“Annabelle: Creation” is a supernatural horror film and a prequel to 2014’s “Annabelle,” a spin-off film of “The Conjuring”.
Benjamin Wallfisch was hired to compose the soundtrack for the film.
It’s always a joy to collaborate with David F. Sandberg; not only is he of course a master filmmaker, but he’s also a great musician,
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His deep understanding of what a score can bring to the table in such a finely nuanced, beautifully crafted piece of cinema as Annabelle: Creation, gave me a lot of freedom to think outside the box. Our only rule was everything in the score had to be acoustic; as the drama is set in the 1950s, everything needed to feel authentic to the time, as a supplement to the large orchestra we used on the score, we utilized a whole bunch of dusty toy instruments from the 1950s, with one in particular appearing more than any other – a seemingly innocent sounding Jaymar toy piano. Just the kind of instrument you might catch Annabelle herself playing…
– Benjamin Wallfisch in an interview with BusinessWire.