Monday, June 15, 2026

Tracks From Soundtracks Vol.11:Tarantino Mix Pt.1 (A Soundtrack Heaven Original Compilation)

 


Quentin Tarantino movies have always been known for their killer soundtracks. The music selection is a mix of powerful rock, blues and soul and fits in perfectly with the movie storyline. With so many good tracks to choose from, this is part one. Part two to follow.

1 Everybody Be Cool - George Clooney (From Dusk Till Dawn) 

2 Misirlou  (Remastered) - Dick Dale and His Del-Tones (Pulp Fiction) 

3 Dark Night - The Blasters (From Dusk Till Dawn) 

4 Goodnight Moon - Shivaree (Kill Bill  Vol. 2) 

5 Across 110th Street - Bobby Womack (Jackie Brown) 

6 Jungle Boogie - Kool & the Gang (Pulp Fiction) 

7 Mexican Blackbird - ZZ Top (From Dusk Till Dawn) 

8 Can't Hardly Stand It - Charlie Feathers (Kill Bill  Vol. 2) 

9 Texas Funeral - Jon Wayne (From Dusk Till Dawn) 

10 The Lions And The Cucumber - The Vampires' Sound Incorporation (Jackie Brown) 

11 Bustin' Surfboards - The Tornadoes (Pulp Fiction) 

12 Foolish Heart - The Mavericks (From Dusk Till Dawn) 

13 Who Is He (And What Is He To You?) - Bill Withers (Jackie Brown) 

14 Woo Hoo - The 5.6.7.8's (Kill Bill, Vol. 1 [Original Soundtrack]) 

15 Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Nancy Sinatra (Kill Bill, Vol. 1 [Original Soundtrack]) 

16 I Gotcha - Joe Tex (Reservoir Dogs: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 

17 Rumble - Link Wray and His Ray Men (Pulp Fiction) 

18 Summertime Killer - Luis Bacalov (Kill Bill  Vol. 2) 

19 Dengue Woman Blues - Jimmie Vaughan (From Dusk Till Dawn) 

20 Natural High - Bloodstone (Jackie Brown) 

21 Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield (Pulp Fiction) 

22 Long Time Woman - Pam Grier (Jackie Brown) 

23 That Certain Female - Charlie Feathers (Kill Bill, Vol. 1 [Original Soundtrack]) 

24 Torquay - The Leftovers (From Dusk Till Dawn) 

25 ''Zed'sDead, Baby'' - Bullwinkle Part II - Maria De Medeiros And Bruce Willis - The Centurians (Pulp Fiction) 

Tracks From Soundtracks Vol.11


Saturday, June 6, 2026

Elizabeth Drake – Japanese Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

 


Japanese Story is a 2003 Australian romantic drama film directed by Sue Brooks. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.

Sandy Edwards (played by Toni Collette) is a director in a company that designs geological software in Perth, Western Australia. Her business partner manipulates her into agreeing to act as a guide for a Japanese businessman visiting mines in the Pilbara desert, hoping that he will purchase the software. When Hiromitsu Tachibana (Gotaro Tsunashima [ja]) arrives, he treats Sandy like a chauffeur, and he seems more intent on self-discovery in the wilderness than on buying computer software.

The score was composed by Australian composer, musician and performance artist Elizabeth Drake. The Ryukyuan song Tinsagu nu Hana (Chinsagu no Hana) is in the film's soundtrack. Shelley Scown was the vocalist, whilst Elizabeth Drake did the orchestral work. The song is used in the film's ending. Felicity Collins of La Trobe University wrote that some movie critics from Japan perceived the usage of the song as "a contentious issue" because the song specifically has an Okinawan character and yet is not something generally related to Japan, and "secondly because the fragility and beauty of this song, about upholding Okinawan identity, seems incongruous in an Australian film" 

1 Chinsagu No Hana 5:25

2 Opening Titles 4:17

3 "I Hate Karaoke" 2:30

4 Debris In A Desert 1:19

5 Hotel 4:01

6 "No More Map" 1:21

7 "Who Are You?" 1:26

8 "Very Old Rock" 3:14

9 At The Waterhole 5:01

10 Driving At Night 2:43

11 In The Mirror 1:16

12 "I'd Like To Be Involved" (Chinsagu No Hana) 14:33

13 Japanese Story (Closing Credits) 3:04

Bonus Tracks

14 "Hiromitsu" (Alternate At The Waterhole) 5:03

15 Night Drive 2:39


Japanese Story