music for
Cover of a tarantino movie set in space

music for

a tarantino movie set in space

Ten tracks

  1. The opening standoff, where everyone has their hand on a holster and nobody blinks.

    Cue sheet

    Spaghetti western, space-age surf rock. Twangy baritone guitar in spring reverb, whistled lead melody, mariachi trumpet, Moog bass pulse, tom-heavy kit with tambourine. 96 BPM, E minor. Dry 70s room, tape saturation, slapback echo, warm mids. No synth pads, no modern gloss. Coiled menace: the trumpet holds one note while the guitar tremolo-picks beneath it. [0:00-0:40] guitar riff and toms together [0:40-1:30] whistle takes the theme, Moog bass enters [1:30-2:20] trumpet enters, full kit [2:20-3:00] kit drops out, guitar and trumpet ring on an unresolved chord. Instrumental, no vocals.

  2. A long, lazy conversation over coffee before anything goes wrong.

    Cue sheet

    70s crime-funk soundtrack, laid-back soul groove. Wah-wah rhythm guitar, Fender Rhodes, round fingered electric bass, dry breakbeat kit with rimshots, Moog blips. 88 BPM, A minor. Dry close-mic'd room, tape warmth, vinyl-era compression. No strings, no big hook. Cool, talky ease: the bass keeps sliding into the downbeat a hair late. [0:00-0:50] drums, bass and wah together [0:50-1:40] Rhodes chords join, Moog blips answer [1:40-2:30] breakdown to bass and rimshot only [2:30-3:00] full groove back, fades on the loop. Instrumental, no vocals.

  3. The heist at full sprint, guitars first and questions never.

    Cue sheet

    Surf rock, garage instrumental, heist beat. Reverb-drenched Fender guitar tremolo-picking, fuzz bass, Farfisa organ stabs, pounding floor-tom surf kit, Moog laser sweeps. 152 BPM, E minor. Spring reverb tank, overdriven tape, loud dry room. No slow intro, no pads. Reckless glee: the guitar double-picks faster than the drums can hold. [0:00-0:45] guitar and floor toms at full speed [0:45-1:30] Farfisa stabs enter [1:30-2:15] Moog sweep solo over fuzz bass [2:15-3:00] everything together, ends on a sudden hard stop. Instrumental, no vocals.

  4. Somebody wakes up in the dark with a grudge and a very long memory.

    Cue sheet

    Spaghetti western dirge, slow desert noir. Solo mariachi trumpet with long vibrato, bowed tremolo guitar in spring reverb, Moog theremin-like glide, low tom heartbeat. 66 BPM, D minor. Dry room with deep plate tail, tape hiss, rolled-off highs. No kit groove, no melody resolution. Cold resolve: the trumpet phrase keeps stopping one note short. [0:00-0:50] tom heartbeat and bowed guitar [0:50-1:45] trumpet theme enters [1:45-2:30] Moog glide rises over the trumpet [2:30-3:00] trumpet drops out, the heartbeat alone slows. Instrumental, no vocals.

  5. The dance-contest scene, twisting badly and loving every second.

    Cue sheet

    60s go-go twist, space-age surf pop. Farfisa organ lead, clean twangy guitar, walking electric bass, shuffling snare-and-tambourine kit, handclaps, Moog wobble. 132 BPM, A minor. Mono-leaning dry mix, bright tape, small room. No vocals, no heavy fuzz. Goofy cool: the organ riff lurches half a beat behind the claps. [0:00-0:40] organ riff with claps and kit [0:40-1:25] guitar doubles the riff [1:25-2:10] Moog wobble solo, bass walks [2:10-3:00] key lift to B minor, full band, cold ending on a snare hit. Instrumental, no vocals.

  6. Where the talking stops and the fuzz takes over.

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    Grindhouse fuzz rock, 70s exploitation soundtrack. Fuzz-box lead guitar, distorted fuzz bass, heavy tom-and-crash kit, Hammond-style organ swells, Moog siren sweeps. 112 BPM, B minor. Saturated tape, loud dry room, clipping on the peaks. No clean guitars, no pads. Brutal swagger: the bass and guitar lock into one grinding riff. [0:00-0:35] riff and kit together [0:35-1:20] organ swells enter [1:20-2:05] Moog siren over a half-time breakdown [2:05-3:00] double-time return, riff repeats and feeds back into noise. Instrumental, no vocals.

  7. A soul song on a scratchy ship radio, the tender scene nobody expected.

    Cue sheet

    Late-70s soul ballad, sweet crime-film interlude. Warm Fender Rhodes, soft muted trumpet, clean electric guitar with tremolo, round electric bass, brushed kit. 72 BPM, D minor. Radio-thin AM filtering, tape wow, vinyl crackle, small room. No fuzz, no fast fills. Bittersweet longing: the trumpet bends into each note like someone half-remembering. [0:00-0:50] Rhodes and brushes through radio filter [0:50-1:45] trumpet melody, bass enters [1:45-2:30] filter opens to full fidelity, tremolo guitar joins [2:30-3:00] narrows back to AM radio and slowly detunes. Instrumental, no vocals.

  8. The big showdown, drums like a war and guitars like blades.

    Cue sheet

    Surf-samurai showdown, taiko fuzz rock. Taiko drums with tom-heavy rock kit, tremolo-picked surf guitar, fuzz bass, blaring mariachi trumpet, shakuhachi-style breathy flute. 140 BPM, E minor. Huge dry room, overdriven tape, spring reverb splashes. No pads, no quiet intro. Vengeful fury: the taiko hits land exactly on the trumpet stabs. [0:00-0:40] taiko and surf guitar at full force [0:40-1:20] flute call over pounding toms [1:20-2:10] trumpet stabs, full band [2:10-3:00] tempo feel doubles, final taiko strike leaves a long reverb tail. Instrumental, no vocals.

  9. Limping away from the wreckage while the theme swells behind you.

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    Spaghetti western anthem, twang ballad. Whistled melody, baritone guitar in spring reverb, wordless male choir on open vowels, mariachi trumpet, slow tom-and-snare march. 80 BPM, A minor. Warm tape, big plate reverb, dry drums. No synth pads, no fuzz. Weary triumph: the choir swells under the whistle one bar later each time. [0:00-0:45] whistle and baritone guitar with march [0:45-1:35] wordless choir enters [1:35-2:25] trumpet takes the theme, drums grow [2:25-3:00] shifts to A major, full band holds a resolved chord. Wordless choir, no lyrics.

  10. The strut you walk out of the cinema to, grinning.

    Cue sheet

    Crime-funk end credits, surf-funk strut. Clavinet riff, twangy surf guitar, slap-free fingered bass, funk breakbeat kit, trumpet section stabs, Moog lead. 104 BPM, E minor. Dry 70s studio, tape saturation, slapback on the guitar. No pads, no ballad section. Cocky satisfaction: trumpets punch every fourth bar. [0:00-0:40] break, bass and clavinet [0:40-1:30] surf guitar and trumpet stabs [1:30-2:15] Moog solo reprises the opening whistle theme [2:15-3:00] groove continues and fades out slowly. Instrumental, no vocals.