The soundtrack is also unique in that live performers are used, most notably legendary surf rock guitar player Dick Dale.
Its origins lie in American R&B, surf rock artists like The Ventures, Dick Dale, Exotica, rockabilly and country and western brought over by American and Australian Soldiers serving in Vietnam in the late 1950s and early 60's when on R&R.
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Along the way, Frankie faces a challenge to his title from the younger surfers, and nearly ruins his marriage by dallying with Connie Stevens — one of several pop-culture icons appearing in the film, including Fishbone, Don Adams, Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jr., Edd Byrnes, Jerry Mathers, Tony Dow, Barbara Billingsley, Dick Dale, Stevie Ray Vaughan, O.J. Simpson, and Pee-wee Herman.
The guitarist (formerly Dan Jaramillo) played with the original surf-rock guitarist, legendary Dick Dale, was founder of the California surf band of the late 1960s, Royale Monarchs, house band for Bob Eubanks' Cinnamon Cinder night clubs.
These experiments were represented most prominently in the guitar playing of East Bay Ray, who took cues from sources such as film music (spy movie scores and Ennio Morricone spaghetti western scores), instrumental surf rock (the guitar stylings of Dick Dale and George Tomsco of The Fireballs), as well as the psychedelic music of the 60s (especially early Pink Floyd) with his trademark echo effects.
Gaynel has written, recorded or performed with such artists as Lou Rawls, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson, Dr. John, Ted Taylor, Little Johnny Taylor, Richard Berry, Dick Dale, Don & Dewey, The Chambers Brothers, The Rivingtons, The Olympics, Johnny Morissette, Tony Allen, and Duane Eddy.
Singer and saxophone player Dick Dale was briefly a member of the Six Fat Dutchmen, before he became a regular on the long-running American television variety series, The Lawrence Welk Show.
Larson has opened for many artists solo and with the Steve Larson Band, including Shooter Jennings, Hank III, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Reckless Kelly, Billy Joe Shaver,Dick Dale, JR Brown, Stoney LaRue,Sammy Hagar, John Fogerty, Kid Rock, and Hans Olson.
It's melody is very similar to the instrumental song Miserlou by Dick Dale featured in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, which was based on the old middle-eastern song, Misirlou, whose true origin is difficult to trace.