Pritam composed a new version of the title track "Dhoom Machale" with the use of trash materials as instruments "to give it a super cool vibe".
"[6] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog wrote "The original Dhoom didn't boast of great music...but it grew with the racy movie.
"[7] Rajesh Karkera of Rediff.com wrote "The soundtrack didn't open to rave reviews, but after seeing the songs on screen, they come alive, and are bound to become a hit.
However, the saving grace is the vibrant and energetic picturization, which takes the songs to another level [...] Salim-Sulaiman's background score is highly effective.
"[9] According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 2 million units sold, the film's soundtrack was the year's third highest-selling.