When Ennio Morricone’s soundtrack for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight is released on December 18, it will be somewhat of a momentous occasion. Not only will it mark an historic collaboration between two giants of cinema, but it will represent Morricone’s first score for a western in more than 30 years. Yes, although his contributions to the language of Spaghetti Westerns—particularly in the scores for The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly and other Sergio Leone films —have cast an imposing shadow over the entire outlaw genre, the Italian composer has not actually scored a western since Michele Lupo’s Buddy Goes West in 1981 (which you’ll be forgiven for having forgotten existed).
To commemorate what a big deal this is, the soundtrack will be available in an exclusive vinyl edition in the U.S. through Jack White’s Third Man Records, in addition to the regular CD, vinyl, and digital soundtrack release through Decca Records. zThird Man’s double 180 gram LP will come in a tri-fold reversible jacket with a soft-touch finish, and will include two posters and a 12-page booklet insert featuring stills from the movie. Aside from Morricone’s incidental music, the album includes snippets of Tarantino’s dialogue and songs by the White Stripes, Roy Orbison, and David Hess.
The original cover art for Third Man’s special edition, as well as the double album’s track listing, is included below:
Side A
1. “L’ Ultima Diligenza Di Red Rock (versione integrale)” by Ennio Morricone
2. “Overture” by Ennio Morricone
3. “Major Warren Meet Daisy Domergue” by Kurt Russell, Samuel L. Jackson, and Jennifer Jason Leigh, written by Quentin Tarantino
4. “Narratore Letterario” by Ennio Morricone
5. “Apple Blossom” by The White Stripes
6. “Frontier Justice” by Tim Roth and Kurt Russell, written by Quentin Tarantino
7. “L’Ultima Diligenza Di Red Rock #2” by Ennio Morricone
Side B
8. “Neve (versione integrale)“ by Ennio Morricone
9. “This Here Is Daisy Domergue” by Kurt Russell and Michael Madsen, written by Quentin Tarantino
10. “Sei Cavalli” by Ennio Morricone
11. “Raggi Di Sole Sulla Montagna” by Ennio Morricone
12. “Son Of The Bloody Nigger Killer Of Baton Rouge” by Walton Goggins, Bruce Dern, and Samuel L. Jackson, written by Quentin Tarantino
Side C
13. “Jim Jones at Botany Bay” by Jennifer Jason Leigh, featuring Kurt Russell, Quentin Tarantino
14. “Neve #2” by Ennio Morricone
15. “Uncle Charlie’s Stew” by Samuel L. Jackson, Demian Bichir, and Walton Goggins, written by Quentin Tarantino
16. “I Quattro Passeggeri” by Ennio Morricone
17. “La Musica Prima Del Massacro” by Ennio Morricone
18. “L’Inferno Bianco (synth)“ by Ennio Morricone
19. “The Suggestive Oswaldo Mobray” by Tim Roth, Walton Goggins, and Kurt Russell, written by Quentin Tarantino
Side D
20. Now You’re All Alone by David Hess
21. “Sangue E Neve” by Ennio Morricone
22. “L’Inferno Bianco” (ottoni) by Ennio Morricone
23. “Neve #3” by Ennio Morricone
24. “Daisy’s Speech” by Walton Goggins, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Michael Madsen, written by Quentin Tarantino
25. “La Lettera Di Lincoln (strumentale)“ by Ennio Morricone
26. “La Lettera Di Lincoln (con dialogo)“ by Ennio Morricone and Walton Goggins, letter written by Samuel L Jackson
27. “There Won’t Be Many Coming Home” by Roy Orbison
28. “La Puntura Della Morte” by Ennio Morricone