Our most recent addition to the "Historical music" sees us looking to the 1990's. You may not think of this era as 'historical' just yet, but the fact is, it's 20 years ago! In this area we've put music that made us think back to the 1990's, whether it's grunge rock, hip-hop, punk-pop, boy bands or any of the other music genres that defined this decade.
A sentimental soft rock instrumental that features a catchy acoustic guitar melody, electric guitar, piano and drums. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Feel good, uplifting and driving track with a cute electro / synth sound. Fun at the office. Slightly quirky synths. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Pounding funky drums and heavy guitar riffs, similar to Rage Against The Machine, but much more aggressive. Attitude and power, with lots of testosterone. Good for radical sports, teen-oriented material, explosive content and fast cars. [Tempo: Medium, Fast, Very fast / 95 BPM]
A cute and quirky Retro Video Game type track, with a cheeky melody and a slight Blues feel. Funny, silly and happy. Good for retro projects, comedy / slapstick / quirky and wacky media. [Tempo: Medium / 138 BPM]
Spatial and energetic mix of chillout, electronica and drum and bass. Gentle, uplifting percussion section, pulsating synth sounds. Melodic and catchy theme. Good for multimedia presentation, film, advertising as well as new technologies, sci-fi TV programmes. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
Powerful and macho Epic Hip Hop beat, with vigorous stabs and orchestral elements. Strong heroic feel. Good for sports and epic stuff with an urban twist. In the style of Eminem. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
Hard funkin' rock music in the classic rock / funk rock style of Lenny Kravitz and Red Hot Chili Peppers. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Dark alternative rock with female vocals in the style of Courtney Love, Garbage, Curve and Phantogram. Heavy guitars, bass guitars, drum machines and live drum kit. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
Downtempo Electronica / Electro-Pop with a 1990's inspired sound. Layered beats and piano patterns, with a nice, moderate energy level. Good for presentations and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Dark alternative rock with sultry female vocals in the style of Garbage, Curve and Phantogram. Electric and bass guitar, live drums, bass synths and sequencers. Bass heavy groove with theme guitars. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
Raw rock / Fast 'n Wild / Fun Sports: Dirty and bold punk / rock tune, with lots of "cojones". Bad ass music for bad ass attitude. [Tempo: Fast / 156 BPM]
A groovy funk-rock / classic rock track with a great guitar chops. [Tempo: Medium / 98 BPM]
A full tilt bassline and dance riff with glitchy interludes and a ‘Drop It’ vocal snatch. Suitable for high octane visuals or modern techno music bed. Nasty & exciting but with a sense of fun. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Dark heavy pulsating alternative synth rock with female vocals in the style of Ladytron and Phantogram. Mid tempo with bass synths, lead synths, drum machine, live drum kit and acoustic guitar for atmosphere. [Tempo: Medium / 78 BPM]
Dance club music with a strong 1990's influence. Can also be retro synth / electro-pop / video game oriented. Boisterous, energetic / Hi NRG, dance floor music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 26 BPM]
A deliciously retro Computer / Techno / Videogame / Demo-scene influenced track, combining the classic sounds of the Commodore 64, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Amiga, Atari, Nintendo and Sega, with more modern electro- and dance sounds. Funky and confident. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
Simple but effective minimalist techno, house groove. Dance, rave, EDM, DJ, festival, sports, etc. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
Modern Jazz-Fusion track full of dynamics, drive and energy in 7/8 time signature. Influenced by Chick Corea, George Duke, Herbie Hancock, Jeff Lorber etc. Features Piano, Synth, Bass and Drums. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Upbeat funky beat topped with dj style sampled brass section. Positive soulful vibe, with a strong hip hop flavor. Good as music for breakdance and urban stuff. Dance / Party / Feelgood Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 124 BPM]
Cool 90's rap tune about a sexy lady. In the style of Urban Dance Squad and Tone Loc. Available as a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Amazing counterpoint of rock / funk guitar riffs. Tight and funky rhythm section, great guitar performance. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 90 BPM]
Mid tempo, indie rock instrumental track. Features an echoing guitar riff, dancey bass and drums, 90's Rave piano rhythms and melodic strings lines. Kind of Feelgood, in a laid-back way, with moderate energy level. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A funky, electronic smooth jazz piece, with slap bass and synth tracks that groove over a hip-hop style shuffle beat. [Tempo: Medium / 111 BPM]
A hypnotic and highly energetic alternative rock song that is dark, dynamic and powerful. This track has an ominous, uneasy and dystopian feel to it. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Jazz-Funk with Soul. Fresh, happy and positive. Starting with a beautiful chord progression played by a Rhodes electric piano and leading to a cool melody. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A catchy indie pop track with a groovy contemporary feel. It has the sounds of summer, surfing, good time vibes, chilling with friends, upbeat feelings, and advertising party pop. [Tempo: Fast / 158 BPM]
