In an interview with GQ a couple of weeks ago, Frank Ocean mentioned that he had written a song for the new Quentin Tarantino film Django Unchained. However, when the official soundtrack was announced, Ocean's track was nowhere to be found.
Tarantino has just released a statement explaining what happened. He said:
"Frank Ocean wrote a fantastic ballad that was truly lovely and poetic in every way, there just wasn't a scene for it. I could have thrown it in quickly just to have it, but that's not why he wrote it and not his intention. So I didn't want to cheapen his effort. But, the song is fantastic, and when Frank decides to unleash it on the public, they'll realize it then."
The Django Unchained soundtrack does, however, feature new tracks from Rick Ross with the film's star, Jamie Foxx, as well as Anthony Hamilton, John Legend, and legendary composer Ennio Morricone, plus a mashup of 2Pac and James Brown. Tarantino himself collaborated with musicians on several of the tracks, as well as the film's score.
The album will be released December 18 via Loma Vista Recordings, while the movie hits theaters on Christmas Day. Hear Rick Ross' track "100 Black Coffins", produced by Foxx, above.
Django Unchained:
01 "Winged"
02 Luis Bacalov and Rocky Roberts: "Django (Main Theme)"
03 Ennio Morricone: "The Braying Mule"
04 "In That Case, Django, After You..."
05 Luis Bacalov and Edda Dell'orso: "Lo Chiamavano King (His Name Is King)"
06 Anthony Hamilton and Elayna Boynton: "Freedom"
07 "Five-Thousand-Dollar Nigga's And Gummy Mouth Bitches"
08 Luis Bacalov: "La Corsa (2nd Version)"
09 "Sneaky Schultz and the Demise of Sharp"
10 Jim Croce: "I Got a Name"
11 Riz Ortolani: "I Giorni Dell'ira"
12 Rick Ross: "100 Black Coffins"
13 Jerry Goldsmith: "Nicaragua"
[ft. Pat Metheny]
14 "Hildi's Hot Box"
15 Ennio Morricone: "Sister Sara's Theme"
16 Ennio Morricone and Elisa: "Ancora Qui"
17 James Brown and 2Pac: "Unchained (The Payback/Untouchable)"
18 John Legend: "Who Did That To You?"
19 Brother Dege: "Too Old to Die Young"
20 "Stephen the Poker Player"
21. Ennio Morricone: "Un Monumento"
22 "Six Shots Two Guns"
23 Annibale E I Cantori Moderni: "Trinity (Titoli)"
Here's the movie's trailer: