Kill Bill, vol. 1

CD, Maverick 2003

Track list: Nancy Sinatra: Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Charlie Feathers: That Certain Female - Luis Bacalov: The Grand Duel (Parte Prima) - Bernard Herrmann: Twisted Nerve - Queen of the Crime Council - The RZA: Ode to Oren Ishii - Isaac Hayes: Run Fay Run - Al Hirt: Green Hornet - Tomoyasu Hotei: Battle Without Honor or Humanity - Santa Esmeralda: Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - The 5, 6, 7, 8's: Woo Hoo - The RZ / Charles Bernstein: Crane / White Lightning - Meiko Kaji: The Flower of Carnage - Zamfir: The Lonely Shepherd - You're My Wicked Life - Quincy Jones: Ironside (Excerpt) - Neu!: Super 16 (Excerpt)

Kill Bill, vol. 1 was a decent movie. Style worked, but it lacked substance. Part of that style was the music, which was very well done. That seems to be case with Tarantino movies, all of which have rather good soundtracks. Kill Bill is certainly no different in that aspect. The soundtrack is full of interesting tracks. The compilation works without the context of the movie (and as with Tarantino soundtracks before, there are some dialog clips to bring that context). *****