The score to The Lost World takes on a very different tone from that of Jurassic Park. The first film balances tense action scoring and horror elements with a sense of wonderment and awe, but the sequel is mostly devoid of the latter. Williams elected to play up the film's jungle setting with a variety of percussion instruments (including congas, bongos, "jungle drums", gourds, log drums, and tabla).
The music for The Lost World differs from that of Jurassic Park in tone and emphasis.  Williams' score for the sequel emphasizes the jungle setting through a variety of percussion instruments.