The tracks he chose are so specific sounding. He probably chose them as he was writing the script too. Its going to be perfect mood music for whatever scenes he places them over.
. . . i’ll buy it for the cat people by bowie alone . . .
Hey, does anybody think the credits are gonna be like the Good, Bad, and Ugly credits. I thought of it when a few pages on the new and improved website used that kind of paint brush effect.
i never tought about that, but it could be
You can tell “Zulus” by Bernstein will be playing when the Jew Hunter gets his hands on a certain female. ;D
Oh, I forget does anybody know if QT remasters these individual tracks?
The song “L’Homme au Grand Sombrero” on the gallery section of the Basterd website is soooo catchy
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The song “L’Homme au Grand Sombrero” on the gallery section of the Basterd website is soooo catchy
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I’d certainly agree to that. I was whistling it all last night.
I really don’t like how the music from the trailer is on constant loop on the website. I’d prefer the Man with the Giant Sombreo any day of the week.
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I’d certainly agree to that. I was whistling it all last night.
I really don’t like how the music from the trailer is on constant loop on the website. I’d prefer the Man with the Giant Sombreo any day of the week.
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I love that song now as well. That film was never mentioned in the script, as far as I can remember. I remember something about a Van Hammersmark film, Madcap in Mexico so maybe that’s changed. Would be a nice intro to the cinema with “L’Homme au Gran Sombrero” instead.
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I want to be surprised on August 21st.
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agreed
“… Sombrero” is from the fantastic movie “hi diddle diddle”; we all know this movie from tarantino´s sight & sound-list!
trying to find these songs is tough, cant find half of them!
ha its not working now
un amico ennio morricone
it starts at 2:40
I’ve been trying to figure out where all of the music fits into the movie. Here is a list of everything that’s been confirmed so far, as well as some speculation of my own.
POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD
Confirmed
Algeri: 1 Novembre 1954 - Basterds Liberate Stiglitz (Confirmed by Clip)
The Surrender (La Resa) - Werner’s Bravery (Confirmed by Clip)
One Silver Dollar (Un Dollaro Bucato) - Shoshanna and Zoller in Bistro (Confirmed by Clip)
Ich Wollt Ich Waer Ein Huhn - Lucky Kids screening (Confirmed by Screenplay - Song not actually mentioned but I think this is a given.)
Rabbia e Tarantella - Closing Credits (Confirmed by Review - “the rousing Ennio Morricone track in the closing credits, ‘Bastero Gondors Rabhia e Tarantella’” - “The Playlist”)
Unconfirmed/Speculation
Il Mercenario (reprisa) - Landa and the Farmer. Used in clip under rat speech but the way the clip is edited I couldn’t be positive, although I doubt it goes anywhere else.
The Green Leaves of Summer - Opening Titles? That makes sense if The Brothers Four version is used, however there is no mention of The Brothers Four in the Cannes press kit. Another possiblity - Mystic and Severe. This one seems less likely because the tracks appear to be listed pretty much in movie order. Then again we know the titles occur between the first and second chapter, so that would put TGLOS in the wrong place too, albeit much closer. This is the only quote I could find about the opening title song…
“the first image of [the] ‘Basterds’ arrives on the heels of credits that beg to be considered as the true narrative introduction. Written in block letters aping the title cards associated with Sergio Leone Westerns, while the jangly soundtrack follows suit” - Eric Kohn, “Indiewire”
…And from this quote I can’t tell if The Green Leaves of Summer plays at the very beginning or if it’s the opening titles song but it’s definately one or the other…
“Choice of music, just as the narrative structure, is also bold, eclectic and anachronistic, including the opening number, ‘The Green Leaves of Summer’ by Dmitri Tiomkin” - Emanuel Levy
Slaughter - I originally thought this would be during the scalping and whatnot, but looking at the script I wonder if it isn’t played when Stiglitz is introduced. That would fit with this quote…
"…a brief blaxploitation-like character intro set to Billy Preston" - "The Playlist"
One Silver Dollar (Un Dollaro Bucato) - I am convinced this is Shoshanna’s Theme (If this is the case the track also plays at the beginning of the 1944 section with Shoshanna in the projection booth and possibly elsewhere)
Cat People (Putting Out Fire) - Beginning of Chapter Five/Shoshanna and Marcel make final preparations. At least, that’s my interpretation of this quote (although it could be suggesting something closer to the incident itself)…
“David Bowie’s Cat People (Putting Out Fire) crops up in what is effectively Shosanna’s tooling up scene before the grande finale in her Paris cinema” - Simon Gallagher, "Obsessed with Film"
Zulus - I can imagine this playing as Shoshanna’s face looms on the giant screen and all hell breaks loose.
Un Amico - I’m thinking this could be the song leading into the closing credits. Imagine “Written and Directed by Quentin Tarantino” just as the beat comes in.
I may have thoughts on some more tracks once I’ve read the script again.
didnt we get the tracklist 2 weeks ago almost?
I was trying to work out where all of the songs appear in the movie. I just edited it so hopefully it makes a little more sense now.
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I was trying to work out where all of the songs appear in the movie. I just edited it so hopefully it makes a little more sense now.
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You mean he would use Cat People for like a montage of her prepping the evening? Maybe that’s not what you meant it just reads that way. Otherwise I think it would be used towards the end of the chapter, if you know what I mean. 
You know?
Otherwise that list you made is pretty cool. I’m gonna save it for when the movie comes out and see how right you were. 
That’s where Simon Gallagher of “Obsessed with Film” said it was in his review.
I thought it would’ve been later as well.
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That’s where Simon Gallagher of “Obsessed with Film” said it was in his review.
I thought it would’ve been later as well.
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Wherever he puts it I don’t care, as long as he pulls it off. An 80’s tune in the climax of a WWII epic?
All the reviews that have mentioned that song said it worked exceptionally well and was a perfect marraige of image and music… I wish I felt like pouring through them again to find some more exact quotes.
Edit: Here’s the full quote from Simon Gallagher (Obsessed With Film)…
"One musical moment that partcularly stands out is one that I was initially suspect of- David Bowie’s ‘Cat People (Putting Out the Fire) crops up in what is effectively Shosanna’s (the beautiful and excellent Melanie Laurent) tooling up scene before the grande finale in her Paris cinema, and becomes one of those seminal musical moments, like ‘Stuck In The Middle With You’ in Reservoir Dogs or ‘Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon’ in Pulp Fiction, where the music and images intertwine so fundamentally that they are immediately committed to the collective consciousness of the world’s audiences.“
And from Todd McCarthy (Variety)…
“The use of David Bowie’s 'Putting Out Fire” at one crucial point is particularly inspired”