Django Unchained (soundtrack)

Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released December 18, 2012
Length 59:16
Label Universal Republic/Loma Vista Recordings
Quentin Tarantino film soundtrack chronology

Inglourious Basterds
(2009)		 Django Unchained
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Artistdirect [2]
Digital Spy [3]
Now [4]
Pitchfork Media (5.8/10)[5]
Rolling Stone [6]
The Courier-Journal [7]
The Telegraph [8]

Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino's motion picture Django Unchained. It was originally released on December 18, 2012. The soundtrack uses a variety of music genres, relying heavily on spaghetti western soundtrack.

Tracks composed for the film are "100 Black Coffins" by Rick Ross and produced by and featuring Jamie Foxx, "Who Did That To You?" by John Legend, "Freedom" by Anthony Hamilton and Elayna Boynton, "Ancora Qui" by Ennio Morricone and Elisa. These four songs were all eligible for an Academy Award nomination in the Best Original Song category, but none of them were nominated.[9]

The soundtrack also includes seven tracks that are dialogue excerpts from the film. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.

Track listing

No. TitleArtist(s) Length
1. "Winged"  James Russo (Dialogue) 0:09
2. "Django" (from Django)Rocky Roberts & Luis Bacalov 2:53
3. "The Braying Mule" (from Two Mules for Sister Sara)Ennio Morricone 2:33
4. "In That Case Django, After You..."  Christoph Waltz & Jamie Foxx (Dialogue) 0:38
5. "His Name Was King" (from Lo Chiamavano King)Luis Bacalov & Edda Dell'Orso 1:58
6. "Freedom"  Anthony Hamilton & Elayna Boynton 3:56
7. "Five-Thousand-Dollar Nigga's and Gummy Mouth Bitches"  Don Johnson & Christoph Waltz (Dialogue) 0:56
8. "La Corsa (2nd Version)" (from Django)Luis Bacalov 2:18
9. "Sneaky Schultz and the Demise of Sharp"  Don Stroud (Dialogue) 0:34
10. "I Got a Name" (from The Last American Hero)Jim Croce 3:15
11. "I Giorni Dell'ira (Days of Anger)" (from Day of Anger)Riz Ortolani 3:05
12. "100 Black Coffins"  Rick Ross 3:43
13. "Nicaragua" (from Under Fire)Jerry Goldsmith featuring Pat Metheny 3:29
14. "Hildi's Hot Box"  Samuel L. Jackson & Leonardo DiCaprio (Dialogue) 1:16
15. "Sister Sara's Theme" (from Two Mules for Sister Sara)Ennio Morricone 1:26
16. "Ancora Qui"  Ennio Morricone & Elisa 5:08
17. "Unchained (The Payback/Untouchable)"  James Brown & 2Pac (Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz & James Remar Dialogue) 2:51
18. "Who Did That to You?"  John Legend 3:48
19. "Too Old to Die Young"  Brother Dege 3:43
20. "Stephen the Poker Player"  Samuel L. Jackson (Dialogue) 1:02
21. "Un Monumento" (from The Hellbenders)Ennio Morricone 2:30
22. "Six Shots Two Guns"  Samuel L. Jackson & Jamie Foxx (Dialogue) 0:05
23. "Trinity (Titoli)" (from They Call Me Trinity)Annibale E I Cantori Moderni 3:03
24. "Ode to Django (The D Is Silent)" (iTunes bonus track)RZA 4:58

Film music not included on the album

  1. "Rito Finale" - Ennio Morricone
  2. "Norme Con Ironie" - Ennio Morricone
  3. "Town of Silence (2nd Version)" - Luis Bacalov
  4. "Gavotte" - Grace Collins
  5. "Town of Silence" - Luis Bacalov
  6. "Requiem and Prologue" - Masamichi Amano & Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
  7. "The Big Risk" - Ennio Morricone
  8. "Minacciosamente Lontano" - Ennio Morricone
  9. "Blue Dark Waltz" - Luis Bacalov
  10. "Für Elise" - Ashley Toman
  11. "Freedom (Motherless Child)" (edited from Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More) - Richie Havens
  12. "Ain't No Grave (Black Opium Remix) "J2 and Steven Stern" - Johnny Cash
  13. "Dopo la congiura" - Ennio Morricone

