Cillian Murphy and Fontaines D.C.'s Grian Chatten have shared insights into Nick Cave's re-recorded version of 'Red Right Hand' for the 'Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man' movie. The track, originally the 1994 theme for the Netflix series, features in the film's soundtrack alongside new songs. The movie premiered on Netflix on March 20.
The 'Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man' movie, a spin-off from the hit Netflix series, arrived on the streaming service on March 20. Cillian Murphy reprises his role as Tommy Shelby, joined by Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Roth, Sophie Rundle, Barry Keoghan, and Stephen Graham. Last month, the soundtrack was revealed, including five new songs by artists such as Amy Taylor of Amyl & the Sniffers, Lankum, Girl In The Year Above, and members of Fontaines D.C., including Grian Chatten, Carlos O’Connell, and Tom Coll. Nick Cave contributed a fresh take on his 1994 track 'Red Right Hand,' the original series theme, renamed in the source as 'Right Hand Man' in one instance but consistently 'Red Right Hand' elsewhere. Murphy explained in a Netflix clip that they “very deliberately” held back the theme tune to have Cave perform it “at his age now,” creating a “broken and shattered” effect. Chatten noted he was “hyper-listening to the new details of his voice, to discover how much time had passed, not only for him, but for Tommy.” Murphy added that withholding it until Tommy is “up on the horse, but he’s battered” enhances the impact, with Chatten describing Tommy as “covered in mud” and Cave's voice as “covered in age marks of living.” They also discussed Chatten’s song 'Puppet' from the soundtrack. Murphy recalled attending Fontaines D.C.'s intimate launch for their 2024 album 'Romance' and feeling their music fit 'Peaky Blinders,' prompting director Tom Harper and himself to commission original tracks. Chatten called it a “songwriter’s dream” to create something “inherently Peaky,” noting 'Puppet's delicate lyrics and prominent vocals. Murphy has praised Fontaines D.C. for their “outlaw quality” suiting the series. NME's three-star review described the film as a “sombre final chapter” that “wraps things up as tightly as a burial shroud.”