Smith has been working with director Danny Boyle for two decades after the director used the band's music in his 1996 film "Trainspotting". As part of Underworld, Smith scored the soundtrack for Boyle’s stage production of Frankenstein in 2011, and in 2012 undertook a solo venture creating the soundtrack to Boyle’s film "Trance". Smith was appointed the musical director for the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony which was directed by Boyle. Smith worked with Boyle on his 2017 follow-up film "T2 Trainspotting".