The score cue to establish Ralph and Vanellope von Schweetz's characters, consisted of emotional beats as Jackman said, "at that point it was not quite so important to be referential in terms of video games.

A private copy of the score was published for the cast and crew, which includes the theme from "Paperman" composed by Christophe Beck, featured in the short film of the same name, that accompanied with Wreck-It Ralph.

[3][14] The soundtrack also features the songs "Celebration" by Kool & the Gang, "Bug Hunt" (Skrillex and Noisia remix), and "Shut Up and Drive" by Rihanna.

The electronic music band Skrillex had produced the track "Bug Hunt" (Hero's Duty), a remixed version by Noisia was featured in the soundtrack album.

[16] Heather Phares of AllMusic said "While Wreck-It-Ralph misses out on being a Tron for the preteen set, the soundtrack still scores high when it comes to playfulness and devotion to its subject matter.

You don't leave the score with a clear picture of Jackman's thematic intentions; while the representations exit, they are muddied by the fast pace and inconsistent instrumental colors.

As mentioned before, this score is admirably smart enough to earn four stars, but when heard on album, its ultra-frenetic personality and surprisingly elusive themes, along with the mostly original but unrelated and irritating songs (several of which meant for the end credits), pull Wreck-It Ralph back to three-star reality.

"[19] Lipstiq.com wrote "Wreck-It Ralph is certainly a must-have if you’re an avid collector of movie soundtracks because you’ll never find there is no album like this, especially if you’re a hardcore gamer, and you feel like you might need a little backing music to go with your daily adventures!