Jerry Goldsmith does a good job with a somewhat difficult score; he creates a good "creepy" atmosphere when appropriate and one of triumph as well. The opening track is a lively melody which could have easily come from colonial Africa in the 19th century. It appears throughout most of the first half of the movie, as construction of the bridge gets underway. The sinister overtones of "Starling's Death" depict the lions' devious, malicious intentions very well, including a shrill string cue as one of the lions attacks Starling while Patterson is about to shoot the first one. The last minute and a half of "Lions Attack" portrays the despair of the Indian workmen as they flee Tsavo station - and the lions - by jumping on a train as it rolls through Tsavo the day after the lions killed several patients by hitting the newly built hospital. A solid score by Goldsmith, although not quite as good as some of his other ones.
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