Seems the reviewer was unaware of Voyager Dragon's
MIDI patch for Ultima V that was released back in 2001. The PC version of
Ultima V, despite having better graphics than the Commodore 64/128 and Apple II releases, always suffered compared to the others due to its lack of nice music. Voyager Dragon's patch makes a huge difference in enjoying the game as it was meant to be.
At the same link, patches for many of the other games in the series can be found, including the amazing 256-color enhanced graphics and music upgrade for
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar.