History
The original facility was built in the 1940s, adjacent to Rosenhügel-Filmstudios as part of “Film City Vienna”. Until 1955, up to ten film scores per year were recorded here with large orchestras.
In the 1960s, eminent classical artists such as Géza Anda, Wilhelm Backhaus, Karl Böhm, Herbert von Karajan, Yehudi Menuhin, Sviatoslav Richter, and Mstislav Rostropovich used the former “Synchronhalle” for their now-legendary recordings. Since 2009, the facility has been listed as a landmark protected building, mainly because of the unique cinema organ that is the only one in the world that is still housed in its original scoring stage.
The Vienna Symphonic Library, a leading developer of orchestral sample libraries and music production software, took over the building in 2013. After two years of planning, the facility was entirely renovated and equipped in collaboration with the renowned Walters-Storyk Design Group and architects Schneider+Schumacher. The premises cover an area of over 2,000 m2 (21,000 sq ft.), offering ample space for several studios, control rooms, instrument storage, and regeneration areas. The tight integration of Vienna Symphonic Library’s award-winning software applications, such as Vienna MIR Pro 3D, with the studio complex enables unprecedented solutions for faster workflows and a superior overall sound.
Following the renovation, the first commercial recording session took place in 2016 for one of Netflix’s most successful shows, The Crown, featuring music by Rupert Gregson-Williams. Please take a look at our orchestra's IMDb for all our credits.