A happy, lighthearted song that take us back to the atmosphere of early 90s Alt Rock. Driven by a clean gtr riff over a tapesstry of acoustic and electric guitars, energetic drums and a pulsating bass, complete with a doble guitar solo. [Tempo: Fast / 127 BPM]
Retro 8-bit / 16-bit computer gaming style music, inspired by the sounds of 1980's and 1990's arcade video game machines and home video game systems such as Nintendo, Commodore Amiga, Sega, Atari, etc. This track has a melodic action feel, like an agent on a mission, a crime in progress, a cool spy master or a super hero. [Tempo: Medium / 124 BPM]
Electro-pop with bright melodies and a digital / technology feel. Mid-tempo and with a moderate energy level, this is an uplifting and somewhat retro/future fusion track with a feeling of science and future, but with some classic Moog type synths going back to the 1970's thru 90's. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Grooving breakbeat pop tune, with funky guitar riffs and a very positive vibe. Lot of attitude and ultra radio-friendly. [Tempo: Fast / 107 BPM]
A dark, industrial EDM piece. Hard rock elements combine with heavy, robotic sounding percussion to create an epic, intense overall vibe. [Tempo: Medium / 107 BPM]
Classic synthwave track with a catchy melody, steady tempo and positive vibes. A feel of classic video games, retro demo-scene, and 80's movies. Sci-Fi / Futuristic / Modern Retro. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
Gregorian Chants mixed with a sensual and chilled drum beat, with World Music elements. Typical cool remix music from the 90’s. Also nice for natural beauty, underwater, oceans and mountains... Emotive and lush. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
This fun, old school alternative hip hop music is filled with catchy riffs and ear candy. Funky saxophone and jazzy trumpet kick things off before a very catchy piano riff introduces the pounding beat and upright bassline. Perfect for high action music or upbeat scenes. Sounds like the work of De La Soul, Stetsasonic, Tribe Called Quest, and Biz Markie. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Thunderous drums and burning guitar chords introduce this powerful, rocking track that reminds us of the eighties but with a modern twist. The main theme features a catchy synth melody to keep the mood muscular but still positive and fun. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
Floating song in 90s mood with glockenspiel and nice melody. [Tempo: Medium / 109 BPM]
A happy and energetic electronic music track with a slightly 80's or 90's flavour, and with some edgy dubstep like elements too. Synth Pop / Retro / Dance Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A mid- to up-tempo background music track with piano chords with synth arpeggios. Transparent and classy, a slight feel of 1980's or 90's. Active / Developing / Stirring music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
Funky House / Dance / Pop track. Feelgood Pop with a dance music vibe. Available with or without soul style vocal phrases. [Tempo: Medium / 122 BPM]
A fun, bright, bouncy and lively track that combines the sounds and moods of 1980's and 1990's video game consoles with today's sounds. Retro / Pop culture / Kids / Teens / Fun and tongue-in-cheek retro projects etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 180 BPM]
A funky and mischievous EDM piece, with a shuffling hip hop drum groove and an overall jazzy vibe in the instrumental tracks. [Tempo: Medium / 116 BPM]
Happy Rock / College Rock / Fun Sports: Energetic and positive punk / rock music, with a very simple yet effective theme. Driving rhythm and confident attitude, perfect for teen-oriented material, radical sports, skating, motorcycle and jackass videos. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 145 BPM]
A 90's-style Country instrumental reminicent of the Dixie Chicks and some current Miranda Lambert. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 97 BPM]
Jazzy, funky Hip Hop available with or without vocals. Influenced by Digable Planets, Guru, Gang Starr and The Roots. Suitable for any project looking for a smooth, old school and positive sound. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Contemporary Rock tune with an optimistic, energetic Chorus and softer verses. Features a catchy guitar line, a sizzling guitar solo and a bombastic end. Goood for a teen Sitcom. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
A 1990's style hip hop song about chilling with friends and success. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Note: This track features a 'vinyl crackling' sound mixed in with the music to give the impression it's playing from an old vinyl record. This is done on purpose, and is not an error or weakness of the file.] [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 98 BPM]
Dark, mysterious, driving electronica based rock song about the struggle of the individual to not become clone of society. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 158 BPM]
Happy Rock / Punk-Rock / Fun Sports. An upbeat Punk / Pop tune, with lots of attitude and energy. Positive and reckless soundtrack for teen oriented material, jackass style videos, stupid things, skateboarding, and radical sports. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 192 BPM]
Minimalistic indie hip hop music beat, combining a quirky set of body percussion sounds, like claps, finger snaps and mouth noises. Cool and simple, yet authentic and playful music. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
Cool and laid back jazzy hip hop tune, with a strong influence by J Dilla and 90's rap. [Tempo: Slow / 95 BPM]
