Vitamin String Quartet
Vitamin String Quartet is an American musical group from Los Angeles known for its series of tribute albums to rock and pop acts.
VSQ is a series of string quartet projects developed and produced by CMH Records, an independent record company based in Los Angeles. The CMH team works with an evolving cast of arrangers, producers, string players, and other creatives on each project. Their albums are released through Vitamin Records and are primarily performed by a string quartet, although other instruments have been used. "Vitamin String Quartet is about applying rock n' roll attitude to classical technique," said Tom Tally, a violist and arranger who has performed on and produced over 50 Vitamin String Quartet albums.
Their albums feature various genres, including pop and rock, metal, emo, punk, techno, country, and hip-hop, and a wide variety of groups, such as the Beach Boys, Gorillaz, The Beatles, Iron Maiden, Bruce Springsteen, Jimi Hendrix, the Smashing Pumpkins, and Lana Del Rey, among others. Their discography includes over 400 albums.
History
The group began in 1999 "as an experiment in transforming rock and pop songs with classical instruments." It later expanded to include a variety of popular music.From 2012 until 2014, their music was played 24 hours a day on the FM broadcast station WWHK in Concord, New Hampshire.
In 2008, VSQ contributed a recording of "Jack and Sally Montage" to Nightmare Revisited, on which the original score for the 1993 film The Nightmare Before Christmas was reinterpreted by bands like Tiger Army, the All-American Rejects, Plain White T's, Rise Against, and DeVotchKa.
In June 2009, they branched out by including a few original songs on their album Perversions, which also included covers of bands such as Broken Social Scene, No Age, and Sigur Rós.
Movie features
Vitamin String Quartet covered INXS's "Never Tear Us Apart" and Pat Benatar's "We Belong" in the 100th episode of Gossip Girl.Vitamin String Quartet's cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Something I Can Never Have" was featured in the fifth episode of the first season of the HBO series Westworld, "Contrapasso", and their cover of Radiohead's "Motion Picture Soundtrack" was featured in episode six, "The Adversary".
Vitamin String Quartet's cover of the Red Hot Chili Peppers "Scar Tissue" was featured on the soundtrack of King of Staten Island in 2020.
Vitamin String Quartet has many covers featured in the Netflix series Bridgerton, such as Nirvana's "Stay Away" and Robyn's "Dancing on My Own". Covers of Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy" and Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" were used in the 2024 Doctor Who episode "Rogue," serving as an homage to Bridgerton.
Partial discography
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- The String Quartet Tribute to 3 Doors Down
- ''The String Quartet Tribute to 311''
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Back in Baroque: The String Quartet Tribute to AC/DCVitamin String Quartet Performs AC/DCVitamin String Quartet Performs Adele's Skyfall Vitamin String Quartet Performs AdeleVitamin String Quartet Performs Adele's Rumour Has It The String Quartet Tribute to AerosmithString Quartet Tribute to AFIThe String Quartet Tribute to Alice in ChainsPrecious Things: The String Quartet Tribute to Tori Amos Pieces: The String Quartet Tribute to Tori Amos, Vol. 2 String QuaTributeibute to Animal Collective: Banshee BeatVitamin String Quartet Performs As I Lay Dying's An Ocean Between UsVitamin String Quartet Performs Arcade FireString Quartet Tribute to Arcade Fire's FuneralString Quartet Tribute to AtreyuString Quartet Tribute to AudioslaveString Quartet Tribute to Avicii's Wake Me Up- ''String Quartet Tribute to Avenged Sevenfold''
