I still haven't quite gotten over how similar it is to the Yorktown theme, honestly. I keep hearing a different score in my head every time I hear it. That said, it works very well for the two most emotional parts of the movie (
Honestly most composers have several similar sounding themes if you go through their entire work. There are only a few composers I can think of who managed to keep it fresh as much as they could (Goldsmith, Williams, Mancini, Bernstein, North, & Schifrin, among others, all come to mind, based off what I've listened to), and even then they've "repeated" themselves from time to time, so I can't really fault Giacchino for that, especially given his time schedule.
While I liked the score, I'll gladly admit a lot of the film was scored way too "epic" so to say. The finale scene was perfectly done though, he really brought the emotions during that moment, and it fit the scene well.