Jackie Brown -- Music from the Motion Picture [PA]

Performer: Original Soundtrack
Producer: Arthur Marks; Elliot Easton; Mike Vernon; Rick Rubin
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Director: Arthur Marks. Photographers: Darren Michaels; George Lange; Firooz Zahedi; Butch BelAir. Unknown Contributor Roles: Elliot Easton; Vampire's Sound Incorporation; Foxy Brown ; Johnny Cash; Minnie Riperton; Pam Grier; Randy Crawford; The Delfonics; The Brothers Johnson; The Grass Roots; Bill Withers; Bloodstone; Bobby Womack. Quentin Tarantino established himself as one of the few filmmakers to effectively use pop music with his first film Reservoir Dogs, a movie where the music was integral to the success of the film yet also worked well as a collection of songs. Jackie Brown, Tarantino's long-awaited third feature, finds him exploring new territory, creating an homage to blaxploitation flicks as well as a surprisingly subtle character study and love story, and its soundtrack appropriately finds him in new territory as well. The soundtrack still features snippets of dialogue, which simply aren't as effective separated from the film as those from Pulp Fiction, but the unified collection of '70s soul and funk is refreshing. He has wisely selected a batch of songs that haven't been worn out by oldies radio, building the bulk of the album with cult favorites like Bobby Womack's "Across 110th Street," Bill Withers' "Who Is He (And What Is He to You?)," Randy Crawford's "Street Life," Minnie Riperton's "Inside My Love," the Vampire Sound Inc.'s "The Lions and the Cucumber" and Pam Grier's "Long Time Woman." Only "Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time," "Strawberry Letter 23" and "Natural High," as well as the Grass Roots' "Midnight Confessions," are familiar oldies items, but they play an integral part in the film itself and help make the soundtrack a thoroughly enjoyable, compulsively listenable experience. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine On the soundtrack for Quentin Tarantino's long awaited follow-up to PULP FICTION, the director again turns to 1970s R&B classics, seasoning the mix with a touch of modern pop. As usual, Tarantino proves himself to be quite the soul connoisseur. This disc zeroes in on great old-school cuts like "Natural High" by the criminally underrated Bloodstone and "Inside My Love" by the late Minnie Riperton. Topping things off is a change-of-pace from, of all people, ex-Cars guitarist Elliot Easton and his group Tiki Gods.

Rolling Stone (1/22/98, p.58) - 3.5 Stars (out of 5) - "...another cinematic aural-history lesson....mixes vintage tunes--many of them soul classics--with bits of dialogue and assorted aural exotica....a seriously soulful sojourn full of great music..." Entertainment Weekly (10/12/01, p.44) - Ranked #89 in EW's "100 Best Movie Soundtracks" Entertainment Weekly (1/9/97, pp.66-67) - "...JACKIE BROWN adds up to a frisky comilation that pumps new life into oldies and introduces you to ones you may have missed. Tarantino still 'tracks it like he talks it..." - Rating: A NME (Magazine) (4/4/98, p.41) - 7 (out of 10) - "The gimp is back. He's played with his vinyl, squirmed with expectant pleasure and now he's dreaming of funking you silly....an enticing snippet of celluloid highs, while still standing proud as a compilation..."

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