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==Soundtracks==
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[[Trainspotting (soundtrack)|The ''Trainspotting'' soundtracks]] were two best-selling albums of music based on the film. The first is a collection of songs featured in the film, while the second includes those left out from the first soundtrack and extra songs that inspired the filmmakers during production.

The soundtrack for ''Trainspotting'' has gone on to become a pop culture phenomenon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/trainspotting-phenomenon-20-years|title=The Trainspotting phenomenon... 20 years on|last=O'Callaghan|first=Paul|website=BFI|access-date=17 February 2017|archive-date=20 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320210955/http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/trainspotting-phenomenon-20-years|url-status=live}}</ref> Nearly all of the score is pre-recorded music from existing artists.{{sfn|Smith|2002|loc=[https://archive.org/details/trainspotting0000smit/page/10/mode/2up 10]}}{{sfn|Smith|2002|p=24}}{{sfn|Smith|2002|pp=65–68}} This score is divided into three distinct groups, all representing a different eras and styles: The first being pop music from the 1970s, by artists such as [[Lou Reed]] and [[Iggy Pop]]; who are all musicians closely associated with drug use and are referred to throughout the original novel.{{sfn|Smith|2002|loc=[https://archive.org/details/trainspotting0000smit/page/10/mode/2up 10]}}{{sfn|Smith|2002|p=24}}{{sfn|Smith|2002|pp=65–68}}<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Jeffers|first=Jennifer M.|year=2005|title=Rhizome National Identity: "Scatlin's Psychic Defense" in "Trainspotting"|journal=Journal of Narrative Theory|volume=35|pages=89|doi=10.1353/jnt.2005.0012|s2cid=55976364}}</ref> The second group is the music from the [[Britpop]] era in the 1990s, with bands [[Blur (band)|Blur]] and [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]]. Finally, there is the [[techno]]-[[dance music]] from the 1990s, including [[Underworld (band)|Underworld]], [[Bedrock (producers)|Bedrock]] and [[Ian Campbell (rapper)|Ice MC]].{{sfn|Smith|2002|loc=[https://archive.org/details/trainspotting0000smit/page/10/mode/2up 10]}}{{sfn|Smith|2002|p=24}}{{sfn|Smith|2002|pp=65–68}} Danny Boyle approached [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] about contributing a song to the soundtrack but [[Noel Gallagher]] turned down the opportunity due to him mistakenly believing it would be a film about actual [[Trainspotters in the United Kingdom|trainspotters]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.faroutmagazine.co.uk/oasis-noel-gallagher-rejected-trainspotting-soundtrack/%3Famp |title=Why Oasis rejected the opportunity to score the 'Trainspotting' soundtrack |publisher=[[Far Out Magazine]] |website=faroutmagazine.co.uk |access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref>

Through the years, acclaim for the soundtrack has been sustained. In 2007, ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' ranked the ''Trainspotting'' original soundtrack at number 7 for best motion picture soundtrack in history. Additionally, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' ranked the ''Trainspotting'' soundtrack as 17th on their 100 best movie soundtracks list.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://filmsite.org/100soundtracks.html |title=100 Best Movie Soundtracks |publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |website=filmsite.org |access-date=17 February 2017 |archive-date=18 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218063359/http://www.filmsite.org/100soundtracks.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' listed it as the 13th best soundtrack in their 25 best soundtracks.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://rollingstone.com/movies/lists/the-25-greatest-soundtracks-of-all-time-20130829 |title=The 25 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time |first1=Jon |last1=Dolan |first2=Will |last2=Hermes |first3=Christian |last3=Hoard |first4=Rob |last4=Sheffield |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=29 August 2013 |access-date=3 November 2017 |archive-date=3 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103125143/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/lists/the-25-greatest-soundtracks-of-all-time-20130829 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015, ''[[NME|New Musical Express]]'' praised it as a "perfect snapshot of 1996 music."<ref name=NME>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/how-the-trainspotting-soundtrack-gave-us-a-perfect-snapshot-of-1996-music-15140 |title=How The Trainspotting Soundtrack Gave Us A Perfect Snapshot Of 1996 Music |first=April Clare |last=Welsh |newspaper=NME |date=1 October 2015 |access-date=3 November 2017 |archive-date=4 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904050448/http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/how-the-trainspotting-soundtrack-gave-us-a-perfect-snapshot-of-1996-music-15140 |url-status=live }}</ref>

1996 saw a drastic change in British music with the rise of popularity for Britpop, although old-fashioned pop was still firmly rooted in British culture. With Oasis dominating the singles chart and the [[Spice Girls]] on the rise,<ref name=NME/> the ''Trainspotting'' soundtrack aimed to champion the alternative music legacy of 1996 Britain with a focus on presenting [[electronic music]] on equal footing with [[rock music]] in a way that had never been done before.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-trainspotting-made-america-realize-that-electronic-music-matters-just-as-much-as-rock/ |title=How 'Trainspotting' Made America Realize that Electronic Music Matters Just as Much as Rock |first=Joshua |last=Glazer |newspaper=Thump |date=25 March 2016 |access-date=3 November 2017 |archive-date=18 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218100824/https://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/how-trainspotting-made-america-realize-that-electronic-music-matters-just-as-much-as-rock |url-status=live }}</ref>