Jackie Brown (soundtrack)
1997 soundtrack album
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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 lacks a typical film score, similar to the other soundtracks of Tarantino films.
| Jackie Brown: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | December 9, 1997 | |||
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| Length | 51:06 | |||
| Label | Maverick Records A Band Apart Records | |||
| Producer | Quentin Tarantino Lawrence Bender | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Across 110th Street" | Bobby Womack | Bobby Womack and Peace | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Beaumont's Lament" (Dialogue) | Samuel L. Jackson and Robert de Niro | 0:50 | |
| 3. | "Strawberry Letter 23" | Shuggie Otis | The Brothers Johnson | 4:58 |
| 4. | "Melanie, Simone and Sheronda" (Dialogue) | Samuel L. Jackson and Robert de Niro | 0:32 | |
| 5. | "Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?" | Bill Withers | Bill Withers | 3:12 |
| 6. | "Tennessee Stud" | Jimmy Driftwood | Johnny Cash | 2:54 |
| 7. | "Natural High" | Charles McCormick | Bloodstone | 4:54 |
| 8. | "Long Time Woman" | Les Baxter | Pam Grier | 2:52 |
| 9. | "Detroit 9000" (Dialogue) | Council Cargle | 0:07 | |
| 10. | "(Holy Matrimony) Letter to the Firm" | Foxy Brown | 3:26 | |
| 11. | "Street Life" | Randy Crawford | 4:18 | |
| 12. | "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" | The Delfonics | 3:21 | |
| 13. | "Midnight Confessions" | Lou Josie | The Grass Roots | 2:43 |
| 14. | "Inside My Love" |
| Minnie Riperton | 3:56 |
| 15. | "Just Ask Melanie" (Dialogue) | Samuel L. Jackson, Robert de Niro, and Bridget Fonda | 0:43 | |
| 16. | "The Lions and the Cucumber" |
| The Vampires' Sound Incorporation | 5:07 |
| 17. | "Monte Carlo Nights" | Elliot Easton | Elliot Easton's Tiki Gods | 3:25 |
| Total length: | 51:06 | |||
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.[2] He added:
More or less the way my method works is you have got to find the opening credit sequence first. That starts it off from me. I find the personality of the piece through the music that is going to be in it [...] It is the rhythm of the film. Once I know I want to do something, then it is a simple matter of me diving into my record collection and finding the songs that give me the rhythm of my movie.
Other tracks heard in the film
Some of the songs used in the film were not included in the commercially released soundtrack. These songs are listed during the film's credits.
- "Baby Love" by The Supremes
- "Exotic Dance" by Roy Ayers
- "My Touch of Madness" by Jermaine Jackson
- "La-La (Means I Love You)" by the Delfonics
- "Cissy Strut" by The Meters
- "Aragon" by Roy Ayers
- "Brawling Broads" by Roy Ayers
- "She Puts Me in the Mood" by Elvin Bishop
- "Undun" by the Guess Who
- "Escape" by Roy Ayers
- "Vittroni's Theme - King Is Dead" by Roy Ayers
- "Grazin' In The Grass" by Orchestra Harlow
- "Mad Dog (Feroce)" by Umberto Smaila
- "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