Death Proof: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Intro
Death Proof is a rather gratuitous (and by that I mean fucking great) 1970's movie paying homage to a genre called "Grindhouse", known for their low-budgets, splatter and exploitational topics. The exploit here is "muscle cars" and "splatter".
Main
I had actually never heard of the Grindhouse genre before I saw this film So to me, so to me it was just a miraculously mindless "70's throwback" movie but with Tarantino's signature dialogue and cinematic flair. But what makes this film special is the sexy teenaged cock-teasing and a weird brand of cinematic automotive violence I don't think will ever be one-upped.
As this is clearly intended to be a "entertaining summer popcorn movie" ... the soundtrack should follow suit. And it does. You can tell Mr. Tarantino had a lot of fun with this one.
The tracks are another QT collection of hidden gems entwined with enough movie quotes to keep things flowing. Yes, I had this one on repeat for like two weeks after I saw the movie.
It's a great companion to an underrated movie. The iTunes version I bought cost $13.95 and includes 16 tracks for a total of 38 minutes. It could have been a little longer. Even a vinyl record holds 44 minutes of music. Still worth having for the true fan.
Track Listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Last Race" (From the motion picture Village of the Giants, 1965) | Nitzsche | Jack Nitzsche | 2:39 |
| 2. | "Baby It's You" (1969) | Burt Bacharach, Mack David, Barney Williams | Smith | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Paranoia Prima" (From the motion picture The Cat o' Nine Tails, 1971) | Morricone | Ennio Morricone | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Planning & Scheming" (dialogue) | Tarantino | Eli Roth as Dov & Michael Bacall as Omar | 1:00 |
| 5. | "Jeepster" (1971) | Marc Bolan | T. Rex | 4:09 |
| 6. | "Stuntman Mike" (dialogue) | Tarantino | Rose McGowan as Pam & Kurt Russell as Stuntman Mike | 0:19 |
| 7. | "Staggolee" (1970) | John Michael Hill, Charlie Allen | Pacific Gas & Electric | 3:50 |
| 8. | "The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)" (1966) | Tex | Joe Tex | 2:56 |
| 9. | "Good Love, Bad Love" (1966) | Alvertis Isbell, Floyd | Eddie Floyd | 2:11 |
| 10. | "Down in Mexico" (1956) | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | The Coasters | 3:22 |
| 11. | "Hold Tight!" (1966) | Ken Howard, Alan Blaikley | Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich | 2:47 |
| 12. | "Sally and Jack" (From the motion picture Blow Out, 1981) | Donaggio | Pino Donaggio | 1:25 |
| 13. | "It's So Easy" (From the motion picture Cruising, 1980) | Willy DeVille | Mink DeVille | 2:10 |
| 14. | "Whatever-However" (dialogue) | Tarantino | Tracie Thoms as Kim & Zoë Bell as herself | 0:36 |
| 15. | "Riot in Thunder Alley" (From the motion picture Thunder Alley, 1967) | Richard Podolor | Eddie Beram | 2:04 |
| 16. | "Chick Habit" (1995) | Serge Gainsbourg, April March | April March | 2:07 |