Kill Bill Vol. 2 Original Soundtrack

Kill Bill Vol. 2 Original Soundtrack
Kill Bill Vol. 2 Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album to Kill Bill: Volume 2 by Various artists
Released	April 13, 2004
Genre	Alternative rock; film score; rockabilly; flamenco; outlaw country; Latin rock; enka; hip hop;
Length	46:12
Language	English; Spanish; Japanese;
Label	Maverick Records
Producer	Quentin Tarantino; RZA; Robert Rodriguez
Quentin Tarantino film soundtrack chronology

Kill Bill Vol. 2 Original Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the second volume of the two-part Quentin Tarantino film, Kill Bill. First released on April 13, 2004, it reached #58 on the Billboard 200 and #2 on the Billboard soundtracks chart in the US. It also reached the ARIA Top 50 album charts in Australia. It was orchestrated by Tarantino's fellow filmmaker and personal friend Robert Rodriguez, as well as RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan.^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Development

Robert Rodriguez was hired by Tarantino to score the film. Rodriguez did it as a favour for his friend, Tarantino, asking to be paid one dollar for his work. Tarantino repaid this favour by directing a scene of Rodriguez's Sin City for the same fee.^[3] RZA said of the soundtrack:

"With Kill Bill I did score and songs, meaning that we put a lot of songs in [the movie] from old collections of records and I composed music for some scenes, natural music. When we did Kill Bill 2, you know, we brought Robert Rodriguez in. Check this out, he took my music and he kept the foundation there, though. With Robert he didn't want to remove any of the electronic [sounds]. He said 'No.' I was like 'Take out all the electronic stuff, you know, so it can be [more like a traditional score].' He said 'No, man. I like the electronic stuff. This is the reason I wanted to do this.' So he took the electronic stuff and kept it there, then built the orchestrations on top of it, you know what I mean?" ^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"A Few Words from the Bride" (Dialogue)		Uma Thurman	0:42
2.	"Goodnight Moon"	Ambrosia Parsley Duke McVinnie	Shivaree	4:03
3.	"Il tramonto^{[fn 1]}"	Ennio Morricone	Ennio Morricone	1:15
4.	"Can't Hardly Stand It"	Charlie Feathers Jerry Huffman Jo Chastain	Charlie Feathers	2:48
5.	"Tu Mirá"" (Edit)	Jose Manuel Flores Manuel Molina Jimenez	Lole y Manuel	4:00
6.	"Summertime Killer^{[fn 2]}"	Luis Bacalov	Luis Bacalov	3:39
7.	"The Chase^{[fn 3]}"	Alan Reeves Phil Steele Philip Brigham	Alan Reeves, Phil Steele, and Philip Brigham	1:03
8.	"The Legend of Pai Mei" (Dialogue)		David Carradine and Uma Thurman	2:06
9.	"L'arena^{[fn 4]}"	Morricone	Ennio Morricone	4:46
10.	"A Satisfied Mind"	Joe "Red" Hayes Jack Rhodes	Johnny Cash	2:50
11.	"A Silhouette of Doom^{[fn 5]}"	Morricone	Ennio Morricone	2:54
12.	"About Her^{[fn 6]}"	Malcolm McLaren Rod Argent W. C. Handy	Malcolm McLaren	4:49
13.	"Truly and Utterly Bill" (Dialogue)		David Carradine and Uma Thurman	0:47
14.	"Malagueña Salerosa"	Elpidio Ramirez Pedro Galindo	Chingon	4:05
15.	"Urami Bushi^{[fn 7]}" (怨み節; "Grudge Song")	Shunsuke Kikuchi Shunya Itō	Meiko Kaji	3:33
Total length:				46:12

Hidden track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist(s)	Length
16.	"Black Mamba"	Wu-Tang Clan	Wu-Tang Clan	2:38

Footnotes

^ Originally from the 1966 film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
^ Originally from the 1972 film The Summertime Killer
^ Originally from the 1970 film Road to Salina
^ Originally from the 1968 film The Mercenary
^ Originally from the 1966 film Navajo Joe
^ Samples vocals from The Zombies' song "She's Not There" and Bessie Smith's song "St. Louis Blues" from the 1929 film of the same name
^ Originally from the 1973 film Female Prisoner Scorpion: 701's Grudge Song

