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'''''Aftermath''''' is a film soundtrack by [[Amy Lee]] and [[Dave Eggar]] for the 2014 film ''[[War Story]]''. It was released on August 25, 2014 to the [[iTunes|iTunes Store]] and Amazon.com.<ref name=itunesstore>{{cite web|title=Aftermath - Amy Lee|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/aftermath/id906573703|work=[[iTunes|iTunes Store]]|accessdate=August 6, 2014}}</ref><ref name=amazon>{{cite web|title=Aftermath - Amy Lee|url=http://www.amazon.com/Aftermath-Amy-Lee/dp/B00MGFT9HM|work=Amazon.com|accessdate=August 6, 2014}}</ref> A snippet of a song from the album, "[[Between Worlds]]", was uploaded to Amy's YouTube channel and Evanescence's [[Vevo]] channel on August 6.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amy Lee - Aftermath (Teaser)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OZKkKQEhco|work=[[Vevo]]|accessdate=August 7, 2014|publisher=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Childers|first=Chad|title=Evanescence’s Amy Lee Teases ‘Aftermath’ Disc Featuring Music Inspired by ‘War Story’ Movie|url=http://loudwire.com/evanescence-amy-lee-aftermath/|work=Loudwire|date=August 6, 2014|accessdate=August 7, 2014}}</ref> Another snippet of the album, from "[[Voice in My Head]]", was later uploaded on the same two channels on August 11.<ref>{{cite web|title=Evanescence's Amy Lee: Second Teaser For 'Aftermath' Album|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescences-amy-lee-second-teaser-for-aftermath-album/|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=August 12, 2014|accessdate=August 13, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amy Lee - Amy Lee – Aftermath (Teaser ll)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQH9BWW_lK4|work=[[Vevo]]|publisher=YouTube|date=August 11, 2014|accessdate=August 11, 2014}}</ref>
'''''Aftermath''''' is a film soundtrack by [[Amy Lee]] and [[Dave Eggar]] for the 2014 film ''[[War Story]]''. It was released on August 25, 2014 to the [[iTunes|iTunes Store]] and Amazon.com.<ref name=itunesstore>{{cite web|title=Aftermath - Amy Lee|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/aftermath/id906573703|work=[[iTunes|iTunes Store]]|accessdate=August 6, 2014}}</ref><ref name=amazon>{{cite web|title=Aftermath - Amy Lee|url=http://www.amazon.com/Aftermath-Amy-Lee/dp/B00MGFT9HM|work=Amazon.com|accessdate=August 6, 2014}}</ref> A snippet of a song from the album, "[[Between Worlds]]", was uploaded to Amy's YouTube channel and [[Evanescence]]'s [[Vevo]] channel on August 6.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amy Lee - Aftermath (Teaser)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OZKkKQEhco|work=[[Vevo]]|accessdate=August 7, 2014|publisher=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Childers|first=Chad|title=Evanescence’s Amy Lee Teases ‘Aftermath’ Disc Featuring Music Inspired by ‘War Story’ Movie|url=http://loudwire.com/evanescence-amy-lee-aftermath/|work=Loudwire|date=August 6, 2014|accessdate=August 7, 2014}}</ref> Another snippet of the album, from "[[Voice in My Head]]", was later uploaded on the same two channels on August 11.<ref>{{cite web|title=Evanescence's Amy Lee: Second Teaser For 'Aftermath' Album|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescences-amy-lee-second-teaser-for-aftermath-album/|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=August 12, 2014|accessdate=August 13, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amy Lee - Amy Lee – Aftermath (Teaser ll)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQH9BWW_lK4|work=[[Vevo]]|publisher=YouTube|date=August 11, 2014|accessdate=August 11, 2014}}</ref>
 
The album contains music that wasn't included in the movie, but inspired by it.


