry Potter, etc.) and regular live film-music concerts. Comparable to OIC as a globally recognized orchestra with deep ties to film music, though much larger and broader in scope.
• City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra: One of the most prolific film-music recording orchestras globally, with an extensive catalogue of film soundtrack recordings and live film-music concerts. Comparable to OIC in film recording work but operates at significantly larger scale and broader repertoire.

Direct peers

• CineConcerts: US-based cineconcert producer founded by conductor Justin Freer (a conductor OIC works with). CineConcerts runs the original Star Wars and Harry Potter film concert series worldwide and is the closest global peer to OIC's cineconcert format, with overlapping studio partnerships and franchise slate.
• Czech National Symphony Orchestra: Prague-based orchestra widely used for Hollywood film and video game soundtrack recordings, with active live performance programming. Comparable to OIC in the film-music recording and concert space, and a similar-sized specialist ensemble.

Regional players

• Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia: Italy's premier classical orchestra based in Rome, with extensive symphonic concert programming and recording. Comparable to OIC as a leading Rome-based orchestra offering live concerts and studio recording services in the same geographic market, though not focused exclusively on film music.
• Filarmonica della Scala: Milan-based Italian orchestra affiliated with Teatro alla Scala, with extensive concert and recording operations. Comparable to OIC as an Italian premiere orchestra offering similar concert and recording services in the Italian market.
• Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino: Florence-based Italian symphonic orchestra with broad classical and contemporary concert programming and recording. Comparable to OIC as another top-tier Italian regional orchestra competing in the same domestic concert and recording market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Orch_It_Cinema
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/ORCHESTRAITALIANADELCINEMAOIC
• Facebookfacebook.com/OrchestraItalianadelCinema
• Instagraminstagram.com/orchestra_italiana_del_cinema

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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