I was wondering as I watched the film (for the second time) if the differing types of music were meant to be tied to areas of London considered/known to have large populations of those particular ethnic groups?
While I often feel quite conflicted about the inclusion of Irish music in films (as a sign of those jolly, more-in-touch-with . . . something Celts), I did like it in this due to both the obvious historical large Irish population in 19th century London and the actual real Irish accents of minor characters who were mainly underworld types, yes, but the underworld was populated with many differing ethnic groups and languages, and it was good to see - even in Holmes' hypothetical flashback - not only an Irish scientist meddling in things beyond mortal ken, but of course the arch-criminal and genius equal to Holmes is also either Irish or of Irish-descent. (I can't remember if Moriarty is ever explicitly described as Irish in the stories).
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While I often feel quite conflicted about the inclusion of Irish music in films (as a sign of those jolly, more-in-touch-with . . . something Celts), I did like it in this due to both the obvious historical large Irish population in 19th century London and the actual real Irish accents of minor characters who were mainly underworld types, yes, but the underworld was populated with many differing ethnic groups and languages, and it was good to see - even in Holmes' hypothetical flashback - not only an Irish scientist meddling in things beyond mortal ken, but of course the arch-criminal and genius equal to Holmes is also either Irish or of Irish-descent. (I can't remember if Moriarty is ever explicitly described as Irish in the stories).