Goldsmith provided The Mummy with suitably bombastic music, with the traditional European orchestra supplemented with regional instruments such as the bouzouki.

[2] In addition to the extensive brass and percussion elements,[3] the score uses sparing amounts of vocals, unusual for much of Goldsmith's work.

[1] Other reviews positively noted the dark, percussive sound meshed well with the plot, as well as the raw power of the music.

[7] On the other hand, some critics found the score lacked cohesion,[8] and that the constant heavy action lent itself to annoying repetition.

[3] Todd McCarthy's review for Variety however found that "Jerry Goldsmith's heavy, ever-present score has a deadening effect on the action, however, and has to rate as one of the worst of his long and distinguished career.