Varèse Sarabande is an American record label founded in 1978 and is currently owned by Concord Music.Townson, Robert. Varèse Sarabande Celebrates 35th Anniversary Concert Gala — Program. Robert Townson Productions, May 11, 2013. PDF.
https://roberttownson-productions.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Varese35_Program_Final.pdf Its catalog includes film scores, television soundtracks, original cast recordings, and classical works. In the 1980s and 1990s, the label became an active publisher of soundtracks, releasing titles on LP, cassette, and CD.
VC/VX series (1978) Starting in 1978, Varèse Sarabande released both classical works and motion picture soundtracks on vinyl (LP). Some of the titles were reissued by Intrada Records, Kritzerland Records, and Citadel Records.
VC-81028 The First Nudie Musical – Bruce Kimmel VC-81040 Piano Improvisations, Duet From Act. I – Korngold VC-81051 Milhaud, Joys of Life / Globetrotter Suite – Milhaud VC-81053 Rózsa Conducts Rózsa: Volume 1 – Miklós Rózsa VC-81056 William Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony – Stokowski VC-81058 Rózsa: Lust for Life & Background of Violence Suites – Miklós Rózsa VX-81060 Orchestral Space – Seiji Ozawa VX-81061 Ohki: Night Meditation / Fukai: 4 Movements / Kiyose: Japanese Festival Dances / Yamada: Mandara no hana – Yamaoka VX-81062 Saburō Moroi: Symphony #2 – Yamaoka / Yomiuri Nippon Orchestra VC-81070 Master of the World – Les Baxter VC-81071 36 Hours – Dimitri Tiomkin VC-81072 Silent Running – Peter Schickele (Later reissued) VC-81073 The Quiet Man – Victor Young VC-81073 Samson and Delilah – Victor Young 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 Friedhofer VC-81077 Themes from Classic Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films – Various Artists; Dick Jacobs conductor VC-81078 Goliath and the Barbarians – Les Baxter VC-81080 Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" – Beethoven VC-81081 Holdridge Conducts Holdridge – Lee Holdridge, Los Angeles String Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra (Later released on CD) VC-81082 Brass Target – Laurence Rosenthal VC-81083 Stages – Bruce Kimmel VC-81084 Yatsu Haka-mura – Yasushi Akutagawa VC-81085 Roy Harris: Concerto for Amplified Piano, Brass & Percussion, etc. – Harris / UCLA Brass VC-81090 Respighi: Concerto gregoriano / de Beriot: Scene de Ballet – Borsamsky / Kegel VC-81091 Prokofiev: Gypsy Fantasial Sym Suite of Waltzes / Balakirev: Overture on Russian Themes – Schwleger VC-81092 Felix Draeseke: Symphony No. 3 in C major "Symphonia tragica", Op. 40 – Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Hermann Desser (Heinz Drewes) *Reissue of Urania LP-7162 VC-81097 Darius Milhaud, Le Train Bleu, Auric, Les Facheux / Satie – Markevitch VC-81101 Jerome Moross: Two World Premiere Works from an American Master – 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 Roy Harris: Quintet for Piano and Strings, String Quartet No. 3 VC-81127 Martin – Donald Rubinstein
STV and CTV series (1979–1987) In 1979, Varèse Sarabande introduced a new cataloging system using the "STV" prefix to differentiate its television and film soundtrack releases from its classical music catalog. Many of these early soundtrack titles were later reissued on CD, either by Varèse Sarabande or by other labels. These reissues are often cataloged under the label's 47000 series or as part of its CD Club.
From 1984 to 1990, most soundtracks were issued in both LP and CD formats. Titles released on cassette can be identified by their "CTV" prefix.
In 1987, Varèse Sarabande entered into a distribution agreement with MCA Distributing. The partnership increased Varèse Sarabande’s soundtrack output. 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 One Step Beyond – Harry Lubin STV-81121 Man of a Thousand Faces – Frank Skinner STV-81122 It Started in Naples – Carlo Savina / Alessandro Cicognini 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 – Laurence Rosenthal / Thomas de Hartmann STV-81130 Destination Moon – Leith Stevens STV-81131 Bloodline – Ennio Morricone, Craig Hundley (additional music) STV-81132 An Almost Perfect Affair – Georges Delerue STV-81133 Eye of the Needle – Miklós Rózsa (re-recording) STV-81134 Escape from New York – John Carpenter, Alan Howarth STV-81135 The 7th Voyage of Sinbad – Bernard Herrmann STV-81136 The Devil at 4 O'Clock – George Duning STV-81137 Prince of the City – Paul Chihara / Georges Delerue conductor 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 Seven Samurai / Rashomon – 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 The Island – 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 – Spencer Moore / Various Artists (Released on green and red vinyl) 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 (re-recording) / 