Fun and frolicky melodic piece, perfect for kids tv. Bright and up-front. [Tempo: Medium / 83 BPM]
Playful, campy, romantic, comedic, quirky, or sultry? Medium tempo tango works for many situations. Orchestral, featuring accordion, bass, piano, pizzicato strings, woodwinds and flutes. Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, rom com vibe. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
A fresh and friendly music track played on ukulele and acoustic instruments. Lively, fun... and induces toe-tapping. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Traditional childrens favorite. You can't help but smile when you hear the steady and pervasive toe-tapping rhythm chugging along under the toy piano, recorder, xylophone and the calliope melody. A tuba plays an outstanding oom-pah-pah bass. [Tempo: Medium / 75 BPM]
The Entertainer, the famous piano ragtime by Scott Joplin. Recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by D Hamilton. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
Retro and fun - a great piece of instrumental royalty free sixties music which perfectly captures that early 1960's style sound. Upbeat, uptempo, with riffing guitars and fun harmonica lines. Bring the flower power back and enjoy the retro sounds of the 60's. [Tempo: Medium / 132 BPM]
A quirky suspense track with pizzicato strings, harp, celeste, pads, and piano, nice for children's mystery or detective shows. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Cheerful, happy and light hearted pop song that features quirky ukulele, childlike whistled melody, piano, happy bells and a groovy drum beat. [Tempo: Medium / 142 BPM]
One of the most famous traditional Irish songs ever, this number is much covered drinking song, straight out of Irish pubs and steeped in Irish history. This version was performed on accordion, acoustic guitars, Irish fiddle and Irish flute (tin whistle / penny whistle). Crowd hand clapping joins about half way in. "Jolly, hell bent and spiteful" would probably be a good description of this piece of Irish music. An Underscore version (without the lead instruments) is available in case you want to sing along, karaoke style [Trad./Arr: B Lynne] [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
Cut to the bone, bare and raw electronic house music. Dry synthesizer stabs, short bursts of static buzzing synth sounds, slamming heavy electronic beats. Dominant, determined. [Tempo: Fast / 128 BPM]
A magical yet slightly playful piece. Could work with scenes depicting an encounter with an otherworldly being or object, scenes involving magic and wonder, or possibly a curious creature. Symphonic orchestra with choir. Wonderment / Quirky / Curiosity. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Fun, lighthearted and chirpy track with a whistled melody and jazzy acoustic backing. Perfect for kids tv, comedies, commercials or any cheerful, carefree character or situation. Features acoustic guitars, bass, soft drums and whistling. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 105 BPM]
A sarcastic look at life and death with a choppy clarinet, celeste, guitars and strings. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
The best word to describe this is playful! This re-imagined version of the traditional children's song features a rollicking accordion playing leap frog with a child's orchestra of percussion, bells, whistles and even a duck quack. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Silly, fun and happy acoustic guitar piece, with glittering xylophone, and quirky glockenspiel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
A folky and down to earth, acoustic track featuring acoustic guitars, sitar, banjo and mandolin. Organic, earthly, light and joyful. Great for outdoors, fishing, hiking, nature and camping, travel and adventure. [Tempo: Medium / 98 BPM]
Funny and jolly track in a country music style. Country band with a live instruments. Well suited for funny events, comedy ,country life, video background western music. Live electric guitars, banjo, violin, harmonica. [Tempo: Medium / 77 BPM]
A cheeky and fun nostalgic orchestral march a-la Wallace and Gromit. Reminiscent of old motivational films with a slightly wartime vibe. Upbeat. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Cheeky and strange, ghostly childrens music theme. Highly suitable for "house of mystery", Halloween or any spooky, quirky story. Inpsired by things like "The Corpse Bride", "Beetlejuice" and any Tim Burton film etc. Funny, spooky, cheeky and quirky music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
Stomping, raw blues. Dirty guitars with piano, bass and drums. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
Swinging electric blues with dynamite horn arrangement. Clever lyrics paint a humorous but poignant picture of adult life. Killer hooks that keep listeners interested. Smooth and strong vocal delivery. Tasty guitar solo. Second break features giutar and horns. Instrumental version also available. Male Vocals, Blues Music, Chicago Blues [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 89 BPM]
Sweet and sassy 1920’s style early jazz. Bass clarinet carries the vibrato-rich melody over an accompaniment of soprano clarinet, French horn, tuba, piano and drums. This period piece captures an essence of post-ragtime, early jazz, with its playfulness and harmonic uniqueness. Equally excellent for historical themes and modern comedy. Deliberately lo-fi / old sound. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
Calm, soothing, beautiful solo piano performance by Dmitriy Lukyanov. [Tempo: Fast / 136 BPM]
Upbeat, quirky and unusual, this track is fun and slightly whacky. Opens with piano, pizzicato strings and xylophone, moving into a more bouncy and whimsical style. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
Quirky Motown style groove designed for TV or web ads. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 144 BPM]
