| A Nightmare on Elm Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||||
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| Released | April 27, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
| Genre | Film score | |||
| Length | 49:55 | |||
| Label | WaterTower Music | |||
| Producer | Steve Jablonsky | |||
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is thesoundtrack to the 2010 filmA Nightmare on Elm Street; aremake ofWes Craven's1984 film, as well as the ninth overall installment of theNightmare on Elm Street franchise. The film's original score is composed bySteve Jablonsky and released throughWaterTower Music on April 27, 2010, three days before the film's release.
Steve Jablonsky composed the film's original music who integrated and re-interpreted elements fromCharles 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 theHollywood Studio Symphony, conducted byNick Glennie-Smith, with the film's directorSamuel 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]
Hugh Hart ofWired 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 ofThe New York Times described it as "creepy",[6] and Dennis Harvey ofVariety called it as "horrifying".[7]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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" (written byCharles Bernstein) | 0:20 |
| Total length: | 49:55 | |
Credits adapted from liner notes.[8]
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"A Nightmare on Elm Street" is being distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
