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Peaky Blinders is packed with popular soundtracks. We all know that music adds life to a specific scene of a movie or a TV show. The background scores of this series helped boost the viewership on Netflix. For example, music by Nick Cave in season 1, Black Sabbath in season 5, Johny Cash or Dan Auerbach in season 2, or Radiohead in season 3 added life to the scenes.
Steven Knight, the show's co-curator, launched a Peaky Blinders Music Festival in Birmingham. Calvi addressed NME and said,
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"It’s a whole new thing for me, but it felt completely natural. Bizarrely, I feel like I can really relate to the characters. It was a really good fit."
At the festival, fans celebrated the music and met some of the creators and cast. This article will help you explore the 5 soundtracks of this show that helped the production team to add life to every scene and character.
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Disclaimer: This article is written according to the author's opinion. Readers’ discretion is advised.
The Wizard and War Pigs (Black Sabbath)
It's a song by the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. The band is popular among music lovers for its lead vocalist, Ozzy Osbourne, and Tony Iommi, the lead guitarist. You might be familiar with The Wizard from season 5 of Peaky Blinders. Anthony Byne, the director of the show's fifth and sixth seasons, said,
“We’ll be using the tracks ‘The Wizard’ and ‘War Pigs.’ We built a music library with songs that we tested in different scenes. Black Sabbath seemed perfect."
The Wizard had been played in Black Tuesday episode of the show. In addition, this song is popular for its lyrics.
Saved these Words (Laura Marling)
It is a song created by Laura in 2013. The song was played in The Duel episode of Peaky Blinders. The director of the season planned to execute the soundtrack during a scene where Aberama Gold and Polly were shown in the woods by the fire.
Apart from this show, the soundtrack was also used in the series Wild Bill. It was played in episode 4 of the first season.
You and Whose Army (Radiohead)
It is also a famous rock song played in the season three premiere of Peaky Blinders. A Reddit user by the name of Puffonstuff said,
"I was personally not impressed with season three, but I think they really nailed the music. If you enjoyed that scene I think you will like what's in store in terms of the way music is interlaced with scenes."
The scene showed us the aristocratic lifestyle of Shelby's family. The song ends by showing Cillian Murphy entering a money locker room.
Danny Boy (John Cash)
It's a song from 1965 played during the season 2 premiere of Peaky Blinders. The music was played when Thomas Shelby was hiding before killing Eamonn Duggan at the foundry.
It is an Irish folk soundtrack written by Fredric Watherly in 1910. Some people interpreted the song as a message from a parent to a son going off to war. It resembles the scene from the series showing Thomas executing Duggan.
Martha's Dream (Nick Cave and Warren Ellis)
This song was played in the first season of the show. It was played when Campbell entered Birmingham at night. In addition, the soundtrack was played in the fourth episode of the first season.
The song's melancholic violin and beautiful piano arrangement captivated many fans of Western music.
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