I haven't spent much time listening to either of these soundtracks, but I agree that they're underwhelming. I like the calm pieces you pointed out more than Dangerous Places personally, but that might be because Dangerous Places' instrumentation isn't what I'm used to for a track like that.
Anyway, these are good reviews, even if they're for mediocre soundtracks.
Thank you for reading. :) "Dangerous Places" is one of the few tracks that's properly developed and feels complete. That alone is enough to earn it points against the rest of the score.