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The String Quartet Tribute to Bad Religion: History RepeatingString Quartet Tribute to Bastille's PompeiiThe String Quartet Tribute to The Beach Boys' Pet SoundsThe String Quartet Tribute to The BeatlesVitamin String Quartet Performs The Beatles Vol. 2The String Quartet Tribute to BjörkThe String Quartet Tribute To Björk: The RemixesIce - The String Tribute To BjörkThe String Quartet Tribute to Black SabbathThe String Quartet Tribute to Blue OctoberThe String Quartet Tribute to Bob DylanThe String Quartet Tribute to Bon Jovi: Count Me InThe String Quartet Tribute to Breaking BenjaminThe String Quartet Tributes to Bright Eyes' Beautiful in the MorningThe String Quartet Tribute to Jimmy BuffettThe String Quartet Performs BushVitamin String Quartet Performs Blink 182Vitamin String Quartet Performs Bon Iver- ''VSQ Performs The Black Keys''
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String Quartet Tribute to Casting CrownsAn Evening with Diablo: The String Tribute to ChevelleString Quartet Tribute to Coheed and Cambria's In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3String Quartet Tribute to ColdplayString Quartet Tribute to Coldplay, Vol. 2.Vitamin String Quartet Performs Coldplay's Viva la VidaVitamin String Quartet Performs Coldplay's Mylo XylotoString Quartet Tribute to The Cure- ''Vitamin String Quartet Performs Chandelier by Sia''
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String Quartet Tribute to The Dark Side of the MoonThe String Quartet Tribute to Dashboard Confessional: B-Sides of the String SessionsSongs You Have Come to Love The Most: A String Quartet Tribute to Dashboard ConfessionalString Quartet Tribute to DaughtryString Quartet Tribute to Dave Matthews BandString Quartet Tribute to David BowieString Quartet Tribute to David GrayGhost: The String Quartet Tribute to Death Cab for CutieVitamin String Quartet Performs The DecemberistsString Quartet Tribute to DeftonesString Quartet Tribute to Depeche ModeString Quartet Tribute to DidoAre You Breathing: The String Quartet to DisturbedString Quartet Tribute to The DoorsThe String Quartet Tribute to Dream TheaterString Quartet Tribute to Duran DuranString Quartet Tribute to DragonForceString Quartet Tribute to DragonForce: Through the Fire and the FlamesCrenshaw Classics: The String Quartet Tribute to Dr. Dre- ''The String Quartet Tribute to Disturbed''
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String Quartet Tribute to The EaglesString Quartet Tribute to Eric ClaptonImmortalized: The String Quartet Tribute to EvanescenceThe String Quartet Tribute to EvanescenceThe String Quartet Tribute to Elliott Smith- ''The String Quartet Tribute to Eminem''
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String Quartet Tribute to Fall Out BoyString Quartet Tribute to Fall Out Boy Vol. 2Strung Out on Fiona Apple: A String Quartet TributeString Quartet Tribute to Finger ElevenString Quartet Tribute to The Flaming LipsString Quartet Tribute to Fleetwood MacRumours: The String Quartet Tribute to Fleetwood MacVitamin String Quartet Performs the Tribute to FlyleafThe Magnificent Seven Series: Strung Out on Foo Fighters Shape and Colour of My Heart: The String Quartet Tribute to Foo Fighters- ''Unravel: The String Quartet Tribute to The Fray''
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String Quartet Tribute to Peter GabrielString Quartet Tribute to GarbageString Quartet Tribute to Godsmack's Godsmack Anthem: The String Quartet Tribute to Good CharlotteVitamin String Quartet Performs GorillazVitamin String Quartet Performs Gotye's Somebody That I Used To KnowVitamin String Quartet performs Green Day's American IdiotString Quartet Tribute to Green Day's When I Come AroundString Quartet Tribute to Guns N' Roses The Dutchman- ''String Quartet Tribute to Guns N' Roses''
