Danny Boyle talks music choices in 'Trainspotting' and more
12 April 2013, 19:16
| Written by
Luke Morgan Britton
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As Drive‘s recently-reissued soundtrack proved, an impressive score goes a long way in making a good movie great. And Danny Boyle knows this more than most, with his films famed for their brilliant aural accompaniments.
And now he’s decided to open up on how he tackles the music side of things, speaking to WNYC’s Soundcheck about why he chose Underworld as the main artist for Trainspotting, the Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack and more.
Listen to that 20 min-long interview below, via The Daily Swarm:
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