Blood Star Soundtrack

One of the most important musical choices in the film is “Hell” by Northern Irish garage punk blues duo The Bonnevilles. The track accompanies the opening title sequence and Bobbi’s first drive through the desert, creating one of the film’s most immediately memorable contrasts: she is carefree, singing along to the radio and seemingly enjoying the freedom of the open road, while the audience is already being drawn into a story that will become increasingly dangerous.

“Hell” by The Bonnevilles

The Bonnevilles are a two-piece from Northern Ireland, formed around guitarist and vocalist Andrew McGibbon and drummer Chris McMullan. Their music mixes blues, garage rock and punk into a stripped-back, raw sound that feels both contemporary and rooted in older American blues traditions.

That made “Hell” an unusually natural fit for Blood Star.

The song appears during the film’s opening title sequence as Bobbi drives alone across the American desert. At this point, she is relaxed, singing along with the radio and enjoying the journey. The music gives the sequence energy and personality before the film begins to tighten around her.

There is also an intentional irony in using a song called Hell during what initially appears to be one of Bobbi’s most carefree moments.

The desert is beautiful, the road is open and Bobbi appears completely free. Within a short time, however, that same road will become the place where she is trapped.

Music That Defines Bobbi

The soundtrack was chosen not simply to provide atmosphere, but to reveal character.

Hearing Bobbi sing along in the car immediately tells us something about her that dialogue alone could not. She is independent, slightly reckless, comfortable on her own and enjoying the temporary anonymity of being somewhere far from home.

For a few moments, there is no Sheriff, no pursuit and no threat. There is simply Bobbi, the car, the music and the desert.

That sense of freedom is important because the film gradually removes it.

As Blood Star progresses, music gives way increasingly to tension, silence, engines, wind and environmental sound. The contrast makes the opening feel even more distant as Bobbi’s journey turns from road trip into survival.

The Bonnevilles and the Sound of Blood Star

A major part of the licensed soundtrack comes from The Bonnevilles, the Northern Irish garage punk blues duo whose stripped-down combination of guitar, drums and raw vocals fits naturally with the world of Blood Star.

Their track “Hell” accompanies the opening title sequence and Bobbi’s first drive through the desert. She is carefree, singing along to the radio and enjoying the apparent freedom of the open road, while the title of the song quietly foreshadows the direction her journey is about to take.

The Bonnevilles have also built a strong reputation for screen music placements beyond Blood Star. Their song “Long Runs the Fox” was featured in Season 2 of Amazon Prime Video’s hit series Reacher, placing their music within another contemporary screen world built around roads, violence, outsiders and American landscapes.

That connection makes their music particularly well suited to Blood Star. The band’s sound draws from blues and roots music but pushes it through garage rock and punk, creating something raw and physical rather than polished or nostalgic.

The film also features “10’000” by The Bonnevilles, extending their presence beyond the opening sequence and helping establish a consistent musical identity across the film.

The Mandelbrot Shakes

The soundtrack also features music by The Mandelbrot Shakes, whose tracks “Losing My Way” and “Didn’t It Rain” appear in the film.

While less widely known internationally than The Bonnevilles, their music contributes to the same independent, slightly rough-edged musical world that runs through Blood Star.

Rather than relying on obvious mainstream soundtrack choices, the film uses independent artists whose music feels as though it belongs naturally inside Bobbi’s world.

This mixture of licensed songs and original score gives Blood Star two distinct musical languages: the songs belong to the characters, cars, radios and physical world of the film, while Felix Lindsell-Hales’ original score increasingly takes over as the story moves deeper into psychological tension.

Music from the Road to the Score

At the beginning of Blood Star, music represents freedom.

Bobbi chooses what she listens to, sings along and moves through the desert on her own terms. As the film progresses and her choices begin to disappear, the soundtrack changes with her.

The licensed tracks by The Bonnevilles and The Mandelbrot Shakes gradually give way to the more unsettling original score by Felix Lindsell-Hales, helping the film move almost imperceptibly from road movie into survival thriller.

The result is a soundtrack built around the same transition as the film itself: freedom becoming isolation, movement becoming entrapment, and an open road becoming somewhere increasingly difficult to escape.