Sunshine: Music from the Motion Picture | ||||
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Released | 25 November 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2006 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 55:08 | |||
Label | Fox Music Group | |||
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Sunshine: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album for the 2007 Danny Boyle film Sunshine . It is a joint composition by the electronic band Underworld and film score composer John Murphy. [1] Underworld has a long history of collaboration with Boyle, having been featured on the soundtracks of Boyle's Trainspotting , A Life Less Ordinary , and The Beach . Murphy composed the scores to Boyle's 28 Days Later and Millions .
The Sunshine soundtrack also includes "Avenue of Hope", a song released by I Am Kloot two years before its inclusion in the film, [2] and "Peggy Sussed" by Underworld. These tracks are featured during the film's end credits.
The soundtrack release was held up for over a year with lawyers trying to resolve unspecified legal issues. [3] However, on 10 September 2008, Underworld announced that the soundtrack was to be released in digital format shortly. [4] On 25 November 2008 the soundtrack was finally released exclusively through the iTunes Store. On 14 February 2009 the album was re-released on iTunes in DRM-free iTunes Plus format. [1] A remastered version of "Adagio in D Minor" was released by John Murphy in 2012. Although available for purchase via iTunes, Murphy announced that anyone signing up to his site's newsletter would receive a free Mp3 copy, along with a copy of the remastered "In the House - In a Heartbeat". [5]
Various tracks from the album have been featured in other media. Avenue of Hope appears on an I Am Kloot album, as does Underworld's "To Heal", of which "Capa Meets the Sun" is a variation.
The tracks "Sunshine (Adagio in D Minor)", and "Kaneda's Death Pt. 2 (Adagio in D Minor)" have been adapted in other media. Variations of the adagio's progression appear in many films, television programs, trailers, and adverts. Notably, John Murphy heavily re-used the adagio as a theme during composition of the Kick-Ass soundtrack, and wrote a series of variations for use in the film. Other examples include:
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Welcome to Icarus II" (Includes Capa's monologue introducing the mission.) | John Murphy | 1:59 |
2. | "Avenue of Hope" (Used during the closing credits.) | I Am Kloot | 4:34 |
3. | "Capa's Last Transmission Home" | Underworld | 2:11 |
4. | "Kaneda's Death, Pt. 2 (Adagio in D Minor)" | John Murphy | 2:58 |
5. | "Mercury" | Underworld & John Murphy | 2:10 |
6. | "Kaneda's Death Pt. 1" | John Murphy | 6:06 |
7. | "Searle Finds the Crew of Icarus I / Floating Free / Searle's Last Blast" | Underworld & John Murphy | 3:11 |
8. | "Freezing Outside: Harvey" | John Murphy & Underworld | 2:54 |
9. | "Trey's Fate" | Underworld | 2:42 |
10. | "Pinbacker Slashes Capa" (Includes Capa's confrontation with Pinbacker.) | John Murphy & Underworld | 2:32 |
11. | "Corazon Finds the Seedling" | Underworld | 1:20 |
12. | "Cassie Searches / Dead Corazón" | John Murphy & Underworld | 2:41 |
13. | "Freezing Inside: Mace" | John Murphy | 1:51 |
14. | "Capa Suits Up" | John Murphy | 1:54 |
15. | "Sunshine (Adagio in D Minor)" (Includes Cassie discussing her dreams of the sun.) | John Murphy | 4:27 |
16. | "Capa's Jump" | John Murphy | 1:20 |
17. | "Distortions" | Underworld | 5:40 |
18. | "Capa Meets the Sun (To Heal)" (Includes Capa's transmission to Earth.) | Underworld | 2:18 |
19. | "Peggy Sussed" (Used during the closing credits.) | Underworld | 2:27 |
Total length: | 55:08 |
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