A Nightmare on Elm Street (soundtrack)

A Nightmare on Elm Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film score by Steve Jablonsky
Released	April 27, 2010
Recorded	2009–2010
Genre	Film score
Length	49:55
Label	WaterTower Music
Producer	Steve Jablonsky
Steve Jablonsky chronology
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) Your Highness (2011)

A Nightmare on Elm Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2010 film A Nightmare on Elm Street; a remake of Wes Craven's 1984 film, as well as the ninth overall installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. The film's original score is composed by Steve Jablonsky and released through WaterTower Music on April 27, 2010, three days before the film's release.

Development

Steve Jablonsky composed the film's original music who integrated and re-interpreted elements from Charles Bernstein's score for the original film; although he opined on not including the original film's theme. ^[1] According to the producer, Brad Fuller, the score was reminiscent of the 1980s with the use of synthesizers and instruments from that era. ^[2] Jablonsky and Y. Suzette Moriarty orchestrated a 60-piece string orchestra from the Hollywood Studio Symphony, conducted by Nick Glennie-Smith, with the film's director Samuel Bayer watched the orchestral sessions. ^[3] Besides the orchestra, a 15-person children's choir also employed to perform the main theme. ^[1] Although, 65 minutes of music had been recorded for the film, only around 50 minutes of music had been included in the soundtrack. ^[4]

Reception

Hugh Hart of Wired wrote "by the sixth or seventh variation on the "Oh my God, it’s Freddy!" theme, the novelty wears off, despite daggerlike orchestrations from composer Steve Jablonsky". ^[5] A. O. Scott of The New York Times described it as "creepy", ^[6] and Dennis Harvey of Variety called it as "horrifying". ^[7]

Track listing

A Nightmare on Elm Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Freddy's Coming for You"	4:28
2.	"Main Title"	2:35
3.	"Missing Pictures"	2:22
4.	"Rufus?"	1:34
5.	"Quiet Drive"	1:48
6.	"Jesse and Kris"	1:07
7.	"Jesse and the Police"	2:50
8.	"You Smell Different"	2:14
9.	"A Man Named Fred Krueger"	5:03
10.	"Research"	2:22
11.	"It's Hot in Here"	3:12
12.	"The School"	0:52
13.	"Where the Monster Lives"	4:51
14.	"Wake Me Up"	4:55
15.	"Boo"	1:06
16.	"Like It Used to Be"	5:32
17.	"One More Nap"	2:44
18.	"Jump Rope"	0:20
Total length:		49:55

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. ^[8]

Production Composer – Steve Jablonsky Producer – Steve Durkee, Steve Jablonsky Additional music – Jay Flood Sound design – Clay Duncan Sound engineer – Daniel Kresco Recording and mixing – Jeff Biggers Mastering – Stephen Marsh Vocals – Dahlia Low

Orchestra Conductor – Nick Glennie-Smith Orchestra contractor – Peter Rotter Supervising orchestrator – Y. Suzette Moriarty, Steve Jablonsky Additional orchestration – Elizabeth Finch, Frank Macchia, Geoff Stradling Music preparation – Booker White Concertmaster – Endre Granat Choir Choir – Claire Gershon, Clara Logan, Colin Clarke, Emily Logan, Emma Gunn, Hana Culbraith, Joel Thomas Anderson, Joshua Britt, Kaylin Anderson, Kylan Brooks, Lexi Gunn, Maia Culbraith, Mariah Britt, Sally Stevens, Susie Logan, Teri Koide Choir contractor – Sally Stevens

Instruments Cello – Andrew Shulman, Armen Ksajikian, Cecelia Tsan, Christina Soule, Christine Ermacoff, Dane Little, David Speltz, Dennis Karmazyn, Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick, Jennifer Kuhn, John Walz, Paula Hochhalter, Steve Richards, Suzie Katayama, Timothy Loo, Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Steve Erdody Double bass – Bruce Morgenthaler, Christian Kollgaard, David Parmeter, Drew D Dembowski, Edward Meares, Michael Valerio, Oscar Hidalgo, Richard Feves, Nico Abondolo Drums – Jon Darling Viola – Andrew Duckles, Darrin McCann, David Walther, Gina Coletti, Jennie Hansen, Keith Greene, Luke Maurer, Maria Newman, Matthew Funes, Robert Becker, Roland Kato, Shawn Mann, Victoria Miskolczy, Brian Dembow, Maria Newman Violin – Alyssa Park, Belinda Broughton, Bruce Dukov, Charlie Bisharat, Darius Campo, Dimitrie Leivici, Eun-Mee Ahn, Jacqueline Brand, Josefina Vergara, Katia Popov, Kenneth Yerke, Kevin Connolly, Lisa Sutton, Lorenz Gamma, Mari Tsumura, Natalie Leggett, Phillip Levy, Roberto Cani, Searmi Park, Serena McKinney, Shalini Vijayan, Sid Page, Tamara Hatwan, Julie Ann Gigante

References

1. Goldwasser, Dan (March 26, 2010). "Steve Jablonsky scores A Nightmare on Elm Street". ScoringSessions.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
2. Weintraub, Steven (February 22, 2010). "Producers Andrew Form and Bradley Fuller On Set Interview A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET". Collider. Archived from the original on August 4, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
3. Giroux, Jack (April 29, 2010). "Interview: Director Samuel Bayer Talks 'Nightmare on Elm Street'". Film School Rejects. Archived from the original on February 25, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
4. "WaterTower Music to Release "A Nightmare on Elm Street" Feature Film Soundtrack on April 27, 2010". Reuters. Burbank, California: Business Wire. April 22, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014. "A Nightmare on Elm Street" is being distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
5. Hart, Hugh (April 30, 2010). "Review: Scary Freddy Haunts Nightmare on Elm Street's Sleepy Victims". Wired. ISSN   1059-1028. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
6. Scott, A. O. (April 29, 2010). "Freddy Krueger Is Back, With Sharp Claws and a Long Memory". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 5, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
7. Harvey, Dennis (April 29, 2010). "A Nightmare on Elm Street". Variety. Archived from the original on December 20, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
8. Steve Jablonsky (2010). A Nightmare on Elm Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Media notes). WaterTower Music. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2024.