dᵻspˈaɪt dɹˈɔːɪŋ sˌɪmɪlˈæɹᵻɾiz tʊ ˈʌðɚ kəmpˈoʊzɚz lˈaɪk dˈæni ˈɛlfmən ænd dʒˈɑːn wˈɪljəmz, sˈaʊndtɹæk ɹᵻvjˈuːɚ ænd tˈɔːk ʃˈoʊ hˈoʊst klˈɑːɹk dˈʌɡləz stˈeɪɾᵻd ðæt pˈaʊɛl daɪvˈɜːɾᵻd fɹʌm "ɹˈiːsənt ˈækʃən skˈoːɹz wˌɪtʃ fˈoːɹs ðɪ ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹə tə plˈeɪ sˈɛkənd stɹˈɪŋ tə ðə sɪnθˈɛɾɪk ˈɛlɪmənts sˈʌtʃ ɐz klˈaʊs bˈeɪdəlts "pəsˈaɪdən"...
Despite drawing similarities to other composers (like Danny Elfman and John Williams), soundtrack reviewer and talk show host Clark Douglas stated that Powell diverted from "recent action scores which force the orchestra to play second string to the synthetic elements (such as Klaus Badelt's "Poseidon")...