{{about|the record label|the musician|Epic Soundtracks|the soundtrack to the 2013 film|Epic (2013 film)#Soundtrack}} {{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music --> | name = Epic Soundtrax | image_name = Epic Soundtrax logo.svg | image_size = | caption = Epic Soundtrax logo used from 1992–97. | parent = Epic Records<br/>{{small|a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment}} | founded = {{Start date|1992}} | defunct = 1997 | founder = | status = Inactive | distributor = | genre = Soundtracks | country = United States | location = Los Angeles }}
'''Epic Soundtrax''' was an American record label. A division of Sony Music's Epic Records, it was established in 1992 as an imprint for soundtrack albums. It was founded by Epic's then executive vice-president, Richard Griffiths, and Glen Brunman, who served as its head.<ref name="Sizzle billboard">{{cite news|last1=Rosen|first1=Craig|title=There's Sizzle in Summer Soundtracks|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LRIEAAAAMBAJ&q=epic+soundtrax+brunman+griffiths&pg=PA72|accessdate=26 July 2015|publisher=Billboard|date=July 11, 1992}}</ref><ref name="details re early releases billboard">{{cite news|last1=Billboard staff|title=Sony Strikes Software Deal with James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HhIEAAAAMBAJ&q=glen+brunman+epic+soundtrax&pg=PA93|accessdate=26 July 2015|publisher=Billboard|date=August 15, 1992}}</ref><ref name=Christman>{{cite news|last1=Christman|first1=Ed|title=Sony Confab Follows Firm's Top Year|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8AkEAAAAMBAJ&q=epic+soundtrax+glew+11+million&pg=PA55|accessdate=7 August 2015|publisher=Billboard|date=August 8, 1998}}</ref>
The label was central to Epic's 1990s success, with 11 releases cumulatively selling more than 40 million records over a three-year period. Notable releases included soundtrack albums for ''Judge Dredd'', ''Honeymoon in Vegas'', ''Singles'', ''Sleepless in Seattle'', ''Forrest Gump'', ''Philadelphia'', ''Free Willy'' and ''Judgement Night.''<ref name="hochman gump">{{cite news|last1=Hochman|first1=Steve|title=For 'Gump,' Every Oldie Was Just Too Goodie|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-03-ca-11446-story.html|access-date=7 August 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 3, 1994}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Altman|first1=Billy|title=Honeymoon in Vegas|url=http://www.ew.com/article/1992/09/18/honeymoon-vegas-soundtrack|accessdate=7 August 2015|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=September 18, 1992}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Singles: The 25 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/lists/the-25-greatest-soundtracks-of-all-time-20130829/singles-1992-19691231|accessdate=7 August 2015|publisher=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Breihan|first1=Tom|title=Judgement Night Soundtrack Turns 20|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1477222/judgment-night-soundtrack-turns-20/franchises/the-anniversary/|accessdate=7 August 2015|publisher=Stereogum|date=September 16, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Rule|first1=Sheila|title='Sleepless' soundtrack sends vintage Durante songs to MTV|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1993/08/19/sleepless-soundtrack-sends-vintage-durante-songs-to-mtv/|access-date=7 August 2015|agency=New York Times News Service|publisher=Baltimore Sun|date=August 19, 1993}}</ref><ref name="stats washhington ost">{{cite news|last1=Lei|first1=Richard|title=IN HOLLYWOOD: A SONIC BOOM|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1994/09/11/in-hollywood-a-sonic-boom/92d2d25d-83f7-4879-94d0-eac85c46083c/|accessdate=7 August 2015|newspaper=Washington Post|date=September 11, 1994}}</ref>
Epic Soundtrax was deactivated in 1997 with the launch of Sony Music Soundtrax. With Brunman in charge, it served as an umbrella label for all Sony Music soundtrack releases.<ref name="launch sony soundtracks">{{cite news|last1=Horak|first1=Terry|title=Sony Sets the Stage for Soundtrack Growth|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fg8EAAAAMBAJ&q=glen+brunman+named+head+of+sony+soundtrax&pg=PA16|accessdate=7 August 2015|publisher=Billboard|date=June 7, 1997}}</ref>
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