The cover art and tracklist have been revealed for the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming film Western Django Unchained.
The soundtrack, releasing to retail and digital on December 18th, features contributions from Rick Ross, Tupac, James Brown, Anthony Hamilton and more. The film’s star Jamie Foxx takes on production duties for Rick Ross’ track “100 Black Coffins.”
Tarantino released a statement giving props to the soundtrack’s contributors. “I want to thank all the artists who contributed original songs (a first for me) to the picture. Most of these contributions came out of the artists’ own inspiration and their illustration of the film’s soul is invaluable,” said Tarantino. “In addition to the new original songs I am also using a lot of older recordings on the soundtrack – many of which came from my personal vinyl collection. Instead of having the record companies give me new digitally cleaned up versions of these recordings from the 60’s and 70’s, I wanted to use the vinyl I’ve been listening to for years – complete with all the pops and cracks. I even kept the sound of the needle being put down on the record. Basically because I wanted people’s experience to be the same as mine when they hear this soundtrack for the first time.”
Django Unchained will release to theaters on December 25th. Check the tracklist and cover art below.
1. Winged
2. Django (Main Theme) – Luis Bacalov, Rocky Roberts
3. The Braying Mule – Ennio Morricone
4. In That Case, Django, After You…
5. Lo Chiamavano King (His Name Is King) – Luis Bacalov, Edda Dell’orso
6. Freedom – Anthony Hamilton & Elayna Boynton
7. Five-Thousand-Dollar Nigga’s And Gummy Mouth Bitches
8. La Corsa (2nd Version) – Luis Bacalov
9. Sneaky Schultz and the Demise of Sharp
10. I Got a Name – Jim Croce
11. I Giorni Dell’ira – Riz Ortolani
12. 100 Black Coffins – Rick Ross
13. Nicaragua – Jerry Goldsmith featuring Pat Metheny
14. Hildi’s Hot Box
15. Sister Sara’s Theme – Ennio Morricone
16. Ancora Qui – Ennio Morricone and Elsa
17. Unchained (The Payback/Untouchable) – James Brown and 2Pac
18. Who Did That To You? – John Legend
19. Too Old to Die Young – Brother Edge
20. Stephen The Poker Player
21. Un Monumento – Ennio Morricone
22. Six Shots Two Guns
23. Trinity (Titoli) – Annibale E i Cantori Moderni
[November 28]
UPDATE: The full stream for the Django Unchained soundtrack has been released. Listen to the album below.
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i’ve seen the trailer for that movie and it looks like it might be kinda wack
more recycled 2pac verses we’ve heard a thousand times awesome
do you expect some new verse recorded in 2012 or something ?
^ you do know pac has unreleased music right, genius? and ho many time are they going to recycle the same shit
^^Learn to speak before you criticize retard!
all about number 17
Finally, the return of the movie soundtrack!
Where’s that Johnny Cash record? It’s all over trailer like the James Brown track, there must’ve been licensing issues. Super stoked about seeing this flick though, only Tarantino could make a movie like this where the Brother is the hero. I fuck with all his white movies too, but the fact that he’s less parochial and insular than most white film makers, and embraces other people’s culture makes him stand out and I really appreciate his contribution to Black cinema and culture. Several rap tracks it would’ve been cool to hear in this brilliant film though, are da Lench Mob’s Freedon Got An AK, Jeru’s Black Cowboys and Showbiz & AG’s Runaway Slaves.
Dope soundtrack but the Rick Ross cut sticks out like a sore thumb, at the least the 2Pac track has James Brown as. I agree with Double Negative as well it definitely would have been dope to see Jeru the Damaja’s “Black Cowboys” on here!
shut up herb ass bitch
james brown & 2pac, they should have a remix with elvis and kurt cobain. fuckin retards
Rick Ross? What are you doing Quentin? After impeccable soundtracks you fucking up your track record with this fat phony turd of a rapper. What a shame.
man you are pressed. so much hatred, get a life my nigga. not everybody gotta dislike rick ross just because you dont. last time i checked alot of people like his music, from legends to fans, get the fuck over it already.
naw homie we think he sucks! fuck rick ross
fucking hater. if quentin likes rick ross music then you must shut the fuck up!
2pac comin’ out of retirement? Haven’t heard Pac’s name featured on a tracklist in a minute. Guess Makaveli has a new comeback album in the works?
Say N-word 109 times in a black folk presence so you know it’s real.
I don’t know half these people.