[4] After completing the score for Tomb Raider (2018) in London, he went to New Zealand and met Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and the director Christian Rivers, to discuss about the film and its music.

[6] For London, he researched on classical compositions such as Richard Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" and Hector Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique where brass is heavily featured in the film's music.

[7] In an interaction with Clint Worthington of Consequence, he recalled an incident on a garbage truck driving away when he was at the dentist's office, and told his assistants that was the sound he wanted to look for.

Much of the album also succumbs to the standard generic action music trap, which is such a shame as the suite promised so much and the remaining tracks just don’t deliver.

"[8] Luke Bunting of Set the Tape rated 4 (out of 5) to the album and said: "Mortal Engines provides plenty of rollicking action tracks and thrills to standout amidst all of the season’s blockbuster scores.