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Django Unchained (soundtrack)

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Django Unchained is the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino's motion picture Django Unchained. It was originally released on December 18, 2012. The soundtrack uses a variety of music genres, though with an especially heavy influence from Spaghetti Western soundtracks.

ReleasedDecember 18, 2012 (2012-12-18)
Genres
Length54:31
Languages
  • English
  • Italian
Quick facts Soundtrack album by Various Artists, Released ...
Django Unchained (soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedDecember 18, 2012 (2012-12-18)
Genres
Length54:31
Languages
  • English
  • Italian
LabelsRepublic
Loma Vista
Producers
Singles from Django Unchained (soundtrack)
  1. "100 Black Coffins"
    Released: 1 December 2012
  2. "Ancora qui"
    Released: 4 January 2013
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Tracks composed for the film are "100 Black Coffins" by Rick Ross and produced by and featuring Jamie Foxx, "Who Did That To You?" by John Legend, "Freedom" by Anthony Hamilton and Elayna Boynton, "Ancora qui" by Ennio Morricone and Elisa. These four songs were all eligible for an Academy Award nomination in the Best Original Song category, but none of them were nominated.[1]

The soundtrack also includes seven tracks that are dialogue excerpts from the film. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.

Critical reception and controversy

More information Review scores, Source ...
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[2]
ArtistdirectStarStarStarStarStar[3]
Digital SpyStarStarStarStar[4]
NowStarStarStar[5]
Pitchfork Media(5.8/10)[6]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarStar[7]
The Courier-JournalStarStarHalf star[8]
The TelegraphStarStarStar[9]
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Despite the fact that the soundtrack was acclaimed by critics,[10] Ennio Morricone, who composed a brand new song for Django Unchained, stated that Tarantino used the music "without coherence" and he "wouldn’t like to work with him again, on anything".[11] That was the first collaboration between the Italian composer and the American filmmaker, even though Tarantino had used Morricone's music in Kill Bill, Death Proof, and Inglourious Basterds. Ennio Morricone quickly released a statement clarifying that his remarks were taken out of context,[12] Morricone said that he has "great respect for Tarantino" and that he is "glad he chooses my music"[13] Morricone also said that because Tarantino chooses his music "it is a sign of artistic brotherhood."[14][15] Morricone went on to compose the score to Tarantino's next film, The Hateful Eight.

In a scholarly essay on the film's music, Hollis Robbins notes that the vast majority of film music borrowings come from films made between 1966 and 1974 and argues that the political and musical resonances of these allusions situate Django Unchained squarely in the Vietnam and Watergate era, during the rise and decline of Black Power cinema.[16]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Winged" (Dialogue) James Russo0:09
2."Django[fn 1]"Luis BacalovRocky Roberts & Luis Bacalov2:53
3."The Braying Mule[fn 2]"Ennio MorriconeEnnio Morricone2:33
4."In That Case Django, After You..." (Dialogue) Christoph Waltz & Jamie Foxx0:38
5."Lo Chiamavano King (His Name Was King)[fn 3]"BacalovLuis Bacalov & Edda Dell'Orso1:58
6."Freedom"
  • Anthony Hamilton
  • Elayna Boynton
  • Kelvin Wooten
Anthony Hamilton & Elayna Boynton3:56
7."Five-Thousand-Dollar Nigga's and Gummy Mouth Bitches" (Dialogue) Don Johnson & Christoph Waltz0:56
8."La Corsa (2nd Version)[fn 1]"BacalovLuis Bacalov2:18
9."Sneaky Schultz and the Demise of Sharp" (Dialogue) Don Stroud0:34
10."I Got a Name[fn 4]"
Jim Croce3:15
11."I Giorni Dell'ira (Days of Anger)[fn 5]"Riziero OrtolaniRiz Ortolani3:05
12."100 Black Coffins"
  • Jamie Foxx
  • Rick Ross
Rick Ross3:43
13."Nicaragua[fn 6]"Jerry GoldsmithJerry Goldsmith featuring Pat Metheny3:29
14."Hildi's Hot Box" (Dialogue) Samuel L. Jackson & Leonardo DiCaprio1:16
15."Sister Sara's Theme[fn 2]"MorriconeEnnio Morricone1:26
16."Ancora Qui"
Ennio Morricone & Elisa5:08
17."Unchained (The Payback/Untouchable)[fn 7]"
James Brown & 2Pac2:51
18."Who Did That to You?"
John Legend3:48
19."Too Old to Die Young"Dege LeggBrother Dege3:43
20."Stephen the Poker Player" (Dialogue) Samuel L. Jackson1:02
21."Un Monumento[fn 8]"MorriconeEnnio Morricone2:30
22."Six Shots Two Guns" (Dialogue) Samuel L. Jackson & Jamie Foxx0:05
23."Titoli (Trinity)[fn 9][17]"
Annibale E I Cantori Moderni[18]3:03
Total length:54:31
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More information No., Title ...
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
24."Ode to Django (The D Is Silent)[fn 10]"RZARZA4:58
Total length:59:16
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Footnotes

