Press
The Thief of Baghdad
Paul Englishby's neo-Orientalist score is wonderfully dreamlike.
Observer
The Thief of Baghdad may become a mini classic .... wonderful music.
Evening Standard
The original music, by Paul Englishby, explores a range of vigorous Eastern styles, but gains authentic bite from improvisation. I loved the way the Turkish duduk was used to underpin the genie's speaking voice, giving it a swooping, supernatural fuzz at the edges.
Independent on Sunday
Paul Englishby’s score, inspired like the dance by the sights and sounds of modern Syria, is flavoured with spice and sweetness.
Times
Paul Englishby's score, with its vibrant, seductive Middle Eastern sonorities is very good, soundpainting the action but carrying the dance passages with a vivid pulse.
Guardian
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
This being a fairy tale, the movie flits from one silly confrontation to the next, it doesn’t waste a moment. Just when you worry that the soap bubble is about to burst, Paul Englishby’s wonderful swing music kicks in.
New York Times
