[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 the Hollywood Studio Symphony, conducted by Nick Glennie-Smith, with the film's director Samuel Bayer watched the orchestral sessions.

[4] Hugh Hart of Wired 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 of The New York Times described it as "creepy",[6] and Dennis Harvey of Variety called it as "horrifying".