==Background==
==Background==
[[File:Amy at War Story panel.jpg|270px|thumb|left|Amy and Dave at the ''War Story'' panel after its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.]]
[[File:Amy at War Story panel.jpg|270px|thumb|left|Amy and Dave at the ''War Story'' panel after its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.]]
Amy first revealed that she and Dave Eggar scored the film ''War Story'' in December 2013 on [[Twitter]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|title=I'm very excited...|url=https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/407322819869949952|work=[[Twitter]]|accessdate=August 7, 2014|date=December 1, 2013}}</ref> A month later in January 2014, she had an interview with MTV News where she revealed that the new material is going to "suprise" her fans. She explained:
Amy first revealed that she and Dave Eggar scored the film ''War Story'' in December 2013 on [[Twitter]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|title=I'm very excited...|url=https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/407322819869949952|work=[[Twitter]]|accessdate=August 7, 2014|date=December 1, 2013}}</ref> A month later in January 2014, she had an interview with MTV News where she revealed that the new material is going to "surprise" her fans. She explained:


{{quote|''It's going to surprise my fans. It's not what you’d expect; the film is very dark, very introspective. There's not even a lot of dialogue, which is great, because to me it makes this beautiful, sad platform for music. 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.''<ref name=mtv>{{cite news|last=Montgomery|first=James|title=Evanescence’s Amy Lee Is Making Music Again … Just Not For Her Band|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1720104/evanescence-amy-lee-making-music/|accessdate=August 7, 2014|newspaper=MTV News|date=January 8, 2014}}</ref>}}
{{quote|''It's going to surprise my fans. It's not what you’d expect; the film is very dark, very introspective. There's not even a lot of dialogue, which is great, because to me it makes this beautiful, sad platform for music. 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.''<ref name=mtv>{{cite news|last=Montgomery|first=James|title=Evanescence’s Amy Lee Is Making Music Again … Just Not For Her Band|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1720104/evanescence-amy-lee-making-music/|accessdate=August 7, 2014|newspaper=MTV News|date=January 8, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140624134527/http://www.mtv.com/news/1720104/evanescence-amy-lee-making-music/|archivedate=June 24, 2014}}</ref>}}
[[File:Amy With Mark Jackson.jpg|220px|thumb|right|Amy with ''War Story'' director Mark Jackson.]]
[[File:Amy With Mark Jackson.jpg|220px|thumb|right|Amy with ''War Story'' director Mark Jackson.]]


Before the interview was released, it was revealed that Amy is suing her label [[Wind-up Records]] for withholding $1.5 million in royalties.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hartmann|first=Graham 'Gruhamed'|title=Evanescence Singer Amy Lee Reportedly Suing Record Label for More Than $1 Million|url=http://loudwire.com/evanescence-amy-lee-reportedly-suing-record-label/|work=Loudwire|date=January 3, 2014|accessdate=August 7, 2014}}</ref> Amy later said that it would be best for her to remain quiet about the issue.<ref name=mtv /> Two months later, she announced that she is free from the record label deal and that she is free to do whatever she wants.<ref name=freefromlabel>{{cite web|last=Hartmann|first=Graham 'Gruhamed'|title=Evanescence’s Amy Lee: 'For the First Time in 13 Years, I Am a Free and Independent Artist'|url=http://loudwire.com/evanescence-amy-first-time-13-years-free-independent-artist/|work=Loudwire|date=March 20, 2014|accessdate=August 7, 2014}}</ref>
Before the interview was released, it was revealed that Amy is suing her label [[Wind-up Records]] for withholding $1.5 million in royalties.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hartmann|first=Graham 'Gruhamed'|title=Evanescence Singer Amy Lee Reportedly Suing Record Label for More Than $1 Million|url=http://loudwire.com/evanescence-amy-lee-reportedly-suing-record-label/|work=Loudwire|date=January 3, 2014|accessdate=August 7, 2014}}</ref> Amy later said that it would be best for her to remain quiet about the issue.<ref name="mtv" /> Two months later, she announced that she is free from the record label deal and that she is free to do whatever she wants.<ref name="freefromlabel">{{cite web|last=Hartmann|first=Graham 'Gruhamed'|title=Evanescence’s Amy Lee: 'For the First Time in 13 Years, I Am a Free and Independent Artist'|url=http://loudwire.com/evanescence-amy-first-time-13-years-free-independent-artist/|work=Loudwire|date=March 20, 2014|accessdate=August 7, 2014}}</ref>
 
The album title reflects that the movie is about the aftermath of war and "the aftermath of [the character] dealing with the tragedy that she’s witnessed."<ref name="getfree">{{cite news|last=Montgomery|first=James|title=Get Free: Amy Lee on Artistic Independence, the Future of Evanescence|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/amy-lee-evanescence-qa-artistic-independence-20140811#ixzz3ABlLVWEc|accessdate=August 12, 2014|newspaper=Rolling Stone|date=August 11, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813051213/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/amy-lee-evanescence-qa-artistic-independence-20140811|archivedate=August 13, 2014}}</ref>
 
