Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance' - March 25, 2013 release
 

I just found this article: http://www.firstshowing.net/2013/com...olo-on-trance/

Since I'm a huge Danny Boyle fan and obviously an UW junkie, I'm loving this news. Danny shot the film before he did the Olympics and it's been in post-production for quite some time now. I'm assuming we'll get a trailer soon; it would be cool if it contained a clip of what Rick is cooking up.

Also, as an FYI, Boyle teamed up with screenwriter John Hodge again for the film. It's been a while since they worked together, but Hodge wrote Trainspotting.

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance'
 

Thanks for linking. I'd read a little about the movie (it does look interesting), and had been a little curious to see if Rick was going to be doing something with it, given their history.....

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance'
 

Nice find, thanks for posting. Interesting that it's being done as Rick Smith rather than Underworld.

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance'
 

Wonder if it'll be like the Bungalow With Stairs stuff? Mostly ambient but a few frantic moments.

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance'
 

It is interesting. I have suggested before, and at risk of making it sound like a conspiracy, it came across to me that Rick did pretty much all of the work on Olympics and was certainly the only name drop when it came to talking about it... Also subtle references in Karl's daily diary suggested that they seemed to be at distance from each other.

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance'
 

The first trailer is out now. Sadly, there aren't any tunes from Rick on it; it has 2 UNKLE tracks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4_bdS3_gr0

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance'
 

Yeah, seems like anything Karl sings on or whatever is an "Underworld" track/remix/collab...but everything Rick is doing is either Danny Boyle or art project related, and published under his own name. Does seem to be a vibe of parting ways. Which would suck because no one makes better electronic music together. Guessing that would mean a "Rick Left the Band" scenario or a "Karl owns or acquired the rights to use the name Underworld™ from now on" sort of thing.

Who knows though when the band is so quiet for the last year and some change with no big band direction announcements one way or the other. :confused:

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance'
 

i'm gonna wear my signed shoes inside the house all day today in hopes my feet's good vibes destroy what i just read here about the possibility of UW ceasing to exist as it does right now.

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance'
 

I suspect its more of giving credit where due. I imagine rick does a lot more work on these prijects as of late (espescially with the lack of lyrics) and theres starting to be some segregation between 'underworld' projects and other projects.

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance'
 

Agree, something feels wrong here.

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance'
 

It would be very sad indeed if Karl and Rick would go separate ways.

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance'
 

I dunno, "parting ways" seems a little premature. Hopefully it's a detour, not a dissolution.

Perhaps, as jetpig suggested, the work will just be sifted into different channels (just as UW and Tomato have been for years). Rick'll have his soundtrack work under his own name, Karl his art exhibitions. And every so often they'll meet to give us the glorious whirlwind that is Underworld.

As long as they still perform every few years somewhere in between the US coasts, I'll be happy. :D

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance'
 

I recall them saying in interviews a few years back that this was the direction they wanted to head in. Being able to focus on their myriad side projects and getting together every once in a while to concentrate their artistic impulses into Underworld awesomeness - if I remember correctly they even said they wanted to eventually defer the Underworld moniker on to a new generation! I'm sure there would be a lot of takers on this forum.

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance'
 

Erm...after 30 years+ of working together, people are allowed time off from each other. Look at Radiohead for example and their different side projects. Outkast have gone 6 years with no new material.

Fear not. Anyway, I've not got a proper cut of Bamboo ;)

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance'
 

They had their time off, in 1990. Back to work, boys! ;)

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance'
 

I'm taking your wink as sarcasm ;P

But really, i agree with the above. If you're in a collaborative relationship for as long as R&K, you'll no doubt have your unique artistic directions to forge and identities to explore. We are comfortable with both from 20+ years of Underworld, so we'll no doubt welcome and enjoy revelations from solo output. Stick the UW stamp on it and we "expect" a familiarity, too, and maybe the sum's greater than the parts? In any case, as long as that UW output is available, i welcome the diversions and side projects.

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance'
 

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance'
 

Soundtrack to be released March 25. No pre-order details yet.

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance'
 

Link?

Will be interesting if we recognise any of the stuff

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance' - March 25, 2013 release
 

No details, no tracklisting, no pre-order links yet. I found the date at the bottom of an article or press release.

