I just today bought the soundtrack for Quentin Tarantino’s unjustly bashed film Death Proof. And I’ve gotta say this may very well be the best soundtrack of the year (so far of course but I can’t see it being beaten). Every song is fantastic in their own way; from the “now presenting” styled “The Last Race” by Jack Nitzsche to the ever spine tingling piece of music “Paranoia Prima” by the legend himself Ennio Morricone and even to the infectious and addictive “Chick Habit” by April March. And all of the great songs that I left out - this is one hell of an amazing listen.

Track listing:

1. The Last Race - Jack Nitzsche
2. Baby, It’s You - Smith
3. Paranoia Prima - Ennio Morricone
4. Planning & Scheming - Eli Roth & Michael Bacall
5. Jeepster - T Rex
6. Stuntman Mike - Rose McGowan & Kurt Russell
7. Staggolee - Pacific Gas & Electric
8. The Love You Save (May Be Your Own) - Joe Tex
9. Good Love, Bad Love - Eddie Floyd
10. Down In Mexico - The Coasters
11. Hold Tight - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
12. Sally and Jack (From the Motion Picture Blow Out) - Pino Donaggio
13. It’s So Easy - Willy DeVille
14. Whatever-However - Tracie Thoms & Zoe Bell
15. Riot In Thunder Alley - Eddie Beram
16. Chick Habit - April March

So if you are of the opinion that Death Proof sucks (which it most certainly does not) this soundtrack is worthwhile buying anyway. And it offers something extra for anyone who loved the film (like I do). Man, Tarantino should oversee every filmmaker’s soundtrack.

     So I stumbled across this today while browsing for music. THIS is the myspace page for MuteMath. This is the band that claims (apparently rightfully so) to be the ones who recorded the new soundtrack for the much anticipated (yes, even by me) Transformers movie. I did a very little bit of research and I’ve found the Transformers theme out there performed by quite a few bands, but comments on various blogs and sites point to these guys as the official ones for the film. You can hear the song over on their myspace page or right here…

 Transformers Theme [2:54m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

     Not that the original was all that great in the first place, but is it just me, or does this suck ass? It seems like it should be much harder and rockin; but to each his own I guess.

     As for the rest of the soundtrack, I found it on Amazon.com, but with no track listing. So I did some more research (I have no idea why I care), and over at wiki-pedia, I found this track listing (no spoilers):

1 What I’ve Done - Linkin Park
2 DoomsDay Clock - Smashing Pumpkins
3 This Moment - Disturbed
4 Before It’s Too Late (Sam and Mikaela’s Theme) - Goo Goo Dolls
5 Pretty Handsome Awkward - The Used
6 Passion’s Killing Floor - HIM
7 What It Feels Like To Be A Ghost? - Taking Back Sunday
8 Second To None - Styles Of Beyond
9 End Of The World - Armor For Sleep
10 Retina And The Sky - Idiot Pilot
11 Technical Difficulties - Julien-K
12 Transformers Theme - Mutemath

     So, “Smashing Pumpkins?” Hell yeah.