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String Quartet Tribute to PJ HarveyArteries Untold: The String Quartet Tribute to Hawthorne HeightsString Quartet Tribute to Jimi HendrixUninhibited: String Quartet Tribute to HinderLeave Nothing Behind: Strung Out on Hoobastank - The String Quartet Tribute- ''The String Quartet Tribute to HIM''
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Vitamin String Quartet Performs Imogen HeapVSQ Performs Imagine DragonsString Quartet Tribute to IncubusNew Skin: The String Quartet Tribute to Incubus Vol. 2Vitamin String Quartet Tribute to Incubus Vol. 3Anatomy of Evil - The String Quartet Tribute to Iron MaidenInterstellar: The String Quartet Tribute to Interpol- ''Strung Out on INXS: The String Quartet Tribute''
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String Quartet Tribute to James BluntString Quartet Tribute to Jane's AddictionString Quartet Tribute to JetString Quartet Tribute to Elton JohnString Quartet Tribute to John LennonVitamin String Quartet Performs Jason MrazVitamin String Quartet Performs Jason Mraz's I Won't Give UpVSQPerformss the Hits of Michael Jackson- ''String Quartet Tribute to Jeff Buckley''
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The String Quartet Tribute to Kanye WestString Quartet Tribute to Kasabian: Processed StringsThe String Quartet Tribute to The KillersString Quartet Tribute to Kiss- ''Hurt Inside: A String Quartet Tribute to KoЯn''
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VSQ Performs Lady GagaString Quartet Tribute to Lacuna Coil: Spiral SoundsBaroque Tribute to Led ZeppelinString Quartet Tribute to Led ZeppelinString Quartet Tribute to Led Zeppelin Vol. 2Break Stuff: The String Quartet Tribute to Limp Bizkit- In the Chamber with Linkin Park: The String Quartet TributeString Quartet Tribute to Linkin Park's MeteoraString Quartet Tribute to Linkin Park's Minutes to MidnightVitamin String Quartet Performs Lady Gaga's Born This WayVitamin String Quartet Performs Linkin Park's A Thousand SunsString Quartet Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd - This Sweet HomeString Quartet Tribute to Lorde's Royals
- ''String Quartet Tribute to Lana Del Rey's Summertime Sadness''
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A Taste of Chaos Ensemble Performs Mastodon's LeviathanString Quartet Tribute to MadonnaString Quartet Tribute to Paul McCartneyString Quartet Tribute to Sarah McLachlanString Quartet Tribute to MobyString Quartet Tribute to Marilyn MansonUnder Your Skin: The String Quartet Tribute to Maroon 5String Quartet Tribute to The Mars Volta's De-Loused In The ComatoriumString Quartet Tribute to Massive AttackString Quartet Tribute to Matchbox TwentyHeavier Strings: A String Quartet Tribute to John Mayer’s Heavier ThingsSay Your Prayers, Little One: The String Quartet Tribute to MetallicaThe String Quartet Tribute to MorrisseyString Quartet Tribute to Alanis MorissetteStrung Out On Jagged Little Pill: The String Quartet Tribute to Alanis MorissetteString Quartet Tribute to MuseVSQ Performs Muse's Survival- ''Funeral: The String Quartet Tribute to My Chemical Romance''
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String Quartet Tribute to New Order & Joy DivisionSomeday: The String Quartet Tribute to NickelbackString Quartet Tribute to Nine Inch NailsPretty Hate Machine: The String Quartet Tribute to Nine Inch NailsString Quartet Tribute to NirvanaString Quartet Tribute to Nirvana's NevermindString Quartet Tribute to No Doubt- ''Vitamin String Quartet Performs Nickelback, Volume 2''
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VSQ Performs Frank OceanString Quartet Tribute to The OffspringDecadence & Vanity: The String Quartet Tribute to OasisVitamin String Quartet Performs Owl City's Fireflies- ''String Quartet Tribute to OneRepublic''
