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The Hollywood Studio Symphony is the credited name of the symphony orchestra behind many major soundtracks
Soundtrack

The term soundtrack refers to three related concepts: recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; and the physical area of a film that contains the synchronized recorded so...
, including The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (soundtrack)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the soundtrack of the The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe....
, We Are Marshall
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, Spider-Man 2
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, and Lost
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. Although the name "Hollywood Studio Symphony" may lead listeners to think that it is a conventional symphony orchestra like the London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra

The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Arts Centre....
, the actual members of the ensemble are session musician
Session musician

Session musicians are instrumental performers or vocalists who are available for hire for live performances or recording sessions, as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical ensemble or who have acquired fame in their own right as bandleaders....
s contracted individually and differ from soundtrack to soundtrack. A partial listing of the specific orchestra rosters used for some of the films recorded with the Hollywood Studio Symphony name is available .

Note, the Hollywood Studio Symphony bears no relation to the similarly named Hollywood Symphony Orchestra
Hollywood Symphony Orchestra

The Hollywood Symphony Orchestra is 75-member United States symphony orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, California. Its artistic director and resident conductor is John Scott ....
, which is more akin to a traditional orchestra with a set roster.

n in soundtracks, the individual members of the orchestra that performs the actual score are not credited (with some exceptions being the "orchestra leader" or concertmaster
Concertmaster

The concertmaster/mistress, or concertmeister is the leader of the first violin section of an orchestra. Any violin solo in an orchestral work is played by the concertmaster ....
).






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The Hollywood Studio Symphony is the credited name of the symphony orchestra behind many major soundtracks
Soundtrack

The term soundtrack refers to three related concepts: recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; and the physical area of a film that contains the synchronized recorded so...
, including The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (soundtrack)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the soundtrack of the The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe....
, We Are Marshall
We Are Marshall

We Are Marshall is a 2006 in film USA drama film directed by McG about the aftermath of the Southern Airways Flight 932 that killed nearly all of the Marshall University Marshall_Thundering_Herd#Football team; the rebuilding of the program; and the healing that the community undergoes....
, Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 in film Cinema of the United States superhero film directed by Sam Raimi, written by Alvin Sargent and developed by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, and Michael Chabon....
, and Lost
Lost (TV series)

Lost is an American Serial television program. It follows the lives of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island, after a commercial Oceanic Flight 815 flying between Sydney, Australia and Los Angeles, United States crashes somewhere in the Oceania....
. Although the name "Hollywood Studio Symphony" may lead listeners to think that it is a conventional symphony orchestra like the London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra

The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Arts Centre....
, the actual members of the ensemble are session musician
Session musician

Session musicians are instrumental performers or vocalists who are available for hire for live performances or recording sessions, as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical ensemble or who have acquired fame in their own right as bandleaders....
s contracted individually and differ from soundtrack to soundtrack. A partial listing of the specific orchestra rosters used for some of the films recorded with the Hollywood Studio Symphony name is available .

Note, the Hollywood Studio Symphony bears no relation to the similarly named Hollywood Symphony Orchestra
Hollywood Symphony Orchestra

The Hollywood Symphony Orchestra is 75-member United States symphony orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, California. Its artistic director and resident conductor is John Scott ....
, which is more akin to a traditional orchestra with a set roster.

Background

Often in soundtracks, the individual members of the orchestra that performs the actual score are not credited (with some exceptions being the "orchestra leader" or concertmaster
Concertmaster

The concertmaster/mistress, or concertmeister is the leader of the first violin section of an orchestra. Any violin solo in an orchestral work is played by the concertmaster ....
). Usually, only the "orchestra contractor" is credited.

The use of the "Hollywood Studio Symphony" name is part of a 2002 contract negotiated between the American Federation of Musicians
American Federation of Musicians

The American Federation of Musicians is a trade union of professional musicians in the United States and Canada.The American Federation of Musicians was founded in 1896, at which time it took over from an older and looser organization of local musicians unions, the National League of Musicians....
 and the Association of Motion Picture & Television Producers to provide an incentive for soundtracks to be recorded with Los Angeles
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 musicians instead of foreign musicians and recording venues (often in London
London

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 and Prague
Prague

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) who were cheaper. In the new contract, the AFM musicians agreed to lower their record rates in exchange for individual credits to all the musicians that perform the score as well as recognition for the local community venture. Thus, the "Hollywood Studio Symphony" name is given to the entire ensemble in addition to the individual musician credits as a way to brand the LA effort.

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