This is where we keep the music that makes us think of the 1980's. This music wasn't actually composed or recorded in the 80's, but it has an 80's feel and sound, making these tracks suitable for Retro 1980s productions. Historical, even. (Even though, for those of us who grew up in the 1980s with Bon Jovi, Alice Cooper, Grandmaster Flash, Human League and New Order's "Blue Monday", it feels really weird to talk about that era as "Historical"!)
Dance groove great for Fashion programs, Modern Style Videos, Catwalk scenes in movies and everything evolving the modelling business. Relaxed and smooth music, nice as a background. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
Upbeat retro sounding (1970's / 1980's) corporate rock track. Strong melodic theme and driving rhythm section. Uplifting, positive with lots of energy and spirit. Great for an opening theme, adventure, corporate advertising, talk show, cooking show, infomercial, team spirit, sports. [Tempo: Fast / 150 BPM]
Rock tinged Reggae in the style of The Police. Classic retro late 70s/early 80s sound with guitar, bass and drums. [Tempo: Slow / 128 BPM]
A bright and shiny track with a combination of new and retro synth sounds. Uncomplicated and happy, with slightly quirky, feelgood vibes. Simple pleasures, happy days. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
1980's meets 2010's for a fun filled sunshine day... A bright and shiny electro track with a combination of new and retro synth sounds. Uncomplicated and happy, with youthful, innocent, feelgood vibes and a mid- to up-tempo dance rhythm. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
A bright and shiny track with a combination of new and retro synth sounds. Uncomplicated and happy, with slightly quirky, feelgood vibes. Simple pleasures, happy days. [Tempo: Medium / 127 BPM]
A sweet and bright electro-pop track with a happy mood and a universally appealing sound that combines retro synths with modern sounds and production. Feelgood / Positive pop music with catchy melody lines. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
Electro-pop track with a sincere, heartening mood. Slightly melancholic, but also bright, sparkly and innocent. Good for first love, retro 1980's feel, youth TV series, romance, amazing stories, amazement / night sky, and more. [Tempo: Medium / 118 BPM]
Electro-pop / Synth-pop track with somewhat innocent, nave feel. Slightly melancholic, but also bright, sparkly and innocent. Good for first love, retro 1980's feel, youth TV series, romance, amazing stories, amazement / night sky, and more. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
A very feelgood, bright and sparkly Electro-pop / Synth pop track that combines retro and new sounds with a crisp, modern production style. Happy and uncomplicated, a little bit quirky. Good track for when you're going for a unique, interesting sound with an optimistic feel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A reflective acoustic guitar based song featuring organ, percussion, bass and male main vocal. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
An exciting and energised rock track with catchy 8-bit elements and an epic sound. Sounds both youthful and new, very much in the fashion of the current 8-bit pop/rock fusion trend. [Tempo: Fast / 170 BPM]
Classic Heavy Metal structure, but with a bold and current arrangement. Heavy chug rhythm guitars over a heavy pounding drum set, like a lost tank driving through the tundra. Memorable melody. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 135 BPM]
Disco dancing track with a retro feel of the 1970's or early 1980's. Lush and lavish, with rich string sections, funky electric guitar and occasional brass section. Reminescent of, say, early Prince, Earth Wind & Fire, or other Pop / Soul / R&B from that era. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
A seriously funky Dance / Pop / Disco crossover track with an infectious beat and positively sparkling dance grooves. Comining elements of 1970's, 1980's and 2000's dance / pop music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
An energetic rock song. This song includes heavy electric guitar, synths, strings, hard drums, and energetic vocals. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast / 100 BPM]
A 1980's influenced rock song about a woman who has regrets but finds solace in casual relationships that incorporates numerous synths, piano, drums, and other percussion. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 135 BPM]
Electronic New Wave with catchy synth melody and ending in a climactic saxophone solo, inspired by the group M83. Cool contemporary dance vibe or retro 80s flashback. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
Bass synths and pads, Lead synths, drum machine, live kit, heavy guitars and electric bass. Seductive female vocals set the scene of the ultimate club seductress. Modern electro-rock with a dance groove. Also available as an instrumentalversion. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 135 BPM]
Sci-Fi synth leads and pads, Rockin’ low gain guitars, Bass guitar, Live drums. Female vocals yearn for alien contact and hope that they love to celebrate as much as us humans. Retro 80’s vibe in the style Blondie. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 165 BPM]
