Trainspotting #2: Music From The Motion Picture, Vol. #2 [Soundtrack]

trainspotting #2: music from the motion picture, vol. #2 [soundtrack]

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With pop song-collection soundtracks becoming an increasingly popular way for artists and labels to market new music, the connections to the films they're supposed to be supporting becomes increasingly tenuous. Witness Trainspotting #2;. Inspired by the success of director Danny Boyle's bleakly hilarious tale of a band of smacked-out Scottish louts and the strong pop collection that underscored it, #2 is nearly as thematically compelling, if artistically suspect. These are songs that, as the producers put it, "inspired the filmmakers or (have) been inspired by the film." Thus we get star Ewan McGregor's memorable "choose life" monolog sampled and looped over the dance music of PF Project or Joy Division's "Atmosphere" simply because the director "always wanted Joy Division in the film." What's next? Gone With the Wind featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird"? --Jerry McCulley

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Trainspotting #2: Music From The Motion Picture, Vol. #2 [Soundtrack]

Trainspotting: Music From The Motion Picture

Average customer rating:

Love the film love the music
Trainlistening.
Better than the movie...?
A must have for any lover of music.
Brits Aplenty

Trainspotting: Music From The Motion Picture
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002U3P
Release Date: 1996-07-09

Tracks:

Lust For Life - Iggy Pop
Deep Blue Day - Brian Eno
Trainspotting - Primal Scream
Atomic - Sleeper
Temptation - New Order
Night Clubbing - Iggy Pop
Sing - Blur
Perfect Day - Lou Reed
Mile End - Pulp
For What You Dream Of - Bedrock
2:1 - Elastica
A Final Hit - Leftfield
Born Slippy - Underworld
Closet Romantic - Damon Albarn

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The first of two Trainspotting discs is a prime example of the contemporary rock soundtrack, functioning as a useful keepsake of the 1996 British film smash and as a cohesive, eclectic listen in its own right. Iggy Pop's booming, Bowie-produced 1977 anthem "Lust for Life" sets the boisterously ambivalent mood for a transatlantic, trans-generational cross-section of alt-rock. New Order's seminal 1982 dance hit "Temptation" and Lou Reed's hauntingly bittersweet 1972 tune "Perfect Day" shares space with tracks by such esteemed mid-1990s Brit-popsters as Blur (whose frontman Damon Albarn also contributes a solo number), Pulp, Elastica, and Sleeper. Elsewhere, the album dips into dance rhythms (Underworld, Bedrock featuring KYO) and ambient grooves (Brian Eno Leftfield, and Primal Scream's ten-and-a-half-minute title song) without breaking the spell. --Scott Schinder

Customer Reviews:

Love the film love the music.......2007-03-09

Its that simple. If there's ever been a soundtrack that goes so good with the movie this is one of them. Now you can relive Trainspotting any time.

Trainlistening........2006-10-17

In a world where every other movie has it's own soundtrack, few stand out. This one does to me. Obviously a liking for the movie helps, but even without the film this is an excellent listen. A great mix of old and new, mellow and upbeat. I mean when you stick Iggy, Lou Reed, and New Order on the same disc as Brian Eno, Blur, and Bedrock.....well you can't go wrong. Still a great play ten years later, and should be found cheap anyplace.

Better than the movie...?.......2004-04-10

When I started listening to this, it had been a year or so since I had seen the movie (which I liked), and I couldn't remember which scenes correponded to which tracks. Therefore I enjoyed it as a completley seperate work of art. When I re-watched the movie recently, I was almost dissapointed; the music actually seemed weakened in the context of the scenes. Don't get me wrong, Trainspotting is excellent, but the soundtrack stands indepedently and possibly even above it as a pop-culture watermark.

It's been observed that there's a lot of variance in the music, but I do think it's held together by a certain theme, a depiction of a way of life - squalor (Mile End, 2:1), desperatley sincere attempts to find some happiness or amusement (Lust For Life, Atomic, For What You Dream Of), an underlying and understandable sense of desperation (Sing and Perfect Day, the only songs which I thought perfectly matched their respective scenes in the movie), made bearable by the occasional glimpse of real, innocent sweetness (Temptation).

Taken seperatley, the songs are again very strong; there are great commerical hits like 'Temptation' and 'Born Slippy,' and more obscure but excellent tracks like 'Sing,' which I don't think can be found on any other album, but which I think is one of Blur's best songs, ever. The instrumental tracks are also good, particularly 'Trainspotting' itself.

A must have for any lover of music........2003-09-13

I finally bought this CD after putting it off for years. I mainly bought it for Underworld, but this whole CD is cool. I'm not into Iggy or Lou, but I don't skip any tracks on this CD. This came out in 1996, but sounds so fresh and relevant to today's culture. My least favorite track is, Lou Reed's "Perfect Day," and my absolute favorite is, Blur's "Sing," which barely beat Primal Scream's "Trainspotting." The track that A track that surprised me is Pulp's hilarious "Mile End." Brian Eno is always good, and "Deep Blue Day" will give Eno more record sales. Blur's lead singer has the last track called, "Closet Romantic," which is a more of an electronic song. If you like emotionally charged tunes then go get this album.

