Q. Tarantino (Quentin Taratino) is an expert at crafting awesome movies. One such movie is Kill Bill 1. Tarantino does an excellent job crafting the unforgettable revenge movie. The visuals and the action is top notch. But Q. Tarantino knows that the soundtrack for a movie and make or break it. That’s why he spent a considerable amount of time picking the songs in the Kill Bill 1 soundtrack. Some of the songs in the soundtrack where even created by cast members in the Kill Bill 1 movie.

A great example of this is the song “You’re my Wicked Life”, which is sung by the late David Carradine, Julie Dreyfus and lead actress Uma Thurman. Like all Tarantino flicks, the Kill Bill 1 soundtrack is replete with songs from the old days mixed in with the latest jams. There are lots of people who haven’t even seen the Kill Bill volumes that own the soundtracks because of the eclectic mix of music.

Q. Tarantino is also creates original music for his movies. Kill Bill 1 is no exception. One of Tarantinos secret tactics for creating a great song for his movies is to mix long forgotten artists with popular, in demand artists. In the Kill Bill 1 soundtrack you have everyone from Nancy Sinatra and Quincy Jones to Charlie Feathers and Meiko Kaji, plus lots of others. There is music for everyone.

The way Tarantino uses music to accentuate his film style is extremely obvious in the Kill Bill 1 soundtrack. Even without the visuals if you played the CD you get the picture of something very intense, violent but with a story behind it. That is classic Tarantino.

The Kill Bill 1 soundtrack has also shown how Tarantino has evolved over the years in regards to the music he adds to his movies. Probably the most famous Tarantino mix of film and music is Pulp Fiction, but with Kill Bill you can see how the director has evolved by the time he filmed this, his fourth big screen movie. The fans of the Kill Bill 1 soundtrack are many and varied.

What is interesting about Tarantino is that he always keeps his loyal fans, but is still capable of reaching out to a whole new breed of fan through his musical picks to accompany his films. That is not always the case with cultish movies.

His musical selections are often credited with his ability to cross audiences. The soundtrack can invoke many different things for many different people from at least four generations. One interesting thing to note about the Kill Bill 1 soundtrack is that it was released on vinyl.

From a marketing standpoint this was genius on Tarantino’s part as in 2003 the nostalgic return of vinyl began. Collectors flocked to the soundtrack for Kill Bill and it continues to sell well today six years after it was first released. Music plays such an important role in movies, even more so in a Tarantino flick. One great thing about Tarantino’s soundtracks is that they are timeless. It’s easy to listen to them over and over again.

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