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Strung Out on Panic! at the Disco: A String Quartet TributeString Quartet Tribute to Panic! at the Disco's Pretty. Odd.Perfect Murder: Strung Out on Papa RoachString Quartet Tribute to Passenger (singer)'s Let Her GoThe Magnificent Seven Series: The String Quartet Tribute to Paramore Strung Out on Paramore: String Quartet Tribute to ParamoreVitamin String Quartet Performs Paramore's Brand New EyesThe String Quartet Tribute to Pearl JamMad World: Strung Out on Pearl Jam: A String Quartet TributeVitamin String Quartet: PerversionsFervent: String Quartet Tribute to A Perfect CircleThe String Quartet Tribute to A Perfect CircleThe String Quartet Tribute to PhishString Quartet Tribute to Pink FloydMore Bricks: The String Quartet Tribute to Pink Floyd's The WallString Quartet Tribute to Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the MoonVitamin String Quartet Performs Weezer's PinkertonString Quartet Tribute to PixiesRevolution: The String Quartet Tribute to P.O.D.Symphonic Tribute to Purple RainVitamin String Quartet Performs Prince- ''The String Quartet Tribute to Puddle Of Mudd''
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String Quartet Tribute to QueenStrings For The Deaf: The String Quartet Tribute to Queens of [the Stone Age]- ''String Quartet Tribute to Queens of the Stone Age Vol.2''
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Enigmatic: The String Quartet Tribute to RadioheadStrung Out on Kid A: The String Quartet Tribute to RadioheadStrung Out on In Rainbows: Vitamin String Quartet Performs Radiohead's In RainbowsStrung Out on OK Computer: The String Quartet Tribute to RadioheadFreedom: Tribute to Rage Against the MachineString Quartet Tribute to Red Jumpsuit ApparatusString Quartet Tribute to R.E.M.String Quartet Tribute to R.E.M. Vol. 2String Quartet Tribute to The Red Hot Chili PeppersString Quartet Tribute to Regina SpektorString Quartet Tribute to Relient KVitamin String Quartet Tribute to Rise AgainstString Quartet Tribute to The Rolling StonesExit... Stage Right: The String Quartet Tribute to RushString Quartet Tribute to Rush’s 2112- ''Through the Prism: The Classical Tribute to Rush''
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Shake it Out- String Quartet Tribute to Florence + The MachineString Quartet Tribute to SantanaString Quartet Tribute to Senses FailStrung Out on Seether - The String Quartet TributeString Quartet Tribute to ShinedownVitamin String Quartet Tribute to Simple PlanVSQ Performs Sigur RosVitamin String Quartet Performs SkrillexThe String Quartet Tribute to Slayer: The Death Angel RemainsEvil You Dread: The String Quartet Tribute to SlayerString Quartet Tribute to Elliott SmithString Quartet Tribute to The SmithsString Quartet Tribute to Snow PatrolString Quartet Tribute to Sonic YouthVitamin String Quartet Performs SoundgardenHometown: The String Quartet Tribute to Bruce SpringsteenIn The Chamber with Staind: The String Quartet TributeString Quartet Tribute to Gwen StefaniString Quartet Tribute to SwitchfootString Quartet Tribute to System of a DownThe String Quartet Tribute to System of a Down's MezmerizeThe String Quartet Tribute to System of a Down's Hypnotize- String Quartet Tribute to The Smashing PumpkinsString Quartet Tribute to The StrokesString Quartet Tribute to Sum 41Sweater Weather - String Quartet Tribute to The Neighbourhood
- ''Stitches: Vitamin String Quartet Rendition to Shawn Mendes''
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The Magnificent Seven Series: The String Quartet Tribute to Thrice Strung Out on Thrice: A String Quartet TributeThe String Quartet Tribute to Tool's Ænima- Third Eye Open: The String Quartet Tribute to ToolVitamin String Quartet Tribute to Tool's LateralusAnatomical: The String Quartet Tribute to ToolStrung Out on Three Days Grace: A String Quartet TributeStrung Out on Taking Back Sunday: A String Quartet TributeThe Vitamin String Quartet Tribute to Third Eye BlindThe String Quartet Tribute to Thirty Seconds to MarsVitamin String Quartet Performs Taylor Swift's Safe & SoundString Quartet Tribute to Train
