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Kill Bill Vol. 1 Original Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the first volume of the two-part Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill. Released on September 23, 2003, it reached #45 on the Billboard 200 album chart and #1 on the soundtracks chart. It was organized, and mostly produced and orchestrated by RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan.

Soundtrack development

In a 2003 Interview, RZA spoke about the soundtrack's creation process:

It was more of a collaboration. He had an idea and a vision when he wrote the script. I think I was more of somebody that kept it in the guidelines of what he wanted. He was like, here go the eggs, the milk, the cake, the sugar, everything, and I’m going to stir it up. Put this in the oven, watch it, take it out in forty-five minutes. Now, am I going to take it out in forty five minutes or am I going to fall asleep? I made sure it got out and if I saw something wrong with it, I fixed it. So when he saw it, he was like, this is cake. There was one situation where you see, "Crane and White Lightning." That’s part of the original score, so it’s not really a song. A lot of that stuff is what I use to keep the vibe going between songs. "Crane and White Lightning" is a piece of music that Quentin wanted on the soundtrack, but was originally set for a Metallica track. There’s only one piece of music that I didn’t feel comfortable with when we were done. We lost a sample, I made one Hip Hop beat. I was like I gotta throw one in there. Quentin loved this beat. We rocked with it and it was one of the first things we did. I could've gotten away with it. It was a sample, but so undetectable. So unnoticeable. I wanted to take a chance, but in the movie business you can’t take those kind of chances. I wouldn’t risk nobody else. If it was my movie, I would have taken a chance. But this is Quentin Tarantino’s movie.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"Sonny BonoNancy Sinatra2:40
2."That Certain Female"Charlie FeathersCharlie Feathers3:02
3."The Grand Duel (Parte Prima)[fn 1]"Luis BacalovLuis Bacalov3:24
4."Twisted Nerve[fn 2]"Bernard HerrmannBernard Herrmann1:27
5."Queen of the Crime Council" (Dialogue) Lucy Liu and Julie Dreyfus0:56
6."Ode to Oren Ishii[fn 3]"
The RZA2:05
7."Run Fay Run[fn 4]"Isaac HayesIsaac Hayes2:46
8."Green Hornet"Billy MayAl Hirt2:18
9."Battle Without Honor or Humanity[fn 5]"Tomoyasu HoteiTomoyasu Hotei2:28
10."Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood / Esmeralda Suite"
Santa Esmeralda featuring Leroy Gómez10:29
11."Woo Hoo"George Donald McGrawThe 5.6.7.8's1:59
12."Crane/White Lightning[fn 6]"
  • The RZA
  • Charles Bernstein
The RZA and Charles Bernstein1:37
13."The Flower of Carnage[fn 7]" (修羅の花; Shura no Hana)
Meiko Kaji3:52
14."The Lonely Shepherd"James LastGheorghe Zamfir4:20
15."You're My Wicked Life" (Dialogue) David Carradine, Julie Dreyfus, and Uma Thurman1:14
16."Ironside[fn 8]" (Excerpt)Quincy JonesQuincy Jones0:16
17."Super 16[fn 9]" (Excerpt)
Neu!1:06
18."Yakuza Oren 1"The RZAThe RZA0:22
19."Banister Fight"The RZAThe RZA0:21
20."Flip Sting" (SFX)  0:04
21."Sword Swings" (SFX)  0:05
22."Axe Throws" (SFX)  0:11
Total length:47:02

The last three are merely noises that occur as sound effects in the film. The vinyl record version includes only the first fifteen tracks.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Originally from the 1972 film The Grand Duel
  2. ^ Originally from the 1968 film Twisted Nerve
  3. ^ Incorporates "Seven Notes in Black" by Vince Tempera
  4. ^ Originally from the 1974 film Three Tough Guys
  5. ^ Originally from the 2000 film New Battles Without Honor or Humanity
  6. ^ Original version from the 1973 film White Lightning
  7. ^ Originally from the 1973 film Lady Snowblood
  8. ^ Originally from the 1967 TV series Ironside
  9. ^ Originally from the 1973 album Neu! 2 and featured in the 1976 film Master of the Flying Guillotine

Also not included

Numerous tracks used in the film and to advertise it were not included in the soundtrack album:

  • "Seven Notes in Black" by Vince Tempera – From Sette note in nero ("Seven Notes in Black"; AKA The Psychic). Heard when The Bride awakens and fends off her would-be rapists; background music for the RZA's "Ode to O-ren"
  • "Truck Turner Theme" by Isaac Hayes – heard, appropriately enough, when The Bride tracks down Buck's truck.
  • "Music Box Dancer" by Frank Mills - heard when the Bride pulls up to Vernita Green's house.
  • "A Long Day of Vengeance" by Armando Trovaioli – From I lunghi giorni della vendetta. Heard in the anime sequence after one of Boss Matsumoto's men murders O-Ren's father.
  • "Kaifuku Suru Kizu (The Wound That Heals)" by Lily Chou-Chou – From the film All About Lily Chou-Chou. Heard when The Bride marvels at Hattori Hanzo's sword collection.
  • "I'm Blue" and "I Walk Like Jayne Mansfield" – additional songs performed by the 5.6.7.8's in the House of Blue Leaves.
  • "From Man to Man" from the Death Rides a Horse soundtrack by Ennio Morricone – heard in the House of Blue Leaves battle. Used prominently to advertise Kill Bill.
  • "Kenka Karate Kyokushin Ken Opening Theme" – heard in the house of Blue Leaves when the bride fights the boss of the crazy 88s.
  • "Nobody but Me" by The Human Beinz – heard in the House of Blue Leaves battle.
  • "Police Check Point" by Harry Betts (from the film Black Mama White Mama) – heard briefly in the House of Blue Leaves battle.
  • "Yagyu Conspiracy" by Toshiaki Tsushima (from Shogun's Samurai) – background music for "You're My Wicked Life"
  • "Funky Fanfare" by Keith Mansfield – heard as the logo music for the Our Feature Presentation film snipe.
  • "I Giorni Dell'Ira" by Riz Ortolani (from Day of Anger) – heard when The Bride plucks an eye from one of the Crazy 88. This track would be later used in Django Unchained, where it was included in the soundtrack.
  • "Champions of Death" by Shunsuke Kikuchi (from Champion of Death) – heard in the House of Blue Leaves battle.
  • Other brief clips are not included nor are credits as to who wrote or performed them available.

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[22]Gold35,000^
Belgium (BEA)[23]Gold25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[24]Gold50,000^
France (SNEP)[25]2× Gold200,000*
Greece (IFPI Greece)[26]Gold10,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[27]Gold20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[28]Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA)[30]Gold502,000[29]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

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