described the music as having a mood of "overawed grandiosity".
The music does more than just accompany the visuals; it clarifies the high emotional stakes. The track "Hatter’s Deathbed" uses somber strings to highlight the fragility of the Mad Hatter’s life, while "World’s End" builds to a frantic, sweeping climax as the world of Underland literally begins to freeze in time. alice through the looking glass soundtrack
If you listen to the official soundtrack album (the score by Elfman), you get a masterclass in leitmotif and temporal tension. If you listen to the songs inspired by the film (various artists compilations), you get a mixed bag. described the music as having a mood of