- ''String Quartet Tribute to Tupac''
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Strung Out on U2: The String Quartet TributeStill Strung Out on U2: The String Quartet Vol. 2String Quartet Tribute to U2's The Joshua TreeThe Vitamin String Quartet Plays U2's No Line on the HorizonPainted Red: Strung Out on Underoath- ''Strung Out on The Used: The String Quartet Tribute''
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String Quartet Tribute to The Velvet Underground & Nico- ''Vitamin String Quartet Tribute to Vance Joy''
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Dad, Get Me Out of This!: The String Quartet Tribute to Warren ZevonVitamin String Quartet Performs We BelongCome on and Kick Me!: The String Quartet Tribute to WeezerPull This String: String Quartet Tribute to Weezer String Quartet Tribute to The White StripesThe String Quartet Tribute to The Who's Tommy- ''Vitamin String Quartet Performs Amy Winehouse''
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Olympus: The String Quartet Tribute to YanniString Quartet Tribute to Yellowcard- ''Rusted Moon: The String Quartet Tribute to Neil Young''
Miscellaneous and compilations
Blood Curdling Strings: VSQ Pays Tribute to Horror Classics The Gay Wedding Collection The Geek Wedding Collection Geek Wedding 2: The Sequel Geek Wedding Forever Vol. 3 The Gothic Wedding Collection Modern Wedding CollectionModern Wedding Collection, Vol. 2My Metal Valentine The Rock 'n' Roll Wedding Collection The Rock 'n' Roll Valentine's Day Collection Songbirds: A VSQ Tribute to the Women of Modern RockThe String Quartet Tribute to Valentine's Day Strung Out Volume 1: The String Quartet Tribute to Modern Rock HitsStrung Out Volume 2: The String Quartet Tribute to Modern Rock HitsStrung Out Volume 3: The String Quartet Tribute to Alternative Rock HitsStrung Out Volume 4: The String Quartet Tribute to Hard Rock HitsStrung Out Volume 5: The String Quartet Tribute to 2007's Best SongsStrung Out Volume 6: The String Quartet Tribute to Music's Biggest HitsStrung Out Volume 7: The String Quartet TributeVitamin String Quartet Presents Strung Out Volume 8Vitamin String Quartet Presents Strung Out Volume 9Strung Out Vol. 10Strung Out Vol. 11: VSQ Tribute to Modern Rock HitsStrung Out on Indie Rock Vol. 1: The String Quartet Tribute The Tribute to Guitar Hero: Killer Tracks! Valentine's Day Massacre: The Emo Anti-Valentine's Day Collection The Vitamin String Quartet: The Tribute to Guitar Hero Vitamin String Quartet Performs the Hits of 2012, Vol. 1Vitamin String Quartet Performs The Hunger GamesVitamin String Quartet Performs Music from the Films of John Hughes Vitamin String Quartet Performs Music from the Films of Wes Anderson Vitamin String Quartet Performs the Songs from Glee Vitamin String Quartet Performs Music from Twilight Vitamin String Quartet Performs Music from Twilight Vol. 2 Vitamin String Quartet Tribute to Twilight: New Moon Vitamin String Quartet Tribute to Twilight: Eclipse Vitamin String Quartet Tribute to Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 1- Vitamin String Quartet Tribute to Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Vitamin String Quartet Performs Power BalladsVitamin String Quartet Tribute to Harry Potter Vitamin String Quartet Tribute to The Nightmare Before ChristmasVitamin String Quartet Tribute to Star Wars Vitamin String Quartet Tribute to the Ladies of 90s Alt RockVSQ Tribute: 90s Rock HitsVSQ Tribute to Alternative Hits of the 90sVitamin String Quartet Performs Modern Rock Hits 2011, Vol. 1Vitamin String Quartet Performs Modern Rock Hits 2011, Vol. 2VSQ Performs Modern Rock Hits 2012, Vol. 1
- ''VSQ Performs Modern Rock Hits 2012, Vol. 2''