Sunshine on Leith (The Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2013 film Sunshine on Leith based on the eponymous stage musical.[1] The album cast recordings of The Proclaimers' songs as well as additional music composed by Paul Englishby;[2] most of the songs are instrumental cues used in the film's score. Englishby also arranged the songs consists of pop music, folk rock and pub rock tracks.[3] The album featured a cameo of Roddy Hart & the Lonesome Fire performing one of the songs.[4] It was released on 1 October 2013 by Neapolitan Records.[5]
| Sunshine on Leith (The Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
|---|---|
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| Soundtrack album by the cast of Sunshine on Leith | |
| Released | 1 October 2013 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 56:51 |
| Label | Neapolitan |
| Producer | Paul Englishby |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sky Takes The Soul" | 3:06 | |
| 2. | "I'm On My Way" |
| 1:39 |
| 3. | "Over and Done With" |
| 3:18 |
| 4. | "At The Church" | Paul Englishby | 2:42 |
| 5. | "Misty Blue" |
| 1:46 |
| 6. | "Make My Heart Fly" |
| 4:24 |
| 7. | "Let's Get Married" |
| 3:10 |
| 8. | "After The Argument" | Englishby | 1:34 |
| 9. | "Life With You" | Roddy Hart & the Lonesome Fire | 3:24 |
| 10. | "Oh Jean" | Peter Mullan | 3:09 |
| 11. | "Jean Finds the Letter" | Englishby | 1:11 |
| 12. | "Hate My Love" | Jane Horrocks | 1:25 |
| 13. | "Then I Met You" |
| 1:56 |
| 14. | "The Proposal" | Englishby | 1:30 |
| 15. | "Should Have Been Loved" |
| 2:25 |
| 16. | "Sunshine On Leith" | Horrocks | 4:50 |
| 17. | "Davy and Ally" | Englishby | 1:29 |
| 18. | "Letter From America" |
| 3:29 |
| 19. | "The Chase" | Englishby | 1:21 |
| 20. | "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" |
| 5:58 |
| 21. | "Over and Done With (Instrumental)" | Englishby | 3:05 |
| Total length: | 56:51 | ||
Reception
editPeter Bradshaw of The Guardian wrote "The music is generally stirringly staged and performed, but however ingeniously the songs are worked into the action, it feels like a template that has been taken off the peg: this succession of euphoric gatherings and parties with tense behind-the-scenes moments may be the best or only way to make dramatic sense of a string of unrelated songs."[6] In a mixed review, David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter wrote "The songs thrum with proud national identity and raw feeling, be it plaintive or euphoric, which makes it disappointing that too many of them here are coated in generic sentiment" and also added "the musical could have used more of the restraint that's shown in the use of beautiful instrumental versions of Proclaimers songs as underscoring."[7] Film critic Bob Mann, praised "the extremely catchy soundtrack, comprising songs from the Proclaimers, interweaves much more seamlessly with the plot than that Abba-led confection"[8]
Charts
edit| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[9] | 17 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC)[10] | 47 |
| UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[11] | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "Sunshine on Leith: the Proclaimers' songs brought to life on film". www.telegraph.co.uk. October 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "TIFF 2013: Proclaimers' 'Sunshine on Leith' makes fest hearts fly". Los Angeles Times. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "McMamma Mia: Proclaimers follow in Abba's musical footsteps". BBC News. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ English, Paul (27 January 2013). "Singer Roddy Hart on his famous pals and his unlikely cameo in Proclaimers film". Daily Record. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ Colin (11 October 2013). "The soundtrack album from the UK hit movie Sunshine On Leith is available to order". The Proclaimers Official. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (3 October 2013). "Sunshine on Leith – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ Rooney, David (13 September 2013). "Sunshine on Leith: Toronto Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "One Mann's Movies Film Review: Sunshine on Leith (2013)". One Mann's Movies. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Official Compilation Albums Chart Top 100 - 27 October to 2 November". Official Charts Company. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Official Compilation Albums Chart Top 100 - 13 to 19 October". Official Charts Company. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50 - 27 October to 2 November". Official Charts Company. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2023.