  1. [1]
    Originally from the 1966 film Django
  2. [2]
    Originally from the 1970 film Two Mules for Sister Sara
  3. [3]
    Originally from the 1971 film His Name Was King
  4. [4]
    Originally from the 1973 film The Last American Hero
  5. [5]
    Originally from the 1967 film Day of Anger
  6. [6]
    Originally from the 1983 film Under Fire
  7. [7]
    Features dialogue by Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz & James Remar
  8. [8]
    Originally from the 1967 film The Hellbenders
  9. [9]
    Originally from the 1970 film They Call Me Trinity
  10. [10]
    Samples dialogue clips from this film and the 1966 film Django

Film music not included on the album

  1. "Rito Finale" - Ennio Morricone
  2. "Norme Con Ironie" - Ennio Morricone
  3. "Town of Silence (2nd Version)" - Luis Bacalov
  4. "Gavotte" - Grace Collins
  5. "Town of Silence" - Luis Bacalov
  6. "Requiem and Prologue" - Masamichi Amano & Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
  7. "The Big Risk" - Ennio Morricone
  8. "Minacciosamente Lontano" - Ennio Morricone
  9. "Blue Dark Waltz" - Luis Bacalov
  10. "Für Elise" - Ashley Toman
  11. "Freedom (Motherless Child)" (edited from Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More) - Richie Havens
  12. "Ain't No Grave (Black Opium Remix) "J2 and Steven Stern" - Johnny Cash
  13. "Dopo la congiura" - Ennio Morricone

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Chart positions

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Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[50] 3× Platinum 60,000*
Germany (BVMI)[51] Gold 100,000^
Italy (FIMI)[52] Gold 25,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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Singles

Individual tracks have been released as singles and charted on a number of official charts.

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Year Single Peak positions References
AUT
 FRA
 GER
 ITA
 SWI
2012 "Freedom"
(Anthony Hamilton & Elayna Boynton)		 46 28 55 — 32 [53]
2013 "Ancora qui"
(Elisa & Ennio Morricone)		 — — — 41 — [54]
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Accolades

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Ceremony Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Academy Awards 2013 Best Original Song "Ancora qui" (Elisa and Ennio Morricone) Shortlisted [55]
"Freedom" (John Legend and Paul Epworth) Shortlisted
"Who Did That to You?" (Elisa and Ennio Morricone) Shortlisted
"100 Black Coffins" (Elisa and Ennio Morricone) Shortlisted
Black Reel Awards 2013 Outstanding Original or Adapted Song "Freedom" (John Legend and Paul Epworth) Won [56]
Georgia Film Critics Association 2012 Best Original Song "Ancora qui" Nominated [57]
Grammy Awards 2013 Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Django Unchained (Original Soundtrack) Nominated [58]
St. Louis Film Critics Association 2012 Best Music Django Unchained (Original Soundtrack) Won [59]
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