As a guy who studied abroad in Ireland in 2009, I couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised by the amount of Irish music in Ryan Coogler's Mississippi Delta epic, Sinners. Shout-out to everyone in Allihies, where I stayed for a few weeks and where I'm dying to go back to, soon. I have to admit, I was eager to join the vampires in a jig when they started hitting the 'Rocky Road to Dublin', and I was tapping my feet to the other rebel songs that he put into the spotlight. It turns out, Coogler is a big fan of these tunes and had some great reasons for them being in the movie. Coogler appeared on the Filmmaker Toolkit podcast, where he addressed the Irish music, saying, “I’m obsessed with Irish folk music, my kids are obsessed with it, my first name is Irish.” Coogler continued, “I think it’s not known how much crossover there is between African American culture and Irish culture, and how much that stuff is loved in our community.”The lead vampire in this movie, Remmick, is played by Irish actor Jack O’Connell, and his dancing lures our heroes toward a life where racism doesn't exist, and everyone gets to exist together in eternal life. The only trade-off is never seeing a sunrise or really being able to feel again, which is the core of music. 'Sinners'Credit: Warner Bros.I was struck by Remmick singing these rebel songs, when the world he's offering the other characters of Sinners...
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