Phares described the mood of the album by saying that it "is a true score in that it rarely draws attention to itself unnecessarily, and these cues evoke moods rather than forcing them". Laura Snapes, writing for Pitchfork Media, felt the music was more "unsettling" than dramatic or horrific, and so reflected the mood of the show. However, she said that a listener would not need to have seen the show in order to appreciate the music. This sentiment was echoed by Ally Carnwath, who reviewed the album for The Observer. Carnwath described the mood of the album as shifting between "sadness and unease", but felt that there "is warmth too". Simon Price, also writing in The Independent, though less impressed by the album than other reviewers, also felt that the album successfully "augment[s] the atmosphere of melancholy, contemplation and unease" of the show.