==Recording==
The recording process for the album took a period of about a year and a half, from 2013 to 2014.<ref name="artwork" /> Dave Eggar stated in an interview with Games of Evanescence that the process of the recording was "really fun" and that they changed many things during this process. He also said that they decided to add music that was inspired by the film but not included on it, so that the listener could become a "part of [their] journey".<ref name="artwork" />
 
Amy programmed, engineered and produced ''[[Push the Button]]'', which was used in a sex scene that the film director couldn't find the right song for. Amy admitted that the song being the final product was challenging for her.<ref name="mtv" />
 
For ''Dark Water'', Amy asked Moroccan singer Malika Zarra to translate the lyrics into Arabic and sing over a drum loop and oud strumming for 20 minutes.<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite news|last=Montgomery|first=James|title=Amy Lee on 'Aftermath' and Returning to the Road|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/amy-lee-on-aftermath-and-returning-to-the-road-20140814|accessdate=August 14, 2014|newspaper=Rolling Stone|date=August 14, 2014}}</ref><ref name="independent">{{cite web|title=Amy Lee - Independent Music Awards (Interview)|url=https://independentmusicawards.com/amy-lee/|work=Independent Music Awards|date=2015}}</ref> She was coached by Amy on a few parts in order to get more material, then Amy took her vocal tracks home and "let it live" in her studio.<ref name="rollingstone" /> She clipped out "amazing moments" she heard and put them in the song, saying "it was like cherry picking. It probably makes zero sense, it might as well be Sigur Rós."<ref name="rollingstone" />
 
The instrumental ''[[Voice in My Head]]'' came about when Amy and Dave were jamming live together in the studio and this ended up being the final recording.<ref name="voice">{{cite web|title=Amy Lee Talks ‘The Bitter Truth’ With Bloody Disgusting’s Boo Crew <nowiki>[Podcast]</nowiki>|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/podcasts/3674369/amy-lee-talks-bitter-truth-boo-crew-podcast/|date=July 16, 2021|work=Bloody Disgusting}}</ref>


== Recording ==
Amy expressed the whole process was "freeing" and it wasn't all about "production and singles and worldwide success, it’s about the integrity of the art piece we’re creating."<ref name=mtv />
The recording process for the album took a period of about a year and a half, from 2013 to 2014.<ref name=artwork /> Dave Eggar stated in an interview with Games of Evanescence that the process of the recording was "really fun" and that they changed many things during this process. He also said that they decided to add music which was inspired by the film but not included on it, so that the listener could become a "part of [their] journey".<ref name=artwork />


== Artwork ==
==Artwork==
The artwork for the album was created by graphic designer Dan Mandell. Dave Eggar said in an interview that the artwork captured the spirit of the album and the "conflict between freedom and confinement" which he says is a strong theme in ''War Story''.<ref name=artwork>{{cite web|title=Nueva entrevista EXCLUSIVA con Dave Eggar|url=https://www.facebook.com/GamesOfEvanescence/photos/a.764757473586618.1073741880.254472491281788/764757580253274/?type=3&src=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-xfp1%2Ft31.0-8%2F10483251_764757580253274_2172133070714709298_o.jpg&smallsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-xap1%2Fv%2Ft1.0-9%2F10359550_764757580253274_2172133070714709298_n.jpg%3Foh%3D60fd06c07326991a3b29c1298be8f82a%26oe%3D545D6BCC&size=800%2C1132&fbid=764757580253274|work=Facebook.com|date=August 13, 2014|accessdate=August 13, 2014|author=Games Of Evanescence}}</ref>
The artwork for the album was created by graphic designer Dan Mandell. Dave Eggar said in an interview that the artwork captured the spirit of the album and the "conflict between freedom and confinement" which he says is a strong theme in ''War Story''.<ref name="artwork">{{cite web|title=Nueva entrevista EXCLUSIVA con Dave Eggar|url=https://www.facebook.com/GamesOfEvanescence/photos/a.764757473586618.1073741880.254472491281788/764757580253274/?type=3&src=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-xfp1%2Ft31.0-8%2F10483251_764757580253274_2172133070714709298_o.jpg&smallsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-xap1%2Fv%2Ft1.0-9%2F10359550_764757580253274_2172133070714709298_n.jpg%3Foh%3D60fd06c07326991a3b29c1298be8f82a%26oe%3D545D6BCC&size=800%2C1132&fbid=764757580253274|work=Facebook.com|date=August 13, 2014|accessdate=August 13, 2014|author=Games Of Evanescence}}</ref>


