The song begins with swirling synths, backup vocals, and moody atmospherics. They also incorporated melodic interludes and experimented with a wide variety of electronic atmospherics. Things occasionally mellow out to moody atmospherics, while Reznor's vocals range from whispers to screams. He also regarded the band's music as a combination of "shoegazer atmospherics and techno beats". He instead pushed for a softer sound, focusing more on atmospherics and ambience. The result, also titled "Spooky Ghost", was primarily an exploration of ambient guitar atmospherics. It opens with the "volcanic" ballad "Moments", which boasts atmospherics and influences of "trippy" samba. The album adopted a more subtle approach by favouring theatrical atmospherics over industrial clatter. The album's production was characterized as being synthetic, with atmospherics and minimalist beats and electronics. His music is generally synthesized with accompaniment from piano and atmospherics. "Variety" described it as "spooky and surreal" and "strong on atmospherics". Enhanced by Laswell's studio atmospherics, "Iron Path" found the band somewhat more restrained. In every song, Dion allows the arena-schmaltz atmospherics to threaten her center-stage dominance. No More and Nine Inch Nails, with the layered atmospherics of "Pornography"-era The Cure. He praised the band's use of recording-studio techniques and atmospherics without resorting to glamorisation.