This song appeared when the title subtitles appeared. It was a simple song accompanied by a Spanish guitar. But the singer is not small. She is the daughter of Frank Sinatra, the king of songs. Although the tune is simple, the lyrics are in harmony with the movie story, as if the "bride" was whispering about her feud with Bill.
2. That certain female-Charlie Feathers
Obviously, this is a fast-paced western country song. In the movie, it appears when Mike Parks plays a Texas policeman who drives to the scene where the bride is killed. In this passage, Xiao Kun used the same scene of "From Dusk Till Dawn", and a row of sunglasses placed above the bridge made everyone in the cinema smile.
3. The Grand Duel (Part Prima)-Luis Bacalov
What do you think of this melodious music with harmonica leading and mixed voices? By the way, Spaghetti western! On hearing this kind of music, there will always be scenes in the Italian classic "Once Upon a Time in the West": the setting sun is like blood, the yellow sand is like fog, the gunmen calmly confront each other, and the storm is coming soon! This mysterious, romantic and cruel music appears in the animation clip of O-Ren Ishii's childhood, and a tear is hidden in the gorgeous violence.
4. Twisted Nerve-Bernard Herrmann
This piece of music is used in the scene where Elle Driver of "Cyclops" dresses up as a nurse to kill the "bride". Whistling has always been a way for people to express their relaxed mood, but after listening to this whistle, you will feel a chilling and strange atmosphere. This piece of music comes from the movie "Twisted Nerve" of the same name. In fact, Bernard Herrmann, the composer, is a master of thriller music, and has provided music for dozens of movies in his life. Of course, the most famous is his long-term cooperation with the thriller master Hitchcock.
5.Run Fay Run-Isaac Hayes
This piece of music appeared when the "bride" flew from Okinawa to Tokyo and got off to follow the O-Ren Ishii motorcade. ishak Hayes, the composer, was famous for setting the music for the 1971 TV series "Shaft", and it was quoted by a movie in 1972.
6.Green Hornet-Al Hirt
As soon as I heard the name, I knew that it came from the TV series The Green Hornet, which was played by Bruce Lee in that year. In the movie, it was used to show the momentum of the O-Ren Ishii team. Under the "touting" of the jazz trumpet, the style of "Tokyo Underground Queen" was unobstructed.
7. Battle without honor humanity-Tomoyasu Hotei
This is probably the most familiar soundtrack for the audience, and it was used in the first trailer. Very dynamic and realistic music, the scene used is just the slow motion of "Tokyo underground queen" O-Ren Ishii visiting "Green Leaf House", which can be said to be both stylish and interesting.
8. Don't let me be misunderstood-Santa Esmeralda
Crisp clapping, enthusiastic and charming guitarist, typical Mexican music. In fact, it is a disco music, and the whole song is divided into two parts: human voice and pure instrument. There is not a complete quotation in the film, but a part of it is used at the beginning of the final battle between the "bride" and O-Ren Ishii. Because of its flamenco style and lively rhythm, Quentin used it to match the movements of both sides in the decisive battle, which can be said to be a combination of "dance" and "martial arts".
9. The Flower of Carnage-Meiko Kaji
This track is also from the popular Japanese TV series in the 197s, and it was used at the end of the movie. When O-Ren Ishii fell to the ground, the music began to play, and the nostalgic and sad female voice, together with the snow on the screen, suddenly pulled the audience into the sad mood of the "bride" in the film.
1. The Lonely Shepherd-Zamfir
I believe many people are familiar with this piece of Paixiao music, which has been used in countless movies, TV shows and advertisements. It was used twice in the film, and its soothing melodious tune is very suitable for the task of "opening up the past and opening up the future". When the audience walks out of the theater in this piece of music at the end of the film, it will definitely add a few thoughts to the film and infinite expectations for the second episode.
11. Ironside Excerpt-Quincy Jones
This explosive piece of music comes from Quincy Jones' film and television works in the sixties and seventies, which is very popular not only in the west, but also in Hong Kong and Japan in the east. In fact, Quentin heard and left a deep impression in an old Hong Kong film "The First Punch in the World" (starring Luo Lie) in 1973. For him, when such explosive music rings, it shows that the hero is going to be angry. Therefore, he used this piece of music when the "bride" first saw her revenge object, that is, the moment Vernita Green just opened the door. He wants the audience to have such an association: the "bride" is going to fight! Sure enough, in the next scene, the "bride" punches her opponent back into the room ...
Of course, in the soundtrack of the movie, there are several other songs and music clips, including Japanese contemporary pop rock, American urban rap and an avant-garde rock music called Krautrock. However, because they have little connection with classic film and television works, the author will not elaborate them here.
However, the officially released soundtrack album does not include all the music materials used in the movie itself. Here are the music clips that were omitted from the album but still have a strong style:
1.7 Notes in black-Vince Tempera
Remember this scene in the movie: the bad doctor named BUCK came in to "clear the scene", only to find the "client" he introduced. At this time, the camera slowly moves from the close-up of BUCK's face to the ground, where is the angry face of the "bride" ... This piece of music is very strange. It can be said that without this soundtrack, the thriller effect of that camera is much worse.
2.Truck Turner- Isaac Hayes
Another score written by ishak Hayes comes from the 1974 movie of the same name. In Kill Bill, it appears in the part where the bride is in a wheelchair looking for BUCK's "gun truck". In fact, this film is also the only film in which ishak Hayer plays the leading role.
3. Wound that Heals-Lily Chou Chou
Did the audience familiar with Japanese films think of anything when they saw Lily Chou Chou? By the way, this passage is hummed from Shunji Iwai's 21 work All About Lily Chou-Chou. The original style is rather sentimental, but Quentin used it in the scene when the bride first saw Hattori Hanzo's famous sword collection, which added an atmosphere of both joy and sadness: I am glad that there are so many good swords, but I am worried that they are all first-class killing tools. I'm afraid this kind of emotion is also a true portrayal of the mood of the sword casting master played by Sonny Chiba in the film.
4. From man to man-ennio morricone
Personally, this is the most important track missed from the original soundtrack album of the movie, which appeared at the climax of the movie: the "bride" cut off O-Ren Ishii's assistant's arm with a sword, the crowd in the "Green Leaf House" fled wildly, and a big battle was about to begin! The chorus of human voices perfectly sets off this climax atmosphere, which is no less than the rendering of opera. In fact, this piece of vocal music comes from the classic Italian westerns "Death Rides a Horse" in 1968. Just listening to the music, you can imagine the excitement of a very gorgeous fight.
5.Nobody But Me- Human Beinz
After watching Kill Bill, the audience will be deeply impressed by the scene in which the "bride" waves double swords and rolls on the ground while chopping her legs like melons. The music used in that passage is this song, but the human voice is removed.
6.Urami Bushi- Meiko Kaji
It's unclear why Quentin didn't include this song in the original album. When the original track of the second volume was released, the truth came out: it was included in the original track of the second episode. In fact, it's a song with a point. As mentioned earlier, the whole story of Kill Bill means to pay tribute to the Japanese movie Lady Yukime in 1973. This song is the theme song of that movie and also the theme song of Kill Bill, which appeared in the closing credits. I wonder how many viewers insisted on listening to it?