Charmed: The Soundtrack

Charmed: The Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various artists (Charmed)
Released	23 September 2003[1] (US) 29 September 2003[2] (UK)
Genre	Television soundtrack
Label	Fox Music BMG[3]
Producer	Jonathan Miller Jonathan Platt Ken Miller[4]
Various artists (Charmed) chronology
None Charmed: The Soundtrack Charmed: The Book of Shadows

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]

Charmed: The Soundtrack is a soundtrack album released in September 2003, featuring music from the Charmed television series.

The album is made up mostly of tracks by little-known artists, though some better known ones, such as Goldfrapp and Stereophonics, are also featured. The series' use of emerging musical artists has been praised by critics and media outlets, including the Microsoft-owned Ciao which states that:

“

At a time when commercial radio playlists offer little space for anything but the most predictable major-label product, television shows [such as Charmed and Dawson's Creek] are often the only mass media outlet available to emerging musical acts.[6]

”

None of the television show's original score is included, however its theme tune, "How Soon Is Now?", appears. Although the album was released in 2003, it contains music from Charmed's first five seasons, and its cover features a publicity photo of the cast from the fifth season. Its release date coincided with the season premiere of the show's sixth season.

The album was produced by Jonathan Platt, Jonathan Miller, the President of Artists' Addiction Records, and Ken Miller, the Senior Vice President of Spelling Television. Platt said of the series' chronology of soundtrack albums:

“

Charmed is an amazing show which showcases some of the hottest and cutting edge music. It gives us a great opportunity to release a soundtrack to a long running successful show.[4]

”

A follow-up, Charmed: The Book of Shadows, was released in September 2005.

Track listing

1. "20th Century Fox Fanfare (Low Tone)" — David Newman
2. "Hot" — Smash Mouth
3. "Danger" — Third Eye Blind
4. "Strict Machine" — Goldfrapp
5. "Maybe Tomorrow" — Stereophonics
6. "Rinse" — Vanessa Carlton
7. "I Can't Take It" — Andy Stochansky
8. "Worn Me Down" — Rachael Yamagata
9. "Do You Realize??" — The Flaming Lips
10. "New Favorite Things" — Balligomingo featuring Lucy Woodward
11. "Rainbow In The Sky" — Ziggy Marley
12. "The Finer Things" — Steve Winwood
13. "How Soon Is Now?" (Charmed theme) — Love Spit Love

Charts

Charts	Peak Position	Certification	Sales/Shipments
U.S. Billboard 200 Albums[7]	177
Billboard U.S. Top Soundtracks[8]	10

References

1. ^ Charmed: The Soundtrack, Amazon.com (2003)
2. ^ Charmed: The Soundtrack, Amazon.co.uk (2003)
3. ^ Charmed: The Soundtrack, Amazon.co.uk (2003)
4. ^ ^{a b} Charmed: The Final Chapter Soundtrack official website (2006)
5. ^ Allmusic review
6. ^ Charmed: The Soundtrack, Ciao (2003)
7. ^ "The Billboard 200 - Charmed", Billboard, October 11, 2003
8. ^ "Billboard Top Soundtracks - Charmed", Billboard, October 11, 2003