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For a certain group of filmmakers, the soundtracks to their films can be just as memorable as the finished products. While Martin Scorsese and Wes Anderson are very well known for their music choices, the king of the movie soundtrack is Quentin Tarantino. For his newest film, Django Unchained, which hits theaters on Christmas day, Tarantino has put together another fantastic soundtrack. To publicize the film and give an in-depth look at how he constructed the soundtrack, he’s recorded track-by-track introductions that played on Sirius radio. And now, thanks to the internet, you can hear it all online for free!

The soundtrack for Django Unchained falls in line with the rest of Tarantino’s, but with one exception. Tarantino has refrained from using original music in any of his films, but that streak is broken for Django Unchained. It’s a good thing he broke his streak, because the song from Rick Ross is one of the highlights of the soundtrack. You can hear the new tracks along with the rest of the soundtrack in the 90-minute special below.

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Now that you’ve heard the soundtrack, you can see how it plays with the film when Django Unchained hits theaters tomorrow. The reviews are largely positive, with the performances and humor singled out as standouts. But even if the film doesn’t deliver, the soundtrack does, and I’ll be adding this to the rest of the Tarantino discography in my soundtrack collection.

If you want to buy the soundtrack, you can order it from iTunes here and Amazon here. And if for some reason you’ve yet to order tickets for Django Unchained, you can do that here.

Enjoy your Christmas everyone, and I’ll see you at the movies.

[Source: Aaron Neuwirth/Twitter]

-Jeremy