[1][2] The album was not made available before its initial United States release, and instead it was published on September 6, 2011 by Milan Records and Warner Classics[3] through audio CD and digital download.

[8] Cynthia Ellis of HuffPost wrote Mansell created "a haunting score" that "lingers long after the film is over".

[9] Quantick from Uncut praised the soundtrack as "a slight collection, but excellent for all that",[8] although Rodrigo Perez of IndieWire criticized it as "mostly played out in the forgettable background".

[10] Brice Ezell, writing for PopMatters described it as "Don’t let the album’s relatively short length fool you: this is incredible, powerful music that runs through a whole range of emotions over the course of its runtime.

Mansell wastes no time in this score’s seven track length, making a powerfully emotive case for his status as the best film composer alive.