Evil Does Not Exist (soundtrack)

Evil Does Not Exist
Soundtrack album by
Eiko Ishibashi
Released28 June 2024 (2024-06-28)
Length43:48
LabelDrag City
Eiko Ishibashi chronology
For McCoy
(2022)		 Evil Does Not Exist
(2024)		 Antigone
(2025)

Evil Does Not Exist is the soundtrack album to the 2023 film Evil Does Not Exist, written and directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi. It is composed by Eiko Ishibashi, and was released on 28 June 2024 through Drag City. It received universal acclaim from critics.[1]

Background

Eiko Ishibashi composed the score for Ryusuke Hamaguchi's 2021 film, Drive My Car.[2] After that, Ishibashi asked Hamaguchi if he would create visuals to accompany her live performance.[3][4] Hamaguchi originally set out to create a short film, but eventually expanded it into a feature film, Evil Does Not Exist.[5]

The album is mixed and mastered by Jim O'Rourke.[6] It was released on 28 June 2024 through Drag City.[7][8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork7.5/10[9]
Spectrum Culture72%[10]
UncutStarStarStarStar[11]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Evil Does Not Exist received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 82 out of 100 from 6 critic scores.[1]

Sam Goldner of Pitchfork commented that "The cloudier nature of Ishibashi's score leaves it feeling less like a standalone piece than the soft, jazzy pop of her Drive My Car soundtrack."[9] He added, "But as a mirror to Hamaguchi's tale of creeping environmental anxiety, Ishibashi's ghostly music makes a rich companion."[9] Tom Pinnock of Uncut wrote, "the mood is darker and eerier than her feted Drive My Car, but it's the stronger album nonetheless."[11] Levi Dayan of The Quietus called the album "both tense and remarkably open, always maintaining a sense of mystery in its melancholy."[12]

Accolades

Year-end lists for Evil Does Not Exist
Publication List Rank Ref.
The Wire Releases of the Year (2024 Rewind)
49

Track listing

All music is composed by Eiko Ishibashi.

Evil Does Not Exist track listing[14]
No.TitleLength
1."Evil Does Not Exist V.2"5:59
2."Hana V.2"7:33
3."Fether"2:25
4."Smoke"4:30
5."Deer Blood"5:48
6."Missing V.2"12:04
7."Evil Does Not Exist"5:27
Total length:43:48

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[15]

  • Eiko Ishibashi
  • Jim O'Rourke – guitar, mixing, mastering
  • Mio.O – violin
  • Kirin Uchida – cello
  • Tatsuhisa Yamamoto – drums
  • Izumi Matsuno – recording

Charts

Chart performance for Evil Does Not Exist
Chart (2024) Peak
position
UK Soundtrack Albums (Official Charts)[16]34

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Evil Does Not Exist by Eiko Ishibashi". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 13 July 2026. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (8 April 2024). "'Anger compels me forward': Drive My Car composer Eiko Ishibashi on evil, experimentation and exploding genre". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Brzeski, Patrick (4 September 2023). "Ryusuke Hamaguchi Embraces the Unknowable With Oscars Follow-Up 'Evil Does Not Exist'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Goi, Leonardo (18 March 2024). ""I Really Wanted Sounds and Images to Exist Independent of Each Other": Ryusuke Hamaguchi on Evil Does Not Exist". Filmmaker. Archived from the original on 10 August 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Opie, David (1 May 2024). "Ryusuke Hamaguchi Remixed His Own Movie for a New (and Wordless) Twist on the Director's Cut". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "EVIL DOES NOT EXIST: AN AUDIO-VISUAL INVENTION FROM EIKO ISHIBASHI". Drag City. 10 April 2024. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Eiko Ishibashi - Evil Does Not Exist". Drag City. Archived from the original on 12 May 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "EVIL DOES NOT EXIST UNFOLDS". Drag City. 22 May 2024. Archived from the original on 23 May 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 Goldner, Sam (3 July 2024). "Eiko Ishibashi: Evil Does Not Exist". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  10. ↑ Jackson, Reed (12 August 2024). "Eiko Ishibashi: Evil Does Not Exist". Spectrum Culture. Archived from the original on 13 August 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  11. 1 2 Pinnock, Tom (11 July 2024). "Eiko Ishibashi – Evil Does Not Exist". Uncut. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  12. ↑ Dayan, Levi (3 July 2024). "Eiko Ishibashi – Evil Does Not Exist". The Quietus. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Releases of the Year". The Wire. No. 491. January 2025. pp. 48–53.
  14. ↑ "Evil Does Not Exist | Eiko Ishibashi". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on 8 April 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "Evil Does Not Exist by Eiko Ishibashi". Apple Music. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart on 19/7/2024 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
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