From Dusk Till Dawn (soundtrack)

From Dusk Till Dawn: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album for the 1996 action-comedy-horror film, From Dusk till Dawn, directed by Robert Rodriguez and screenplay by Quentin Tarantino. The album is predominantly Texas blues, featuring such artists as ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimmie Vaughan. The film's score was composed by Graeme Revell, and two short excerpts of his work are featured on the album. There are also extracts of dialogue from the film. The Chicano rock band Tito & Tarantula, who portrayed the band in the Titty Twister bar, appears on the soundtrack as well.

From Dusk Till Dawn: Music from the Motion Picture
Soundtrack album to From Dusk till Dawn by
Various artists
ReleasedJanuary 23, 1996 (1996-01-23)
Genre
Length48:21
Language
  • English
  • Spanish
LabelLos Hooligans
Epic
Producer
Robert Rodriguez film soundtrack chronology
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(1995)
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(1996)
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(1998)
Quentin Tarantino film soundtrack chronology
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(1995)
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(1996)
Jackie Brown
(1997)
Singles from From Dusk Till Dawn: Music from the Motion Picture
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Everybody Be Cool" (Dialogue) George Clooney0:04
2."Dark Night"Dave AlvinThe Blasters3:48
3."Mexican Blackbird"ZZ Top3:03
4."Texas Funeral"David VaughtJon Wayne2:32
5."Foolish Heart"
The Mavericks3:32
6."Would You Do Me a Favor?" (Dialogue) Juliette Lewis and Quentin Tarantino0:11
7."Dengue Woman Blues"Jimmie VaughanJimmie Vaughan6:23
8."Torquay"George TomscoThe Leftovers2:41
9."She's Just Killing Me"
  • Gibbons
  • Hill
  • Beard
ZZ Top4:55
10."Chet's Speech" (Dialogue) Cheech Marin0:42
11."Angry Cockroaches (Cucarachas Enojadas)"
Tito & Tarantula5:14
12."Mary Had a Little Lamb"Buddy GuyStevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble4:15
13."After Dark"
  • Larriva
  • Steven Hufsteter
Tito & Tarantula4:11
14."Willie the Wimp (And His Cadillac Coffin)"
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble4:34
15."Kill the Band" (Dialogue) Tom Savini0:05
16."Mexican Standoff"Graeme RevellGraeme Revell0:49
17."Sex Machine Attacks"RevellGraeme Revell1:22
18."Chet's Speech, Part II" (Dialogue) Cheech Marin0:28
Total length:48:21

Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[2] Silver 60,000^
Summaries
Worldwide 500,000[3]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "British album certifications – Various – From dusk till dawn OST". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. ^ Billboard 14 November 1998 - Vol. 110,Nº 46 Nielsen Business Media. p.46. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
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