[1] Thomas Glorieux of Maintitles.net wrote "It isn't music that makes a large impression, and mostly it's based on stuff we heard of the composer before.

But in the end, the Live Free or Die Hard score, like the movie, simply goes through familiar moves that may or may not be enough to sustain your interest.

"[5] Eric Lichtenfeld, reviewing from Soundtrack.net, said of the film score: "Live Free or Die Hard has a handful of cues you may well want to crank up.

"[6] James Leonard of AllMusic reviewed, "As a piece of pure music, the score for Live Free Or Die Hard is pretty negligible.

Thankfully Marco Beltrami rose to the occasion and did a wonderful tribute with his score to Live Free Or Die Hard.