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's novel of the same name. The first album was released in February 1996 in the UK and 9 July 1996 in the US. The comparatively huge fanbase for both the film and the original soundtrack prompted a release of a second soundtrack on 21 October 1997. This second album included songs from the film that didn't make the cut for the first album, as well as songs that didn't appear in the final film, but were involved at earlier stages or were used as inspiration by the filmmakers, and one duplicate song. The popularity of the first volume led

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to reissue and continue to press it from 16 June 2003. In 2007 the editors of '' Vanity Fair'' magazine ranked the original ''Trainspotting'' soundtrack as the 7th best motion picture soundtrack in history. It was ranked #17 on ''

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s 100 Best Movie Soundtracks.Entertainment Weekly (10/12/01, p.30) – Ranked #17 in EW's "100 Best Movie Soundtracks"

Track listing

''Trainspotting: Music from the Motion Picture''

Certifications

''Trainspotting #2: Music from the Motion Picture, Vol. #2''

Certifications

Recognition

*2001: Ranked #17 on ''

s 100 Best Movie Soundtracks. *2007: Editors of '' Vanity Fair'' magazine ranked the original ''Trainspotting'' soundtrack as the 7th best motion picture soundtrack in history. *2013: Ranked #13 in ''

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, 29 August 2013. Accessed 2 October 2017

Complete film soundtrack

The following is a complete list of songs that appear in the film ''

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^Two songs titled 'Temptation' feature in the movie and soundtracks 1 & 2, however they are completely different songs.

References

External links

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"''Trainspotting'' (1996) – The 25 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time"
on ''

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"The Trainspotting Soundtrack is a Timeless Classic"
on ''

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Track listing

''Trainspotting: Music from the Motion Picture''

Certifications

''Trainspotting #2: Music from the Motion Picture, Vol. #2''

Certifications

Recognition

Complete film soundtrack

See also

References

External links