He hasn't scored many films himself, and with Bound , a little of that inexperience shows. Bound is very effective as suspenseful, untrustworthy music. Yet with a movie that involves criminals, lesbian love, and a number of other steamy undertones, I would have expected more of a score that encompasses a motif. This score could have been much better with a haunting, jazzy theme. As it is, there is no distinguishable theme, and the score melts away into senseless noise.
Cohesion is at a loss.
It is an action score without any memorable thrill to it. After listening to it, you can't remember much about it. This is a score that probably worked suffiently in the film. However, it isn't doesn't provide a stirring listening experience on its own. It might have worked better if it had incorporated the mambo theme at the end into more of the score itself.