I have heard many good things about this CD before I got it. Maybe because of the high expectation, the score does disappoint me a bit. It is a big orchestral effort from McNeely. In many parts, synthesizer is used also. Laurie Johnson's orginal TV theme is not heard until the last track "The Avengers Theme." I wish McNeely had used the theme in his score and did some enjoyable variations on it. He, instead, composed another theme. It is mysterious and is usually played by strings. I find the theme rather weak and really not as catchy as Johnson's original theme. There are a lot of bombastic action cues and soft semi-melodic cues. But I just don't find them very enjoyable or memorable. The highlight of the album is "Flight of the Mechanical Bees." It has an extremely cool rhythm and brass lines. But many tracks are just not nearly as enjoyable as it. I guess not having enough thematic materials is the problem of this score. It is a nice score to have it in your shelf but I don't think you will play it very frequently.

I also bought the song albums for a cheap price. Marius De Vires' 'techno' version of Johnson's The Avengers Theme is EXTREMELY enjoyable. I bought the album just because of that track. The second track, "Storm," performed by Grace Jones and the Radio Science Orchestra, is also a great track. It could easily be used as one of the James Bond title songs. The huge orchestral background makes the song really enjoyable. I HIGHLY recommend you to pick up the song album if you see it cheap ($4 or less). You won't be disappointed by the two tracks. The other tracks? I skip them all.