Studio orchestra

A studio orchestra is an orchestra that exists only in a recording, movie, or television studio. That is, it does not perform in public concerts or for audiences generally. They are typically run by movie and television studios to produce film and television soundtrack recordings. Nearly all easy listening orchestras are studio orchestras. Some famous easy listening studio orchestras are the 101 Strings, the Living Strings, and the Hollyridge Strings.

Some famous studio orchestras include Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, and The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.