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Sense and Sensibility is a 1995 period drama film directed by Ang Lee and based on Jane Austen's 1811 novel of the same name. Emma Thompson wrote the screenplay and stars as Elinor Dashwood, while Kate Winslet plays Elinor's younger sister Marianne. The story follows the Dashwood sisters, members of a wealthy English family of landed gentry, as they must deal with circumstances of sudden destitution. They are forced to seek financial security through marriage. Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman play their respective suitors.

Composer Patrick Doyle, who had previously worked with his friend Emma Thompson in the films Henry V, Much Ado About Nothing, and Dead Again, was hired to produce the music for Sense and Sensibility. Asked by the director to select existing music or compose new "gentle" melodies, Doyle wrote a score that reflected the film's events. He explained, "You had this middle-class English motif, and with the music you would have occasional outbursts of emotion." Doyle explains that the score "becomes a little more grown-up" as the story progresses to one of "maturity and an emotional catharsis." The score contains romantic elements and has been described by National Public Radio as a "restricted compass ... of emotion" with "instruments [that] blend together in a gentle sort of way". They also noted that as a reflection of the story, the score is a "little wistful ... and sentimental."

Two songs are sung by Marianne in the film, with lyrics adapted from seventeenth-century poems. Lee believed that the two songs conveyed the "vision of duality" visible both in the novel and script. In his opinion, the second song expressed Marianne's "mature acceptance," intertwined with a "sense of melancholy." The melody of "Weep You No More Sad Fountains," Marianne's first song, appears in the opening credits, while her second song's melody features again during the ending credits, this time sung by dramatic soprano Jane Eaglen. The songs were written by Doyle before filming began. The composer received his first Academy Award nomination for his score.

1 Weep You No More Sad Fountains
Lyrics By [Poem Collected By] – John Dowland, Solo Vocal – Jane Eaglen 3:05
2 A Particular Sum 1:15
3 My Father's Favorite 5:27
4 Preying Penniless Woman 1:32
5 Devonshire 1:04
6 Not A Beau For Miles 1:57
7 All The Better For Her 1:17
8 Felicity 1:22
9 Patience 1:42
10 Grant Me An Interview 1:05
11 All The Delights Of The Season 1:14
12 Steam Engine 1:19
13 Willoughby 1:39
14 Miss Grey 2:21
15 Excellent Notion 1:39
16 Leaving London 2:12
17 Combe Magna 2:59
18 To Die For Love 2:55
19 There Is Nothing Lost 0:59
20 Throw The Coins 3:08
21 The Dreame
Lyrics By [Poem] – Ben Jonson, Solo Vocal – Jane Eaglen 2:30