Other non-diegetic musical references are made to "Amarcord", "The Draughtsman's Contract", "Smiles of a Summer Night", "Fanny and Alexander" and "Barry Lyndon". Michael Nyman, composer of "The Draughtsman's Contract" provides a new arrangement of the Handel Sarabande featured in the latter film, while the tracks of "The Draughtsman's Contract" (the original soundtrack recordings, the score has been re-recorded numerous times) serve as a temp track to film of the Sterne material. The film was recorded at a number of locations in England:  "A Cock and Bull Story" has received very positive reviews. , the film holds an 89% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 129 reviews with an average rating of 7.54/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon add madcap, knowing performances to the mix, and the result is a fun, postmodern romp." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 80 out of 100, based on 35 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". "A Cock and Bull Story" was released on both Region 1 and Region 2 DVD in July 2006. The fictionalised versions of Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon seen in the film reappear as the central characters in Michael Winterbottom's 2010 BBC series "The Trip".