==Track List==
== Track List ==
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== Album Credits ==
==Album Credits ==
*Amy Lee - vocals, keyboards, programming, producer, mixing
*Amy Lee - vocals, keyboards, programming, producer, mixing
*Dave Eggar - cello, producer, mixing
*Dave Eggar - cello, producer, mixing
*Chuck Palmer - drums, programming, producer, mixing
* Chuck Palmer - drums, programming, producer, mixing
*Thad DeBrock - performer
*Thad DeBrock - performer <small>(track 2)</small>
*Pete Doell - mastering
*Pete Doell - mastering
*Joel Hoekstra – guitar
*Joel Hoekstra – guitar <small>(track 9)</small>
*Ramona Lawla - performer
*Ramona Lawla - performer <small>(track 4)</small>
*Dan Mandell - art direction, designer
*Dan Mandell - art direction, designer
*Kenia Mattis - performer
*Kenia Mattis - performer <small>(track 4)</small>
*Brendan Muldowney – mixing
*Brendan Muldowney – mixing <small>(tracks 4, 9)</small>
*Dave Nelson - performer
*Dave Nelson - performer <small>(track 2)</small>
*Johnny Nice - performer, producer
*Johnny Nice - performer, producer <small>(track 4)</small>
*Luke Notary - performer
*Luke Notary - performer <small>(track 4)</small>
*Donnie Reis - performer
*Donnie Reis - performer <small>(track 5)</small>
*Amanda Ruzza – bass
*Amanda Ruzza – bass <small>(track 9)</small>
*Brandon Terzig - performer
*Brandon Terzig - performer <small>(track 4)</small>
*Malika Zarra - vocals on ''Dark Water''
* Malika Zarra - vocals on ''Dark Water''
*Max ZT - performer
*Max ZT - performer <small>(track 4)</small>


== Chart performance ==
==Chart performance==
In the first week after its release, ''Aftermath'' sold about 6,000 copies in the United States.<ref name=ustopfifty>{{cite news|title=Evanescence's Singer Amy Lee's 'Aftermath' Album Lands In U.S. Top 50|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-singer-amy-lees-aftermath-album-lands-in-u-s-top-50/|accessdate=September 4, 2014|newspaper=Blabbermouth.net|date=September 3, 2014}}</ref>
In the first week after its release, ''Aftermath'' sold about 6,000 copies in the United States.<ref name="ustopfifty">{{cite news|title=Evanescence's Singer Amy Lee's 'Aftermath' Album Lands In U.S. Top 50|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-singer-amy-lees-aftermath-album-lands-in-u-s-top-50/|accessdate=September 4, 2014|newspaper=Blabbermouth.net|date=September 3, 2014}}</ref>


