Why "Red Right Hand" Is In Every Scream Movie (But Not Scre4m)
Minor spoilers ahead for Scream 5.
Here’s why the song “Red Right Hand” is in every Scream movie, including 2022's Scream, except Scream 4. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ “Red Right Hand” has become as much a part of the Scream franchise as Ghostface’s mask. The song, originally released on the Australian band’s eighth album in 1994, first played in 1996’s Scream and has been a staple ever since.
Before it became an unofficial theme song of Scream and its sequels, “Red Right Hand” was used in Dumb and Dumber and in an episode of The X-Files. It’s also seen a resurgence in popularity as the theme song in Netflix’s Peaky Blinders starring Cillian Murphy. However, the song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will always be associated with the Scream franchise. Its music and lyrics complement 1996’s Scream, with the song playing during scenes of intensity and as the Woodsboro residents close up shop, leaving the streets empty as the very Western vibes and lyrics foreshadow a killer coming to town and wreaking havoc. “Red Right Hand” became so integral to the Scream franchise that the song was rewritten and re-recorded for Scream 3, used during a production conversation about the in-universe movie Stab 3.
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Why “Red Right Hand” isn’t featured in Scream 4 is allegedly due to copyright reasons. However, the details surrounding the song’s omission from the horror sequel — and the supposed copyright issues that might have prevented it from being used — are ultimately unclear. The song was not on the soundtrack that was released ahead of the film’s theatrical release, which didn’t bode well for its use in Scream 4. Considering the remixed version by DJ Spooky was used in
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