National Theatre of Scotland

Douglas Maxwell's playlist

for The Miracle Man

Ever wonder where writers get their inspiration from?

The Miracle Man writer, Douglas Maxwell, is a huge music fan and the songs he listens to have a big influence on his work.

Check out Douglas's playlist below, then log on to Spotify and listen to the music that inspired the writing of The Miracle Man.

“I always make a CD for each play I write," says Douglas. "It helps me get back into the swing of it should I have to re-draft months later."

“The Miracle Man took so long and had so many faces that there a handful of CDs knocking about. For the breakthrough draft I had two. One for the fast, pop, bright “up” bits and one for the sadder bits.”

The “up” CD included . . .

Race For The Prize by The Flaming Lips
Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
Everything Flows by Teenage Fanclub
Not The Same by Ben Folds
Strange Attraction by The Cure
Fresh Feeling by Eels
Kinky Afro by Happy Mondays
I Can’t Believe What You Say by Ike and Tina Turner
Tumbling Dice by The Rolling Stones
Check out Douglas's complete playlist on Spotify.

On the “sad” CD was . . .

Agnus Dei by Rufus Wainwright
Glass, Concrete and Stone by David Byrne
Sunset Coming On by Damon Albarn
Leslie by King Creosote
Dream Baby Dream by Bruce Springsteen
Wolf at the Door by Radiohead
I’m Still Here by Tom Waits
I’d Love To by Morrissey
Most of the Time by Bob Dylan
He Wants You by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Now, log on to Spotify and hear the rest of Douglas Maxwell's Miracle mix.