[1] Velvet Underground co-founder John Cale's film score was also featured in the album subtitled as "monologues".

Despite the positive reception, the soundtrack was also controversial in regard to music licensing, due to the film's violent content.

[3][4] Derrick Mathis, in his review for AllMusic added that the "loud, ham-fisted goth rock" cinematically illustrated the nature of Bateman and also felt that it "holds up as fresh as anything out today.

"[5] In a negative review, Margaret Moser of The Austin Chronicle assigned oneand-a-half-star and wrote "Somewhere out there is a killer Eighties soundtrack waiting to be made, but American Psycho just doesn't cut it.

"[6] Shaurya Thapa and Stephen Barker of Screen Rant summarized "Each song in the soundtrack has a distinct role in the movie, reflecting different scenes and revealing aspects of Patrick Bateman's personality.