Choose a relatively strong compilation which doesn't quite reach the heady heights of the original

T2 Trainspotting has been rolled out in the same way as if it were a band reforming. The announcement, the long build up, the teasers.. it normally goes one of two ways; a glorious comeback, or gradually fading gig returns and underwhelming music (see Pixies, Stone Roses, the Verve, My Bloody Valentine et al).

Trainspotting managed a trick that isn't pulled off very often: scenes such as the intro chase set to Iggy Pop’s "Lust For Life", a move which revitalized his career, or the hard driving trance of Underworld’s "Dark Train" set to the harrowing cold turkey scene are just two of the original film’s highpoints in terms of fusing cinema and music. The use of such strong visual aspects set to music proved so effective that even now, 20 years later, they’re intrinsically linked to those shots.

T2 ventures into similar territory musically, with heritage tracks from the likes of Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Queen and Blondie placed next to the work of current bands. The under-appreciated Young Fathers make multiple appearances - the woozy elasticated basslines and icy minimalism of "Get Up" and "Rain Or Shine" are the perfect foil for addiction hopelessness - while "The Whitest Boy on The Beach" by funky grubsters Fat White Family is also totally on point considering how successfully last year’s debut album Songs For Our Mothers transmits the listener to the squats where the music was composed.

The two key tracks from the original soundtrack bookend the album but, in these guises, add nothing to the collection. Iggy’s "Lust For Life" is given a reboot by The Prodigy who continue their downward creative trajectory and add pointless noise to the original, while Underworld’s "Born Slippy (Nuxx)", brought back as "Slow Slippy", is exactly that - nothing more than the closing techno outro pitched right down with the occasional use of that riff. It's pointless.

The soundtrack also highlights the lack of current rock bands operating at the height of their powers. Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay and Kasabian aside - none of who are appropriate for the film - British bands simply don't operate at the same kind of level as Blur, Pulp and Primal Scream did at the time, and although the 'rock is dead' mantra is pure nonsense, T2 does point out that the scene is ripe for a new jolt of energy, one the likes of Slaves, Catfish & The Bottlemen, Blossoms etc. are clearly incapable of providing.

One of the best things about the original soundtrack was its embracing of what was happening in the club scene at the time, with Leftfield, the aforementioned Underworld and the progressive house classic "For What You Dream Of" by John Digweed in his Bedrock guise making the original much more than a bunch of Britpop bands alongside some old stuff. T2 doesn’t really incorporate much in terms of dance-friendly music, and it suffers, despite being a relatively strong collection overall.