Sinners, the new horror film by Ryan Coolger, starring Michael B. Jordan, takes fans beyond the film with a must-hear backstory available on Spotify.
The official soundtrack and curated Spotify playlist offer an immersive extension of the film’s atmosphere. At the heart of it is newcomer Miles Caton, who portrays Preacher Boy and delivers raw, magnetic vocal performances. His original songs appear alongside a score from Oscar-winning composer Ludwig Göransson, a frequent creative partner of director Ryan Coogler.
In addition to the original compositions, the playlist features a rich selection of blues tracks that Coogler and Göransson have cited as spiritual and sonic influences. But the most intriguing detail is buried just beneath the surface. Tapping on tracks labeled “Sinners Movie” redirects listeners to a dedicated artist profile for the film. There, fans will find more than just music.
Scroll to the profile’s bio section and a cryptic passage sets the tone for the film’s mythos.
“There are legends of people born with the gift of making music so true it can pierce the veil between life and death,” it begins.
These individuals—called Filí in ancient Ireland, Firekeepers in Choctaw tradition, and Griots in West Africa—were seen as vessels of divine sound. They could heal, connect generations, and summon spirits. But such a gift, the text warns, attracts darkness.
This mystical idea drives the film’s opening scenes, where music serves not just as a motif but as a lure—for vampires and other entities hungry for power.
Fans paying close attention will notice the page’s header image is a carved wood portrait of Preacher Boy, taken directly from the film. Clicking it unlocks a carousel of visual artifacts. Among them are more wood carvings, followed by a series of in-universe newspaper clippings that deepen the lore.
One article recounts how Smoke and Stack, twin bootleggers, pitted the Irish and Italian mobs against each other in a turf war. While the gangs turned on one another, the brothers slipped away—until the vampires came calling.
Another clipping, dated even earlier, reports a massacre aboard an Irish cargo ship. That haunting detail is the first clue about Remmick, the film’s main vampire, and his violent arrival on American shores.
The Sinners team has built an immersive world that rewards curiosity. Much like the viral campaign surrounding The Dark Knight trilogy, this experience blends narrative depth with a scavenger-hunt aesthetic.
It invites fans not just to watch—but to dig, to decode, and to uncover the myth beneath the music.
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