When weird 80s British synthpop group Freur ended up becoming hugely influential early to mid-90s EDM band Underworld, they ended up becoming pretty famous because of the use of some of their songs in famous "alternative" movies; "Born Slippy NUXX" was in the soundtrack for Trainspotting and "Cowgirl" (arguably their most recognizable song) was on the soundtrack for Hackers. It doesn't really fit the definition of hardtrance by any means. Released in 2008—many years after the 1994 original release of "Cowgirl" on an unofficial release called Tim Davison Edits Vol. 1, the track wasn't even titled (although it's pretty darn obvious what it is, given that "Cowgirl" is a famous and well-known mid-90s minimalist techno anthem)—discogs calls it either electro house or progressive house.
But part of that is what I've been saying all along; the stylistic differences that separate "genres" of EDM are too esoteric and nitpicky to really matter to most people. I had long ago thrown this in my list of songs that I'd mix in with what was actually hardtrance and acid. It came up to be included when I made my randomized list for my first megamix, and coincidentally, it came up again pretty quickly in my blog "song of the day" highlights.
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