Kill Bill Volume 1 (soundtrack)
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| Kill Bill: Volume 1 | ||
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| Soundtrack by Kill Bill: Volume 1 | ||
| Released | September 23, 2003 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Soundtrack | |
| Length | 47:02 | |
| Label | ??? | |
| Producer(s) | ??? | |
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The Kill Bill: Volume 1 OST is the soundtrack to the first volume of the two-part Quentin Tarantino film, Kill Bill. First released on September 23, 2003, it reached #45 on the Billboard 200 album chart and #1 on the soundtracks chart. It was organized (And, to a certain extent, produced and orchestrated) by RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan.
[edit] Track listing
- "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" by Nancy Sinatra – 2:40
- "That Certain Female" by Charlie Feathers – 3:02
- "The Grand Duel (Parte Prima)" by Luis Bacalov – 3:24
- "Twisted Nerve" by Bernard Hermann – 1:27
- "Queen of the Crime Council" by Lucy Liu and Julie Dreyfus – 0:56
- "Ode To Oren Ishii" by The RZA – 2:05
- "Run Fay Run" by Isaac Hayes – 2:46
- "Green Hornet Theme" by Al Hirt – 2:18
- "Battle Without Honor or Humanity" by Tomoyasu Hotei – 2:28
- "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" by Santa Esmeralda – 10:29
- "Woo Hoo" (cover The Rock-A-Teens) by The 5.6.7.8's – 1:59
- "Crane/White Lightning" by The RZA and Charles Bernstein – 1:37
- "The Flower of Carnage" by Meiko Kaji – 3:52
- "The Lonely Shepherd" by Gheorghe Zamfir and James Last – 4:20
- "You're My Wicked Life" by David Carradine, Julie Dreyfus and Uma Thurman – 1:14
- "Ironside" (excerpt) by Quincy Jones – 0:16
- "Super 16" (excerpt) by NEU! – 1:06
- "Yakuza Oren 1" by The RZA – 0:22
- "Banister Fight" by The RZA – 0:21
- "Flip Sting" (SFX) – 0:04
- "Sword Swings" (SFX) – 0:05
- "Axe Throws" (SFX) – 0:11
[edit] Not included
Numerous noteworthy tracks used in the film and to advertise it were not included in the soundtrack album:
• "Seven Notes in Black" by Vince Tempra --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.
• "A Long Day of Vengeance" by Armando Trovaioi --heard in the animé sequence.
• "Kaifuku Suru Kizu (The Wound That Heals)" by Salyu --heard when The Bride marvels at Hattori Hanzo's sword collection.
• "I'm Blue" and "I Walk Like Jayne Mansfield" additional songs perfomred 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.
• "Theme from Day of Anger" by Riz Ortolani; heard briefly in the House of Blue Leaves battle.
• "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.
• "Yagu Conspiracy" by Toshiaki Tsushima (from Shogun's Samurai) background music for "You're My Wicked Life"
• Other brief clips, the logo music for Shaw Brothers and Grindhouse Releasing are not included, nor are credits as to who wrote or performed them available.
