The whole thing is overflowing with consistent antics but lacks one overarching personality with which to leave a lasting impression.

In the end, The Secret Life of Pets 2 is a breezy and proficient effort from Desplat, but approach it with patience and lowered expectations.

"[16] The Hollywood Reporter's Michael Rechtshaffen praised Desplat's "jazz-inflected orchestrations" that pays "homage to Scott Bradley’s Tom and Jerry scores from the ’40s and ’50s" and called it as "undeniably melodic".

[17] Jake Wilson of The Sydney Morning Herald wrote "The tone sought is one of faintly retro sophistication, signalled by the jazzy music of Alexandre Desplat and by a visual style which deploys the kind of “civilised” exaggeration found in New Yorker cartoons.

"[18] Mark Kennedy, writing for The Philadelphia Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times called the soundtrack as "lively".