
In addition to the surf-rock rendition of " Misirlou", other notable songs include " Jungle Boogie" by Kool & the Gang, Dusty Springfield's version of " Son of a Preacher Man", " Flowers on the Wall" by the Statler Brothers and "Bustin' Surfboards" by The Tornadoes, from 1962, which had been one of the first instrumental surf songs to hit the United States music charts after notables such as "Walk-Don't Run" by the Ventures.Įxcerpts of dialogue include Jules' " Ezekiel 25:17" speech and the "Royale with Cheese" exchange between Jules and Vincent.Ī two-disc collector's edition of the album was issued in 2002 - the first disc contained the songs, including four additional tracks and the second disc was a spoken-word interview with Tarantino. Lovelace also appeared in the film as Laura the waitress.


Other songs were suggested to Tarantino by his friends Chuck Kelley and Laura Lovelace, who were credited as music consultants. Many of the songs on the soundtrack were suggested to Tarantino by musician Boyd Rice through their mutual friend Allison Anders, including Dick Dale's " Misirlou". Tarantino chose surf music for the basic score of the film because, "it just seems like rock 'n' roll Ennio Morricone music, rock 'n' roll spaghetti Western music." Notable songs include Dick Dale's now-iconic rendition of " Misirlou", which is played during the opening credits. Tarantino used an eclectic assortment of songs by various artists.
