Varèse Sarabande released the album consisting of Elfman's score for the original cut for the film on February 23, 2010.

[3] However, the studio rejected the score after the film was cut down half an hour in length and the music became too repetitive.

[3] The idea was to quicken the pace and strike a tone similar to the Underworld films, turning a slow-paced story into a much faster one.

"[4][7] Conrad Pope, Edward Shearmur and Thomas Lindgren were brought in to shape Elfman's score for the film's final edit and also compose 15 minutes of new material.

[13] James Christopher Monger of AllMusic wrote "there are enough genuine, Edward Scissorhands/Sleepy Hollow-inspired moments, where surprisingly memorable melody breaks through the graveyard dirt into the moonlit night, that there’s no denying that the listener is truly in the presence of a master audio storyteller.

"[14] The Hollywood Reporter wrote "Danny Elfman's reinstated score works awfully hard to inject excitement".