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Title: Charmed: The Book of Shadows
Release date: 19 April, 2005
Record label: Treadstone Records
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“When we selected the songs for the new ‘Charmed’ soundtrack we were adamant that each one reflect the core message of the show: the power of three strong...
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independent women,” says Jonathan Platt, President of Treadstone Records, which will release
Charmed: The Book of Shadows:
Soundtrack on April 19,
2005.
Comprised
exclusively of work by female artists, Charmed: The Book of Shadows:
Soundtrack includes the song “Take It Off,” from the Donnas, “Take a Look,” from Liz Phair, Vanessa Carlton’s “San Francisco” – the
setting for “Charmed” – Dido’s
“Sand in My Shoes,” “Unbroken,” courtesy of Australia’s Missy Higgins, “I Close My Eyes,” from
Shivaree, and “Home,” from Zero 7. Rounding out the set are cutting-edge remixes
previously heard only in clubs, among them a retooling of Sarah McLachlan’s “Fallen” by Dan the Automator, Butterfly Boucher’s “I Can’t Make Me” by
Chris Lord-Alge, Ashlee Simpson’s “Pieces of Me” by David Garcia and High Spies, and Sarah Brightman’s “Free” by the Swiss American
Federation.
Platt
continues: “The idea for the all-female soundtrack came out of a conversation my
partner, Jonathan Miller, and I had with Celest Ray [Vice President, Paramount
Music] and Ken Miller [Senior Vice President, Spelling Television]. We wanted to do something different with this
record, to set it apart from the first ‘Charmed’ soundtrack [2003], which
featured bands like Smash Mouth and Third Eye Blind.”
Says
Jonathan Miller: “In addition to wanting this album to be a showcase for female
performers, our goal was to present a range of sounds, including the music of
some alternative-leaning talent like Butterfly Boucher – who, for me, was an
amazing find – Zero 7 and Shivaree. Even
with some of the more mainstream acts, we wanted to present versions of their
songs that most people will not have heard before.”
“We’re
delighted to be involved in this truly unique project. We think it will really stand out in the
marketplace,” says George Steele, Vice President of Audio Operations for Image
Entertainment, Inc., which will distribute Charmed: The Book of Shadows:
Soundtrack. “And we’re
very pleased to join Treadstone in a second collaboration with Spelling
Television. We’ve had fantastic
marketing support from Spelling on the ‘Summerland’ soundtrack, and we expect to
reap similar synergies with the new ‘Charmed’ album.”
“The ‘Charmed’
soundtrack is kind of like a modern-day Lilith Fair,” concludes Platt. “It’s a really engaging display of girl
power, which is one of the ideals that has earned ‘Charmed’ so many devoted
fans, both male and
female.”
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Produced by
Spelling Television, Inc., a Paramount/Viacom company, The WB’s “Charmed” is
executive-produced by Aaron Spelling, E. Duke Vincent and Brad Kern. Spelling and Vincent are also executive
producers of The WB’s “7th Heaven” and “Summerland.”
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