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!align="left"|Chart&nbsp;(2014)<br />
! align="left" |Chart&nbsp;(2014)<br />
! style="text-align:center;"|Peak<br />position<br />
! style="text-align:center;" |Peak<br />position<br />  
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|align="left"|Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|title=Amy Lee - Aftermath|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/3dafc/Amy-Lee-Aftermath|accessdate=September 4, 2014|publisher=Ultratop.be (Flanders)}}</ref>
| align="left" |Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|title=Amy Lee - Aftermath|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/3dafc/Amy-Lee-Aftermath|accessdate=September 4, 2014|publisher=Ultratop.be (Flanders)}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|153
| style="text-align:center;" |153
|-
|-
|align="left"|Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|title=Amy Lee - Aftermath|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/album/3dafc/Amy-Lee-Aftermath|accessdate=September 4, 2014|publisher=Ultratop.be (Wallonia)}}</ref>
| align="left" |Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|title=Amy Lee - Aftermath|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/album/3dafc/Amy-Lee-Aftermath|accessdate=September 4, 2014|publisher=Ultratop.be (Wallonia)}}</ref>  
| style="text-align:center;"|132
| style="text-align:center;" |132
|-
|-
|align="left"|Italy (FIMI)<ref>{{cite web|title=Classifica settimanale WK 35 (dal 25-08-2014 al 31-08-2014)|url=http://www.fimi.it/main/chart_id/1873|accessdate=September 4, 2014|publisher=Fimi.it (FIMI)}}</ref>
| align="left" |Italy (FIMI)<ref>{{cite web|title=Classifica settimanale WK 35 (dal 25-08-2014 al 31-08-2014)|url=http://www.fimi.it/main/chart_id/1873|accessdate=September 4, 2014|publisher=Fimi.it (FIMI)}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|49
| style="text-align:center;" |49
|-
|-
|align="left"|Netherlands (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|title=Amy Lee - Aftermath (Album)|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Amy+Lee&titel=Aftermath&cat=a|accessdate=September 1, 2014|publisher=Dutchcharts.nl (MegaCharts)}}</ref>
| align="left" |Netherlands (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|title=Amy Lee - Aftermath (Album)|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Amy+Lee&titel=Aftermath&cat=a|accessdate=September 1, 2014|publisher=Dutchcharts.nl (MegaCharts)}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|92
| style="text-align:center;" |92
|-
|-
|align="left"|United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Albums Chart UK Top 100 - 6th September 2014|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/albums-chart/|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6SG8yXUVT|archivedate=September 1, 2014|deadurl=no|accessdate=August 31, 2014|publisher=Officialcharts.com (UK Albums Chart)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amy Lee – Artist|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/amy%20lee/|accessdate=September 1, 2014|publisher=Officialcharts.com}}</ref>
| align="left" |United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Albums Chart UK Top 100 - 6th September 2014|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/albums-chart/|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6SG8yXUVT|archivedate=September 1, 2014|deadurl=no|accessdate=August 31, 2014|publisher=Officialcharts.com (UK Albums Chart)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amy Lee – Artist|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/amy%20lee/|accessdate=September 1, 2014|publisher=Officialcharts.com}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|67
| style="text-align:center;" |67
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|-
|align="left"|United Kingdom Indie (Official Charts Company)<ref>{{cite web|title=UK Top 40 Indie Albums Chart|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/indiealbums|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6SG8hTqrL|date=August 31, 2014|archivedate=September 1, 2014|deadurl=no|accessdate=September 1, 2014|publisher=BBC.co.uk (UK Indie Albums Chart)}}</ref>
| align="left" |United Kingdom Indie (Official Charts Company)<ref>{{cite web|title=UK Top 40 Indie Albums Chart|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/indiealbums|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6SG8hTqrL|date=August 31, 2014|archivedate=September 1, 2014|deadurl=no|accessdate=September 1, 2014|publisher=BBC.co.uk (UK Indie Albums Chart)}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|18
| style="text-align:center;" |18
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|align="left"|United States ([[Billboard|''Billboard'' 200]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Billboard 200|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200?page=2|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6SKovTbTv|date=September 13, 2014|archivedate=September 4, 2014|deadurl=no|accessdate=September 4, 2014|work=[[Billboard]]}}</ref><ref name=ustopfifty />
| align="left" |United States ([[Billboard|''Billboard'' 200]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Billboard 200|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200?page=2|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6SKovTbTv|date=September 13, 2014|archivedate=September 4, 2014|deadurl=no|accessdate=September 4, 2014|work=[[Billboard]]}}</ref><ref name="ustopfifty" />
| style="text-align:center;"|47
| style="text-align:center;" |47
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|-
|align="left"|United States ([[Billboard|''Billboard'' Top Rock Albums]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Billboard Top Rock Albums|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-albums?page=1|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6SL2qcozv|date=September 13, 2014|archivedate=September 4, 2014|deadurl=no|accessdate=September 4, 2014|work=[[Billboard]]}}</ref>
| align="left" |United States ([[Billboard|''Billboard'' Top Rock Albums]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Billboard Top Rock Albums|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-albums?page=1|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6SL2qcozv|date=September 13, 2014|archivedate=September 4, 2014|deadurl=no|accessdate=September 4, 2014|work=[[Billboard]]}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|15
| style="text-align:center;" |15
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|align="left"|United States ([[Billboard|''Billboard'' Soundtracks]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Billboard Soundtracks|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2014-09-13/soundtracks|date=September 13, 2014|accessdate=September 4, 2014|work=[[Billboard]]}}</ref>
| align="left" |United States ([[Billboard|''Billboard'' Soundtracks]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Billboard Soundtracks|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2014-09-13/soundtracks|date=September 13, 2014|accessdate=September 4, 2014|work=[[Billboard]]}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;" |3
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== Release history ==
==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
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! scope="col" |Country
!scope="col"|Store
! scope="col" |Store
!scope="col"|Date
! scope="col" |Date
!scope="col"|Format
! scope="col" | Format
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! scope="row"|Worldwide
! scope="row" |Worldwide
| [[iTunes|iTunes Store]]
|[[iTunes|iTunes Store]]
| rowspan="9"|August 25, 2014
| rowspan="9" |August 25, 2014
| rowspan="9"|Digital download
| rowspan="9" |Digital download
|-
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! scope="row"|Germany
! scope="row" |Germany
| rowspan="2"|Amazon.de
| rowspan="2" |Amazon.de
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! scope="row"|Austria
! scope="row" |Austria
|-
|-
! scope="row"|France
! scope="row" |France
| Amazon.fr
|Amazon.fr
|-
|-
! scope="row"|Italy
! scope="row" |Italy
| Amazon.it
|Amazon.it
|-
|-
! scope="row"|Japan
! scope="row" |Japan
| Amazon.co.jp
|Amazon.co.jp
|-
|-
! scope="row"|Spain
! scope="row" |Spain
| Amazon.es
|Amazon.es
|-
|-
! scope="row"|United Kingdom
! scope="row" |United Kingdom
| Amazon.co.uk
|Amazon.co.uk
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|-
! scope="row"|United States
! scope="row" |United States
| Amazon.com
|Amazon.com
|}
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*[https://open.spotify.com/album/12K7jridQPZIJZLhqTK4Yc Spotify]
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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*[http://amyleeofficial.com/ Amy Lee's official website]
*[http://amyleeofficial.com/ Amy Lee's official website]


