Sense and Sensibility (film) of many of the landmarks and locations depicted; according to the scholar Sue Parrill, they became "instant meccas for viewers." When "Sense and Sensibility" was released in cinemas in the US, "Town & Country" published a six-page article entitled "Jane Austen's England", which focused on the landscape and sites shown in the film. A press book released by the studio, as well as Thompson's published screenplay and diaries, listed all the filming locations and helped to boost tourism. Saltram House for instance was carefully promoted during the film's release, and saw a 57 percent increase in attendance. In 1996, JASNA's
Sense and Sensibility (soundtrack) the film, and is suitably romantic, but it's a shame that it's a score like this that got him a nomination and not a truly original one like his debut". Similarly, AllMusic writer Darryl Cater did not feel the film represented Doyle's best work, explaining that "most of it simply recycles melodic phrases from his previous stuff. Nonetheless, "Sense and Sensibility" has a pleasant romanticism in its orchestrations, and the vocal solos by renowned soprano Jane Eaglen are quite good". Writing for "The Daily Telegraph", Alan Titchmarsh called the score a "delicious masterpiece" and recommended it to film music fans.