The Allmusic review states "Everything on the album is visually evocative the way good soundtrack music should be, yet the individual cuts are tight and melodic enough to hold up to repeated listens.

The end result is a soundtrack that succeeds both as a film score and a stand-alone album.

This unique combination makes Bullitt one of the finest achievements in the Lalo Schifrin catalog and one of the best action film scores ever written".

The track listing of this release accidentally transposes "The Architect's Building" and "Song For Cathy".

The actual movie version of the music, from the recording sessions as heard in the film, was finally made available in 2009 by Film Score Monthly, which includes the 1968 soundtrack album version of the music.