Written by hand · To your brief · Exclusively yours · from €590
Hire a Composer for Your Film or Video — Original Music to Your Brief
Hiring a composer through Artyfile costs from €750 per finished minute of film or video score, from €590 for a sound ident or podcast intro and from €1,490 for a sung jingle. Prices are net, plus VAT where applicable. Your music is written by hand by Paul Lorenz — who composes for the London Symphony Orchestra — and/or composers from his network, and you get a fixed quote before anything is written, then exclusive, worldwide and perpetual use for your project.
Curated by Paul Lorenz — composer, arranger & conductor · his Violin Concerto No. 2 recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios · Vienna State Opera
500M+ streams · Gold & Double Platinum · Instant download · Lifetime worldwide license
Reference
Heard in a brand film: Gentle Care
The Person Behind the Platform
Paul Lorenz
Founder & CEO · Composer
“I spent 30 years inside the music industry — Abbey Road, the London Symphony Orchestra, the major labels — and watched composers get paid fractions of their worth. Artyfile is the platform I wished existed: investment-grade music, owned outright, with composers who finally share in the upside.”
- 30 years in music — over 500 million streams across his catalog
- Collaborations with Universal Music, Sony Music & Warner
- Composes for the London Symphony Orchestra — his Violin Concerto No. 2 recorded at Abbey Road Studios
- Founder-owned: a named composer behind the catalog, not an anonymous library
Request a quote · no obligation
Step 1 of 3
Start your brief — get a custom quote
Tell us what you need — a film score, a jingle, an ident — and Paul Lorenz comes back with a fixed quote, usually within one business day. Two quick questions first — your details last.
What do you need?
Commissions like this start at €750 per finished minute (net, plus VAT) — your fixed quote follows the brief.
A full live-orchestra recording is a separate, larger production from €5,000.
Need it today?
A commission takes time. If you need music now, license a ready-made track from €29.90 — yours worldwide, for life.
License a ready-made track — from €29.90 →How a commission works
From your brief to a finished score
Hiring a composer through Artyfile is a clear four-step process led by a named composer — Paul Lorenz, who composes for the London Symphony Orchestra — not an anonymous marketplace or an agency black box. You see and approve the music before it’s final.
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Share your brief
Tell us the project, length, deadline, the mood you’re after and any reference tracks — in two minutes, through the form above. There’s no cost and no obligation to start.
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Get a tailored quote & composer
Paul Lorenz reviews your brief, proposes the right approach — writing it himself and/or with composers from his network — and sends a fixed quote, usually within one business day. You decide before anything is written.
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Hear a demo, refine it
Your piece is written by hand and produced the way modern film scores are made — a premium orchestral production, layered with live-recorded instruments played by professional musicians (a full live-orchestra session is a separate, larger production). You get a demo and request revisions until it locks to your edit.
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Receive the final master — exclusively yours to use
You get the final master (stems and cut-downs on request) with exclusive, worldwide and perpetual use for your project or brand. Paul Lorenz stays credited as the author and Artyfile administers the rights directly — no additional GEMA fee on your use. Payment is 50% on order, 50% on delivery; a full buyout is available on request.
Turnaround depends on length and orchestration and is confirmed with your quote. Need music sooner? License a ready-made track from €29.90 while your commission is produced.
How much does it cost to hire a composer?
At Artyfile the public from-prices (net, plus VAT where applicable) are:
- Film or video score: from €750 per finished minute
- Sound ident or podcast intro (up to ~15 seconds): from €590
- Sung jingle (up to ~30 seconds, lyrics and professional singers included): from €1,490 — see custom jingles
- Full live-orchestra recording: from €5,000, a separate, larger production
The final price is a fixed written quote for your brief, usually within one business day. For context: composer-rate guides put freelance composers at roughly $100–$500 and boutique studios at $500–$2,000+ per minute of music, and a full orchestral session costs from about $5,000 in Eastern Europe to around $40,000 in London or Los Angeles. Artyfile sits in the boutique band — with a named, credentialed composer instead of an anonymous marketplace profile.
How to hire a film composer through Artyfile
It takes four steps. You share your brief — project, length, deadline, mood and reference tracks. Paul Lorenz reviews it and sends a fixed quote. Your piece is written and produced, and you hear a demo and request revisions until it locks to your edit. Then you receive the final master, with stems and cut-downs on request. Payment is 50% on order and 50% on delivery. No pitch fee, no obligation to start.
