The Symphony Orchestra of the USSR State Committee for Cinematography was founded in November 1924. Until 1991, the Symphony Orchestra of the USSR State Committee for Cinematography was known under various names:
Orchestra of the Main Film Production Department,
Symphonic Orchestra of the Main Cinematography Department,
Symphonic Orchestra of the State Committee for Cinematography,
Orchestra of the Film Production Department,
State Symphony Orchestra of Cinematography,
State Symphony Orchestra of the USSR Cinematography,
Symphonic Orchestra of the USSR Cinematography,
Orchestra of the Film Production Department of the USSR Ministry of Culture,
Symphonic Orchestra of the State Committee for Cinematography of the USSR Council of Ministers,
Symphonic Orchestra of the All-Union Committee for Cinematography.
Since 1991, the Russian State Symphony Orchestra for Cinematography has been operating.