Evil Dead (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2013 film Evil Dead directed by Fede Álvarez and featured musical score composed by Roque Baños. The film is the fourth instalment in the Evil Dead franchise and a "reimagining" of Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead (1981).
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| Released | April 9, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Film score | |||
| Length | 43:04 (digital) 68:23 (CD) | |||
| Label | La-La Land Records | |||
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Development
editEvil Dead is Baños' first score for an American feature film; being a fan of the first three films of the Evil Dead franchise, he contacted Álvarez through Facebook who accepted his request and eventually agreed on his involvement to score music for the film. After convincing the producers, by using one of Baños' pre-existing composition for the edit, the makers agreed to have him on board. Baños found it as a risky process for producing a fresh score for a remake as he had to introduce new thematic ideas, but also revisit on the classical sounds produced by Joseph LoDuca for the 1981 film, with more contemporary language presenting a fresh orchestral texture. Baños eventually conducted a huge orchestra to expand the film's gothic nature. Álvarez and Baños wanted to bring the scariest music possible based on the degree of horror being very extreme, he did not find it to be over-the-top. As a result of scoring the film, Baños recalled that he had nightmares for two weeks after finishing the film's music and had to close his eyes several times during that period; he found the score to be scarier than his prior horror film compositions.[1][2]
Critical reception
editGregory Heaney of AllMusic wrote "although not as fun or inventive as Joseph LoDuca's score for the original, Baños' version is a fitting soundtrack to the film's slick reimagining."[3] Mike Gencarelli of Media Mikes wrote "Evil Dead takes the cake and kicks that score in the balls".[4] Michael Gingold of Fangoria found it to be "genuinely frightening".[5] Joe Leydon of Variety and Manohla Dargis of The New York Times also described it to be "thrilling" and "nerve-jangling".[6][7]
Track listing
editThe original score was released through La-La Land Records digitally on April 9, 2013, four days after the film.[8] A physical CD version of the album with the cues different from that of the digital version was released on April 23.[9][10]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'll Rip Your Soul Out" (extended) | 5:28 |
| 2. | "Sad Memories" | 5:21 |
| 3. | "Finding the Book" | 2:09 |
| 4. | "Demon Possession" | 2:23 |
| 5. | "She Tried to Kill Me" | 2:31 |
| 6. | "He Won't Let You Out" | 2:45 |
| 7. | "Three Ways of Saving Her Soul" | 4:01 |
| 8. | "I'll Do What I Gotta Do" | 5:09 |
| 9. | "Come Back to Me" | 3:01 |
| 10. | "Abominations Rising" | 6:56 |
| 11. | "The Pendant / Evil Tango" | 3:20 |
| Total length: | 43:04 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'll Rip Your Soul Out" | 4:50 |
| 2. | "Sad Memories" | 5:21 |
| 3. | "Don't Say It, Don't Write It, Don't Hear It" | 4:42 |
| 4. | "Demon Possession" (Extended) | 4:21 |
| 5. | "Get Me Out of Here" | 5:24 |
| 6. | "He Won't Let You Out" | 2:45 |
| 7. | "Bloody Kiss" | 2:23 |
| 8. | "Three Ways of Saving Her Soul" | 4:01 |
| 9. | "Natalie Hunting" | 5:34 |
| 10. | "I'll Do What I Gotta Do" (Extended) | 8:42 |
| 11. | "Come Back to Me" | 3:01 |
| 12. | "He's Coming" | 3:21 |
| 13. | "Abominations Rising" | 6:56 |
| 14. | "The Pendant / Evil Tango" | 3:20 |
| 15. | "The Evil Dead Main Theme" | 1:41 |
| 16. | "Come Back to Me" (Alternate) | 2:01 |
| Total length: | 68:23 | |
Accolades
editIt has been shortlisted as one among the 114 contenders for Academy Award for Best Original Score at the 86th Academy Awards.[11][12]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2013 | International Film Music Critics Association[13] | Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film | Roque Baños | Won |
| Film Music Composition of the Year | Roque Baños for the composition track "Abominations Rising" | Won | ||
| Film Score of the Year | Roque Baños | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ Schweiger, Daniel (April 1, 2013). "Interview with Roque Banos". Film Music Magazine. Archived from the original on August 23, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Gencarelli, Mike (June 12, 2013). "Roque Baños talks about scoring the new "Evil Dead"". MediaMikes. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Heaney, Gregory. "Evil Dead [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2013] Review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Gencarelli, Mike (May 2, 2013). "CD Review "Evil Dead: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Deluxe Extended Edition]"". MediaMikes. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Gingold, Michael (April 4, 2019). "Review: Evil Dead (2013)". Fangoria. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Leydon, Joe (March 9, 2013). "Evil Dead". Variety. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Dargis, Manohla (April 4, 2013). "Oh, It's More Than Just a Flesh Wound". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on August 7, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Zahn, James (March 28, 2013). "La-La Land Records preps EVIL DEAD — The Original Motion Picture Score". The Rock Father Magazine. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "'Evil Dead' Soundtrack Details". Film Music Reporter. April 8, 2013. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "EVIL DEAD". La-La Land Records. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Chitwood, Adam (December 13, 2013). "114 Scores Eligible for Oscar Consideration; Contenders Include GRAVITY, MAN OF STEEL, and THE BOOK THIEF". Collider. Archived from the original on January 23, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "114 Original Scores in 2013 Oscar® Race". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. September 30, 2014. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ IFMCA (2014). "2013 IFMCA Awards". IFMCA. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2020.