Varèse Sarabande is a record label which specializes in film scores and original cast recordings. It aims to reissue of rare or unavailable albums as well as newer releases by artists no longer under a contract. The label's name was derived from combining French-born composer Edgard Varèse's last name with the musical term, sarabande, a slow Spanish dance.
Varese Sarabande Records began it's history in 1972 as the Varese International label. The first LP release was "Lumiere" by Dub Taylor. Varese International Records was originally conceived as an Avant Garde classical label. In the years that followed, under the management of the founder/owners, Dub Taylor and Chris Kuchler, the label expanded it's catalogue to include Jazz, Classical and other genres of recordings. In 1977 Tom Null and his label, Sarabande Records, merged with Varese International forming Varese Sarabande Records. The early LP issues of the label were reissues of Classical recordings from the American Decca, Remington and JVC labels. The first Film Soundtrack LP album was released in 1978.
Originally founded in 1977 by Tom Null, Chris Kuchler and Dub Taylor, this label was first stationed at 6404 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. During its early years, it issued classical music and film score LPs and became the world's largest producer of original motion picture scores on compact disc. In 2003, Varèse celebrated its 25th anniversary by releasing two CD sets. In 2008, Varèse will be commemorating their 30th anniversary as a Film Soundtrack label with another special collection release.
Presently, the label resides at 11846 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City, California and is overseen by executive producer Robert Townson, who has long been an impassioned advocate for the art of motion picture scoring. To date, he has produced over 900 CD releases and is a staunch supporter of the latest generation of composers, including Alexandre Desplat, Brian Tyler, Marco Beltrami, John Powell and Michael Giacchino.
Varèse Sarabande releases oldies and reissues through its Varèse Vintage imprint. The label is overseen by Cary E. Mansfield, a veteran producer. Mansfield has been involved in all aspects of the music industry from sales to production for many major record labels including Universal Music and Motown Records for which he produced the critically acclaimed Hitsville USA box sets. Varèse Vintage is dedicated to the preservation of multi-genre pop music from the 50s, 60s and 70s and has produced over 600 releases.
The label also handles exclusive distribution for other specialty labels; Fynsworth Alley, Fuel 2000, Sunswept Music, Perpetual Music, 10 Spot, Water Music Records, Wildcat Records and Blues Highway.
VC / VX Series
Starting in 1978, Varèse Sarabande released both classical works and motion picture soundtracks on vinyl (LP) using the same label numbering series (VC or VX being the prefix). Some of these titles would later see a CD release in the 47000 series.
- VC 81028 The First Nudie Musical - Bruce Kimmel, Rene J. Hall
- VC 81040 Classical: Piano Improvisations, Duet From Act. I - Korngold
- VC 81051 Classical: Milhaud, Joys Of Life / Globetrotter Suite - Milhaud
- VC 81053 Rózsa Conducts Rózsa Vol. 1 - Miklós Rózsa
- VC 81056 Classical: William Dawson, Negro Folk Symphony - Stokowski
- VC 81058 Classical: Rozsa: Lust For Life & Background Of Violence Suites - Comp
- VX 81060 Classical: Orchestral Space - Seiji Ozawa
- VX 81061 Classical: Ohki: Night Meditation / Fukai: 4 Movements / Kiyose: Japanese Festival Dances / Yamada: Mandara no hana - Yamaoka
- VX 81062 Classical: Saburo Moroi,Symphony #2 - Yamaoka
- VC 81070 Master Of The World - Les Baxter
- VC 81071 36 Hours - Dimitri Tiomkin
- VC 81072 Silent Running - Peter Schickele
- VC 81073 The Quiet Man - Victor Young
- VC 81073 Samson And Delilah -
- VC 81074 Written On The Wind - Frank Skinner, Victor Young / Four Girls In Town - Alex North
- VC 81075 A Time To Love And A Time To Die - Miklós Rózsa
- VC 81076 This Earth Is Mine - Hugo Friedhoffer
- VC 81077 Themes From Classic Science Fiction, Fantasy And Horror Films - Various Artists
- VC 81078 Goliath And The Barbarians - Les Baxter
- VC 81081 Hit! - Lalo Schifrin
- VC 81082 Brass Target - Laurence Rosenthal
- VC 81083 Stages - Bruce Kimmel
- VC 81084 Yatsu Haka-mura - Yasushi Akutagawa
- VC 81090 Classical: Respighi: Concerto Gregoriano / de Beriot: Scene de Ballet - Borsamsky / Kegel
- VC 81091 Classical: Prokofiev: Gypsy Fantasial Sym Suite of Waltzes / Balakirev: Overture on Russian Themes - Schwleger
- VC 81097 Classical: Milhaud, Le Train Bleu, Auric, Les Facheux / Satie - Markevitch
- VC 81101 Two World Premiere Works From An American Master - Jerome Moross - Jerome Moross
- VC 81102 Tourist Trap - Pino Donaggio
- VC 81103 The Dunwich Horror - Les Baxter
- VC 81104 King Of Kings - Miklós Rózsa
- VC 81105 Phantasm - Fred Myrow, Malcolm Seagrave
- VC 81106 Dawn Of The Dead - Goblin
- VC 81107 Patrick - Brian May
- VC 81123 Classical: Quintet for Piano and Strings, String Quartet No. 3 - Roy Harris
STV / CTV Series
Beginning in 1979, Varèse moved TV and motion picture soundtracks to their own lettering prefix, STV. Many, but not all of these titles have also seen a CD release (refer to the 47000 series and the CD Club release lists below). CD and LP version were both made for most titles between 1985 and 1988, when LPs were abadoned in favor of the more popular media as the label adjusted for working with MCA (see below). Many of these titles were also available in cassette form, designated by CTV.
