A clear licence
Understand which music, spaces and uses the offer covers, with relevant country information alongside it.
Background music for business
Music for cinema foyers. A welcome before the film.
Choose the foyer’s music around the route from the entrance to the ticket check, the concession counter and the auditorium doors. Visitors still need to ask a question and hear when to move through. Compare the original programmes below as ordinary background, while keeping screen audio, announcements and the film’s sound on their own arrangements.
See pricing ↗Plans for one venue in these countries: Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and United States. A card is required for the trial; cancel any time. Conditions for each country
Weekly schedules with special datesOriginal music, licensed for businessOne plan per venue
The music and the licence, together
Good music.
Less to worry about.
Your business needs the right atmosphere and a clear way to use the soundtrack. The catalogue and its business licence come together, with the scope and cost explained before you subscribe.
How simple licensing works ↗Plans available in: Australia · New Zealand · United Kingdom · United States
A price you can see
One plan per venue, monthly or yearly, with the price shown before you sign up. No separate licence for every song or play.
A$19.99 · NZ$24.99 · £9.99 · $14.99 / month
See pricing ↗A schedule that runs the day
Plan opening, busy hours and wind-down once. Special dates handle holidays and closures, and gap music covers unscheduled time.
Find your kind of sound
Three original sounds for the foyer.
Explore stations and collections for your space. Listen to public samples here; full business playback requires the applicable account access and licence.
Explore the station concepts. Audio previews will appear as recordings are ready.
A rhythm for the working day
Match the moment, not just the genre.
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Arriving and checking tickets
Start with Golden hour for warm instrumental soul, then compare the more relaxed jazz direction of After the rush. Listen where staff answer questions or check a ticket, with the normal arrival noise present. More people in the foyer does not automatically call for louder music. Keep the programme choice and playback level as separate decisions.
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Ordering at the concession counter
Check a short order and a follow-up question from both sides of the counter. Include the nearest speaker and any ordinary admission announcement already in use. If background music makes those exchanges harder, lower or pause it and check again. Open Hours does not provide the cinema’s paging system or automatically give announcements priority.
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The route to the auditorium doors
Try Soft focus for a calmer ambient presence along the waiting route, and decide where music should stop reaching. Check the boundary near auditorium entrances with the cinema’s operator. The foyer programme is not a soundtrack for the screening. Do not assume an open door or a different speaker level keeps two audio sources apart.
Save a daily schedule in your account. The venue player follows it while the browser stays open and your device stays awake.
Sketch your day’s music ↗Make it work in your space
Choose music for the way you actually operate.
Account for sound from foyer screens
A trailer screen or another media source may already provide sound at the point you are testing. Listen to the combination before deciding to add a music programme there. You may prefer quiet at that position. Open Hours does not mix, synchronize or manage those screens; keep their playback and level controls within the cinema’s existing arrangement.
Retain a short arrival-period check
Record the chosen programme, level and the ticket, counter and doorway positions you checked. Note any point where a question or admission call was difficult to hear and the background adjustment that helped. Repeat when the layout or arrival pattern changes. Leave these observations with the usual programme and control instructions for the next shift.
Plan ordinary background hours separately
The account schedule can organize blocks you enter for the venue’s week; it does not import showtimes or follow a projector signal. A station continues during active playback, while an ordered collection ends at its final recording. Keep the browser open on an awake, connected device. The public day planner is a separate draft. Check the current mode when returning from manual playback to Follow saved schedule.
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A few useful answers
Questions about cinema foyer music.
Does this include familiar film soundtracks?
Open Hours provides its own original instrumental catalogue. Golden hour is warm soul, After the rush relaxed jazz and Soft focus ambient music. They are background choices for the foyer, not a catalogue of recognizable film scores or a recreation of a movie’s soundtrack. Use the actual samples to judge the music.
Can the music start or pause with a screening?
The account player offers manual listening and a saved venue schedule. It does not connect to projection equipment or automatically react to a screening starting. Decide who controls the foyer background and check the current mode after a manual change. Keep film playback and its sound separate.
Can the foyer and bar play different programmes?
The current offer includes one venue and one simultaneous stream. Multiple speakers carrying that stream receive one programme; they are not independently selected music zones. Identify the actual outputs and discuss a requirement beyond the current plan before relying on separate programmes for the foyer and bar.
How should I assess the service for the cinema?
Listen to the public excerpts first, then create an account and enter the business name and actual venue country to review the offer and intended-use conditions. The private player and commercial documents are currently in English. This page concerns an ordinary foyer-background choice; it does not provide a screening, trailer or event arrangement. Public samples alone do not authorize venue playback.
What does royalty-free business music mean here?
Our direct licence includes the covered catalogue and business uses in your subscription, without a separate royalty invoice from us for every covered track or play. It does not mean unrestricted use or automatically remove local requirements. Your country offer explains its scope before purchase.
How much does it cost?
Each plan covers one venue and one stream, billed monthly or yearly, and starts with a 7-day free trial. The pricing page lists the price for each country before you sign up.
Can I use a preview in my business now?
No. Published samples are for listening on this website while you assess the sound. They do not grant venue-playback or redistribution rights. Playing music in your business needs an active plan.
Is the service limited to the language I’m browsing in?
No. Your preferred language, the country where music plays and the type of use are separate. We are building for businesses globally and reviewing local offers as they become ready. Tell us your location and needs in the enquiry form.
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