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.
Experimental / Rock / Groove. After the bizarre intro, the catchy riff kicks in. Slightly punk'y. Sound and style similar to Franz Ferdinand and others. Good for sports, youth, young productions, a little bit rebellious and cool. [Tempo: Fast / 123 BPM]
Punk / Rock / Up-Tempo. This track puts you in the middle of a crowd at a live Punk-Rock gig. The slow paced intro is only a taster of whats to come. Once it kicks in, prepare to rock out! Wild and punky. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 120 BPM]
Punk Rock / College Rock / Fun Sports: An excited sports / action type rock track full of energy and zest. Slight Punk-Rock or Punk-Pop element, with upbeat, moderately fast tempo, multiple guitar layers. Determined and a bit rebellious. Good for X-Games type sports, skating / skateboarding, racing / motor sports, downhill stunts, youthful fun and pranks, etc [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Mysterious, intriguing but at the same time funny latin music track, with percussion, guitars and low-fi organ sound. Stereotypical Latin music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Homage to Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone. Heroic western theme, with a mysterious high noon duel introduction. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Distorted vocals, fuzz guitars and heavy drums, on a slow yet powerful blues rock groove, in the style of The Black Keys and John Spencer Blues Explosion. Lyrics are about drinking and forgetting your problems. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. 70's / Aggressive / Bluesy Music. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
An Indie-Rock music track featuring catchy vocal hooks and punchy drums. This upbeat number delivers a somewhat quirky vibe without becoming corny. Good music for teenage related or other cool media with attitude. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 158 BPM]
Bold and confident Big Beat track in the style of The Crystal Method and Leftfield. Gritty synthesizer lines, distorted guitars and some orchestral elements over a pounding Hip Hop breakbeat. Cool for military, gaming, sports and action. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
Funky Heavy Big Beat / Breakbeat tune. Distorted funky guitars combined with a grooving drum beat. In the style of Moby. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 108 BPM]
Repetitive sampled guitar riff over a driving drum rhythm. Synthesizer melody brings in some kind of mysterious and adventurous feel. Lots of confidence and coolness, being the ideal soundtrack for that bad ass spy scene. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 118 BPM]
Bad Ass Big Beat track. Distorted bass and synths combined with a slow yet very powerful breakbeat. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
A fast, almost frantic teen guitar rock track with a Ska feel and a certain mischievous drive. Great for commercials and intros. This track is only 30 seconds long. [Tempo: Fast / 166 BPM]
This saucy, uptempo, uncanny little latino rocker with organ top line reminds us a lot of the 1950's hit, "Tequila!" by The Champs. [Tempo: Fast / 101 BPM]
Bouncy Cajun style blues rock. Slide guitars and accordeon. Down and dirty, grinding and swaying. Bass enters second time. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 107 BPM]
Crunchy Lo-fi bass and guitars with a lot of character over rocking drums makes this track a very confident and driving indie rock tune. Current yet retro punk vibe. Great for youth and teen-oriented material. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 138 BPM]
Indie / Rock / Groove. This funky, syncopated rock track delivers a grooving, upbeat feel typically found in funk-rock and is also a little bit punk influenced. The occasional use of synthesizers adds an additional flavour to the piece. [Tempo: Fast / 124 BPM]
Indie / Rock. Gritty guitar and bass tones pull this piece from the mainstream area of indie rock, dumping it back to its roots. A bouncy and upbeat track. A little bit unruly, punky. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Punchy Rock track with a grungy feel. Classic rock / retro rock sound, with a sense of movement and purpose can be felt throughout the track. Featuring a full rock band. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 141 BPM]
A positive and uplifting music track, with wavy guitars and smooth synths to create a happy, beachy and laidback music feel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 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]
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]
A slowly swaying, sultry and hot blooded, brooding and somewhat doom laden Surf rock track with a slight Latin twist. Late 1950's or 1960's era. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
From the bygone era of the Shadows, the Beach Boys, the Del-Tones and Dick Dale. This track has an authentic late 1950's / early 1960's Surf Rock sound, with a slightly dark, doom'y, determined feel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 88 BPM]
An authentic sounding 1960's Surf Rock track, going back to the days of Californian Surfing, with the Beach Boys, the Del-Tones, the Shadows, Dick Dale and Duane Eddy. Fun retro sound, with lots of twangy guitars! [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 82 BPM]
A fun and fiery Surf Rock track with authentic late 1950's / 1960's sound of twangy and tremolo'd guitars and organ. Lively and fun. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 172 BPM]