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 / Oingo Boingo 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 – Richard Wagner / Erich Wolfgang Korngold STV-81180 The Winds of War – Bob Cobert STV-81181 Liquid Sky – Slava Tsukerman, Brenda Hutchinson, Clive Smith STV-81182 The Year of Living Dangerously – Maurice Jarre STV-81184 The Hunger – Michel Rubini, Denny Jaeger / Various Artists STV-81185 The Twilight Zone: Volume Three – Various Artists STV-81186 Young Warriors – Robert J. Walsh STV-81187 Hercules – Pino Donaggio STV-81188 The Final Option – Roy Budd / Jerry Donahue & Marc Donahue (Titled Who Dares Wins in Europe.) STV-81189 Invitation au voyage – Gabriel Yared STV-81190 Il Gattopardo – Nino Rota STV-81191 The Fog – John Carpenter STV-81192 The Twilight Zone: Volume Four – Various Artists STV-81193 A Minor Miracle – Rick Patterson STV-81194 Heat and Dust – Richard Robbins / Zakir Hussain STV-81195 Revenge of the Ninja – Robert J. Walsh STV-81197 Brainstorm – James Horner (Digital re-recording by London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.) STV-81198 The Osterman Weekend – Lalo Schifrin STV-81199 The Evil Dead – Joseph LoDuca STV-81202 Blind Date – Stanley Myers / John Kongos (songs) STV-81203 Children of the Corn – Jonathan Elias STV-81204 Making the Grade – Basil Poledouris / Various Artists STV-81205 The Twilight Zone: Volume Five – Various Artists STV-81206 Gorky Park – James Horner STV-81207 Wavelength – Tangerine Dream STV-81208 Lassiter – Ken Thorne STV-81209 Mutant – Richard Band STV-81210 Blame It on Rio – Kenneth Wannberg / Various Artists STV-81211 Sahara – Ennio Morricone STV-81212 Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers – Various Artists STV-81213 Oltre la Porta – Pino Donaggio STV-81217 Berlin Alexanderplatz – Peer Raben STV-81219 Top Secret! – Maurice Jarre STV-81220 Cousteau – Amazon Part 1: The River – John Scott STV-81221 Careful, He Might Hear You – Ray Cook STV-81222 The Fourth Man – Loek Dikker STV-81224 Swann in Love – Hans Werner Henze / Die Verlorene Ehre Der Katharina Blum Oder: Wie Gewalt Entstehen Und Wohin Sie Führen Kann STV-81225 Sheena – Richard Hartley STV-81226 Until September – John Barry STV-81227 La Pirate – Philippe Sarde / Un Dimanche à La Campagne – Louis Ducreux, Marc Perrone STV-81228 Bolero – Peter Bernstein / Elmer Bernstein STV-81229 Places in the Heart – John Kander / Howard Shore STV-81230 Phar Lap – Bruce Rowland STV-81231 Supergirl – Jerry Goldsmith STV-81232 The Flamingo Kid – Various Artists STV-81233 Starman – Jack Nitzsche STV-81234 Runaway – Jerry Goldsmith STV-81235 The Shooting Party – John Scott STV-81236 A Nightmare on Elm Street – Charles Bernstein STV-81237 Witness – Maurice Jarre STV-81239 Certain Fury – George Massenburg, Russell Kunkel, Bill Payne STV-81240 The Aviator – Dominic Frontiere STV-81241 Cat's Eye – Alan Silvestri STV-81242 The Company of Wolves – George Fenton STV-81243 The Gods Must Be Crazy – John Boshoff STV-81244 The Emerald Forest – Junior Homrich with Brian Gascoigne STV-81245 Christopher Columbus – Riz Ortolani STV-81246 Rambo: First Blood Part II – Jerry Goldsmith STV-81247 Just the Way You Are – Vladimir Cosma / Wetherby – Nick Bicât STV-81248 Red Sonja – Ennio Morricone STV-81249 Lifeforce – Henry Mancini STV-81250 Music of the Republic Studios Serials – William Lava, Cy Feuer, Paul Sawtell / James King conductor STV-81251 Dance with a Stranger – Richard Hartley STV-81252 Jagged Edge – John Barry STV-81253 The Black Cauldron – Elmer Bernstein STV-81254 The Bride – Maurice Jarre STV-81255 – Jürgen Knieper STV-81256 Flesh+Blood – Basil Poledouris STV-81257 Agnes of God – Georges Delerue STV-81258 Paroles et Musique – Michel Legrand STV-81259 The Red Pony – Aaron Copland STV-81260 Return to Eden – Brian May STV-81261 Re-Animator – Richard Band STV-81262 Zone Troopers / The Alchemist – Richard Band STV-81263 Invasion U.S.A. – Jay Chattaway STV-81264 Silver Bullet – Jay Chattaway STV-81265 Marie – Francis Lai STV-81266 Year of the Dragon – David Mansfield STV-81267 Transylvania 6-5000 – Lee Holdridge STV-81268 – Elmer Bernstein STV-81269 Subway – Éric Serra STV-81270 Spies Like Us – Elmer Bernstein STV-81271 Enemy Mine – Maurice Jarre STV-81272 The Final Conflict – Jerry Goldsmith STV-81273 Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy – John Scott STV-81274 The Clan of the Cave Bear – Alan Silvestri STV-81275 A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge – Christopher Young STV-81276 F/X – Bill Conti STV-81277 Ginger e Fred – Nicola Piovani STV-81278 April Fool's Day – Charles Bernstein STV-81279 Crawlspace – Pino Donaggio STV-81281 The Ewok Adventure / Ewoks: The Battle for Endor – Peter Bernstein STV-81282 The Manhattan Project – Philippe Sarde STV-81283 Aliens – James Horner STV-81284 Apology – Maurice Jarre STV-81285 Jake Speed – Mark Snow