 Author Emilio <unk> felt that the music offered no " perspective " like Williams ' scores normally do , but were instead rooted in emotion . Classic FM believed that despite the restrictions placed on Williams , he still managed to create a " moving theme . " Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic agreed , stating Williams added " sentiment wherever he could nonetheless . " Hillel <unk> of the Associated Press found the soundtrack to be " bland " and " out of place . " Richard Harrington of The Washington Post found the soundtrack created by Williams to be " quietly heroic , full of survivalist determination and pragmatic melancholy . " In regard to all of Williams ' soundtracks for Spielberg films , Harrington believed that this soundtrack was the most " subtle . " Calgary Herald writers felt Williams ' created a " reflective score " that " is sensitive without sensationalizing the subject . " 