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Aftermath
Soundtrack album by Amy Lee featuring Dave Eggar
Released August 25, 2014
Recorded 2013–2014
Genre Rock
Length 29:47
Label 110 Records, Inc.
Producer Dave Eggar, Amy Lee, Chuck Palmer, Johnny Nice
Amy Lee featuring Dave Eggar chronology
Aftermath
(2014) 		Recover, Vol. 1
(2016)
Singles from Aftermath
  1. "Lockdown"
    Released: September 2014
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Aftermath is a film soundtrack by Amy Lee and Dave Eggar for the 2014 film War Story. It was released on August 25, 2014 to the iTunes Store and Amazon.com.[1][2] A snippet of a song from the album, "Between Worlds", was uploaded to Amy's YouTube channel and Evanescence's Vevo channel on August 6.[3][4] Another snippet of the album, from "Voice in My Head", was later uploaded on the same two channels on August 11.[5][6]

The album contains music that wasn't included in the movie, but inspired by it.

Background

Amy and Dave at the War Story panel after its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.

Amy first revealed that she and Dave Eggar scored the film War Story in December 2013 on Twitter.[7] A month later in January 2014, she had an interview with MTV News where she revealed that the new material is going to "surprise" her fans. She explained:

Vin1.jpg It's going to surprise my fans. It's not what you’d expect; the film is very dark, very introspective. There's not even a lot of dialogue, which is great, because to me it makes this beautiful, sad platform for music. 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.[8] Vin2.jpg
Amy with War Story director Mark Jackson.

Before the interview was released, it was revealed that Amy is suing her label Wind-up Records for withholding $1.5 million in royalties.[9] Amy later said that it would be best for her to remain quiet about the issue.[8] Two months later, she announced that she is free from the record label deal and that she is free to do whatever she wants.[10]

The album title reflects that the movie is about the aftermath of war and "the aftermath of [the character] dealing with the tragedy that she’s witnessed."[11]

Recording

The recording process for the album took a period of about a year and a half, from 2013 to 2014.[12] Dave Eggar stated in an interview with Games of Evanescence that the process of the recording was "really fun" and that they changed many things during this process. He also said that they decided to add music that was inspired by the film but not included on it, so that the listener could become a "part of [their] journey".[12]

Amy programmed, engineered and produced Push the Button, which was used in a sex scene that the film director couldn't find the right song for. Amy admitted that the song being the final product was challenging for her.[8]

For Dark Water, Amy asked Moroccan singer Malika Zarra to translate the lyrics into Arabic and sing over a drum loop and oud strumming for 20 minutes.[13][14] She was coached by Amy on a few parts in order to get more material, then Amy took her vocal tracks home and "let it live" in her studio.[13] She clipped out "amazing moments" she heard and put them in the song, saying "it was like cherry picking. It probably makes zero sense, it might as well be Sigur Rós."[13]