A fun and lively Surf Rock / Rockabilly track with an authentic 1950's or early 60's sound a la Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins or Little Richard, The Beach Brothers or Dick Dale. Full of gusto and fun! [Tempo: Fast / 150 BPM]
A simple, insistent, driven, powerful, building, groovy, trance-inducing rocker. Raw, mean, gutsy, epic, intense, dynamic, fiery & suspense-filled adrenaline-boosted track. Would suit rebellious action / thriller / extreme sports / combat / military type projects. [Tempo: Fast / 145 BPM]
Homage to Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone. Heroic western theme. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
Slow, doom-laden, guitar based rock track featuring a stomping simple beat and guitar melodies. Dark and ominous. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
A short, driving indie rock song that features drums, bass, distorted guitar and distorted male vocals. Reminescent of 60's/70's psychedelic rock. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Note: This recording has a *deliberately* distorted sound. This is not an error with the file]. [Tempo: Medium / 131 BPM]
Dark and moody atmosphere that develops towards a powerful and heroic theme, mixed with modern elements, guitars and drum loops. Not limited to just Western productions. Has a certain "swamp" feel. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 120 BPM]
Powerful Rock track with a stomping beat and lively guitar melodies. Motivating, driving and cool. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 112 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]
Ominous and arid western atmosphere, inspired by modern TV drama like Breaking Bad, CSI and Banshee. Slide guitars over a driving rhythm. Crime and gangster feel, as well as police investigation mood. Cinematic / Western / Crime Music. [Tempo: Medium / 0 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]
A raw and dirty piece of Blues rock with distorted guitars, heavy drums and pumping bass lines. Grab the attention of your audience with this cool piece of powerful in your face Blues Rock. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 150 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]
Fist Pump is a high energy Rock track, delivering messages of non-caring and recklessness. The breakdown includes a modern twist on an old blues progression, as well as a high energy outro. Perfect for extreme sports type videos. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 157 BPM]
Indie rock track with attitude. Slight punk or pulp influence. Reckless and gutsy. Sports / Motorsports / Jackass type stunts / Bad attitude / Rebellious. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 146 BPM]
This contemporary track is full of catchy rock moments. From the upbeat, filtered intro to the machine gun like Rock ending. Good for energetic, violent and powerful media projects. Elements of Brit rock / Alternative rock / Indie Rock and Punk-Rock. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 180 BPM]
A dark, funky and gritty Spy / Agent / Undercover type track. Edgy, grimey. Good for action thriller / dirty action hero. This track combines a certain retro pulp / melodramatic quality with downtempo, grimey, electro beats. Also good as a track for credits roll. [Tempo: Slow / 91 BPM]
Cool, exciting, positive, motivating, soulful, powerful, lively, passionate and driven blues-rock groover. Big guitars, vocal samples, crowd handclaps and pumping drums combine to make music suitable for car / beer / liquor / cologne commercials or sports/action/thriller type projects. Available with or without blues style vocal snippets. [Tempo: Slow / 79 BPM]
Big, bold, positive & groovy. Beaty, raunchy, fun, driven, dynamic, epically glorious and slightly glammy electro-rock track, with a bluesy feel to it. Irresistable, head-nodding beats mixed with grand, passionate, bombastic guitars and strings. Would suit action / thriller / sports type projects. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Intense, powerful, driven, exciting, atmospheric, explosive, cinematic and highly dramatic modern rock track with strong eastern flavours in it's chords & percussion. Spacey, exotic scales combine with big guitars & hefty driven drums. Would suit action / thriller / travel / sports projects. [Tempo: Slow, Fast / 85 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]
This track features a storyline of lyrics that describe a life analogous to that of the outlaw Bonnie, from the duo robbery act of Bonnie and Clyde describing a vigilante of love . With a jazzy rhythm section and lyrical guitar riffs, this track starts of slow but punches in with a rock-steady beat. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast / 94 BPM]
This song journeys through the life of three girls/women one from Peru, one from America, and one from Uganda to expose that beneath the pretty face is a strong, intelligent women once one uncovers the mask of insecurity wrapped inside. This track has a rock-steady train beat with a thumping bass line and Spanish guitar licks. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
This track features a throw back to the 50’s with it’s Del Shannon influence of layered vocals, light piano, 50’s guitar riffs, train-steady beat, and thumping bass line. The lyrics describe a love affair with moonshine and becoming intoxicated by its very essence. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 75 BPM]
This track features a rockabilly train beat drums with a bass line that locks in the rhythm and guitar riffs that reflect that of surf rock with a metal/hard rock ambiance. The lyrics describe being in a relationship with someone that is adventurous and carefree. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast / 94 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]