Who writes your music
Your commission is led by Paul Lorenz — composer, arranger and founder of Artyfile, with 30 years in music, more than 500 million streams across his catalogue and Gold and Double Platinum awards. Depending on the brief, he writes your music himself and/or together with composers from his international network. Paul Lorenz composes for the London Symphony Orchestra: his Violin Concerto No. 2 was recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in July 2022, conducted by Donato Cabrera. You always know who is writing your music.
How your music is produced — human-made, never AI
Paul Lorenz and his composers write it by hand and produce it the way modern film scores are made: a premium orchestral production, layered with live-recorded instruments played by professional musicians. Human-made from the first note. A full live-orchestra recording is a separate, larger production from €5,000 — we will tell you honestly in the quote which route fits your budget. Artyfile does not sell AI-generated music.
Commission music for brands, ads, trailers and games
Bespoke music is not only for films. Brands commission a signature theme or a custom jingle, agencies commission music scored to a spot, studios commission trailer cues and game soundtracks, companies commission music for an image film or an event. A sound logo at the core of a whole sonic identity is covered on audio branding & audio logos.
What rights you get
You get exclusive use of your composition for your project or brand — worldwide and perpetual. Paul Lorenz stays credited as the author and Artyfile administers the rights directly, so there is no additional GEMA or collection-society fee on your use. Broadcast royalties for TV or radio and the public performance of music in a store or at an event are settled by the broadcaster or venue, as with any music. A full buyout is available on request; scope and price are set in the quote (T&C §14).
Commission or license — which fits?
Commission when the music must be original, scored to your exact edit and exclusively yours. If it does not have to be one-of-a-kind, license a finished track from the portfolio below for €29.90 — worldwide and for life — and commission your signature piece when the timeline allows. More: music for film · exclusive licence & buyout of an existing track.
Custom vs ready-made — what it costs
How much does it cost to hire a composer?
At Artyfile a commission starts at €590 for a sound ident or podcast intro, €1,490 for a sung jingle and €750 per finished minute of film or video score. You get the final price as a fixed written quote for your brief — here is how that compares with the market.
Composer studios on the market
$500–$2,000+ / min
Weeks – months
Boutique studios charge $500–$2,000+ per minute of music (Twine, 2025); a full orchestral session costs about $5,000–$40,000 (Robin Hoffmann), a custom ad jingle $2,000–$30,000 depending on reach (Foxi Music, 2026). The rights vary by contract.
Artyfile — composed to your brief
from €750 / min
Tailored to your deadline
Written by hand by Paul Lorenz and/or composers from his network, and produced the way modern film scores are made: a premium orchestral production, layered with live-recorded instruments played by professional musicians. Fixed quote first, exclusive use for your project.
Human-made · exclusive · fixed quote
Ready-made license
from €29.90
Minutes — today
When it doesn’t have to be unique to you: license a finished track from the catalogue today, yours worldwide for life — sync + master cleared, no extra GEMA fee on the licence.
| Format | From | What’s included |
|---|---|---|
| Sound ident / podcast intro (up to ~15 s) | €590 | Composition + production, full + short version, revision rounds |
| Sung jingle (up to ~30 s) | €1,490 | Lyrics, composition, vocal recording with professional singers, instrumental + cut-down versions |
| Film / video score | €750 per minute | Scored to picture, orchestral production + live-recorded instruments, stems on request |
| Full live orchestra | €5,000 | A separate, larger production with an orchestral recording session — scope set in the quote |
Custom or ready-made — which should you choose?
Commission when the music has to be original, scored to your exact edit or brand and exclusively yours. Choose a ready-made license when you need it today and it doesn’t have to be one-of-a-kind. Artyfile offers both — so you never pay commission rates for something a finished track would have covered.
What you get
Exclusive use of your composition for your project or brand — worldwide and perpetual. Paul Lorenz stays credited as the author; Artyfile administers the rights directly, so there is no additional GEMA or collection-society fee on your use (a public performance — in a store or at an event — is settled by the venue, as with any music). A full buyout is available on request; scope and price are set in the quote. Payment: 50% on order, 50% on delivery of the final master.
Market figures are third-party context (Twine 2025, Robin Hoffmann “Film Music Budget”, Foxi Music 2026), not Artyfile pricing. Artyfile prices are net “from” prices, plus VAT where applicable; the final price is set in the written quote (T&C §14).
How it's made
A real orchestra. At Abbey Road. For your video.
