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No. The script is an original story written by Quentin Tarantino. However, Tarantino does seem to have been somewhat influenced by Django (1966) (1966), as he pays homage to it in several respects, such as featuring Franco Nero, star of the original movie, in a cameo (the man that asks Django if he knows how to spell his name), and using several pieces of music from Django.

The primary antagonist is plantation owner Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio). Candie's servants and family members also act as antagonists and enemies to Django, such as Candie's trusted but duplicitous house slave Stephen (Samuel L. Jackson), Mandingo trainer Billy Crash (Walton Goggins), Calvin's Bodyguard; Butch Pooch (James Remar) and Calvin's sister, Lara Lee Candie-Fitzwilly (Laura Cayouette). Other villains include Spencer "Big Daddy" Bennett (Don Johnson), the Brittle brothers—Big John (M.C. Gainey), Lil Raj (Cooper Huckabee), and Ellis (Doc Duhame) Brittle, and the Speck Brothers—Ace (James Remar) and Dicky (James Russo).

Phrenology is a pseudoscience that was popular in the 19th century. Its core belief was that an individual's nature could be determined by studying the size, shape and bumps present in his or her skull. Phrenology has long since been dismissed as invalid by the medical community. By the time this story begins, the late 1850s, phrenology had already been dismissed as quackery and had declined considerably in popularity, but Calvin obviously believes it's still legitimate-it's a good way to show how ignorant the character is.

Yes. Two, in fact. He plays one of the Regulators, i.e. Bag Heads, the one that says, "I think we all think the bags were a nice idea. But, not pointing any fingers, they could have been done better. So no bags this time. But next time, we do the bags right and we go full regalia!" He also plays one of the Australian slavers of the LeQuint Dickey Mining Company.

"Django Theme Song" (English Version) by Luis Bacalov & Rocky Roberts, from Django (1966) - The opening credits.

"The Braying Mule" by Ennio Morricone, from Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) - Django and Dr. Schultz ride into Daughtrey.

"Rito Finale" by Ennio Morricone, from Violent City (1970) - Dr. Schultz explains to Django how he needs his help to track down the Brittle brothers.

"Main Titles Theme Song ("Lo chiamavano King")" by Luis Bacalov & Edda Dell'Orso, from His Name Was King (1971) - Dr. Schultz's theme

"Norme Con Ironie" by Ennio Morricone, from Violent City (1970) - Old Man Carrucan explains to Django his plans to sell him and Broomhilda separately.

"Town of Silence" (2nd Version) by Luis Bacalov, from Django (1966) - Django first tells Dr. Schultz about Broomhilda, Django reminisces about first seeing her.

"Gavotte", arranged by Grace Collins - Django and Bettina tour the grounds of Bennett Manor

"Town of Silence" by Luis Bacalov, from Django (1966) - Django spots one of the Brittle Brothers in the field.

"Freedom" by Anthony Hamilton & Elayna Boynton - Django's flashback: watching Broomhilda getting whipped, trying to escape with her, and begging Big John to spare beating her.

"La Corsa" (2nd Version) by Luis Bacalov, from Django (1966) - Django gets revenge on the Brittle Brothers.

"Requiem (Giuseppe Verdi) - Prologue" by Masamichi Amano & Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra, from Battle Royale (2000) - The Regulators gather and organize themselves.

"I Got a Name" by Jim Croce Django and Schultz traveling together through the snowy landscapes. Their friendship is bonded.

"I giorni dell'ira" by Riz Ortolani, from Day of Anger (1967) - Django and Schults bounty hunting / Schultz teaches Django how to shoot

"The Big Risk" by Ennio Morricone, from Hornets' Nest (1970) - Django and Dr. Schultz ride into Greenville

"Minacciosamente Lontano" by Ennio Morricone, from The Hellbenders (1967) - Django and Dr. Schultz ride up to meet with Calvin and his convoy; Calvin explains his theory about "the exceptional n****r" over dinner.

"100 Black Coffins" by Rick Ross - Calvin's convoy, including Django and Schultz, journeying to Candyland.

"Trackers Chant" by Ted Neeley & Bruce Yauger - the convoy come upon the trackers and D'Artagnan.

"Nicaragua" by Jerry Goldsmith featuring Pat Metheny, from Under Fire (1983) - Django and Calvin's staring match during D'Artagnan's death; the convoy's arrival at Candyland; the introductions of Stephen and Lara Lee

"Sister Sara's Theme" by Ennio Morricone, from Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) - Django watches Broomhilda being removed from the "hot box"

"Ancora Qui" by Ennio Morricone & Elisa - the dining table is prepared at Candyland; Lara Lee presents Broomhilda to Dr. Schultz

"Blue Dark Waltz" by Luis Bacalov, from Django (1966) - Dr. Schultz explains the situation to Broomhilda before Django reveals his presence

"Für Elise", arranged by Ashley Toman - Calvin Candie signing over Broomhilda.

"Unchained (The Payback / Untouchable)" by James Brown & Tupac Shakur - During the middle of the shootout in the Candyland Manor.

"Freedom" by Richie Havens - Django surrendering to the guards at Candyland.

"Ain't No Grave" (Black Opium Remix) by Johnny Cash - The LeQuint Dickey Mining Co. taking Django away.

"Who Did That to You?" by John Legend - After defeating The LeQuint Dickey Mining Co., Django appears as the smoke clears, gathering his things, a horse, and riding off back to the plantation, to the amazement of the other slaves.

"Too Old to Die Young" by Dege Legg - Django rides back to Candyland and defeats the slave trackers; Calvin Candie's funeral.

"Un Monumento" by Ennio Morricone, from The Hellbenders (1967) - Django finding Schultz's corpse and says goodbye to him in German before rescuing Broomhilda.

"Dopo la congiura" by Ennio Morricone, from The Hellbenders (1967) - Django shoots Stephen in the kneecaps.

"Trinity (Titoli)" by Annibale e i Cantori Moderni, from They Call Me Trinity (1970) - Django blows up Stephen and Candyland; Django and Broomhilda ride off into the night as Candyland burns; the first part of the credits.

"Ode to Django (The D is Silent)" by RZA - the second half of the end credits.

Attention is drawn to this fact through the film to illustrate how ignorant/uninterested certain characters are of trivial things from beyond their own little towns. This in turn may spark curiosity in some viewers. The name itself is Romani language nickname, and the leading "D" is something of a transliteration artifact that allows a "yi"/vowel-sounding "J" (the northern, eastern and central European "J") to be distinguished from a "gz"/consonant-sounding "J" (the British/Anglo "J"). In a sense, it doesn't need to be there, but it sticks like countless other words/morphemes/sounds that have spellings established by mainland European translators. In Russian Cyrillic, "Jango" is spelled "Джанго" (likewise "Jennifer" is spelled "Дженнифер"), wherein "Д" itself would be transliterated as "D" while "Ж" is often transliterated as "zh", all to form "dzh" which is always a consonant unlike "J". Stuff like this arises in linguistics because not every script or alphabet has an individual grapheme (letter) for every particle of speech a human being would utter, and often when a word is adopted from one language to another, spellings are left unchanged for a sort of avant-garde effect or to honor an international "standard".