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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VARÈSE SARABANDE RECORDS PRESENTS Featuring US Debut of “Written Down” From Season 4, Songs By The Moog, The Wild Yaks, (March 31, 2014– Los Angeles, CA) – Varèse Sarabande Records will release SHAMELESS Music From The Television Series available digitally and on CD April 15, 2014. Included on the soundtrack is the opening song from season four, “Written Down” by David E. Sugar, making its first U.S. release. The music featured on the critically acclaimed SHOWTIME series SHAMELESS tries to capture the individual, non-conformist nature of the Gallagher world. Most often the music isn't playing as a piece that a character puts on the stereo to listen to, rather it plays more as score, as the soundtrack to a Gallagher life. The first four seasons of the show have used over 750 songs. Series Music Supervisor Ann Kline distilled that down to 14 tracks that are most representative of the show. “It was really hard narrowing the track list down!” said Kline. “We tried to include songs that really captured the essence of the show. So, some of the tracks are wild, some quirky and some are really sad, but all are SHAMELESS. Hopefully we can put out some follow up soundtracks, because there were tons more songs we would have loved to include, many of which are hard to find.” The album kicks off with the theme song, “The Luck You Got” by The High Strung. The album also captures the ‘wild side’ with bands like: The Moog, The Wild Yaks, FidLAr, Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, and the more heartbreaking side, with tracks like “Years” by JBM and “Hangman” by Chris Pureka. “One of the things that makes SHAMELESS so compelling, is the depth of the characters,” explained Kline. “Although the Gallaghers are far from perfect, they aren’t one dimensional, and they each have characteristics that make you love them and root for them. We tried to use music that hit those emotions as well, that help you feel their inner struggle between their hard circumstances and their desires to live a more carefree life.” Oscar®-nominated William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum star in this fiercely engaging and fearlessly twisted series. Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be...perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are. Track List: Produced by Bonanza Productions, Inc. in association with John Wells Productions and Warner Bros. Television, the fourth season of SHAMELESS airs Sunday nights at 9/8c on SHOWTIME. SHAMELESS Music From The Television Series, from Varèse Sarabande Records, will be available digitally and on CD April 15, 2014. ### For more information contact: cinemediapromo@yahoo.com, or @cinemediapromo on Twitter ABOUT VARÈSE SARABANDE RECORDS Varèse Sarabande spotlights the best from the past with the Varèse CD Club and Varèse Vintage imprint. The Varèse CD Club releases previously out-of-print soundtrack titles and expanded edition packages put together with an eye for the film music collector. Varèse Vintage Records specializes in releasing new albums by classic pop, jazz and country artists such as Trevor Rabin, Keith Emerson, Dwight Twilley, Ed Bruce and Billy Cobham, In addition, the label has a long history of reissuing great pop and soundtrack albums such as Flash Harry by Harry Nilsson, The Everly Brothers’ Songs Our Daddy Taught Us, The Family Way soundtrack by Paul McCartney and The Idol Maker, with music by Jeff Barry. Varèse Sarabande continues the tradition they started by hosting and producing worldwide concerts celebrating film music with orchestras all over the world. Past gala events include the official Abbey Road Studios 80th Anniversary concert in London, the Universal Pictures 100th Anniversary concert in Tenerife, and a series of tribute programs to composers Jerry Goldsmith, Alex North, Bernard Herrmann, Alan Silvestri, Patrick Doyle, Elmer Bernstein, Henry Mancini and John Barry. To celebrate Varèse Sarabande's 35th Anniversary in 2013 there were a number of concerts worldwide, including in Macau (China), three concerts featuring the Golden State Pops Orchestra in San Pedro (CA), with additional events in Poznan (Poland) and Tenerife (Spain). Varèse Sarabande Records is distributed by Universal Music Group, the largest music distributor in the world. The Varèse CD Club accepts direct orders at www.varesesarabande.com.
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