Friday the 13th Theme Songs

On Friday, February 13, 2009, Friday the 13th Movie was released in 3,105 theaters in North America. Compared to the other Friday the 13th films, including the crossover with A Nightmare on Elm Street, the 2009 reimagining has been given the widest release; it is nearly three times as many theaters as the original 1980 film, and just edges out Freddy vs. Jason by 91 theaters. Apart from North America, Friday the 13th also saw release in 2,100 theaters throughout 28 foreign markets.

Friday the 13th Original Soundtrack: In addition to taking story elements from some of the previous Friday the 13th films, Form and Fuller recognized the iconic status of the music, which had been a part of the series since the first film was released in 1980. Originally composed and performed by Harry Manfredini, the pair immediately had the studio attain the licensing rights to his music for their 2009 film.

Even though they secured the license for Manfredini's score, they do not plan on using it completely. Instead, they brought on Steve Jablonsky, the same composer who worked on their previous films, to compose a score that is reminiscent of Manfredini's, but also follows the feel that Fuller and Form want for the film.

According to Nispel, who contacted Jablonsky to do the score for Friday the 13th after having worked with him on the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Nispel explained to Jablonsky that he wanted him to create something that Nispel could "whistle when [he] left the theater", something that was subtle and not immediately register with him while watching the film. As Nispel explains further, "I don't believe that, when you watch a Friday the 13th film, you want to feel like John Williams is sitting next to you with the London Symphony Orchestra.