The Commitments were formed for the 1991 Irish film of the same name. Adapted from a novel by Roddy Doyle, the movie used actors who were largely inexperienced and were cast as band members on the strength of their musical backgrounds. Members included lead singer Andrew Strong; backup singers Angeline Ball, Bronagh Gallagher, and Maria Doyle Kennedy; trumpeter Johnny Murphy; lead guitarist Glen Hansard; bassist Kenneth McCluskey; saxophonist Félim Gormley; pianist Michael Aherne; and drummers Dick Massey and Dave Finnegan.