A crossover between house music and nu disco – fat bass line, solid groove, pumping synths and a simple electric guitar melodies accompanied by tasteful female vocal samples. Uplifting, positive, energetic. Relaxed, chilled on the verse parts, catchy and upbeat on chorus parts. A slight reminiscent of the 80’s era. All loops contain no vocal samples. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Uplifting 80s electronica with various synthesizers and driving dance beat. Cool, retro vibe with catchy keyboard hooks. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 112 BPM]
Featuring chip sounds and gameboys sounds mixed into a 'modern retro' style, this track has a lot of momentum in an industrial-old school style. Catchy and fun yet with a bold and strong beat. A hint of 80's. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 124 BPM]
A J-Pop or K-Pop style happy track featuring lead guitar, synthesized instruments and a strong beat. Lots of fun and very upbeat. Retro 1980's feel. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 170 BPM]
A driving, retro, electronic pop track, with infectious synth hooks and lush pads. This hazy, melodic track has a very emotional, summery feel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
An emotional pop track, with expressive strings, emotional piano, and thick synths. A driving, yet laid back beat gives this track an epic feel. [Tempo: Slow / 136 BPM]
80’s influenced track that would work well for an intro. This track is geared towards video games and apps. Cool 1980's retro sound. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A High Energy Synth-Pop / Electro-Pop track with a somewhat Retro 1990's feel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Dance club music with a strong 1990's influence. Can also be retro synth / electro-pop / youth party oriented. Boisterous, energetic / Hi NRG, dance floor music. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Slow, soaring and free spirited electronica with a lush, emotional sound. [Tempo: Slow / 130 BPM]
Retro electro meets modern Dubstep vibes. Cool and edgy. Combining influences from 1980's retro video game sound, 1990's dance anthems and modern, edgy, Dubstep and electro-step. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 133 BPM]
Sharp synth lead with bouncy beat, in an edgy, 1980's retro videogames style. Energetic and kind of in your face. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
An uplifting and energizing electronic pop track with a catchy main theme, and with a cool 1980's retro video game sound / chip music sound in the middle part. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 117 BPM]
Downtempo Electro-pop influenced by the sounds of the 1980's and 1990's. Melodic and kind of cheesy, with a cool retro twist. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Cute and cheeky, funky synth-pop track with influences from the 1980's and 1990's. Chip-sounds with a 'Axel F' drum machine. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A synth / electro track with heavy influences to the 1990's video game / chip music scene. Hard and edgy, with a 16-bit sound. Busy and intense. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A busy and bouncy Electro-Pop track with strong influences from 1980's and 1990's electro / synth / videogame scenes. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
A nice electronic / pop groover with a positive vibe and medium tempo. A bit cute, but also with a certain amount of groovy confidence. Good for Apps, Games, Visuals of many types. Like a colorful, playful candy world. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
An up-tempo synth / electro track with a nod back to the 80's and 90's videogame scene. Nice bit of retro fun! [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A happy and bright electro-pop track with a nod back to the 1980's and 1990's video games culture. Cheeky, fun and funky. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 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]
A happy and bright electro-pop track with a nod back to the 1980's and 1990's video games culture. Cheeky, fun and funky. [Tempo: Medium / 124 BPM]
Moderately excited electro pop track, influenced by the new wave / synth-pop from the 1980's. Nice retro sound, with a happy, upbeat feel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 124 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 rock-steady drum and bass line syncing with slamming guitar lines of rock. The lyrics sing about a recent break-up and moving past the hurt and emptiness felt inside. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 121 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]
A simple and clear ambient pop track. Optimistic and sincere. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Beautiful and tender soft funk ballad, featuring Alto Sax. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
Emotional and driving synth-pop track. Uplifting synth melodies over thick shimmering emotional pads and retro driving drums and bass. Refreshing, invigorating, positive. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
Dreamlike electronic pop track with a retro feel. Spacious pads and shimmering synths over a driving beat. Inspiring and uplifting. Explosions in the sky... [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]