Today marks 25 years of the iconic Danny Boyle film. Through comedy, with a dash of drama, the classic continues to enchant new generations more than two decades after its release. Nevertheless, They weren’t always popular, with the legendary Oases missing out on Trainspotting.
And, in what would have been a shocking moment in culture, the Gallagher brothers’ band almost made the soundtrack to the iconic film. Nevertheless, Due to amusing confusion, the musicians decided to pass up the opportunity.
The confusion that left Oasis out of Trainspotting
When Boyle started working on the film, he wanted it to be as true to British culture as possible. The director was born in the city of Radcliffe, Lancanshire, quite close to the important cultural point that the city of Manchester represents.
For this reason, when thinking about the music of ‘Trainspotting’, the filmmaker thought about what is perhaps one of the most iconic bands in the city, Oasis. Boyle He was convinced that the Gallagher brothers could create the perfect soundtrack thanks to their sound that represented the entire cultural movement of England in the nineties.
Apparently, according to the producers themselves, Boyle tried to sell the idea to Noel, believing that he was even close to convincing him. In fact, the musician even attended the premiere of the film at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.
However, the project never materialized for reasons that were unknown in those years. But in conversation with The Guardian, producer Andrew Macdonald and the film’s costume designer Rachel Fleming, They explained the curious story behind the band’s refusal.
As noted, the Oasis brothers they got confused about the theme of Trainspotting, thinking that it was literally about trains. Years later, the producers asked Noel for his reasons and he confirmed the story.
“I would have done something, but I honestly thought it was about train fanatics. I did not know, I did not know itNoel would have told the producers. Thus, the band lost the opportunity to be part of the iconic 90s film.
Yet even without Oasis, the ‘Trainspotting’ soundtrack is one of the most iconic. The two collections became a success, with the first celebrating bands like Pulp, New Order, Blur and other classics like Iggy Pop and Lou Reed.
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