Beautiful Score, But So Short...
Mass Effect is a beautiful game.

So it could be assumed that the soundtrack of the game is beautiful as well. And beautiful it is. The soundtrack is nothing more than what you'd expect: the music--ambient or otherwise--from the game.

But, being an avid soundtrack purchaser, I have to say that I was a bit disappointed with this as compared with the soundtracks from the three Halo games, because each track is only as long as a single run through that track would be in game. This means that you'll burn through the soundtrack in about an hour, maybe less.

Regardless, it's still a piece I'd recommend to fans of the game, and goes great in the background as you read the book, as well.

Highly recommended
It's not often that a developer takes a chance with their soundtrack like this, and it was a rather rewarding gamble on Bioware's part in the end. Mass Effect, by itself a great game, will be remembered for a long time for its soundtrack. It made the game larger than life, and made me feel like I was in a space epic/opera. After beating the game I still wanted more, so this soundtrack and the prequel novel were right up my alley. I received both items a little later than expected, but that is the price I pay for having USPS ship over the holiday's.

If you are a fan of the Blade Runner and Dune soundtrack, or 80's scifi music in general, you owe it to yourself to give this a try. It features heavy synth mixed with orchesra level acoustics, which may not sound like it would work together at first, but melds perfectly throughout.

There is a reason Gamespot awarded it with soundtrack of the year over cult favorites like Halo.

Very good soundtrack.
A very good soundtrack of an incredible videogame, you will listen to all the music and songs you had as an accompainement during your journey in the galaxy. Fond memories of a videogame and great music, what more could you ask for?

Excellent take on 80's/90's sci-fi scores
Evocative of the Blade Runner, Dune, Alien, and Terminator scores without feeling purely derivative.

Fits great within the game, stands up pretty well on its own. Could use a few more themes, a bit less synth strings, and of course more cowbell IMO. Can get somewhat repetitive when listening from end to end.

good music, bad disc
I was looking forward to the music from this, but as soon as I put the disc into my computer and began playing it, it crashed.
I cannot import any of the songs onto my computer or listen to them for more than a minute. BUY THIS OFF ITUNES!