The album consists of multiple pop and rock singles, performed by various artists including Miley Cyrus, Hayden Panettiere, Jon McLaughlin, Tyler James, Leigh Nash, AnnaSophia Robb amongst several others.

[1] Incorporated songs in the film were packaged into the film's soundtrack, which includes a version of "I Learned from You" from the Hannah Montana soundtrack, originally performed by Miley Cyrus and her father Billy Ray Cyrus, and written by Matthew Gerrard and Steve Diamond.

[7] She was initially hesitant to sing the track, as she had never sung professionally before, but yet agreed to do, noting that "the tune kinda took on a life of its own".

[9] The album was positively received by critics, with Heather Phares of AllMusic called the songs as "sweet, earnest, acoustic guitar-driven songs that fit in well with the film's themes of friendship, inspiration, and imagination" and Zigman's score as "pleasant and appropriately magical-sounding".

She concluded, "Bridge to Terabithia is an uplifting soundtrack; even if, ironically enough, it feels a little lacking in imagination at times, it should please fans of the movie.

"[10] Music critic Jonathan Broxton wrote "When it comes down to it, Bridge to Terabithia is a wonderfully imaginative and enjoyable piece of orchestral escapism, which adheres to every “fantasy” movie music cliché, but nevertheless remains captivating from start to finish due to Aaron Zigman’s obvious love of the project.