Here is our listing of royalty-free surf music / surf rock, along with pulp rock and a retro, vintage rock & boogie music. This music is often referred to as "Tarantino'esque", due to its resurgence driven by the use of this type of music in some legendary movies created by the famous film creator. Download WAV and MP3 files of Surf Rock and Pulp Rock with strong ties to the 1960's and 1970's American surf culture.
A busy, rowdy, unruly and exciting indie-rock track. High tempo, high energy level. Kind of messy and raw. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 184 BPM]
Slow, doom-ish, retro pulp / surf rock. Dark and moody, with a 1960's / 1970's Tex-Mex sound. Good for retro and pulp type productions. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 81 BPM]
Doom-laden, dark country rock with Dobro over pedal steel, guitars, bass and drums. Has a certain doom-ish, Tarantino'esque, pulp americana feel. The bass line makes us remember the classic Dire Straits track "Six Blade Knife". Not the same bassline, but a similar rhythm and feel. The tempo and intensity picks up gradually. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
A hot blooded and sexy, swaying, slow surf-rock track with 1960's guitar style. Very Tarantino'esque. Perhaps a strip bar, dirty nightclub, or just a very hot femme fatale -- Irresistable... but dangerous. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
Driving surf rock tune featuring cool guitars and a hip danelectro bass guitar lead. Ride the waves and have fun! [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 150 BPM]
Mid-tempo Latin music great to underscore any Hollywood stereotyped Latin characters. Summer / Travel / Bad Guys Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
Classic surf rock style of the 1960's and 70's. Twangy, doomy guitars, fast drums, guitar slides with fast picking etc. Retro feel, great for surfing, sports, 1960s/70s fashion, historical/cultural, or any media with a cool, chic, retro style. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
A loud, brash garage rock song with a simple beat, filthy guitars and a quirky organ. Sounds like The Black Keys, The B-52s, Jack White, and Beck. Has elements of the British Invasion sound, the garage rock revival, and surf rock. [Tempo: Medium / 129 BPM]
A 1960’s style track featuring groovy bass patterns, drums, electric guitars, organ and synths. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 122 BPM]
Somehow tense and very rhythmic Latin music track, great to depicted the stereotyped bad Latin guys from the TV shows. Crime / 70's / Retro Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 110 BPM]
Indie-rock / Alternative rock with guts and attitude. Guitar, drums and bass. Reckless and unruly, with a moderately energetic drive. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 142 BPM]
Retro rock. Twangy guitars with tremolo, cool, genuine and accurately recreated 1960's or early 1970's sound. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
Retro surf rock / pulp rock. 1960's / 1970's sound. Lively and uptempo, but also a bit sneaky, expectant. Danger and adventure. Bad-ass attitude combined with a free flying spirit. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
Cool, lively, groovy, dramatic, energising, exciting, bouncy, suspense-filled, epic, glammy hard rock track using hypnotic synth lines, big guitars and intense, powerful drums. Would suit extreme sports / action / motorsports / thriller / cinematic type projects. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 113 BPM]
Retro 1960s-1970s surf rock. Twangy guitars and a genuinely authentic sixties / seventies sound combined with an exciting, uptempo feel makes this track suitable for fun and sports, pulp / surf inspired videos, and stylish retro productions with attitude. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 176 BPM]
An edgy and driving Surf Rock / Pulp Rock track that combines elements of Pulp, Surf rock and Tex-Mex with the sound of classic Western and Spaghetti Western movies. The rapid Tom-Tom rhythm gives the track a sense of urgency, perhaps a chase or fight. A cinematic rock track that would not be out of place in a classic Tarantino movie or a dark, edgy Western. Urgent, intense, and doom-laden. [Tempo: Fast / 137 BPM]
Authentic 1960's or 1970's style instrumental surf-rock, guitar rock with twangy, squealing guitars. Moody, retro feel. [Tempo: Medium / 133 BPM]
Dramatic 60s and 70s inspired rock soundtrack. Groovy and psychedelic with various electric guitar riffs, hammond organ, bass and drums. Perfect for cops, criminals, action scenes, mens lifestyle and products, commercials, sports and Tarantino movies. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
Retro rock, surf rock. Twangy guitars with tremolo, cool, genuine and accurately recreated 1960's or early 1970's sound. Style, fashion, history, culture, sports/surfing and more. [Tempo: Fast / 85 BPM]
1960's or 1970's style surf music. Somehow, a combination of Tex-mex, Glam rock and rock'n roll makes us think back to 'the swinging sixties' as well as the Beach Boys, California surfing, Blaxploitation and pulp fiction etc. Upbeat and excited. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 154 BPM]
A fun, distorted Halloween-themed rock song that features electric guitar, organ, drums, bass, and distorted male vocals. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 102 BPM]
Heavy, powerful, brutal, driven, dark, rhythmic and intense, brooding modern rock track. Monster guitars, huge drums and crazed, searing lead work combine to make crushing music suitable for extreme sports / action / thriller / combat / war type projects. Can you handle it? Reminiscent of White Zombie & Helmet. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 140 BPM]
Cheeky retro rock feel. Good for commercials, fashion, retro style and fun projects. Electric guitars, funky 1960's groove, organs. Mischievous, a little naughty. [Tempo: Fast / 150 BPM]
Back to the hey-days of Surf rock, with the Beach Boys, Dick Dale, the Del-tones and 1960's / early 70's with twangy guitars and surfin' the Californian waves. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 164 BPM]
