Kill Bill, Vol. 2 (Original Soundtrack) (Vinyl LP)

Soundtrack to the second volume of the two-part Quentin Tarantino film. It was orchestrated by Tarantino's fellow filmmaker and personal friend Robert Rodriguez, as well as RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan. In many ways, the soundtracks that director Quentin Tarantino commissions are as iconic as his films, and Kill Bill Volume 2is no different. The combination of dialogue snippets and songs reflect the atmosphere of cold-blooded revenge that's the central theme of the film. And, as expected from Tarantino's soundtracks, there's been some clever digging through the archives once again. Wisely, there are three tracks from legendary soundtrack composer Ennio Morricone, who made his reputation with his spacious Western epics, all of which add some heavy menace. And rockabilly has rarely sounded as threatening as the reverb-heavy Charlie Feathers' track "Can't Hardly Stand It". Perfectly complementing the dust-and-tumbleweeds on offer is "A Satisfied Mind", from Johnny Cash's acclaimed Rick Rubin-produced later years, weighing the soundtrack down with even more gravity. Kill Bill Volume 2 is rarely a jolly listening experience, but that's very much to its credit. Tarantino's previous soundtracks have often veered rather too close to the cartoonish, mixing levity with brutality; Kill Bill Volume 2 remains stone-cold throughout. --Robert Burrow.

A1. Uma Thurman - A Few Words From The Bride
A2. Shivaree - Goodnight Moon
A3. Ennio Morricone - Il Tramonto
A4. Charlie Feathers - Can't Hardly Stand It
A5. Lole Y Manuel - Tu Mirá (Edit)
A6. Luis Bacalov - Summertime Killer
A7. Alan Reeves, Phil Steele And Philip Brigham - The Chase
A8. Ennio Morricone - L'Arena
A9. Uma Thurman And David Carradine - The Legend Of Pai Mei

B1. Johnny Cash - A Satisfied Mind
B2. Ennio Morricone - A Silhouette Of Doom
B3. Malcolm McLaren - About Her
B4. Uma Thurman And David Carradine - Truly And Utterly Bill
B5. Chingon - Malaguena Salerosa
B6. Meiko Kaji - Urami Bushi
B7. The RZA - Untitled