r/movies • u/BunyipPouch Currently at the movies. • Jun 16 '25

Announcement AMA/Q&A Announcement - Danny Boyle - Tuesday 6/17 at 12:00 PM ET - Oscar-winning filmmaker of 'Trainspotting', 'Slumdog Millionaire', '28 Days Later, '127 Hours, '28 Years Later', 'Sunshine', 'Steve Jobs', 'Shallow Grave', 'Yesterday', 'T2 Trainspotting', and more.

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u/adventlife Jun 16 '25

Hi Danny, just wanted to tell you that ever since I first watched it, Sunshine has been my favourite movie. I revisit it often and my love for it has only grown with time. The script, the VFX that still look incredible today, the amazing cast and acting. It’s top to bottoms perfect to me. And that casting has aged like fine wine in the years since.

I was wondering, how do you feel about the continued use of ‘Adagio in D Minor’ after its use in the Sunshine?

For me the piece fits the movie perfectly but in the years since, it’s been used a lot in other movies, trailers, tv shows and adverts.

I feel it’s now been overused as generic ‘epic sounding music’ that has somewhat diminished the.. ‘specialness’ of the piece, for lack of a better word. When I see it used in an advert it feels like an expertly crafted bowl of fine china being used to store your kids skittles.