Rhythmic and swinging Latin music great to depicted dangerous, funny and stereotyped Latin villains. 70's / Funny / Bad Guys Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
A short, catchy, upbeat rock song for media that wants to grab and hold peoples attention. Short, punchy, and to the point. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 186 BPM]
Modern blues rock track with banjo, guitars and heavy drums. Similar to Beck and Cage The Elephant. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Surf music of the 1960s and 1970s. Classic surfing style, with twangy guitars and a slight Mexican influence. Tarantino-esque feel. Retro chic, cool for sports, commercials, extreme sports, film/tv and much more. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 109 BPM]
Classic 1960's pop-rock sound. Surf rock style with twangy electric guitars and retro organ. Swinging 60's. Groovy, baby. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
Inspired by the super hero comics universe, this track combines Heavy Rock with Electronica elements. The Sci-Fi melodic theme is out of this world. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
A lively and authentic 1960's or early 70's Surf Rock track, in a style similar to Del-Tones, Dick Dale and the Beach Boys. Lots of twangy, tremolo'd guitars and a doom-laden, excited retro rock sound. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
Upbeat, medium-fast, retro style, chic Surf Rock. Energetic and lively. Style, fashion, and surf music style of the 1960's and early 70's. Twangy guitars. [Tempo: Fast / 80 BPM]
This retro pop music track is drenched in the high energy pop of the ‘60s with a modern twist. Catchy and fresh, it features a vocal melody shadowed by lead guitar, and supported by 12 string acoustic guitar, organ, drums and bass. Great music for 1960s based themes and excellent for modern, quirky commercials and programming needing a fast-paced, catchy theme. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 154 BPM]
A somewhat punk'ish Pop-Rock track with an Indie type sound and lots of attitude. Youthful, somewhat rebellious, a little bit Leftfield, and very cool. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 162 BPM]
This rhythmic Indie-Rock track is bound to get your foot tapping. Featuring a mixture of electronic synthesizers, analog delays and powerful drumming. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 132 BPM]
Funky guitar elements and driving synth melodies combined with a powerful drum beat. Confident Big Beat track with lots of editing cues. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 108 BPM]
Original, atmospheric Folk / Americana tune with a country & western twang. Slight sense of doom and hellish stubbornness. Great for westerns, pulp film and much more. Electric guitar over percussion, joined by mandola, accordeon, bass and drums. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
Classic surf rock sound. Fast picking, twangy guitars, Exotic Mexican/Latino feel. A dark edge, pensive, with a sense of danger. Nice for cool style surfing, also for historical / cultural, sports & events, retro fasion etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 91 BPM]
Apocalyptic and humorous rock song narrated by the person who pushes a button that triggers the end of the world. With various tempo changes, electric guitar, bass, drums, synths, normal and sped up trumpet sounds, male harmonies. Available as a vocal version and a vocal version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Bluesy slide guitar and dobro over a foot-stomping drum. Great music for gator hunters, modern western, American drama and desert or muddy reality shows. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
A dirty and groovy piece of classic raw funk. Very cool, uptempo and upbeat, a groovy piece of royalty free instrumental music with funky clav, sexy horn lines and funky rhythms. The perfect piece of music to capture the attention of your audience. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
You can really 'do the twist' to this fun and retro 1960's surf rocker! Played in a classic 12-bar blues style with twangy guitars, this is a fun and lively, authentic sounding Surf rock track in the style of the Beach Boys, Dick Dale, Del-tones, and many other bands of that era. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Ominous and arid western atmosphere, inspired by modern TV drama like Breaking Bad and CSI. Crime and gangster feel, as well as police investigation mood. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Old school flavored funk music track, reminiscent of P-Funk acts from the 70's and 80's, but given a more hip hop feel. Ideal for comedy, blaxploitation and retro revival scenes as well as nightlife and fashion. Tribute / Club / Urban Music. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Homage to Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone. Heroic western theme. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
A rock music track with a modern, indie rock sound, and a very rhythmic feel. The melody is memorable with lots of character, and the beat is infectious and well suited to showcasing active lifestyles, the outdoors, or providing a general upbeat atmosphere. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 118 BPM]
Mustachioed 60’s porn star lays down a hearty, swingy love vibe to beautiful young chartreuse. Sexy saxophone duet chimes in to help set the mood. This song has just enough cheese and campiness without being too full of itself. Retro feel / Pulp. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 115 BPM]
Slow, doom-laden, guitar based rock track featuring a stomping simple beat and guitar melodies. Dark and ominous. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Hefty, dirty, grungey, intense, primitive, unstoppably powerful, loud & mean rock track mixing monster guitar riffs & determined weighty drums. Sleazy, gutsy, gritty, rebellious, fiery & relentless. Would suit action / thriller / combat / military / extreme sports type projects. [Tempo: Slow / 72 BPM]
Hot blooded, Tex-mex inspired, Pulp / Surf-rock. Slight Latino twang, with latin percussion and Mexican style trumpet. Very cool track - great for retro style productions. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 164 BPM]
