''Kill Bill Vol. 2 Original Soundtrack'' is the soundtrack to the second volume of the two-part

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''. 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

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Top 50 album charts in Australia. It was orchestrated by Tarantino's fellow filmmaker and personal friend

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, as well as RZA from the

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Development

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 ''

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'' for the same fee. RZA said of the soundtrack:

"With ''Kill Bill'' I did score and songs, meaning that we put a lot of songs in he moviefrom old collections of records and I composed music for some scenes, natural music. When we did ''Kill Bill 2'', you know, we brought
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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 ounds He said 'No.' I was like 'Take out all the electronic stuff, you know, so it can be ore 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?" 2004/04 IGN.COM: RZA Talks Tarantino
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Track listing

# "A Few Words from the Bride" by

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– 0:42 # "

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" by Shivaree – 4:03 # "Il tramonto" by Ennio Morricone – 1:15 # "Can't Hardly Stand It" by Charlie Feathers – 2:48 # "Tu Mirá" (edit) by

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– 4:00 # " Summertime Killer" by

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– 3:39 # "The Chase" by Alan Reeves,

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, and

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– 1:03 # "The Legend of

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" by

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and Uma Thurman – 2:06 # "L'arena" by Ennio Morricone – 4:46 # "

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" by Johnny Cash – 2:50 # "A Silhouette of Doom" by Ennio Morricone – 2:54 # "About Her" by Malcolm McLaren – 4:49 # "Truly and Utterly Bill" by David Carradine and Uma Thurman – 0:47 # "

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" by Chingon – 4:05 # "Urami Bushi" by

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– 3:33 #*Hidden Track: "Black Mamba" by The

– 2:38 (Appears at the end of Urami Bushi, after a lengthy period of silence.)

Song notes

"About Her" by Malcolm McLaren

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" and Bessie Smith's song "St. Louis Blues" from the movie of the same name.

Not included

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

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's "Dies Irae" — used in the conversation between

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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 (prima)" by Ennio Morricone, from ''

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'' — 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. * "

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 ''

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'' — 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

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is about to escape with the cash. * " Bang Bang" (original song by

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) 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

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— 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 ''

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'', used in the trailer.

Certifications and sales

References