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance'
 

Wow, that poster is just plain awesome. There's a new red band trailer out and it looks pretty stunning. I can't recognize the music; does anyone else know what it is or could it be something from Rick?

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance' - March 25, 2013 release
 

my guess is it's Rick

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance' - March 25, 2013 release
 

another poster here - not as exciting

music by RICK SMITH...

not sure its a movie about Tiesto, which is a relief

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance'
 

The trailer music is Spitfire by Porter Robinson:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgZzH1FWi24#t=3m20s

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance'
 

Thanks, that part of the song where it builds (that is used in the trailer) is awesome. When it gets all dubstep, I...yeah...I have to stop playing it.

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance' - March 25, 2013 release
 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21600859

11 new tracks apparently, together with additional contributions...

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance' - March 25, 2013 release
 

1. 'Chanson D'Amour' (Art & Dotty Todd)
2. 'Bullet Cut' (Rick Smith)
3. 'Solomon' (Rick Smith)
4. 'Here It Comes' (Emeli Sandé & Rick Smith)
5. 'Cannon Fall' (Rick Smith)
6. 'Sandman' (Kirsty McGee)
7. 'Raw Umber' (Rick Smith)
8. 'The Day' (Moby)
9. 'Santiago (101 Greatest Goals)' (Rick Smith)
10. 'Hold My Hand' (UNKLE)
11. 'Bring It To Me' (Rick Smith)
12. 'Movin' On Up' (M People)
13. 'Soho Dim Sum' (Rick Smith)
14. 'You Knew' (Rick Smith)
15. 'The Heist' (Rick Smith)
16. 'Sandman (I'll be There)' (Rosario Dawson & Rick Smith)

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance' - March 25, 2013 release
 

I prefer it when Karl and Rick work separately. We get twice as much output - two original albums in two months ;)

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance' - March 25, 2013 release
 

Very article about Rick/Boyle/Trance but touches on Rick/Karl not currently working togther:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/m...music-man.html

---
So has Smith found a new creative partner? Such a suggestion makes him speak of his relationship with Hyde like a well-worn marriage: “We’ve been working together for 30 years. Fresh experiences are important to both of us.” Underworld fans can be hopeful, the band have “no intentions of stopping.” "There’s always something trickling along”, he says, “but a short break would be nice.” Judging by what happened the last time Smith said that, it may be a little while coming.

---

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance' - March 25, 2013 release
 

Yeah, and the fact that Karl put a band together means it'll be a while before new UW material is out I'm sure.

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance' - March 25, 2013 release
 

Pardon my newbieness, but when was the last time Rick said that? Post-emerson 2000-2002? Pre-riverrun 2003-2005? Between mrk 1 and mrk 2?

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance' - March 25, 2013 release
 

Well Underworld are playing two gigs in March so anyone with a dear of doom can look forward to reports of how they react with each other. I wouldn't worry. Hasn't Thom Yorke just released a new band album from Radiohead? Freshens things up.

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance' - March 25, 2013 release
 

It's referring to the beginning of the article, where he took a break after the Olympics, and 6 weeks later was working on the Trance score.

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance' - March 25, 2013 release
 

:rolleyes: Thanks, I'm pretty oblivious sometimes...

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance' - March 25, 2013 release
 

2 minute clip. It looks like it's straight from the movie, so I believe the background music is Rick's.

http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/03/07/trance-clip-heist

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance' - March 25, 2013 release
 

Looks like it could be a great movie. The music doesn't sound great but it was a brief clip.

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance' - March 25, 2013 release
 

stoked.

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance' - March 25, 2013 release
 

Pic of Rick at SXSW w/Danny Boyle:
http://mashable.com/2013/03/10/6-questions-danny-boyle/

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance' - March 25, 2013 release
 

Rick Smith in this months Empire film magazine feature on Danny Boyle - under the Team DB feature:

Rick, i think, has more credits with DB than any one else in the team DB sections!!

check out the article in this Months Empire (April 2013)

Re: Rick Smith scoring Danny Boyle's 'Trance' - March 25, 2013 release
 

Interactive websites for the film. Lots of music from Rick on those websites:

http://www.trancethemovie.com/
http://www.doyouwanttoremember.com/
http://www.doyouwanttoforget.com/

Danny Boyle is also doing a Reddit AMA on Mar. 15 at 10 AM PST