Acoustic track with live acoustic guitars, bass, brush drums and shaker. It has a very lovely melody played by acoustic picked guitar. Good for internet, flash project, family album, tv, commercial -- anything where you need a background music. Positive, fun, groovy and even a little bit childish. The whole track loops seamlessly (as WAV). [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 79 BPM]
Accordeons a'plenty and hummable melodies with a traditional French waltz rhythm. [Tempo: Medium / 160 BPM]
Light and jolly, upbeat jazz, for licensing. This track has been used on TV adverts, cookery shows, corporate videos and fashion articles across the globe. This track owes its success the French/Gypsy jazz influences, which are executed in a more light and modern way, enhancing the appeal for the audience of today. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 205 BPM]
A festive, positive and happy Latin track. [Tempo: Medium / 106 BPM]
Happy, uptempo "Hot Club of France" type jazz music, performed on acoustic guitars. ("Boulangerie" is French and means Bakery). [Tempo: Fast / 125 BPM]
A Scottish wartime march that is patriotic, proud with reverent moments honouring the men and women who lost their lives. Great to use in wartime documentaries. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
"Playful, whimsical and humorous Pop composition featuring xylophone, tuba, light acoustic guitars, bass and an easygoing beat. Conveys the feelings of joy, happiness, holiday and sunshine. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 124 BPM]
A playful marimba plays a catchy melody with tuba like synth bass, upbeat groove and funny synth accompaniment . A perfect track for children's, comedic programs or video games. Funny, bouncy cartoon like fun and a great comedy ending. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
A cute and playful track with a great hook. This track features a bouncy mbira with piano and strings. Suitable for ads and childrens programming. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
Playful and whimsical acoustic guitar and harmonica jazz. A little bit silly, laidback and easy-going. Good for comedy, cartoon, commercials, advertising and more. [Tempo: Fast / 125 BPM]
A bright, playful and upbeat piece of music. Fresh and vibrant with a real sense of positivity and fun. Playtime mixes modern electronic sounds with a great beat, warm synths and an effective piano. Refreshing, feel good modern music. Will work well with positive ideas, technology, learning, health and well being. [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
A unique, silly, bizarre and child-like track that would suite cartoon or alien themes. Performs excellently as a main theme for a kids themed mobile game or video. Has an otherworldly twist. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 141 BPM]
Fun and bright, melodic latin track with guitars, trumpets, timbale and lots of other stuff going on. Not very long, this one... full length version just over 1 minute. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Perhaps a mom is rushing around to the house attending to the havoc created by kids. Comedy yet not over the top, has a sparkle to it that makes you think of someone doing their very best to keep things spotless and clean.Reminiscent of Desperate Housewives. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Bright and whimsical filmscore like theme, suitable for childrens or family stories. Tip-toe'ing orchestra with prominent bells, clarinet, harp and more subtle horns and strings. Soundtrack for discovery, exploration, story telling. Also highly suitable for Halloween or fairy tales. [Tempo: Medium / 101 BPM]
Classic retro rock style. Happy and bouncy, 1950's or 1960's style with electric guitars and hammond organ. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 90 BPM]
A cheap cantina with drunk Italian musicians playing an authentic tarantela. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
This track brings back the nostalgia of enthusiastic eighties stereo synth sounds - similar to what is used in Van Halen's "Jump." This is combined with a quick moving bass-line and a very bubble gum style drum beat. Good for any scene looking to re-create the eighties. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
A charming, slowish Ska in minor key with a nosey trumpet lead line, slightly comic. There is also an underscore version without the trumpet, which is great as a background groove, has more of a reggae feel, and shows off the cool bass line. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
A semi-classical, cinematic track in a cheeky, staccato, playful sound. Skipping along in 5/8ths rhythm, this piece has a curious and slightly mischievous feel. Good for storytelling, films, childrens / family productions and more. [Tempo: Medium / 68 BPM]
Retro sounding jazz hip hop with a continuous groovy momentum that keeps develops. Fun and chic. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Greek folk dance type tune, similar to 'Zorba' etc. Steadily increasing tempo throughout. Accordeon and bouzouki over nylon guitars, bass and drums. Can also be a Yiddish, Gypsy or Eastern European folk track. Bright, happy, authentic folky. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Not quite Jingle Bells, but a similar melody in a light Christmas style arrangement. Strings, jingle bells, glockenspiel, flute, occasional piano. Merry Christmas! [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
This upbeat, happy-go-lucky rockabilly track features some very greasy guitars, a quirky organ, swingin' drums, handclaps and a cowbell. It's a fast-paced toe-tapper that has hints of The Stray Cats and The Violent Femmes. It's simple, it's fun, and it's perfect for high-energy happy scenes. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 180 BPM]
Ragtime track played on a very old upright piano. Great happy-go-lucky track for any silent movie, commercial, comedy, animation, documentary or any project set around the early 20th century. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 72 BPM]
