It sets the tone for the album with its memorable melodies parts and tuneful choruses. "Boulders" is an eccentric album that features tuneful, melodic songs with unusual arrangements. She characterized the music as "a fusion of tuneful melodies with insightful lyrics". The music is tuneful and bouncy (often danceable). "Melody Maker" journalist Ian Birch called the record "Unpretentious, tuneful and unceasingly pleasant". A BBC Music critic, however, called it "upbeat but not particularly tuneful". The song is an electropop and synth-pop ballad, described as "soaringly tuneful" and "cold-blooded". It becomes his dominant theme, and is assisted by a tuneful, forward-moving melody. It is fresh, funny, lively and tuneful. Playbill described it as a "tuneful and surprisingly touching duet". "Time"'s Richard Corliss described "I See the Light" as a "generically tuneful love ballad". Critics took note of Buckley's distinctive voice and tuneful compositions. At its bleakest and least tuneful, "Bubblegum" is powerful enough to take your breath away. It says a "tuneful and functional soundtrack rounds out the Disney art". The record is a focused and tuneful triumph.