Annabelle (soundtrack)

Annabelle (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Annabelle (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film score by Joseph Bishara
Released	September 30, 2014
Recorded	Sony Scoring Stage, Culver City; Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood;
Genre	Film score
Length	51:02
Label	WaterTower Music
Producer	Joseph Bishara
Joseph Bishara chronology
The Conjuring Universe soundtracks chronology

Annabelle (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2014 supernatural horror film Annabelle, a prequel to the 2013 film The Conjuring and the second installment in The Conjuring Universe franchise.^[1]

Background

Joseph Bishara returned from the predecessor to contribute music for the film, which was recorded at the Sony Scoring Stage in Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, California and Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles.^[2] The soundtrack was released by WaterTower Music on September 30, 2014.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Annabelle Opening"	2:18
2.	"Found at Prayer"	1:01
3.	"It's the One"	1:24
4.	"Not My Blood"	3:58
5.	"Cult Killings"	0:40
6.	"Return Home"	1:15
7.	"Promise Me"	0:55
8.	"Doll Disposal"	0:35
9.	"Broken Needle"	2:23
10.	"Doll is Back"	1:34
11.	"Shaken Foundations"	1:23
12.	"Black Stroller"	2:38
13.	"Disciples of the Ram"	2:42
14.	"They Summon"	2:28
15.	"The Devil Preys"	1:32
16.	"Demon Doll Rises"	3:04
17.	"No Chance"	1:40
18.	"Devil Ram"	1:42
19.	"What do You Want from Me"	2:00
20.	"Her Soul"	3:33
21.	"The Fallen"	1:59
22.	"Evil is Constant"	1:36
23.	"Annabelle Closing"	0:57
24.	"Annabelle Soaring"	1:53
25.	"The New Changes"	2:24
26.	"New Beginnings"	3:28
Total length:		51:02

Reception

Scott Foundas of Variety called that Bishara's score is "still doing basso profundo backflips even as the end credits are rolling".^[4] Peter Hartlaub of SFGate wrote "The score by Joseph Bishara also shows early Hitchcock influences."^[5] Drew Taylor of IndieWire called it as a "screeching score" that had a separate personality.^[6]

Personnel

Credits adapted from CD liner notes:^[7]

Music composer and producer – Joseph Bishara
Recording – Fernando Morales Franchini, Chris Spilfogel
Mixing – Chris Spilfogel
Mastering – Dave Collins
Music editor – Julie Pearce, Skye Lewin
Music co-ordinator – Alisa Burket
Soundtrack co-ordinator – Kim Baum
Copyist – Eric Stonerook
Art Direction – Sandeep Sriram

Instruments

Bass – Bart Samolis, David Parmeter, Drew Dembowski, Edward Meares, Stephen Dress, Michael Valerio
Cello – Dennis Karmazyn, George Kim Scholes, Paula Hochhalter, Steve Erdody, Trevor Handy, Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Xiaodan Zheng, Richard Dodd
Organ – Aaron Embry
Piano – Vicki Ray
Viola – Aaron Oltman, Alma Fernandez, Brian Dembow, David Walther, Laura Pearson, Luke Maurer, Matthew Funes, Pamela Jacobson, Robert Brophy, Shawn Mann, Lauren Chipman
Violin – Andrew Bulbrook, Benjamin Jacobson, Charlie Bisharat, Darius Campo, Elizabeth Chorley, Erik Arvinder, Helen Nightengale, Irina Voloshina, Jay Rosen, Jessica Guideri, Josefina Vergara, Mary Sloan, Katia Popov, Lisa Sutton, Marisa Kuney, Natalie Leggett, Neil Samples, Phillip Levy, Rafael Rishik, Sarah Thornblade, Mc Kinney Serena, Bruce Dukov, Eric Gorfain

Orchestra

Orchestration – Dana Niu
Orchestra conductor – Joseph Bishara
Orchestra contractor – Peter Rotter
Concertmaster – Daphne Chen

Management

Music business affairs – Dirk Hebert
Executive in charge of music (New Line Cinema) – Erin Scully
Executive in charge of soundtracks (WaterTower Music) – Jason Linn

References

^ "Annabelle [Original Soundtrack] - Joseph Bisha... | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
^ "Joseph Bishara Scoring Annabelle". Film Music Reporter. April 24, 2014. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
^ "Annabelle Soundtrack Details". Film Music Reporter. September 17, 2014. Archived from the original on September 23, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
^ Foundas, Scott (October 2, 2014). "Film Review: 'Annabelle'". Variety. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
^ Hartlaub, Peter (October 2, 2014). "'Annabelle' review: Demonic doll delivers satisfying chills". SFGate. San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
^ Taylor, Drew (October 2, 2014). "Review: 'Conjuring' Spin-Off 'Annabelle,' Starring Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton & Alfre Woodard". IndieWire. Archived from the original on August 17, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
^ "Annabelle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". WaterTower Music. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.

[1] "Annabelle [Original Soundtrack] - Joseph Bisha... | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2024.

[2] "Joseph Bishara Scoring Annabelle". Film Music Reporter. April 24, 2014. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.

[3] "Annabelle Soundtrack Details". Film Music Reporter. September 17, 2014. Archived from the original on September 23, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.

[4] Foundas, Scott (October 2, 2014). "Film Review: 'Annabelle'". Variety. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2023.

[5] Hartlaub, Peter (October 2, 2014). "'Annabelle' review: Demonic doll delivers satisfying chills". SFGate. San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2023.

[6] Taylor, Drew (October 2, 2014). "Review: 'Conjuring' Spin-Off 'Annabelle,' Starring Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton & Alfre Woodard". IndieWire. Archived from the original on August 17, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.

[7] "Annabelle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". WaterTower Music. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.

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