Artyfile’s orchestral recordings begin where the great film scores do — real players in a real room. Our flagship is Paul Lorenz’s Violin Concerto No. 2, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios; the wider catalogue is played by the Artyfile Orchestra, world-class session musicians at studios like Abbey Road. Every recording is then finished with the professional studio craft used on modern film scores. That is the depth and humanity AI-generated music and MIDI-only libraries cannot fake — and, unlike AI tracks, every recording carries clear human authorship and fully documented rights you can license with confidence.
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Abbey Road Studios, London
- Conductor: Donato Cabrera
- 44.1 kHz studio WAV
Listen: Violin Concerto No. 2 — London Symphony Orchestra
Composed by Paul Lorenz, recorded at Abbey Road Studios. Composition and master with one rights holder — a recording no other music library can license.
Violin Concerto No. 2: 1. Moderato Giocoso
London Symphony Orchestra
Violin Concerto No. 2: 2. Largo Con Dolore
London Symphony Orchestra
Violin Concerto No. 2: 3. Allegretto con Spirito
London Symphony Orchestra
Why Artyfile
Real Orchestras, Not AI
Recorded with real orchestras — including the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road — and produced to film-score standard, never AI-generated stock.
Fully Cleared
Sync & master rights managed directly by Artyfile, for life & worldwide. No extra GEMA fees, YouTube Content ID rules apply.
Beyond Licensing
With Limited Edition you own a share of the master and earn streaming & sync royalties.
Instant Download
Studio-grade 44.1 kHz WAV, the moment you buy. No subscription.
Hear our composers’ range
These recordings are a taste of what Paul Lorenz and our network produce — and you can license any of them today from €29.90 if it doesn’t have to be bespoke.
Violin Concerto No. 2: 1. Moderato Giocoso
London Symphony Orchestra
Violin Concerto No. 2: 2. Largo Con Dolore
London Symphony Orchestra
Violin Concerto No. 2: 3. Allegretto con Spirito
London Symphony Orchestra
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to hire a composer?
At Artyfile from €750 per finished minute of film or video score, from €590 for a sound ident or podcast intro, from €1,490 for a sung jingle and from €5,000 for a full live-orchestra recording. All prices are net, plus VAT where applicable; the final price is a fixed written quote for your brief. Composer-rate guides put freelancers at roughly $100–$500 and boutique studios at $500–$2,000+ per minute of music.
How much does a custom film score cost per minute?
Market guides put entry-level film composers at about $200–$250 per minute and note that $1,000 and more per minute is not uncommon; recording a full orchestra adds roughly $5,000–$40,000 per session. Artyfile scores start at €750 per finished minute, with a live-orchestra recording from €5,000.
How do I hire a film composer?
Send a brief with project type, length, deadline, mood or reference tracks and a budget range. With Artyfile you get a fixed quote, usually within one business day, then brief → demo → revisions → final master and stems. Payment is 50% on order and 50% on delivery.
Who will compose my music?
Paul Lorenz, who composes for the London Symphony Orchestra — his Violin Concerto No. 2 was recorded by the LSO at Abbey Road Studios, conducted by Donato Cabrera. Depending on the brief he writes it himself and/or with composers from his international network — you deal with him directly, from the brief to the final master.
Is the music recorded with a real orchestra?
Commissions are produced the way modern film scores are made: a premium orchestral production layered with live-recorded instruments played by professional musicians. A full live-orchestra recording is a separate, larger production from €5,000. The quote states exactly which route your piece takes.
Do you use AI to make the music?
No. Every commission is written by hand by a human composer and performed and produced by people. Artyfile does not sell AI-generated music.
Who owns commissioned music, and what rights do I get?
You get exclusive, worldwide and perpetual use of the composition for your project or brand. Paul Lorenz remains credited as the author; Artyfile administers the rights directly, so there is no additional GEMA or collection-society fee on your use. A full buyout is available on request.
Can I commission a jingle or a sound ident?
Yes. Sung jingles start at €1,490 (lyrics, professional singers, cut-downs) and instrumental sound idents or podcast intros at €590. See the custom jingles page for details.
How long does it take to commission a custom score?
Turnaround depends on length and orchestration and is confirmed with your quote. The quote itself usually arrives within one business day.
Do I get stems and cut-downs?
Yes, on request. Delivery includes the full stereo master; stems and cut-down versions (for example 60, 30 and 15 seconds) are agreed in the quote.
Is there a fee just to get a quote?
No. You share your brief and receive a fixed quote with no pitch fee and no obligation to proceed.
What if I need music today?
License a finished track from the catalogue for €29.90 — WAV download, licence certificate and worldwide sync rights for life — and commission your own piece when the timeline allows.