Newman asked his longtime collaborator, keyboardist John Beasley to arrange the score and perform it with his Monk'estra band.

[1] The featuring soloist include guitarist George Doering, flutist Steve Tavaglione, drummer Peter Erskine, bassist Benjamin Shepherd and percussionist Dan Greco as the core ensemble.

"[1][2] David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter wrote "Thomas Newman’s jazzy, ’60s-style score supplies a teasing element that keeps you guessing about where things are headed, an aspect borne out in some unexpected swerves along the way.

[6] Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair wrote that "Thomas Newman has written a winsome score to complement Soderbergh’s pretty pictures, livening the film with a jaunty energy just as it might sink a little too far into solemnity.

"[8] Pat Mullen of That Shelf commented "The jazzy music by Thomas Newman adds to the film’s improvisational charm".