The instrumental Voice in My Head came about when Amy and Dave were jamming live together in the studio and this ended up being the final recording.[15]

Amy expressed the whole process was "freeing" and it wasn't all about "production and singles and worldwide success, it’s about the integrity of the art piece we’re creating."[8]

Artwork

The artwork for the album was created by graphic designer Dan Mandell. Dave Eggar said in an interview that the artwork captured the spirit of the album and the "conflict between freedom and confinement" which he says is a strong theme in War Story.[12]

Track List

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Push the Button"  Amy LeeAmy Lee 3:13
2. "White Out" (featuring Dave Eggar)Dave Eggar, Chuck PalmerChuck Palmer, Dave Eggar 1:29
3. "Remember to Breathe" (featuring Dave Eggar)Dave EggarAmy Lee 1:24
4. "Dark Water" (featuring Malika Zarra)Amy Lee, Dave Eggar, Chuck PalmerAmy Lee, Dave Eggar, Chuck Palmer, Johnny Nice 3:29
5. "Between Worlds" (featuring Dave Eggar)Dave Eggar, Amy Lee, Chuck PalmerAmy Lee, Chuck Palmer 3:35
6. "Drifter" (featuring Dave Eggar)Amy Lee, Dave EggarAmy Lee 1:55
7. "Can't Stop What's Coming" (featuring Dave Eggar)Amy Lee, Chuck Palmer, Dave EggarChuck Palmer, Amy Lee 2:04
8. "Voice in My Head" (featuring Dave Eggar)Amy Lee, Dave EggarAmy Lee, Dave Eggar, Chuck Palmer 3:47
9. "Lockdown" (featuring Dave Eggar)Amy Lee, Chuck PalmerAmy Lee, Dave Eggar, Chuck Palmer 4:58
10. "After" (featuring Dave Eggar)Dave Eggar, Chuck PalmerChuck Palmer 3:53

Album Credits

  • Amy Lee - vocals, keyboards, programming, producer, mixing
  • Dave Eggar - cello, producer, mixing
  • Chuck Palmer - drums, programming, producer, mixing
  • Thad DeBrock - performer (track 2)
  • Pete Doell - mastering
  • Joel Hoekstra – guitar (track 9)
  • Ramona Lawla - performer (track 4)
  • Dan Mandell - art direction, designer
  • Kenia Mattis - performer (track 4)
  • Brendan Muldowney – mixing (tracks 4, 9)
  • Dave Nelson - performer (track 2)
  • Johnny Nice - performer, producer (track 4)
  • Luke Notary - performer (track 4)
  • Donnie Reis - performer (track 5)
  • Amanda Ruzza – bass (track 9)
  • Brandon Terzig - performer (track 4)
  • Malika Zarra - vocals on Dark Water
  • Max ZT - performer (track 4)

Chart performance

In the first week after its release, Aftermath sold about 6,000 copies in the United States.[16]

Chart (2014)
 Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 153
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 132
Italy (FIMI)[19] 49
Netherlands (Album Top 100)[20] 92
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)[21][22] 67
United Kingdom Indie (Official Charts Company)[23] 18
United States (Billboard 200)[24][16] 47
United States (Billboard Top Rock Albums)[25] 15
United States (Billboard Soundtracks)[26] 3

Release history

Country Store Date Format
Worldwide iTunes Store August 25, 2014 Digital download
Germany Amazon.de
Austria
France Amazon.fr
Italy Amazon.it
Japan Amazon.co.jp
Spain Amazon.es
United Kingdom Amazon.co.uk
United States Amazon.com

