"Three Tough Guys" by Isaac Hayes

-This is when Pai Mei and The Bride fight with their different styles.

"Sunny Road To Salina"

-When The Bride is walking through the desert.

"Navajo Joe" by Ennio Morricone

-Bill's exit music

The "Fistful Of Dollars" theme

-When Budd is walking over to The Bride.

"Invincible Pole Fighter" (main theme)

-Pai Mei training sequence


A Quality Soundtrack   December 11, 2004
Kurt Harding (Boerne TX)
42 out of 46 found this review helpful

OK, so you've seen the movie, you have the DVD, why buy the soundtrack too? Because many of the songs are so good you don't want to have to watch the whole movie to hear them again, that's why!
I rarely buy soundtracks. They are usually just filled with snippets of songs and a lot of unrewarding crap. But Kill Bill Vol. 2 is different. There are so many interesting and unusual songs featured in the movie that owning the sountrack is a necessary adjunct to the movie for those whose musical tastes are wide-ranging. When I saw the movie, Chingon's Malaguena Salerosa is the song that told me to order the soundtrack.
That song is not the only reason to buy this of course. There is so much more to enjoy. I really like Goodnight Moon, Tu Mira, A Satisfied Mind, About Her, and Urami Bushi as well. And each of those songs is different from one another as day is from night. Of course, there are some great instrumentals too. I've always liked Ennio Morricone's work, but my favorite here is Luis Bacalov's Summertime Killer. And let's not forget the unlisted rap song that closes out the CD. I never cared for rap, but that one is at least palatable, even enjoyable!
A few dialogues unnecessarily littered about knock a star off this. If you liked the film and you like the music, there is no good reason not to own the CD. Add the Kill Bill Vol II soundtrack to your CD collection soon!


Mediocre at best......   April 14, 2004
A. N. Hargrove (new york, ny, usa)
32 out of 35 found this review helpful

Well, I listened to this album twice, so I wouldnt feel biased while writing this review. Yes, Quentin Tarantino is a genius at movie soundtracks--but this aint one of them. Maybe because the movie isnt out yet and I have no idea how each track is woven into the scene or because Vol.1's track listing is much more likable. This album just doesnt excite me, like Vol. 1 does. If I never heard Vol. 1 and only Vol. 2, I probably still wouldnt have liked this. However, some great standout tracks here are "Il Tramonto", "Can't Hardly Stand It", "The Chase" and "Urami Bushi"--this track is rolling during credits of Vol. 1 I believe, and it didnt make the cut for that. But overall this effort is not as fluid as Vol. 1's diversity and that's how the cookie crumbles.


missing songs spoilt it for me   March 3, 2006
J. Brennan
17 out of 17 found this review helpful

i too wish i had been more careful and read the reviews, then i would have noticed all the missings songs and that the main one i wanted ( navajo joe - ennio morricone --bills exit ) was not on there. i still would have bought it but would not have been so dissapointed when i got to the end. i also feel very cheated.
what is the point of bringing out a soundtrack and missing out songs? should it not be all of them?
i feel bills exit music was a key song that should not have been missed off, as this scene is the whole point of the films, when she finally gets her revenge and should not have been missed.

worth buying but a dissapointment



Buy the original first before concidering this one   April 14, 2004
William P. Moore (Iowa City, IA)
22 out of 25 found this review helpful

I have been in anticipation of Vol. 2 every since the beginning of the year and I thought to buy the new soundtrack.

After listening to the second soundtrack, I felt Tarantino ran out of steam when it came to the second dose of aural entertainment. Maybe this does mean that there is more dialogue/plot to this film than in the last. For starters, you definately get a different vibe from this. Since the tale takes place in Mexico and SW USA, it seems best that there is more music of that area/genre (Ennio Morricone, Johnny Cash, Luis Bacalov) He kept some other mainstays in order to keep this film in tune with the other (Charlie Feathers, Meiko Kaji). However this time the songs brake in parts and the dialogue comes in unusual places and suggest more a teaser to the film than in other Tarantino soundtracks. "Tu Mira" seems to brake to much into Charlie Feathers; "About Her" into Morricone. This soundtrack certainly doesn't have the clinchers the first had ("Battle Without Honor or Humanity", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", "Flower of Carnage"). The opening song "Goodnight Moon" by Shivaree is a good choice for this film, although it doesn't stand a chance against "Bang Bang". Although this is not as good as I would have hoped from Tarantino, this is still a good collection for those of us who have been Quentin-heads for years. Or if you are interested in Spaghetti Western soundtracks. As for the casual listener, I would not recommend this.

BTW: Go see the movie this weekend instead of The Punisher. (That trend has gotten awfully tiresome already.)