Chart performance

Chart (2012/2013) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart 3
Belgium Albums Chart[10] 13
Dutch Albums Chart[10] 56
Danish Albums Chart 14
French Albums Chart 7
German Albums Chart 3
Greek Albums Chart[11] 25
Hungarian Albums Chart[12] 14
Italian Compilations Chart[13] 2
New Zealand Albums Chart 39
Norwegian Albums Chart 16
Polish Albums Chart[14] 5
Swiss Albums Chart[15] 1
US Billboard Top Soundtracks[16] 4
US Billboard Digital Albums[17] 36
US Billboard 200[18] 53

Singles

Individual tracks have been released as singles and charted on a number of official charts.

Year Single Peak positions References
US
 AUT
 FRA
 SUI
2012 "Freedom"
(Anthony Hamilton & Elayna Boynton)		 46 28 32 [19][20][21]
2013 "Django"
(Luis Bacalov & Rocky Roberts)		 85 [22]

Personnel

Ennio Morricone's reaction

Despite the fact that the soundtrack was acclaimed by critics,[23] Ennio Morricone, who composed a brand new song for Django Unchained, stated that Tarantino used the music “without coherence” and he "wouldn’t like to work with him again, on anything".[24] That was the first collaboration between the Italian composer and the American filmmaker, even though Tarantino had used Morricone's music in Kill Bill, Death Proof, and Inglourious Basterds. Ennio Morricone quickly released a statement clarifying that his remarks were taken out of context,[25] Morricone said that he has "great respect for Tarantino" and that he is "glad he chooses my music"[26] Morricone also said that because Tarantino chooses his music "it is a sign of artistic brotherhood"[27][28]

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Artistdirect review
  3. ↑ Digital Spy review
  4. ↑ NOW review
  5. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  6. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  7. ↑ Puckett, Jeffrey Lee. "Album Review 'Soundtrack: Django Unchained'". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  8. ↑ The Telegraph review
  9. ↑ Oscars: 75 Songs vie for Best Original Song led by Les Misérables, Ted & Safety Not Guaranteed, Heyuguys.co.uk, Kenji Lloyd, 13 december 2012
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Soundtrack — Django Unchained — Music Charts". Acharts.us. 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  11. ↑ "Official Cyta-IFPI Charts — Top-75 Albums Sales Chart — Week: 4/2013". IFPI Greece. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  12. ↑ "MAHASZ – Magyar Hangfelvétel-kiadók Szövetsége". mahasz.hu. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  13. ↑ "Archivio — Compilation — Classifica settimanale dal 14/01/2013 al 20/01/2013" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży". OLiS. 4 March 2013.
  15. ↑ albums chart
  16. ↑ "Soundtracks : 1 – 10". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  17. ↑ "Soundtracks : 1 – 10". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  18. ↑ "Soundtracks : 1 – 10". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  19. ↑ AustrianCharts.at "Freedom" page (Austria)
  20. ↑ LesCharts.com "Freedom" page (France)
  21. ↑ Hit Parade.ch "Freedom page (Switzerland
  22. ↑ LesCharts.com Luis Bacalov & Rocky Roberts - "Django" page (France)
  23. ↑ ALBUM REVIEW: Tarantino magic in Django soundtrack, stuff.co.nz, Kickin' Back, 5 february 2013
  24. ↑ Italian Composer Ennio Morricone: I'll Never Work With Tarantino Again, hollywoodreporter.com, Eric J. Lyman, 15 march 2013
  25. ↑ Morricone Is Not Feuding With Quentin Tarantino Over 'Django' song--EXCLUSIVE, Entertainment Weekly.com, Lindsey Bahr, 18 march 2013
  26. ↑ Ennio Morricone Backs Off From Quentin Tarantino Insult: Famed composer says comments were misconstrued, rollingstone.com, Jon Blistein, 19 March 2013
  27. ↑ Ennio Morricone Says Quentin Tarantino 'Django' Beef Was Overdone: "I have a great respect for Tarantino...I am glad he chooses my music, a sign of artistic brotherhood.", spin.com, Chris Martins, 18 March 2013
  28. ↑ Composer Ennio Morricone Respects Quentin Tarantino After All, Vulture.com, Zach Dionne, 19 march 2013

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/03/18/ennio-morricone-is-not-feuding/

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