 Lalo Schifrin (qv)s score was rejected; see also  _Amityville Horror, The (1979)_ (qv). Friedkin later said that had  he heard the music of Tangerine Dream (who scored his later film  _Sorcerer (1977)_ (qv)) earlier, he would have had them score The  Exorcist (From the _Sorcerer (1977)_ (qv) soundtrack liner notes).