- STV 81108 Fedora - Miklós Rózsa
- STV 81109 A Little Romance - Georges Delerue
- STV 81115 The Young Lions - Hugo Friedhofer
- STV 81116 Island In The Sky - Alfred Newman / The Song Of Bernadette - Hugo Friedhofer, Emil Newman, Herbert W. Spencer
- STV 81117 Blood And Sand - Alfred Newman / Blood for Dracula - Claudio Gizzi / Golden Earrings - Victor Young
- STV 81118 Magnificent Obsession - Frank Skinner
- STV 81119 Boy On A Dolphin - Hugo Friedhofer
- STV 81120 Alcoa Presents - Harry Lubin
- STV 81121 Man Of A Thousand Faces - Frank Skinner
- STV 81122 It Started In Naples - Alessandro Cicognini, Carlo Savina
- STV 81124 Rio Grande - Victor Young
- STV 81125 Anastasia - Alfred Newman
- STV 81126 Piranha - Pino Donaggio
- STV 81127 Martin - Donald Rubinstein
- STV 81128 Knights Of The Round Table - Miklós Rózsa
- STV 81129 Meetings With Remarkable Men - Thomas de Hartmann
- STV 81130 Destination Moon - Leith Stevens
- STV 81131 Bloodline - Ennio Morricone
- STV 81132 An Almost Perfect Affair - Georges Delerue
- STV 81133 Eye Of The Needle - Miklós Rózsa
- STV 81134 Escape From New York - John Carpenter, Alan Howarth
- STV 81135 The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad - Bernard Hermann
- STV 81136 The Devil At 4 O'Clock - George Duning
- STV 81137 Prince Of The City - Paul Chihara
- STV 81138 1001 Arabian Nights - George Duning
- STV 81139 Home Movies - Pino Donaggio
- STV 81140 The Day Time Ended - Richard Band
- STV 81141 True Confessions - Georges Delerue
- STV 81142 Rashomon - Fumio Hayasaka / Shichinin No Samurai - Fumio Hayasaka
- STV 81143 Maniac - Jay Chattaway
- STV 81144 Mad Max - Brian May
- STV 81145 The Wild Bunch - Jerry Fielding
- STV 81146 John Paul Jones - Max Steiner
- STV 81147 Island, The - Ennio Morricone
- STV 81148 Dressed To Kill - Pino Donaggio
- STV 81149 Enola Gay: The Men, The Mission, The Atomic Bomb - Maurice Jarre
- STV 81150 The Howling - Pino Donaggio
- STV 81151 Night Of The Living Dead - Library Music
- STV 81152 Halloween II - John Carpenter, Alan Howarth
- STV 81153 The Formula - Bill Conti
- STV 81154 Swamp Thing - Harry Manfredini
- STV 81155 Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior - Brian May
- STV 81156 Blood for Dracula - Claudio Gizzi
- STV 81157 Flesh For Frankenstein - Claudio Gizzi
- STV 81158 The Sword And The Sorcerer - David Whitaker
- STV 81159 The Twelve Chairs - John Morris
- STV 81160 Creepshow - John Harrison
- STV 81162 The Burning - Rick Wakeman
- STV 81163 Slapstick (Of Another Kind) - Morton Stevens, Michel Legrand
- STV 81164 Eating Raoul - Arlon Ober
- STV 81165 Friendly Persuasion - Dimitri Tiomkin
- STV 81166 Last Embrace - Miklós Rózsa / Lydia - Miklós Rózsa
- STV 81167 The Man From Snowy River - Bruce Rowland
- STV 81169 The Secret Of NIMH - Jerry Goldsmith
- STV 81170 Forbidden Zone - Danny Elfman
- STV 81171 The Twilight Zone - Various Artists
- STV 81172 10 To Midnight - Robert O. Ragland
- STV 81173 Videodrome - Howard Shore
- STV 81174 The Beastmaster - Lee Holdridge
- STV 81175 La Notte Di San Lorenzo - Nicola Piovani
- STV 81176 Halloween - John Carpenter
- STV 81178 The Twilight Zone Volume Two - Various Artists
- STV 81179 Magic Fire - Erich Wolfgang Korngold
- STV 81180 The Winds Of War - Robert Cobert
- STV 81181 Liquid Sky - Slava Tsukerman
- STV 81182 The Year Of Living Dangerously - Maurice Jarre
- STV 81184 The Hunger - Michel Rubini, Denny Jaeger
- STV 81185 The Twilight Zone Volume Three - Various Artists
- STV 81186 Young Warriors - Robert J. Walsh
- STV 8118
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