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Italian and Café Music for Videos and Adverts
Accordion, clarinet and an acoustic guitar, and the viewer is on a piazza with an espresso. Italian café music sells food, travel and fashion like no other sound, but the songs everyone associates with Italy are mostly 20th-century hits with publishers and labels behind them. Here you find Italian-style café, trattoria and jazz recordings played by real ensembles, for food content, restaurant promos, travel films and adverts, licensed once for €29.90 per track, worldwide and with no expiry.
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
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Which track for which video?
- Food, recipe and pizzeria videos: light and bouncy. Vita, Diamante, Champagne, Piazza Grande.
- Restaurant, café and wine promos: warm and relaxed. Vivere and I Nostri Anni by the Gossip Jazz Quartet, La Luna.
- Italy travel and road-trip films: Nuvolari, Rapide, Diavolo for speed.
- Fashion and lifestyle adverts: Buenos Aires for a little mystery, Eva, Animo.
- Opera and Neapolitan classics with vocals, sung by Don & Giovannis: Va Pensiero, Dicitencello Vuie, Libiamo, Habanera, and Nessun Dorma as a jazz version.
- Classic Neapolitan party mood: Funiculì, Funiculà.
More romantic scenes are on romantic music for video, Latin rhythms on Latin music for video.
Why the famous Italian songs are the trap
The songs that say "Italy" in films and adverts are mostly modern: "Volare" (1958), "That's Amore" (1953) or the many recent versions of "Bella Ciao". The compositions or the recordings, usually both, are protected, and an advert with one needs licences from the publisher and the label.
Older Neapolitan songs are often free as compositions: "Funiculì, Funiculà" (Luigi Denza died in 1922) or "'O sole mio" (Eduardo di Capua died in 1917). Their recordings still have their own rights. Artyfile's Italian catalogue is original café and jazz music plus arrangements of these classics, so composition and recording are cleared together.
Playing music in your restaurant is a different licence
The Artyfile licence is for videos and adverts: your Instagram reel, the website film, the TV spot. Music played to guests in a restaurant, café or shop is a public performance. The restaurant settles it with the local collecting society (GEMA in Germany, AKM in Austria, PRS/PPL in the UK, ASCAP, BMI or SESAC in the US), whatever music it plays. That cannot be covered by a video licence.
What does the licence cover?
Your own videos and adverts with the music, worldwide and forever: social media, YouTube, website, delivery-platform videos, TV and cinema spots, client work by agencies, €29.90 once per track with a licence certificate. Artyfile registers its catalogue with YouTube Content ID, so a claim may appear on a YouTube video; it is not a copyright strike and the video stays online.
Why Artyfile
Real Musicians, Not AI
Played by professional musicians and recorded in real studios — real recordings, 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.
Frequently asked questions
What music is good for an Italian restaurant video?
Light accordion, clarinet and guitar café music, such as Vita, Diamante or Piazza Grande for food shots, and the warmer Vivere or I Nostri Anni for the atmosphere. Each track is licensed once for €29.90 for social media, websites and adverts.
Can I play this music in my restaurant?
Not under the video licence. Music played to guests is a public performance, which the restaurant settles with its collecting society (GEMA, AKM, PRS/PPL, ASCAP, BMI or SESAC), whatever music it plays.
Is Funiculì Funiculà public domain?
The composition is: Luigi Denza died in 1922. Recordings have their own rights, so a video needs a licensed recording, for example Artyfile's for €29.90 once.
Can I use Volare or That's Amore in an advert?
Only with licences from the publisher and the label of the recording, because both are protected 20th-century songs. Artyfile's Italian café music is cleared for adverts for €29.90 once per track.
Is the music played by real musicians?
Yes. The tracks are recorded by ensembles such as the Gossip Jazz Quartet and Don & Giovannis with accordion, clarinet, guitar, double bass and vocals, not generated by AI.
Do you have French café music?
Artyfile's café catalogue is mainly Italian-style. Some accordion and jazz tracks, such as Champagne or Buenos Aires, also fit a Parisian café scene, but there is no dedicated French musette collection.