Sense and Sensibility (film) the same time, Thompson wished to avoid depicting "a couple of women waiting around for men"; gradually her screenplay focused as much on the Dashwood sisters' relationship with each other as it did with their romantic interests. With the draft screenplay, Doran pitched the idea to various studios in order to finance the film, but found that many were wary of the beginner Thompson as the screenwriter. She was considered a risk, as her experience was as an actress who had never written a film script. Columbia Pictures executive Amy Pascal supported Thompson's work, and agreed to sign as the
Sense and Sensibility (soundtrack) after Marianne survives a fever, the score shifts to representing "maturity and an emotional catharsis". Sony Music Entertainment released the soundtrack to "Sense and Sensibility" on 12 December 1995. For his work in the film, Doyle earned his first nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Score and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music. He lost both to Luis Enríquez Bacalov's score of the Italian film "". In a review of Doyle's work in various films, Glen Chapman of the website Den of Geek wrote that "the ["Sense and Sensibility"] score itself works fine within the context of