Quentin Tarantino's latest western film, The Hateful Eight, will have its 4-side, 28-song soundtrack released on vinyl via Jack White's record label, Third Man Records. White recently revealed plans to open a vinyl pressing plant in Detroit while opening another Third Man store in the singer's hometown over Thanksgiving weekend.
The film's score was crafted by Ennio Morricone and assembled with musical contributions from Jennifer Jason Leigh, Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell and Michael Madsen while The White Stripes De Stijl song "Apple Blossom" also appears on the track list. Bits of dialogue by Ray Orbison and David Hess will also be present on the score, The Verge notes. Morricone is well-known for scoring The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly as well as Once Upon a Time in the West, although he hasn't written a western score in over four decades.
Morricone's score will see a CD, vinyl and digital download release while Third Man Records plans to drop an exclusive vinyl edition of The Hateful Eight soundtrack, with exclusive extras such as two posters, a 12-page book with stills from the Tarantino flick and a reversible vinyl jacket, NME reports.
The Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs writer brings fourth his latest western, which follows the lives of eight eclectic strangers who find themselves seeking safety in the same shelter, Minnie's Haberdashery, in the midst of a Wyoming snowstorm. Tarantino favorite, Samuel L. Jackson stars in the film as Major Marquis Warren, an infamous, violent bounty hunter. Jennifer Jason Leigh takes on the role of Daisy Domergue, a desperately wanted fugitive, captured by Russel's character. The cast also includes performances by Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Walton Goggins, Bruce Dern and Demian Richir.
Back in January of 2014, the film's script leaked, causing Tarantino to consider publishing the story as a novel instead. After tackling an extremely successful live reading in Los Angeles, the outspoken writer decided to trudge on with the film -- with a different ending, of course.
The Hateful Eight will debut in U.S. theaters beginning on December 25, just ahead of the UK release on January 8.
The Hateful Eight Soundtrack:
Side A:
01. Ennio Morricone: "L'Ultima Diligenza di Red Rock - Versione Integrale"
02. Ennio Morricone: "Overture"
03. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kurt Russell, Samuel L. Jackson: "Major Warren Meet Daisy Domergue"
04. Ennio Morricone: "Narratore Letterario"
05. The White Stripes: "Apple Blossom"
06. Tim Roth, Kurt Russell: "Frontier Justice"
07. Ennio Morricone: "L'Ultima Diligenza di Red Rock - #2"
Side B:
08. Ennio Morricone: "Neve - Versione Integrale"
09. Kurt Russell, Michael Madsen: "This Here Is Daisy Domergue"
10. Ennio Morricone: "Sei Cavalli"
11. Ennio Morricone: "Raggi di Sole Sulla Montagna"
12. Samuel L. Jackson, Walton Goggins, Bruce Dern: "Son Of The Bloody Ni**er Killer Of Baton Rouge"
Side C:
13. Jennifer Jason Leigh Featuring Kurt Russell: "Jim Jones At Botany Bay"
14. Ennio Morricone: "Neve - #2"
15. Samuel L. Jackson, Demián Bichir, Walton Goggins: "Uncle Charlie's Stew"
16. Ennio Morricone: "I Quattro Passeggeri"
17. Ennio Morricone: "La Musica Prima del Massacro"
18. Ennio Morricone: "L'Inferno Bianco - Synth"
19. Tim Roth, Walton Goggins, Kurt Russell: "The Suggestive Oswaldo Mobray"
Side D:
20. David Hess: "Now You're All Alone"
21. Ennio Morricone: "Sangue e Neve"
22. Ennio Morricone: "L'Inferno Bianco - Ottoni"
23. Ennio Morricone: "Neve - #3"
24. Walton Goggins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Madsen: "Daisy's Speech"
25. Ennio Morricone: "La Lettera di Lincoln - Strumentale"
26. Ennio Morricone, Walton Goggins: "La Lettera di Lincoln - Con Dialogo"
27. Roy Orbison: "There Won't Be Many Coming Home"
28. Ennio Morricone: "La Puntura Della Morte"
