Not content with appearing in front of the camera, Colin Farrell has covered The Bobby Fuller Four's 'I Fought The Law' for his new film, interMission, which opens here on August 29.

Described as "an urban love story about people adrift and their convoluted journeys in the search for some kind of love", it's produced by Stephen Wooley, Neil Jordan and Alan Moloney and also stars Shirley Henderson, Kelly MacDonald, Colm Meaney, Cillian Murphy and Barbara Bergin.

Farrell – whose vocal style is best described as "Keith Duffy meets Shane MacGowan" – recorded the song during a brief visit to Dublin in March.

"We sort of bolted it together," says producer Frank Kearns. "I played guitar on it and did the recording in my own Salt Studios and then laid Colin's vocal on top in Windmill Lane. It's more like the Clash version than than the original – very raw and obviously made in Ireland!"

Released on the same day as the film, the soundtrack also features a track apiece from U2, The Thrills, Turin Breaks, Ron Sexsmith, Relish, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Fonda 500, Magnetic Fields, Clannad and John Murphy.