Jackie Brown (soundtrack)

Infobox Album
Name = Jackie Brown


Type = Soundtrack
Artist = Various artists
Released = December 9 1997
Length = 51:06
Genre = R&B
Soul
Label = Maverick Records
A Band Apart
Producer = Quentin Tarantino
Lawrence Bender
Reviews = Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:a9fpxqujldae link]
Chronology = Quentin Tarantino film soundtrack
Last album = "From Dusk Till Dawn" 1996
This album = "Jackie Brown" 1997
Next album = "" (2003)

"Jackie Brown: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture" is the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino's motion picture " Jackie Brown". It was originally released on December 9, 1997. The soundtrack uses a variety of music genres, including soul. The soundtrack also includes dialogue from the motion picture and a lack of typical film score, similar to the "Reservoir Dogs" soundtrack.

Track listing

#"Across 110th Street" by Bobby Womack – 3:48
#"Beaumont's Lament" (dialogue) – 0:50
#"Strawberry Letter 23" by the Brothers Johnson – 4:58
#"Melanie, Simone and Sheronda" (dialogue) – 0:32
#"Who is He (And What Is He To You?)" by Bill Withers – 3:12
#"Tennessee Stud" by Johnny Cash – 2:54
#"Natural High" by Bloodstone – 4:54
#"Long Time Woman" by Pam Grier – 2:52
#"Detroit 9000" (dialogue) – 0:07
#"(Holy Matrimony) Letter to the Firm" by Foxy Brown – 3:26
#"Street Life" performed by Randy Crawford – 4:18
#"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" by the Delfonics – 3:21
#"Midnight Confessions" by the Grass Roots – 2:43
#"Inside My Love" by Minnie Riperton – 3:56
#"Just Ask Melanie" (dialogue) – 0:43
#"The Lions and the Cucumber" by the Vampire Sound Incorporation – 5:07
#"Monte Carlo Nights" by Elliot Easton's Tiki Gods – 3:25

Tarantino's selection process for the songs

Tarantino has said that in developing the script for "Jackie Brown", he decided on the majority of the songs during the writing stage. [http://film.guardian.co.uk/Guardian_NFT/interview/0,,78435,00.html The Guardian Quentin Tarantino interview (II) with Pam Grier, Robert Forster and Lawrence Bender] . Retrieved 2008-03-04.] He added:

Other tracks heard in the film

Some of the songs used in the film were not included in the commercially released soundtrack. It is possible these tracks could be included in a future release of the soundtrack, much like the collector's edition of the "Pulp Fiction" soundtrack, but no re-release for the soundtrack has been announced. These songs are listed during the film's credits.
* "Baby Love" by the Supremes
* "Exotic Dance" by Roy Ayers
* "My Touch of Madness" by Michael Lovesmith
* "La La La Means I Love You" by the Delfonics
* "Cissy Strut" by the Meters
* "Aragon" by Roy Ayers
* "She Puts Me in the Mood" by Elvin Bishop
* "Undun" by the Guess Who
* "Escape" by Roy Ayers
* "Vittrone's Theme - King is Dead" by Roy Ayers
* "Grazing in the Grass" by Orchestra Harlow
* "Mad Dog (Feroce)" by Umberto Smailia
* "Jizz Da Pitt" by Slash's Snakepit

Personnel

* Quentin Tarantino and Lawrence Bender – Executive album producers
* Mary Ramos and Michele Huznetsky – Music consultants
* Tom Baker – Mastering
* Ann Karlin and John Katovsich – Music coordinators

Notes

ee also

* Jackie Brown (film)
* The Guess Who on the big and small screens