{"id":7223,"date":"2026-02-18T09:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/?p=7223"},"modified":"2026-02-18T12:32:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:32:55","slug":"arachnophonia-sinners-soundtrack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2026\/02\/arachnophonia-sinners-soundtrack\/","title":{"rendered":"Arachnophonia: “Sinners” soundtrack"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note:<\/strong> Arachnophonia<\/a> (\u201cArachno\u201d = spider \/ \u201c-phonia\u201d = sound) is a regular feature on our blog where members of the UR community can share their thoughts about resources from the Parsons Music Library<\/a>\u2018s collection.<\/p>\n

All links included in these posts will take you to either the library catalog record for the item in question<\/a> or to additional relevant<\/a> information from<\/a> around the web<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s installment of Arachnophonia<\/a> is by student manager Julie (class of 2028) and features the soundtrack to the 2025 film Sinners<\/strong> on vinyl<\/a>. Thanks, Julie!<\/em><\/p>\n

Sinners<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Sinners<\/p>\n

The soundtrack of the 2025 vampire horror film Sinners<\/em><\/a> features powerful renditions of known songs from the 1930s and early 1940s that bridge the gap between tradition and modernity. Guided by intentionality, historical accuracy, and his own experience with American blues music, producer Ludwig G\u00f6ransson<\/a> drew from various genres, including blues, Irish folk, gospel, jazz, and soul. Through its attention to technical detail and inventive blend of styles, the soundtrack<\/a> alone is enough to make the movie worth watching. <\/p>\n

One of my two favorite tracks on the album, \u201cRocky Road to Dublin<\/a>,\u201d starts off more slowly and quickly evolves into a lively mixed-meter jig with strong vocals and even stronger energy. In contrast, the other, \u201cWill Ye Go, Lassie Go?<\/a>\u201d is captivating with its simple melody and rich harmonies that manage to sound like home, even while being sung by a band of mildly-threatening vampires. <\/p>\n

In vastly different ways, these two songs (along with all the others on the soundtrack) capture the heart and soul that was put into the film, as well as the hearts of listeners and viewers alike. The masterful musicians of Sinners<\/a><\/em> have truly earned their place in Parsons Music Library.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note: Arachnophonia (\u201cArachno\u201d = spider \/ \u201c-phonia\u201d = sound) is a regular feature on our blog where members of the UR community can share their thoughts about resources from the Parsons Music Library\u2018s collection. All links included in these … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15223,15242],"tags":[61217,232024,37975,61329,1346,232302,15232,232135,232300,76062,232301,232298,232299,1344,53121,231324,232259,231329,230949],"class_list":["post-7223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collection","category-promotional","tag-arachnophonia","tag-arachnophonia-25-26","tag-blues","tag-film-soundtrack","tag-folk","tag-gospel","tag-jazz","tag-julie","tag-ludwig-goransson","tag-movie-soundtrack","tag-ryan-coogler","tag-sinners","tag-sinners-soundtrack","tag-soul","tag-soundtrack","tag-vinyl","tag-vinyl-collection","tag-vinyl-lp","tag-vinyl-records"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7223"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7227,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7223\/revisions\/7227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}