Django Unchained (soundtrack) explained

Django Unchained (soundtrack)
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Various Artists
Cover:Django-soundtrack.jpg
Length:54:31
Label:Republic
Loma Vista
Chronology:Quentin Tarantino film 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.

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.

Track listing

Footnotes

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) - Richie Havens
  12. "Ain't No Grave (Black Opium Remix) "J2 and Steven Stern" - Johnny Cash
  13. "Dopo la congiura" - Ennio Morricone

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–2015)Peak
position
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French Albums (IFOP)[2] 7
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Greek Albums (IFPI)[3] 25
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Irish Compilation Albums (IRMA)[4] 2
Italian Compilation Albums (FIMI)[5] 2
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US Billboard 200[6] 53
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[7] 36
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[8] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 33
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 60
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 184
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[12] 78
French Albums (IFOP)[13] 49
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 49
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 38
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 30
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[17] 16

Singles

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

YearSinglePeak positionsReferences
US
AUT
FRA
SUI
2012"Freedom"
(Anthony Hamilton & Elayna Boynton)		462832align=center"[18] [19] [20]
2013"Django"
(Luis Bacalov & Rocky Roberts)		85[21]

Personnel

Critical reaction

Despite the fact that the soundtrack was acclaimed by critics,[22] 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".[23] 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,[24] Morricone said that he has "great respect for Tarantino" and that he is "glad he chooses my music"[25] Morricone also said that because Tarantino chooses his music "it is a sign of artistic brotherhood"[26] [27] 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.[28]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/oscars-75-songs-vie-for-best-original-song-led-by-les-miserables-ted-safety-not-guaranteed/ Oscars: 75 Songs vie for Best Original Song led by Les Misérables, Ted & Safety Not Guaranteed, Heyuguys.co.uk, Kenji Lloyd, 13 December 2012
  2. Web site: InfoDisc : Tous les "Chart Runs" des Albums classés depuis 1985 dans le Top Albums Officiel . French . InfoDisc.fr . Institut français d'opinion publique . August 19, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080820092500/http://www.infodisc.fr/Albums_ChartRun.php . August 20, 2008 . Note: Select "B.O.F." and click OK to see the chart positions of soundtrack albums, which charted in France.
  3. Web site: Official Cyta-IFPI Charts — Top-75 Albums Sales Chart — Week: 4/2013 . 2012-10-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121120074746/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01.htm . November 20, 2012 .
  4. Web site: Top 30 Multi-Artist Compilation Albums. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040217/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240003&arch=t&lyr=2013&year=2013&week=7. dead. September 24, 2015. February 14, 2013. chart-track.co.uk. GFK Chart-Track. August 19, 2015.
  5. Web site: Archivio — Compilation — Classifica settimanale dal 14/01/2013 al 20/01/2013. https://archive.today/20130218141616/http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_result_compilation.php?anno=2013&mese=01&id=346. dead. February 18, 2013. Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Italian. January 28, 2013.
  6. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=various artists|chart=Billboard 200}} Billboard 200 Albums]. Billboard Magazine. August 19, 2015.
  7. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=various artists|chart=Digital Albums}} Top Digital Albums]. Billboard Magazine. August 19, 2015.
  8. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=various artists|chart=Soundtracks}} Top Soundtrack Albums]. Billboard Magazine. August 19, 2015.
  9. Web site: Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal . 2015-05-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150508021132/http://www.austriancharts.at/year.asp?id=2013&cat=a . 2015-05-08 .
  10. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2013 – Album . ultratop.be . Ultratop Belgien Charts . Dutch . August 19, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140417130753/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2013&cat=a . April 17, 2014 .
  11. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2013 – Album . ultratop.be . Ultratop Belgien Charts . French . August 19, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140417130807/http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2013&cat=a . April 17, 2014 .
  12. Web site: Alben 2013 Dänemark | Album-Charts | Top 40 Auswertung. Chartsurfer.de. German. GfK Entertainment. August 19, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924122654/http://www.chartsurfer.de/musik/album-charts-daenemark/jahrescharts/alben-2013-2x2.html. September 24, 2015. dead.
  13. Web site: InfoDisc : Les Albums (CD) de 2013 par InfoDisc . French . InfoDisc.fr . Institut français d'opinion publique . August 19, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150711104603/http://www.infodisc.fr/B-CD_2013.php . July 11, 2015 . Note: "Django Unchained" by "B.O.F." ranked on position 49 on the 2013 year-end chart, compiled by the IFOP with 1316 points.
  14. "Les bilan annuell par points. B-CD 2013." Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 2013.
  15. Web site: Alben 2013 Deutschland | Album-Charts | Top 100 Auswertung. Chartsurfer.de. German. GfK Entertainment. August 19, 2015. July 14, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150714100356/http://www.chartsurfer.de/musik/album-charts-deutschland/jahrescharts/alben-2013-2x1.html. dead.
  16. Web site: Alben 2013 Schweiz | Album-Charts | Top 100 Auswertung. Chartsurfer.de. German. GfK Entertainment. August 19, 2015. September 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924124457/http://www.chartsurfer.de/musik/album-charts-schweiz/jahrescharts/alben-2013-2x1.html. dead.
  17. Web site: Soundtracks Albums : Page 1 | Billboard. Billboard Magazine. August 19, 2015.
  18. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Anthony+Hamilton+%26+Elayna+Boynton&titel=Freedom&cat=s AustrianCharts.at "Freedom" page (Austria)
  19. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Anthony+Hamilton+%26+Elayna+Boynton&titel=Freedom&cat=s LesCharts.com "Freedom" page (France)
  20. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Anthony+Hamilton+%26+Elayna+Boynton&titel=Freedom&cat=s Hit Parade.ch "Freedom page (Switzerland
  21. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Luis+Bacalov%2C+Rocky+Roberts&titel=Django&cat=s LesCharts.com Luis Bacalov & Rocky Roberts - "Django" page (France)
  22. http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/kapi-mana-news/entertainment/8262841/ALBUM-REVIEW-Tarantino-magic-in-Django-soundtrack ALBUM REVIEW: Tarantino magic in Django soundtrack
  23. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/italian-composer-morricone-slams-tarantino-428954 Italian Composer Ennio Morricone: I'll Never Work With Tarantino Again
  24. http://www.ew.com/article/2013/03/18/ennio-morricone-is-not-feuding/ Ennio Morricone Is Not Feuding With Quentin Tarantino Over 'Django' song--EXCLUSIVE
  25. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ennio-morricone-clarifies-remarks-about-quentin-tarantino-20130319 Ennio Morricone Backs Off From Quentin Tarantino Insult: Famed composer says comments were misconstrued
  26. https://www.spin.com/2013/03/ennio-morricone-quentin-tarantino-django-unchained-beef/ Ennio Morricone Says Quentin Tarantino 'Django' Beef Was Overdone: "I have a great respect for Tarantino...I am glad he chooses my music, a sign of artistic brotherhood."
  27. http://www.vulture.com/2013/03/ennio-morricone-quentin-tarantino.html Composer Ennio Morricone Respects Quentin Tarantino After All
  28. Django Unchained: Repurposing Western Film Music . 10.1080/17533171.2015.1057022 . 2015 . Robbins . Hollis . Safundi . 16 . 3 . 280–290 . 143313188 .

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