[1] Stevens put Strickland in touch with Broadcast members Keenan and Cargill, and he asked them to provide the music to Il Vortice Equestre – the unseen fictional film that is contained within Berberian Sound Studio.

[12] In his review for The Guardian, Alexis Petridis scored Berberian Sound Studio 4 stars out of 5, commenting that the "39 short pieces offer a partial index of Broadcast's various styles" but opining that "what's missing... is Keenan's remarkable voice".

[14] Pitchfork writer Nick Neyland rated it 7.4 out of 10, declaring that while the album was "an attempt at subtlety emulating the work of others", it had "a recognizable identity of its own".

[7] Rating the album 7 out of 10, Arnold Pan of PopMatters remarked that the soundtrack was "best experienced as a single unit all the way through" and that it was "a surprisingly complete and coherent effort".

[15] Stephen Troussé of Uncut rated the album 9 out of 10, describing it as "not an easy listen" but noting that it helped to make Broadcast "increasingly look like the key British group of the last 20 years".