Insidious: The Last Key (soundtrack)

Insidious: The Last Key (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film score by
Joseph Bishara
ReleasedJuly 7, 2023
Recorded2017
GenreFilm score
Length41:58
LabelMadison Gate Records
ProducerJoseph Bishara
Joseph Bishara chronology
The Conjuring 2
(2016)		 Insidious: The Last Key
(2018)		 Dead Night
(2018)

Insidious: The Last Key (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score to the 2018 film Insidious: The Last Key directed by Adam Robitel and written by Leigh Whannell. It is the fourth installment in the Insidious franchise. The film is scored by recurring franchise composer Joseph Bishara.

The film score was not released initially, until it was distributed by Madison Gate Records which released it on July 7, 2023, along with Bishara's score for The Red Door (2023).

Development

Joseph Bishara, who composed for the previous instalments had returned to score The Last Key. Bishara said that the story itself contributed more than the timeline which was looking into the characters and themes, regarding wounded past, personal demons, and real life traumatic events and the layers that create, sustain and perpetuate these patterns form the genesis of the score. Bishara added that an earlier inspiration came from the rural setting, which was far different from the cities, where the previous films takes place. Bishara recalled that Whannell told the story of The Last Key very earlier in the process, and the rural setting served as the standout that defined the world of this film.[1]

Release

The score was never released on its original date, with few of its cues were released as a part of More Music from the Further, which combined music from the first three Insidious and the first two Conjuring films.[2][3] The original score was released on July 7, 2023, five years after the film's release.[4] The album was distributed by Madison Gate Records, which released along with The Red Door.[5][6]

Reception

Alvaro Zinos-Amaro of Hex Publishers called it a "droning, melancholy score by Joseph Bishara, whose work here seems far more restrained and melodically inclined than in previous outings".[7] Tim Grierson of Screen International and Andrew Barker of Variety called the score "eerie" and "chilling",[8][9] while a critic based at The Hollywood Reporter called the score "mysterious".[10] Staci Layne Wilson of Dread Central wrote "As ever, composer Joseph Bishara’s score evokes chills."[11] Critc based at The Victoria Advocate called it a "familiar score".[12]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Last Key"2:12
2."Understand Your Gift"1:20
3."They're All Around"1:40
4."Key Fingers"2:57
5."Book Of Seeing"1:13
6."Unlocked Travels"1:18
7."Jagged Vision"1:25
8."Safe Now"0:59
9."Help Her"1:07
10."Choose It Not To"2:16
11."Not A Ghost"3:37
12."Keyface Locks"2:24
13."Controlling Motive"3:07
14."Locks Opened"2:01
15."Where The Spirits Go"2:57
16."Further Prison Screams"4:11
17."The Facing Keys"2:20
18."Wordless Circle"3:14
19."It's What I Do"1:08
Total length:41:26

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Hollywood Music in Media Awards November 14, 2018 Best Original Score – Horror/Thriller Film Joseph Bishara Nominated [13]
International Film Music Critics Association February 7, 2019 Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film Nominated [14]
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References

  1. ↑ Barkan, Jonathan (January 10, 2018). "Interview: Composer Joseph Bishara on Scoring the Insidious Franchise, Working With John Carpenter, and His Favorite Horror Films of 2017". Dread Central. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
  2. ↑ Barkan, Jonathan (August 15, 2018). "Joseph Bishara to Release More Music From The Further Featuring Unreleased Music From the Insidious Films". Dread Central. Archived from the original on November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ Miska, Brad (August 17, 2018). "Joseph Bishara Releases More Music from the Further, Featuring Original Music from the Insidious Films". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on August 18, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Joseph Bishara's 'Insidious: The Last Key' Score Released". Film Music Reporter. July 7, 2023. Archived from the original on June 19, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Insidious: The Last Key (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. July 7, 2023. Archived from the original on May 5, 2026. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Insidious: The Last Key (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Madison Gate Records. July 7, 2023. Archived from the original on July 15, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
  7. ↑ Zinos-Amaro, Alvaro (February 2018). "Hex Publishers: Insidious: The Last Key Movie Review". Hex Publishers. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
  8. ↑ Grierson, Tim (January 3, 2018). "'Insidious: The Last Key': Review". Screen International. Archived from the original on April 25, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
  9. ↑ Barker, Andrew (January 3, 2018). "Film Review: 'Insidious: The Last Key'". Variety. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
  10. ↑ "'Insidious: The Last Key': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. January 3, 2018. Archived from the original on November 14, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
  11. ↑ Wilson, Staci Layne (January 3, 2018). "Insidious: The Last Key Review - Finally We Learn Elise's Backstory". Dread Central. Archived from the original on May 5, 2026. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Review: Insidious: The Last Key (2018) Lin Shaye is the bright spot in the fourth installment of the horror franchise". The Victoria Advocate. January 6, 2018. Archived from the original on May 5, 2026. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
  13. ↑ Xu, Linda (November 15, 2018). "Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Full List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 24, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  14. ↑ Flores, Marshall; Stone, Sasha (February 7, 2019). "15th Annual IFMCA Awards Nominations". AwardsDaily. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  15. ↑ IFMCA (2019). "2018 IFMCA Awards". IFMCA. IFMCA. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
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