The film score received critical acclaim, with John Carpenter's modernized composition being met with praise.

Vinyl editions of the soundtracks were issued by Sacred Bones and Waxwork Records in four different pressings, and multi-colored variants.

"[3] He watched the unfinished cut of the film, which included temp music, and praised David Gordon Green for the direction calling it an "interesting experience".

[4] John, Cody, and Davies then discussed scoring with Green, asking him to explain the kind of music and the experience he wanted for the film.

He said that the collaboration of three people working together on the score makes for a slightly different writing process, due to having to accommodate ideas from each person involved.

[6] Writing for Consequence Of Sound, critic Michael Roffman called the soundtrack "arguably the most modern score he's [John Carpenter] ever composed, cutting with a minimalistic edge that might make Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross blush.

"[7] Writing for MusicOMH, Sam Shepherd gave a 4-star rating with a comment: "Fans of the old soundtrack will find much to love in the new interpretation and coming from such iconic source material, Carpenter couldn't really fail.

"[8] Pitchfork writer Jayson Greene gave 7.4/10, stating, "Just as he did for his 1978 film, John Carpenter provides the score for Halloween's 2018 reboot.

"[10] Simon K. of SputnikMusic gave a 4.5 score and said "Not only does the film deliver to its fans, this soundtrack elevates the movie and continues to show how hungry 70-year-old Carpenter is in 2018",[11] while Under the Radar's Austin Trunick said "This is a legend being granted the ability to go back and take another crack at one of his most enduring works, and it's clear he's relished the opportunity.

[20] Sacred Bones (under the catalog code SBR-231) and Waxwork Records released the expanded edition in multiple vinyl pressings.