Brits Aplenty.......2003-06-25

This is one of the finest soundtracks of the 90s, and in some ways, the music is better than the film it's supposed to represent!

With my one gripe out of the way starting now--why a cover of Blondie's "Atomic" that's so straight as to be original???--most of the tracks could find their way into a dance club at any given moment, or at least, booming out of somebody's convertible.

Tracks:

Choose Life - PF Project
The Passenger - Iggy Pop
Dark And Long (Dark Train Mix) - Underworld
Habanera - Habanera From Carmen
Statuesque - Sleeper
Golden Years - David Bowie
Think About The Way - Ice MC
A Final Hit - Leftfield
Temptation - Heaven 17
Nightclubbing (Baby Doc Remix) - Iggy Pop
Our Lips Are Sealed - Fun Boy Three
Come Together - Primal Scream
Atmosphere - Joy Division
Inner City Life - Goldie
Born Slippery/NUXX (Darren Prince Mix) - Underworld

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With pop song-collection soundtracks becoming an increasingly popular way for artists and labels to market new music, the connections to the films they're supposed to be supporting becomes increasingly tenuous. Witness Trainspotting #2;. Inspired by the success of director Danny Boyle's bleakly hilarious tale of a band of smacked-out Scottish louts and the strong pop collection that underscored it, #2 is nearly as thematically compelling, if artistically suspect. These are songs that, as the producers put it, "inspired the filmmakers or (have) been inspired by the film." Thus we get star Ewan McGregor's memorable "choose life" monolog sampled and looped over the dance music of PF Project or Joy Division's "Atmosphere" simply because the director "always wanted Joy Division in the film." What's next? Gone With the Wind featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird"? --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Robbery. Zero star.......2007-03-14

This item was never delivered. My money is lost. I would have rated Amazon 0 star if the option existed.

The true die hard Trainspotting fan.......2007-03-09

If you do consider your self one, than this is it. You got the book, the movie, the CD. All that is left is this. Even if you don't its got a lot of good song.

music, but not trainspotting fans.......2005-07-09

Ok, I guess. No way close to Trainspotting #1, Iggy Pop n'all. Hardly listen to it. Too electronic & rave for me!

Great album, but falls short of the first one.......2002-03-06

I enjoy this album very much, however I don't like it near as much as the first one.

The remixes aren't as good as the original tunes and there are a handful of tunes tossed in that seem out of place here. Habanera? Golden Years by Bowie? Huh?

I loved it.......2001-08-20

The tracks on this CD are expecially great when running on the treadmill!

Average customer rating:

Trainspotting
Trance Groove
Manufacturer: Intuition
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002GSZ
Release Date: 1997-05-27

Tracks:

Trainspotting
Dschang Thang
Paris
The Wedding

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Trainspotting
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0000DEMN7
Release Date: 1999-06-29

Tracks:

The E-Spot - Cosmic Trigger
Spacef*$&k (Dub edit) - Headrillaz
Rythme Electrique - Electro.CT
Rebirth Of Soul - Elegia
Retrospective - Landlord
Shoot Out - Fjord Fiesta
Into The Nature (Hardfloor mix) - Hardfloor
I Am a DJ - Sutra
Dust Journey - Jack De Marseille
Yumm Yumm (Black & Brown mix) - Carl Cox
Bon Pour L'enfer - Marc Em
Paris-Triel 37F50 (Section Train edit) - L@

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Trainspotting, Vol. 2
Original Soundtrack
Manufacturer: EMI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005RQK
Release Date: 2003-06-09

Tracks:

Choose Life - PF Project
Passenger - Iggy Pop
Dark & Long [Dark Train Mix] - Underworld
Habanera [From Carmen Suite]
Statuesque - Sleeper
Golden Years - David Bowie
Think About the Way - Ice Mc
Final Hit [Full Length Version] - Leftfield
Temptation - Heaven 17
Nightclubbing [Baby Doc Remix] - Iggy Pop
Our Lips Are Sealed - Fun Boy Three
Come Together - Primal Scream
Atmosphere - Joy Division
Inner City Life - Goldie
Born Slippy [Darren Price Mix][Version] - Underworld

Album Description

Import pressing features alternate artwork to the US version. 14 track compilation - music from the film, plus music that inspired the filmmakers or has been inspired by the film.Features the exclusive Baby Doc remix of Iggy Pop's 'Nightclubbing' and the full length version of Leftfield's'A Final Hit', avaiable in full for the first time! Alsofeatures classics from Bowie, Iggy, Joy Division & Fun BoyThree, plus hits from Underworld, Goldie, Sleeper, Primal Scream and more! EMI.

Album Details

Re-released with Colored Slipcases.

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Trainspotting Pt. 2
Trainspotting
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002XNHZ0
Release Date: 2004-01-06

Album Description

14 track compilation - music from the film, plus music thatinspired the filmmakers or has been inspired by the film.Features the exclusive Baby Doc remix of Iggy Pop's'Nightclubbing' and the full length version of Leftfield's'A Final Hit', avaiable in full for the first time! Alsofeatures classics from Bowie, Iggy, Joy Division & Fun BoyThree, plus hits from Underworld, Goldie, Sleeper, PrimalScream and more! 1997 EMI release.

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