''Aftermath'' is the soundtrack for Mark Jackson's film '' War Story'', performed by

Amy Lee Amy Lynn Hartzler (; born December 13, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She is the co-founder, lead vocalist, and lead songwriter of the rock band Evanescence. Alongside her contributions with the band, Lee has also particip ...

. It was released on August 25, 2014.

Background

Lee announced the film score project on her Twitter account in December 2013. In a January 2014 interview with

MTV News MTV News is the news production division of MTV. The service is available in the US with localized versions on MTV's global network. In February 2016, MTV Networks confirmed it would refresh the MTV News brand in 2016, to compete with the likes ...

, she said the new material would "surprise" her fans, explaining that "It's not what you'd expect; ... There's a lot of blending of sounds, a lot of ominous tones. I play a lot of keyboard, and a lot of Taurus pedal. There's a lot of low drones."

Critical reception

George Garner of '' Kerrang!'' praised Lee's efforts for edging away from the heaviness of Evanescence. He described the album as containing all minimalist pianos and eerie strings, and that it was the best representation of Lee's voice and talent to date.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from ''War Storys film credits and the album's liner notes. *Thad DeBrock - performer *Pete Doell - mastering *

Dave Eggar Dave Eggar is an American cellist, pianist and composer. Early life Eggar was a musical prodigy as a child, beginning to play the cello and piano at age three and performing as a singer and actor on Broadway and at the Metropolitan Opera at ...

– cello, producer, mixing * Joel Hoekstra – guitar *Ramona Lawla - performer *

– vocals, keyboards, programming, producer, mixing *Dan Mandell - art direction, designer *Kenia Mattis - performer *Brendan Muldowney – mixing *Dave Nelson - performer *Johnny Nice - performer, producer *Luke Notary - performer *Chuck Palmer – drums, programming, producer, mixing *Donnie Reis - performer *Amanda Ruzza – bass *Brandon Terzig - performer *

Malika Zarra Malika Zarra is a Moroccan singer, composer, and music producer, based in New York City. She is known for singing in Moroccan Arabic, Berber, French, and English. Her music has been on the JazzWeek Top 20 radio chart in world music. Biography ...

- vocals *Max ZT - performer

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2014 soundtrack albums Amy Lee albums Self-released albums Drama film soundtracks