[4] Avant-garde musician Diamanda Galás contributed to the score; she performed raw vocal improvisation on top of the previously recorded brass instrumentation at Capitol Studios.

[5] Justin Chang of Variety commented "composer Joseph Bishara supplies another deranged symphony of screeching strings, working in nerve-shredding counterpoint to the film’s inventive soundscape of bumps, creaks, whispers and pauses.

"[6] Tim Grierson of Screen International wrote "composer Joseph Bishara has fashioned an elegant, restrained score that rarely oversells the shocks, preferring a quietly insistent mood of slithering unease to produce its desired effects.

[8] Kanika Johri of Hindustan Times wrote "the film is effective primarily due to its sudden sound transitions combined with the A-tonal music, kudos to Joseph Bishara and Mark Crozer for that.

"[9] Music critic Jonathan Broxton gave a negative review, summarizing "The Conjuring is a vacuum, with an almost total lack of any sort of thematic presence, melody, harmony, or emotional connection besides the pervading sense of fear.