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"A Silhouette Of Doom" - Ennio Morricone: Opening titles; flashback dialogue of Bill shooting The Bride in the head as she lies on the floor of the wedding chapel.

"Il Tramonto" - Ennio Morricone: The Bride approaches the door of the wedding chapel; finds Bill.

"Massacre at Two Pines Wedding Chapel" - Robert Rodriguez: The Bride lowers her veil and approaches the altar; the camera backs out the door to reveal the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad with machine guns; they enter.

"Dies Irae" - Nora Orlandi: Bill and Budd talk outside Budd's trailer.

"Ay Que Caray" - Marilu Esmeralda Aguiluz: The music played in the 'My Oh My' club as Budd enters.

"Dies Irae" - Nora Orlandi: Budd returns home from the strip club at night, looks to the sky and laughs.

"A Satisfied Mind" - Johnny Cash: The song from Budd's record player; the Bride hides underneath his trailer.

"Outside The Trailer" - Robert Rodriguez: Budd stops the song and looks out of the window because of a noise.

"A Bride Revealed" - Robert Rodriguez: The Bride unsheathes her sword and removes her ninja hood.

"A Fistful Of Dollars" - Ennio Morricone: Budd exits his trailer after shooting the Bride, then disarms her.

"Calling The Hateful Bitch" - Robert Rodriguez: Budd phones Elle.

"Can't Hardly Stand It" - Charlie Feathers: At night, the Bride wakes up, tied up, in the back of a a pickup truck.

"Il Mercenario (ripresa)" - Ennio Morricone: Budd nails the Bride's coffin shut.

"White Lotus Mountain" - Robert Rodriguez: The Bride climbs the stairs of the Temple and finds Pai Mei.

"Three Tough Guys" - Isaac Hayes: Pai Mei tests the Bride's skills through battle.

"Invincible Pole Fighter" - Stephen Sing & So Chun Hou: The training of The Bride.

"L'Arena" - Ennio Morricone: The Bride uses Pai Mei's techniques to punch through her coffin and climb from her grave.

"The Chase" - Alan Reeves/Phil Steele/Philip Brigham: Elle driving towards Budd's trailer in her Trans-Am.

"Sunny Road To Salina" - Bernard Girard-Christophe: The Bride walking through the desert to Budd's trailer.

"Ironside (Excerpt)" - Quincy Jones: The Bride's eyes fall upon Elle and Budd. Vengeance theme.

"Budd Twang" - Robert Rodriguez: After having killed Budd, Elle puts the cash in her case.

"A Silhouette Of Doom" - Ennio Morricone: After Elle and The Bride's fight; Elle unsheathes a Hanzo sword, only to find that The Bride also has one; it is revealed that Elle killed Pai Mei; they charge; ends when The Bride plucks Elle's eye out.

"Tu Mira (Edit)" - Lole Y Manuel: The Bride drives through Mexico to Esteban Vihaio.

"Summertime Killer" - Luis Bacalov: The Bride enters Bill's hacienda, gun in hand. Ends when she sees B.B.

"About Her" - Malcolm McLaren: The Bride leaves B.B. her necklace on B.B.'s picture of her, tucks her in, and goes to see Bill.

"The Demise Of Barbara, And The Return Of Joe" - Ennio Morricone: Bill's emotional demise.

"Malagueña Salerosa" - Chingon: Cast credits.

"Goodnight Moon" - Shivaree: Black and white end credits.

"Urami Bushi" - Meiko Kaji: End credits for Vol. 1 and Vol. 2

"Black Mamba" - The RZA: End credits (for Vol.2 only).

Budd lies simply to hurt Bill. Obviously Bill and Budd are feuding and Bill must have done something to Budd (seeing as how Bill says "Can't we just put the past in the past?"). The sword was a huge gift to Budd; to tell Bill that he sold it was just meant to be a crushing blow to his heart.

It was also a way for Budd to show Bill what his life is like now: he hocked an absolutely priceless artifact for $250. He also makes mention that he lives in a trailer and works in a titty bar. He is broke, and the smallest bit of cash is worth more to him than a priceless sword from his brother, whereas Bill could have easily helped him out, as we see Bill's life is much more priviliged; he lives in a tropical paradise in a mansion.

It is not explained. One theory is that they had some sort of altercation, perhaps over what happened with the wedding massacre. Budd possibly was not proud of what happened that day and could not go on with the business. Notice the look on his face during the bride's flashbacks. This may be what caused the split with the vipers.

As Budd is dirt poor while Bill is rich, it was likely that Bill sent the Vipers to kill The Bride and afterwards disbanded them, as he was too upset by what they all did. However, Bill then took his fortune and left his brother to fend for himself. Budd probably felt guilty in the first place, as he was willing to accept his fate if The Bride found and killed him, saying that she deserved her revenge and that they deserved to die.

Bill's Chinese flute appears to be a Bawu flute, or at least a variation of a "free reed" bamboo flute.

It's just a humorous scene to again tell the audience (who has been waiting for two volumes) what her name is in case you may have missed Elle saying it.

When we last saw Elle Driver, she was left blinded by Beatrix in Budd's trailer with the same black mamba in the room that killed Budd. Because of this, most fans assume that she died. However, during the credits, when the name of each actor or actress that portrayed a member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad appears, the name is crossed out. When Darryl Hannah's name appears, however, a question mark shows up. Elle's fate, therefore, is deliberately left ambiguous.

Here is some dialogue to help you out: Esteban: Bill shot you in the head, no? Kiddo: Yes he did. Esteban: I would have been much nicer...I would have just cut your face. Notice how he makes a vertical motion with his finger up and down his lips when he says this. This is further indication that Esteban cut her face.

There are many possible reasons. Elle could have called him on her cell phone, assuming she was not killed by the mamba. Esteban could have given Bill a heads up that he gave The Bride a map to Bill's home. There may have been a surveillance camera or two set up near Bill's door; after all Bill, and BB especially, were in no way surprised to see her, even after not ever seeing her mother. So Bill probably saw her coming down the hallway, told BB that she was coming, and instructed her on what to do. If it had been a surprise, any little kid who had always wanted to see his or her mom would likely run to her the moment he or she first saw her.

One theory that's been offered is that Bill didn't just have the vipers go after his ex-lover, but also his unborn baby. He did something horrible. When he sent Elle to kill her while she was sleeping, it might have been a way for him to say he was sorry by giving her 'a luxury their kind is rarely afforded.' Then he realized that he couldn't do it, because Kiddo should have the opportunity to face him in battle. Bill perhaps knew that this was finally the one thing he should ultimately be punished for, so he called Elle and told her to abort the mission.

Also, The Bride said, "Bill, it's your baby," just as he shot her; it was after he pulled the trigger that he realised what she had said. Up until that point, he thought she had left him for 'some fucking jerk,' got pregnant, and was getting married, all within a matter of months, not realizing that the baby was in fact his. This is why he was sad.

Kiddo tried to start a new life where she was going to put her killing days behind her and live out her life like a normal woman. Bill knew that she could never do that, because she was "a natural born killer"...like him.

This is also a reference to the film Natural Born Killers, a film Tarantino wrote, but has since disowned because he hated what Oliver Stone did with the script.