[6] The opening track had an outtake which was his and Chris Ward's idea, calling it as an "exciting piece of music, and the orchestra was buzzing" that was quieted by conductor Don Harper.

[6] The medley of "William Tell Overture / Oklahoma" was composed on de Bont's insistence to combine those two musical pieces in a single epic cue which he found difficult as he had to maintain those tempos, but the vocals changed throughout the process.

All tracks are written by Mark Mancina, except where notedRodney Batdorf of AllMusic "on the surface there's a lot of bluster, noise and style—but if you try to remember anything about the actual music, you'll come up dry".

"[8] Writing for Filmtracks.com, Christian Clemmensen said "While most listeners are likely to remember the score for Twister by the snazzy electric guitars in the rousing chase scenes and the occasional choral majesty, the more subtle orchestral touches are certainly the real attraction in the work.

"[10] In January 2017, La-La Land Records released a limited-edition, remastered and expanded album containing Mark Mancina's entire score plus four additional tracks.