In October 2016,West Dylan Thordson was announced as the film's composer,in his maiden collaboration with Shyamalan.[1][2] Thordson went ahead with an Nine Inch Nails-like style,using a cello sound and turned,twisted and bended it to provide a cutting edge sound. Early in the process,he and Shyamalan discussed on how Split being tied to Unbreakable and what would be the musical approach for the score. He sketched several ideas that were clearly and intentionally influenced James Newton Howard's score for Unbreakable. A piece titled "Meeting the Others" become his reply for the predecessor. However,Shyamalan instructed him to set aside the ideas that influencing Howard's work and insisted him to write something unique for the film. Hence,he ended up focusing the score on not referencing Unbreakable too heavily.[3] Thordson then influenced some of his scores for the film into its sequel Glass (2019).[3]
Release
The original score album was released through Back Lot Music on January 20,2017.[4] The score was further compiled into a vinyl LP box set that consisted of his scores for this film and Glass,as well as Howard's score for Unbreakable.[5][6] It was released in June 2020 through Waxwork Records.[7]
Reception
Tim Grierson of Screen International found the score to be "creepy".[8]Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com wrote "West Dylan Thordson's score and an expertly creepy sound design help make Split an unsettling experience from the very start."[9] Alvaro Zinos-Amaro of Hex Publishers wrote "West Dylan Thordson's score is also consistently engaging and augments the emotions on the screen."[10]Justin Chang of Los Angeles Times wrote "The occasional screams on the soundtrack are often swallowed up by the ominous swell of West Dylan Thordson's score".[11]
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