Varèse Sarabande

Varèse Sarabande

Sub-label of Craft Recordings

100 releases 20 sub-labels 1977–2026

About

US label, previously part of . Label Code LC 6083 / LC 06083 Varèse Sarabande is a label that specializes in soundtracks. It was founded in 1978 by Tom Null, Chris Kuchler and Dub Taylor (3) in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. (In 1978, Tom Null's Sarabande Records merged with Varèse International to form Varèse Sarabande). The early LPs were reissues of classical recordings from the American Decca, Remington and JVC labels. The first soundtrack LP was released in 1978. Varèse first began releasing CDs in 1983. The European releases are manufactured and distributed by Colosseum Schallplatten GmbH, which changed its name to Colosseum Music Entertainment GmbH in 2006. After being distributed by MCA (arranged in 1988 by then label head ) and its successor Universal Music for decades, in February 2018 the label was acquired by Concord Music and placed under Concord's reissue label Craft Recordings.

Top Varèse Sarabande Releases

Odessey and Oracle
Odessey and Oracle
The Zombies
1968
Hackers
Hackers
Various Artists
1995
Daredevil
Graeme Revell
2003
American Flyers
Lee Ritenour and Greg Mathieson
1985
Spirit in the Sky
Spirit in the Sky
Norman Greenbaum
1969
Anthology 1968-1979
Townes Van Zandt
1998
Out of Africa
John Barry
1985
Stuck in Love
Various Artists
Baraka
Various Artists
1993
The Dish
Edmund Choi
2000
John Wick
Tyler Bates & Joel J. Richard
2014
Halloween II
John Carpenter & Alan Howarth
1981
Les Choristes
Bruno Coulais
2004
The Replacements
John Debney
2000
Conan the Barbarian
Basil Poledouris
1982
Canned Heat Cookbook
Canned Heat Cookbook
Canned Heat
1969
ABZÛ
Austin Wintory
2016
Friday on My Mind
Friday on My Mind
The Easybeats
1967
Hardware
Hardware
Simon Boswell
1990
The Hunted
Brian Tyler
2003
21 Grams
21 Grams
Gustavo Santaolalla
2003
The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Identity
John Powell
2002
American Made
Various Artists
2017
Absolutely the Best
Absolutely the Best
The Zombies
1999
The Event
Various Artists
2003
Meet the Fockers
Meet the Fockers
Randy Newman
2005
The Tudors
Trevor Morris
2007
Le Peuple migrateur
Bruno Coulais
2001
Bruce Almighty
Various Artists
2003
Prime
Various Artists
2005
Savages
Various Artists
2012
The Fly
The Fly
Howard Shore
1986
First Blood
First Blood
Jerry Goldsmith
1982
Halloween
John Carpenter
1979
Vertigo
Bernard Herrmann
1958
Satan’s Circus
Satan’s Circus
Death in Vegas
2004
You Go-Go Girl!
Nancy Sinatra
1999
Garage Rock Classics
Various Artists
2004
28 Days
Various Artists
2000
To Die For
To Die For
Danny Elfman
1995
A Walk in the Woods
Various Artists
2015
Carrie
Pino Donaggio
1976
Shrek: Original Motion Picture Score
Shrek: Original Motion Picture Score
Harry Gregson‐Williams & John Powell
2001
John Carpenter’s Escape From New York
John Carpenter & Alan Howarth
1981
Pipeline
The Chantays
1963
So-Lo
So-Lo
Danny Elfman
1984
The Fog
John Carpenter
1984
Starship Troopers
Basil Poledouris
1997
24
Sean Callery
2004
The Mists of Avalon
Various Artists
2001
Taxi Driver
Bernard Herrmann
1976
The Thing
The Thing
Ennio Morricone
1982
The Clan of the Cave Bear
The Clan of the Cave Bear
Alan Silvestri
1986
Carnivàle
Jeff Beal
2004

Varèse Sarabande Artist Roster

Various Artists
Various Artists
127 releases
Other
JG
Jerry Goldsmith
58 releases
Person
Brian Tyler
Brian Tyler
32 releases
Person
Joel McNeely
Joel McNeely
28 releases
Person
John Powell
John Powell
27 releases
Person
James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard
27 releases
Person
John Debney
John Debney
27 releases
Person
Elmer Bernstein
Elmer Bernstein
27 releases
Person
John Williams
John Williams
25 releases
Person
Marco Beltrami
Marco Beltrami
25 releases
Person
Alan Silvestri
Alan Silvestri
24 releases
Person
Mark Isham
Mark Isham
23 releases
Person
Bernard Herrmann
Bernard Herrmann
23 releases
Person
Patrick Doyle
Patrick Doyle
23 releases
Person
MG
Michael Giacchino
22 releases
Person
RE
Randy Edelman
21 releases
Person
JL
Joseph LoDuca
19 releases
Person
Christopher Young
Christopher Young
19 releases
Person
Maurice Jarre
Maurice Jarre
18 releases
Person

Sub-labels

The West Coast East Side Sound

Archival series issued in the late 1990s by Varèse Sarabande. Borrows visual and some track from the West Coast East Side Revue: Golden Treasures series.

Bernard Herrmann At Fox

A series of film soundtrack recordings composed and conducted by Bernard Herrmann at 20th Century Fox from mid 1951 to late 1954. Remixed and compiled by Varèse Sarabande and released in 1999/2000.

Rock & Roll - The First 50 Years

Mastersound Imports

Series by Varèse Sarabande for Japanese classical recordings. The records are pressed in Japan by JVC / Victor Musical Industries, Inc.

Varese Sarabande Vintage Masters

Varèse Vintage

In 1994, Varèse Sarabande Records, Inc. started a sub-label for reissue recordings and named it Varèse Vintage. At the heart of the label is it's Vice-President of Catalog A&R, , a fan of ...

Masters Film Music

Varèse Sarabande Records, Inc.

This is the Record Company. Use only for company credits (copyright, etc.) Please see the unique submission for the correct Label. See also Varèse Sarabande Records, LLC.

Fox Classics

Series of original soundtrack recordings from classical 20th Century-Fox films, released by .

Varèse Sarabande Digital

US label.

Varèse Sarabande CD Club

Series by Varèse Sarabande. Often found with the mention "The Deluxe Edition" or the other series Varèse Encore Please leave the catalogue number blank in the LCCN.

Varèse Sarabande Records

Varèse Sarabande Film Classics

Series of new recordings of film scores released by .

Varèse Sarabande Records, LLC

This is the Record Company. Use only for company credits (copyright, etc.) Please see the unique submission for the correct Label. See also Varèse Sarabande Records, Inc.

Varèse Encore

Series focusing on long out-of-print titles, newly re-mastered and with updated packaging. Launched May 14th, 2012.

Varèse Sarabande Jazz

Remington Series

US classical series featuring reissues of previous recordings.

Colossal Records (7)

Soundtracks label, active late-1980s to early-1990s.

Varèse Sarabande Spotlight Series

Concert Hall Series

Contact Label

Varese Sarabande Records 11846 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 130 Studio City, CA 91604 U.S.A. Tel: (800) 827-3734 or (818) 753-4143 Fax: (818) 753-7596 General Information and Corporate Offices: E-Mail: Info@VareseSarabande.com