Sunshine: Music from the Motion Picture

Sunshine: Music from the Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by Underworld and John Murphy
Released 25 November 2008
Recorded 2006
Genre Soundtrack
Length 55:08
Label Fox Music Group
Danny Boyle film soundtrack chronology
Millions
(2004)
Sunshine
(2007)
Slumdog Millionaire
(2008)

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.

Release

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]

Other appearances

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.

"Adagio in D Minor"

The most common tracks adapted for other media are "Sunshine (Adagio in D Minor)", and "Kaneda's Death Pt. 2 (Adagio in D Minor)". 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:

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
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

References

  1. 1 2 "Sunshine (Music from the Motion Picture)". iTunes Preview. Apple. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  2. "Gods & Monsters by I Am Kloot". iTunes Preview. Apple. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  3. David Chen (1 December 2008). "Sunshine Soundtrack Sees the Light of Day After All". Slashfilm. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  4. Tobias. "Underworld & John Murphy: Announce 'Sunshine' Soundtrack Release". tokafi. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  5. "Official John Murphy NEWSLETTER". Retrieved 7 January 2013.
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