We complained in 2007 when no soundtrack CD to John Murphy and Underworld’s score to Danny Boyle’s highly under appreciated psychological sci-fi film, “Sunshine” was released. Then we noted when a bootleg started making the rounds on the web. And well, we finally got our wish. Last week the Brian Eno-esque score album quietly came out via Itunes on November 25. The soundtrack also features the I Am Kloot track, “Avenue of Hope” that was featured in the trailer and six Underworld songs.
It’s interesting to note Underworld’s involvement as initially it was downplayed (or seemed to be more of a Murphy project), but there are tracks written by the British electronic group that were clearly written expressly for the film.
Now that there’s so much love for Boyle via “Slumdog Millionaire,” maybe people will take the time to revisit and reevalute “Sunshine” (and while we’re at it, “Millions”). They’re both criminally underrated. Murphy also did the amazing score to “28 Days Later” and “28 Weeks Later,” music that’s constantly being aped nowadays for various movie trailers.
Can’t help but notice The Surface of the Sun track (it is reoccuring in the film and used in two intense scenes) sounds just like the end of Coldplay’s song Politik from Rush of Blood. At the 3 minute mark of the Coldplay song, the guitars get cut out and it’s just piano (w/ some synth) pounding out what sounds like the exact same chords of the Sunshine cue. I love the progression in both pieces and could just listen to it build and build for hours.
About time this is released! Bloody bureaucrats, Shame the version isn’t in apple lossless or 320kbps
I’m so glad this has finally been released!!! I’ve waited so long!LOVE LOVE LOVE John Murphy’s work.
I love this music. I agree with cirkusfok on the simliar vibe the ending of politik has with the music of sunshine.
You listen to enough music and you will find similiarities and connections everywhere. That being said. This piece is a popular progression of chords. Common through out music. BUT I love it just the same!
Moves me everytime
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"The Surface of the Sun" has the same chord progression and shares the same meter as well. It's a half-step down, but everything else about it with regard to structure and harmony is identical from a music analysis standpoint.
vi IV I V is a great chord progression, but at the same time, both groups could have treated it differently, resulting in a very cliched sound. yet both groups, imo, did a great job with it.