Not included

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

Nora Orlandi's "Dies Irae" — used in the conversation between Bill and Budd.
"Ay Que Caray" by Marilu Esmeralda Aguiluz — source music in the strip club.
"Budd's Trailer Suspicions" — original, incidental music by Robert Rodriguez, heard when The Bride lurks around Budd's trailer.
"A Fistful of Dollars (Version 2)" by Ennio Morricone, from A Fistful of Dollars — heard as Budd spits on the bride and injects her with tranquilizers.
"Il mercenario (ripresa)" by Ennio Morricone, from the film The Mercenary — heard as The Bride escapes from the coffin.
"Pai Mei Theme" — original incidental music by Robert Rodriguez; heard as The Bride ascends the stairs to Pai Mei's temple.
"Title Theme from Three Tough Guys" by Isaac Hayes — used for the Bride/Pai Mei fight training sequence.
"Invincible Pole Fighter" by Sho Chun Hou & Stephen Shing; used for The Bride's training montage with Pai Mei.
"Sunny Road to Salina" performed by Christophe and composed by Bernard Girard, from the film Road to Salina — used for The Bride's march through the desert, frequently used in Kill Bill ads.
The "Budd Twang" — original guitar piece by Robert Rodriguez, one version heard after Budd shoots the Bride, another when Elle is about to escape with the cash.
"Bang Bang" (original song by Sonny and Cher) variation after Budd drugs the Bride, first done in a slower pace, followed by a Spaghetti Western style variation.
"I giorni dell'ira" (Days of Anger) by Riz Ortolani — When Elle does a mid air kick toward the Bride with sound effects.
"The Demise of Barbara and the Return of Joe" by Ennio Morricone, from Navajo Joe, used for the death of Bill.
"Il Triello" by Ennio Morricone, from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, used in the trailer.

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)^[4]	Gold	100,000^*
Hungary (MAHASZ)^[5]	Gold	10,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[6]	Silver	60,000^{^}
United States	—	196,000^[7]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Allmusic review
^ ^a ^b Spence D. (April 22, 2004). "RZA Talks Tarantino". IGN. ign.com.
^ "Tarantino Confirmed for Sin City". IGN. June 29, 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-07-03.
^ "French album certifications – B.O.F. – Kill Bill - Vol. 2" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
^ "Adatbázis – Arany- és platinalemezek – 2004" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
^ "British album certifications – Var – Kill Bill vol 2". British Phonographic Industry.
^ Donahue, Ann (5 September 2009). "The Billboard Q&A: Quentin". Billboard. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

[4] Originally from the 1966 film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

[5] Originally from the 1972 film The Summertime Killer

[6] Originally from the 1970 film Road to Salina

[7] Originally from the 1968 film The Mercenary

[8] Originally from the 1966 film Navajo Joe

[9] Samples vocals from The Zombies' song "She's Not There" and Bessie Smith's song "St. Louis Blues" from the 1929 film of the same name

[10] Originally from the 1973 film Female Prisoner Scorpion: 701's Grudge Song

[1] Allmusic review

[IGN_interview-2] Spence D. (April 22, 2004). "RZA Talks Tarantino". IGN. ign.com.

[3] "Tarantino Confirmed for Sin City". IGN. June 29, 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-07-03.

[FranceB.O.F.Kill_Bill_-_Vol._2albumCertRef-11] "French album certifications – B.O.F. – Kill Bill - Vol. 2" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved July 18, 2021.

[HungaryFilmzeneKill_Bill_vol_2albumCertRef-12] "Adatbázis – Arany- és platinalemezek – 2004" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved June 24, 2020.

[United_KingdomVarKill_Bill_vol_2albumCertRef-13] "British album certifications – Var – Kill Bill vol 2". British Phonographic Industry.

[14] Donahue, Ann (5 September 2009). "The Billboard Q&A: Quentin". Billboard. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

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