"5:17" - Thom Yorke: As Thomas Shelby arrives back at the hospital in the rain, Lizzie informs him that Ruby has died before he got there. "Kill Them With Kindness" - Idles: After Arthur gives Isiah and the new Peaky Blinders a pep talk outside the Liverpool Docks, the Idles song "Kill Them With Kindness" plays as the group march into the buildings in search of their target. "Miracle" by Bambara plays as Isiah shows the men to Arthur, with the vocal line cutting in just as the scene transitions to Tommy and Esme (Aimee-Ffion Edwards) up in the mountains. Isiah recruits some of his cousins to join them and shows them to Arthur for approval. "Miracle" - Bambara: Ada tells Isiah (Daryl McCormack) to take Arthur with him to the Liverpool docks to confront the man that has been stealing the Shelby opium. "Red Right Hand" - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: The music on the end credits for Peaky Blinders season 6, episode 2, brings back Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' "Red Right Hand," the song that has served as the Peaky Blinders theme song for the first 5 seasons. “Ain’t No Grave” – Anna Calvi: As Tommy enters the cathedral to meet with Jack Nelson (James Frecheville), Anna Calvi's cover of Johnny Cash's "Ain't No Grave" plays for the second time in Peaky Blinders season 6. "You're Not God" - Anna Calvi: As Oswald Mosley (Sam Claflin) finishes his preparations for his fascist rally, Anna Calvi's "You're Not God" once again plays and continues to score Tommy Shelby and Lizzie's (Natasha O'Keefe) entrance to the event. The song deals with a man's assumed victory as the death of many others hangs in the balance. Tommy waits for the song to dramatically conclude before speaking. "Nessun Dorma" - from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini: As Tommy Shelby exits the elevator when visiting Alfie Solomons (Tom Hardy), Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" can be heard playing and is eventually revealed to be a record that Alfie is listening. “Ain’t No Grave” – Anna Calvi: When Tommy Shelby goes to visit Michael at Norfolk Prison, Anna Calvi’s cover of the Johnny Cash song “Ain't No Grave” plays until he gets out into the yard at the end of Peaky Blinders season 6, episode 1. Gina turns the music off at Tommy’s request, but starts the same song up again later to annoy him. “Sixteen Men Swinging” – Count Basie: When Tommy Shelby goes to see Gina, she is listening to the jazz son “Sixteen Men Swinging” by Count Basie, a jazz musician that was active from 1924 until his death in 1984. “Disorder” – Joy Division: Joy Division’s “Disorder” begins to play as Ada Shelby (Sophie Rundle) leaves the opium den after seeing to Arthur Shelby (Paul Anderson) and continues as Gina (Anya Taylor-Joy) goes to visit Michael (Finn Cole) at Norfolk Prison in Boston. It plays over the recap at the start of Peaky Blinders season 6 episode 1, and ends with the title card. “You’re Not God” – Anna Calvi: Anna Calvi is the musical composer for Peaky Blinders season 5 and 6, and “You’re Not God” is one of her original compositions for the TV series. With that said, here is a complete soundtrack guide to every song in Peaky Blinders season 6. As much as Peaky Blinders knows how to use music, it knows how to use silence as well, and it is noteworthy that the Peaky Blinders season 6, episode 1, the end credits pay tribute to Helen McCrory, who played Polly Gray, and forgoes using music, using the simple sounds of nature instead. "Red Right Hand” by Nick Cave has served as the Peaky Blinders theme song for 5 seasons, but plays a reduced role in Peakh Blinders season 6, signaling the larger character changes at play for Tommy Shelby. Peaky Blinders has a strong history of using anachronistic music that leans heavily on blues and folk influences to highlight powerful moments, and Peaky Blinders season 6 episode 1 has already shown the power of subverting that trend. Related: Clever Peaky Blinders Season 6 Detail Already Teased Arthur's Death As he wrestles with questions of mortality and morality, Tommy Shelby's journey seems like it might have a definitive end in sight. With a time jump to 1933, Peaky Blinders season 6 sees Tommy Shelby exploring his options in America and facing a new age of jazz (which he doesn’t care for). Peaky Blinders season 6 picked up where season 5 left off as Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) contemplates suicide after the failed assassination of Oswald Mosley.
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