The new adaptation of Sense and Sensibility was released in UK cinemas last week, with Daisy Edgar-Jones leading an all-star cast that also includes the likes of Fiona Shaw, Caitriona Balfe and George MacKay.

For the most part, the film is a fairly traditional adaptation of the novel, with directer Georgia Oakley aiming to create a work that captured the late 18th century period in which it was set.

Everything from cinematography to production design worked together to create this effect, and another factor which was key to ensuring period accuracy was the music.

Scroll down to read everything you need to know about the music that is featured in the new film.

Sense and Sensibility soundtrack: What music features in the new Jane Austen adaptation?

While no official soundtrack album has been released for the film – and there is no track list available of the exact pieces of music that feature – the film boasts a score by Roger Goula, who has previously worked on films including All That Breathes and Everybody Digs Bill Evans.

Goula was chosen by director Georgia Oakley, who explained in the film's press notes that she "wanted to avoid something that felt like a generic wall of sound".

She said: "I thought he had this amazing ability to create such rich and beautiful scores, where there was one single element that floated up above the rest."

When it came to composing the score, Goula's first move was researching the music that was popular at the time the film is set – including the works of composer Joseph Haydn and some very early Beethoven.

"Romanticism was 15 around the corner, and forte pianos were trendy and becoming accessible to the bourgeoisie," Goula said.

"I thought the score should be a hybrid post-classical piece, possibly incorporating ambient soundscapes created from acoustic instrument sampling, orchestral extended techniques and analogue synths."

Interestingly, Goula opted against writing conventional themes for the two sisters, instead choosing an instrument that would represent each of them – solo violin for Elinor and voice for Marianne.

"[The vocals] are freer in form, looser in structure, representing the ‘sensibility’ side," he explained.

"When we hear the violin solo, the music is stricter in form and more structured, representing the ‘sense’ side.

"But the roles of who’s sensible and who’s sensibility change throughout the film, so these two elements cross over in many places. There’s always a dialogue between the violin and the voice."

Oakley explained that she was "really amazed" by the score Goula had written, adding that "it sounds absolutely beautiful".

She continued: "I do think it’s unique for a film like this that it’s such a string heavy score. It really gets under the skin of the emotion of the characters."

In addition to the score, the film also includes some traditional English folk songs from the 18th century, sourced by music supervisor Connie Farr.

New versions of these songs were recorded specifically for the soundtrack, while the film also includes some on-camera musical performances by both members of the cast and professional musicians, including The Fibonacci Quartet.

Sense and Sensibility is now showing in UK cinemas.

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