I'll jump right to it. The high point of this album is actually at its end. It concludes with an extremely appealing melody that is heard in the soundtrack's song and the instrumental version that follows it (both tracks are credited to Lisa Miskovsky).   The rest of the score, by a one Solar Fields (aka Magnus Birgersson), is also of quality but doesn't match the charisma that I heard in the concluding tracks. In general, the direction of Fields' work can be categorized by a driving, techno-inspired progression that moves the gameplay forward and and airy atmospheric approach that underscores the game's incidental moments.  Throughout it all, the colors of the score give off a sense of gloss and sleekness, a translation that fits the look of the game itself.

 

When Mirror's Edge works, it's because of its evenly balanced beats and steady pacing that the faster paced cues offer.  One really does feel like he or she is taking flight with the character in these instances.  When the score takes a dissonant turn and gives way to more of a sound effect design,  it loses focus and becomes a bit tough to absorb.  I would have loved to hear more of the melody that the last two tracks had going for it but that theme does not definitively translate over to Fields' score.