Film-maker QUENTIN TARANTINO insisted that only one set of musicians would do for the soundtrack of his upcoming martial arts flick KILL BILL - rappers the WU-TANG CLAN.

The acclaimed director believes the Staten Island, New York-based rappers are among the best suited for the project, so he called a meeting with the collective's mastermind and producer RZA to perfect his ideas.

Tarantino says, "The Wu-Tang Clan, their whole thing is kung fu.

"I had Rza over to hang out. We watched kung fu movies in my screening room and came up with ideas."

The rapper, who produced the critically acclaimed score for JIM JARMUSCH's 2000 neo-samurai film GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI, was happy to help a fellow kung fu connoisseur.

Rza explains, "We started talking about kung fu, and every movie I named, Quentin knew what it was and what was going on in it. I was like, 'Wow, I kinda met my match.'"

While Rza will produce, Tarantino has asked METALLICA's LAR ULRICH to help compose the score.