Buy/Stream Aftermath

References

  1. ↑ "Aftermath - Amy Lee". iTunes Store. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/aftermath/id906573703. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Aftermath - Amy Lee". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Aftermath-Amy-Lee/dp/B00MGFT9HM. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Amy Lee - Aftermath (Teaser)". Vevo. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OZKkKQEhco. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  4. ↑ Childers, Chad (August 6, 2014). "Evanescence’s Amy Lee Teases ‘Aftermath’ Disc Featuring Music Inspired by ‘War Story’ Movie". Loudwire. http://loudwire.com/evanescence-amy-lee-aftermath/. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Evanescence's Amy Lee: Second Teaser For 'Aftermath' Album". Blabbermouth.net. August 12, 2014. http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescences-amy-lee-second-teaser-for-aftermath-album/. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Amy Lee - Amy Lee – Aftermath (Teaser ll)". Vevo. YouTube. August 11, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQH9BWW_lK4. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  7. ↑ Lee, Amy (December 1, 2013). "I'm very excited...". Twitter. https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/407322819869949952. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Montgomery, James (January 8, 2014). "Evanescence’s Amy Lee Is Making Music Again … Just Not For Her Band". MTV News. Archived from the original on June 24, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140624134527/http://www.mtv.com/news/1720104/evanescence-amy-lee-making-music/. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  9. ↑ Hartmann, Graham 'Gruhamed' (January 3, 2014). "Evanescence Singer Amy Lee Reportedly Suing Record Label for More Than $1 Million". Loudwire. http://loudwire.com/evanescence-amy-lee-reportedly-suing-record-label/. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  10. ↑ Hartmann, Graham 'Gruhamed' (March 20, 2014). "Evanescence’s Amy Lee: 'For the First Time in 13 Years, I Am a Free and Independent Artist'". Loudwire. http://loudwire.com/evanescence-amy-first-time-13-years-free-independent-artist/. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  11. ↑ Montgomery, James (August 11, 2014). "Get Free: Amy Lee on Artistic Independence, the Future of Evanescence". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140813051213/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/amy-lee-evanescence-qa-artistic-independence-20140811. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Games Of Evanescence (August 13, 2014). "Nueva entrevista EXCLUSIVA con Dave Eggar". Facebook.com. https://www.facebook.com/GamesOfEvanescence/photos/a.764757473586618.1073741880.254472491281788/764757580253274/?type=3&src=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-xfp1%2Ft31.0-8%2F10483251_764757580253274_2172133070714709298_o.jpg&smallsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-xap1%2Fv%2Ft1.0-9%2F10359550_764757580253274_2172133070714709298_n.jpg%3Foh%3D60fd06c07326991a3b29c1298be8f82a%26oe%3D545D6BCC&size=800%2C1132&fbid=764757580253274. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Montgomery, James (August 14, 2014). "Amy Lee on 'Aftermath' and Returning to the Road". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/amy-lee-on-aftermath-and-returning-to-the-road-20140814. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Amy Lee - Independent Music Awards (Interview)". Independent Music Awards. 2015. https://independentmusicawards.com/amy-lee/.
  15. ↑ "Amy Lee Talks ‘The Bitter Truth’ With Bloody Disgusting’s Boo Crew [Podcast]". Bloody Disgusting. July 16, 2021. https://bloody-disgusting.com/podcasts/3674369/amy-lee-talks-bitter-truth-boo-crew-podcast/.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Evanescence's Singer Amy Lee's 'Aftermath' Album Lands In U.S. Top 50". Blabbermouth.net. September 3, 2014. http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-singer-amy-lees-aftermath-album-lands-in-u-s-top-50/. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Amy Lee - Aftermath". Ultratop.be (Flanders). http://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/3dafc/Amy-Lee-Aftermath. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Amy Lee - Aftermath". Ultratop.be (Wallonia). http://www.ultratop.be/fr/album/3dafc/Amy-Lee-Aftermath. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Classifica settimanale WK 35 (dal 25-08-2014 al 31-08-2014)". Fimi.it (FIMI). http://www.fimi.it/main/chart_id/1873. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Amy Lee - Aftermath (Album)". Dutchcharts.nl (MegaCharts). http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Amy+Lee&titel=Aftermath&cat=a. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Official Albums Chart UK Top 100 - 6th September 2014". Officialcharts.com (UK Albums Chart). Archived from the original on September 1, 2014. http://www.officialcharts.com/albums-chart/. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Amy Lee – Artist". Officialcharts.com. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/amy%20lee/. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  23. ↑ "UK Top 40 Indie Albums Chart". BBC.co.uk (UK Indie Albums Chart). August 31, 2014. Archived from the original on September 1, 2014. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/indiealbums. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Billboard 200". Billboard. September 13, 2014. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200?page=2. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  25. ↑ "Billboard Top Rock Albums". Billboard. September 13, 2014. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. http://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-albums?page=1. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Billboard Soundtracks". Billboard. September 13, 2014. http://www.billboard.com/charts/2014-09-13/soundtracks. Retrieved September 4, 2014.

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