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The Commitments is a jukebox musical written by Roddy Doyle, based on the 1987 novel of the same name, also written by Doyle. Like the novel (and its 1991 film adaptation), the musical is about a group of unemployed Irish youths who start a soul music band. It premiered in 2013 at the Palace Theatre in London's West End.
The soundtracks to the Alan Parker film such as In The Midnight Hour, Try a Little Tenderness and Mustang Sally have sold over 12 million copies. [ 3 ] The original members of the group Dick Massey and Kenneth McCluskey have formed their own band called "The Commitments".
After the commercial success of the first soundtrack album, a follow-up entitled The Commitments, Vol. 2: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on 17 March 1992. The album included four more songs from the film, as well as seven additional songs performed by the cast. [36]
The Commitments (soundtrack) Cool as Ice (soundtrack) D. Daimones; The Doors (soundtrack) F. For the Boys (soundtrack) The Forest (album) Freak Show/Freak Show ...
The song featured prominently in the 1991 film The Commitments and appears on the film's soundtrack album, sung by Andrew Strong. [14] It was released as a single from the album and reached No. 63 in the UK Singles Chart, No. 43 on the Australian charts and No. 17 on the New Zealand charts. [ 15 ]
The following is a list of musical films by year. A musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. 1920s
Primarily a musician, he has also acted and written music for film; he appeared in the BAFTA-winning film The Commitments (1991) and starred in the Irish music drama Once (2007) which earned him a number of major awards, including the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Falling Slowly" with co-writer and co-star Markéta Irglová.
The song features in the 2017 film A Dog's Purpose. Sam Moore's spoken introduction is adapted by the British ska band Symarip in the introduction to their 1970 hit single "Skinhead Moonstomp". A version of the song appears on The Commitments, Vol. 2: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack performed by the film's eponymous band.