Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (soundtrack)

Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording is an upcoming soundtrack album by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi that will be released on January 17, 2025, in the U.S. by Lee Mendelson Film Productions. It is the soundtrack to the St. Valentine-themed television special of the same name first broadcast on CBS on January 28, 1975.

Release

Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording 50th Anniversary Extended Edition is scheduled for release on January 17, 2025. The album will be available in CD, vinyl, and digital download formats. Two exclusive vinyl editions are included in the release: a "Heartburn Red" 12” variant, designated as a Record Store Day Indie Exclusive, and a "Puppy Love Pink" 12” variant, available at Barnes & Noble. To minimize production's carbon footprint, these records will use BioVinyl, a material that replaces petroleum in S-PVC with recycled cooking oil or industrial waste, achieving a 100 percent reduction in CO2 emissions while preserving acoustic and visual quality.

Recording

The recording sessions for Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown took place at San Francisco’s Wally Heider Studios on December 9, 17, 18, 23, and 30, 1974, featuring Guaraldi (acoustic piano, electric keyboards, clavinet, ARP String Ensemble, harpsichord, guitars), Seward McCain (electric bass) and Vince Lateano (drums).

Personnel

Original 1975 personnel

Vince Guaraldi Trio

• Vince Guaraldi – acoustic piano, electric keyboards, clavinet, ARP String Ensemble, harpsichord, guitars
• Seward McCain – electric bass
• Vince Lateano – drums

Additional

• John Scott Trotter – music supervisor

2025 release personnel

• Sean Mendelson – producer, liner notes
• Jason Mendelson – producer, liner notes
• Vinson Hudson – restoration and mastering
• Terry Carleton – remix engineer
• Megan Rible – layout art
• Derrick Bang – liner notes
• Deluxe Entertainment Services Group – tape transfer