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Jackie Brown: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture is the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino's motion picture Jackie Brown. It was originally released on December 9, 1997. The soundtrack uses a variety of music genres, including soul. The soundtrack also includes dialogue from the motion picture and a lack of typical film score, similar to the other soundtracks of Tarantino films.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Across 110th Street"Bobby WomackBobby Womack and Peace3:48
2."Beaumont's Lament" (Dialogue) Samuel L. Jackson and Robert de Niro0:50
3."Strawberry Letter 23"Shuggie OtisThe Brothers Johnson4:58
4."Melanie, Simone and Sheronda" (Dialogue) Samuel L. Jackson and Robert de Niro0:32
5."Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?"Bill WithersBill Withers3:12
6."Tennessee Stud"Jimmy DriftwoodJohnny Cash2:54
7."Natural High"Charles McCormickBloodstone4:54
8."Long Time Woman"Les BaxterPam Grier2:52
9."Detroit 9000" (Dialogue) Council Cargle0:07
10."(Holy Matrimony) Letter to the Firm"
Foxy Brown3:26
11."Street Life"
Randy Crawford4:18
12."Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"
The Delfonics3:21
13."Midnight Confessions"Lou JosieThe Grass Roots2:43
14."Inside My Love"
Minnie Riperton3:56
15."Just Ask Melanie" (Dialogue) Samuel L. Jackson, Robert de Niro, and Bridget Fonda0:43
16."The Lions and the Cucumber"
  • Manfred Hübler
  • Siegfried Schwab
The Vampire Sound Incorporation5:07
17."Monte Carlo Nights"Elliot EastonElliot Easton's Tiki Gods3:25
Total length:51:06

Tarantino's selection process for the songs

Tarantino has said that in developing the script for Jackie Brown, he decided on the majority of the songs during the writing stage.[2] He added:

More or less the way my method works is you have got to find the opening credit sequence first. That starts it off from me. I find the personality of the piece through the music that is going to be in it [...] It is the rhythm of the film. Once I know I want to do something, then it is a simple matter of me diving into my record collection and finding the songs that give me the rhythm of my movie.

Other tracks heard in the film

Some of the songs used in the film were not included in the commercially released soundtrack. These songs are listed during the film's credits.

Personnel

  • Quentin Tarantino and Lawrence Bender – Executive album producers
  • Mary Ramos and Michele Huznetsky – Music consultants
  • Tom Baker – Mastering
  • Ann Karlin and John Katovsich – Music coordinators

Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[3]Gold100,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[4]Gold100,000*
United States—321,000[5]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ The Guardian Quentin Tarantino interview (II) with Pam Grier, Robert Forster and Lawrence Bender. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
  3. ^ "French album certifications – B.O.F. – Jackie Brown" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  4. ^ "British album certifications – Original Soundtrack – Jackie Brown". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  5. ^ Donahue, Ann (5 September 2009). "The Billboard Q&A: Quentin". Billboard. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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