Death Proof (soundtrack)

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Grindhouse: Death Proof
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Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedApril 3, 2007 (2007-04-03)
Genre
Length38:30
Label
Quentin Tarantino film soundtrack chronology
Kill Bill: Volume 2
(2004)
Grindhouse: Death Proof
(2007)
Inglourious Basterds
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork (6.8/10) [3]
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Death Proof is the soundtrack to Death Proof , Quentin Tarantino's segment of the 2007 film Grindhouse . It also includes clips of dialogue from various scenes in the film.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."The Last Race [fn 1] " Jack Nitzsche Jack Nitzsche2:39
2."Baby It's You" Smith 3:23
3."Paranoia Prima [fn 2] " Ennio Morricone Ennio Morricone3:19
4."Planning & Scheming" (Dialogue)  Eli Roth and Michael Bacall 1:00
5."Jeepster" Marc Bolan T. Rex 4:09
6."Stuntman Mike" (Dialogue)  Rose McGowan and Kurt Russell 0:19
7."Staggolee"
Pacific Gas & Electric 3:50
8."The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)" Joe Tex Joe Tex2:56
9."Good Love, Bad Love"Eddie Floyd2:11
10."Down in Mexico" The Coasters 3:22
11."Hold Tight!" Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich 2:47
12."Sally and Jack [fn 3] " Pino Donaggio Pino Donaggio1:25
13."It's So Easy [fn 4] " Willy DeVille Mink DeVille 2:10
14."Whatever-However" (Dialogue)  Tracie Thoms and Zoë Bell 0:36
15."Riot in Thunder Alley [fn 5] " Richard Podolor Eddie Beram2:04
16."Chick Habit"April March2:07
Total length:38:30

Footnotes

  1. Originally from the 1964 film Village of the Giants
  2. Originally from the 1971 film The Cat o' Nine Tails
  3. Originally from the 1981 film Blow Out
  4. Originally from the 1980 film Cruising
  5. Originally from the 1967 film Thunder Alley

Film tracks not on the soundtrack album

  1. "Violenza Inattesa" – Ennio Morricone
  2. "Gangster Story" – Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
  3. "Italia a Mano Armata (Main Theme)" – Franco Micalizzi
  4. "La polizia sta a guardare (Main Theme)" – Stelvio Cipriani
  5. "Laisse Tomber Les Filles" (original French version of "Chick Habit") – April March
  6. "Funky Fanfare" – Keith Mansfield
  7. "Twisted Nerve" – Bernard Hermann

Sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States103,000 [5]

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