Death Proof

Label: A Band Apart
Barcode: 093624998860
Release Year: 2007
Country: Europe
Product Type: CD (Used)
Score or Soundtrack: Soundtrack

The Death Proof soundtrack, handpicked by Quentin Tarantino for his 2007 Grindhouse feature starring Kurt Russell, Zoë Bell, Rosario Dawson, and Rose McGowan, is a collage of retro gems and cult classics that perfectly mirror the director’s encyclopedic love of 1970s exploitation cinema. Released by Maverick Records, the album features tracks like Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich’s “Hold Tight!,” April March’s French-pop anthem “Chick Habit,” and the haunting ballad “Baby It’s You” by Smith.

The mix also includes The Coasters’ “Down in Mexico,” featured in the film’s lap dance sequence with Vanessa Ferlito, alongside fuzz-drenched cuts by Pacific Gas & Electric and Willy DeVille. Much like the Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown soundtracks, Tarantino uses these songs as storytelling devices, intertwining them with dialogue snippets from the film itself. In the broader Grindhouse double bill with Robert Rodriguez’s Planet Terror, the Death Proof soundtrack became a cult artifact, standing shoulder to shoulder with Tarantino’s other iconic compilations that reshaped how audiences experienced music in cinema.

Track Listing

The Last Race
Jack Nitzsche

Baby It's You
Smith

Paranoia Prima
Ennio Morricone

Planning & Scheming
Eli Roth & Michael Bacall

Jeepster
T. Rex

Stuntman Mike
Rose McGowan & Kurt Russell

Staggolee
Pacific Gas & Electric

The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)
Joe Tex

Good Love, Bad Love
Eddie Floyd

Down In Mexico
The Coasters

Hold Tight
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

Sally And Jack
Pino Donaggio

It's So Easy
Willy DeVille

Whatever-However
Tracie Thoms & Zoë Bell

Riot In Thunder Alley
Eddie Beram

Chick Habit
April March

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