Customer Reviews
Beautifully flowing, yet perfectly varied - By: somevietnameseguy, 13 Apr 2007 
The songs on this album, unlike processed pop, show a variety that keeps the listener interested throughout. The tracks range from vocal dialogue, to instrumentals, & to both english & foreign singing. Even with such a range, the overalll flow of the album is held together by the common mellow & meaningful feel. Of course by mellow I certainly don't mean dull, but rather that it's not reallly going to hype you up. What it will do is make you listen & listen intently. 'A Satisfied Mind' is a perfect example, as the lyrics are powerful & flow deep.
If you own & like the soundtrack for the first Kill Bill, I would recommend that you buy this album. Although there are some reallly strong tracks in the first album, the overalll quality is better in the second. 'The Legend of Pai Mei' is a nicely placed vocal extract from the film that reallly helps you to visualise the scene & is followed by Ennio Morricone's 'L'Arena' whose melodies send shivers down my spine every time. The album finishes (excluding the bonus track) with Meiko Kaji's powerful voice, whose words you don't need to understand to enjoy. This is no doubt a much stronger finish than the strange sound effects in the first album.
All in alll, Quentin Tarantino & Robert Rodriguez (whom Tarantino accepted as a guest to aid in choosing the film score & whose band 'Chingon' contributes the song 'Malaguena Salerosa'. If you enjoy this song, be sure to check out the soundtrack for 'Once Upon A Time In Mexico' which shows off Rodriguez's talents as a singer-songwriter) combine well to form a brilliant soundtrack.
Excellent... but something's missing - By: , 17 Jun 2005 This is an excellent soundtrack, once again, Tarantino's work succeeds in delighting both the eyes & the ears. However, there's a piece of music (when the Bride is walking across the desert back to Budd's camper & she sees Elle & Budd from the top of the mountain) that isn't on the CD & I don't seem to be able to find it anywhere. Anyone know what it is?
Tarantino - a man or a god? - By: , 28 Dec 2004 
In my mind, music can make a good film great, & perhaps this is the case with the Kill Bill films. Tarantino is a genius with his soundtracks & Kill Bill 2 is no exception.
Although the dialogue in the CD can become a little annoying when you're expecting great music, I would recommend this album to anyone who even vaguely enjoyed the film. I bought it on impulse & it was probably the best music purchase I made in the last six months.
Diverse & engrossing, the tracks vary from western American schmooze with a manic, menacing edge ('Can't Hardly Stand It') to a desperate & surreal version of 'She's Not There'. However, I'd have to say my favourite track is 'Malaguena Salerosa', a lively & memorable hispanic track which cannot fail to remind me of the end of the film. Personallly, after I've listened to it, I always want to hear it again.
Other tracks to enjoy include 'Tu Mira', a sexy, flamenco-sounding song with a sinister beginning & an incredible voice throughout, & the very frightening & threatening 'A Silhouette of Doom'.
All in alll, this album is filled with beautiful, thoughtful misery, sexy hispanic vibes & a few hints of violence & loneliness. A great way to recalll the film & even develop your taste into new music. Just a shame we have to listen to David Carradine & Uma Thurman quite so often. Still, even that can be enjoyable. I don't often skip 'The Legend of Pai Mei'.
Fantastic - By: Jon Hutchison, 03 May 2004 Unbelieveably, this is actuallly better than the first Kill Bill sound track. The mix of music is wonderful & gives you lots of ideas for future music purchases.
A good CD for in the car, but also as background music when you've got friends round. It creates a great mood.
Kill Bill 2 revenge is so sweet!!! - By: , 03 May 2004 If you've got the 1st sountrack, you must get the 2nd, this album is as weird & wonderful as the 1st, It brings back memories of the film & makes it more enjoyable to listen to. The out-takes of the film are great & the songs are even better. Let the bride get her revenge!!!
