This royalty free music track listing features tracks from the Novelty, Specialty and Sound-Alike genres. Stock music tracks to mimick specific niche music styles and cultural/musical eras. There are some comedy music tracks here, some cheesy music, as well as some "hidden treasures" with beautiful performances of quirky, unique musical styles. Most of these royalty-free music downloads feature specialty instruments and come in full track, 60-secs cuts, 30-secs cuts, seamless stock music loops. This music can be licensed, downloaded and used in your own media productions.
Retro Jazz with live instruments and vintage style production. Light, soft and romantic with hammond organ, guitar, flute and drums. Perfect for happy-go-lucky times in the swinging sixties, innocence, romance, comedies and kitsch elevator music. [Tempo: Slow / 139 BPM]
Hypnotic and Smokey Psychedelic Rock instrumental in the style of the 1960's and 1970's. Sedate Keyboards and clean electric guitars on the verses developing into intense and energetic drums and distorted guitars on the chorus. [Tempo: Slow / 74 BPM]
1950's era rock and roll, 45rpm. Historical, rockabilly. [Tempo: Fast / 186 BPM]
A very slow and doom'ish Retro Pulp / Surf rock track with a sense of danger and gloom, but also of expectation and sensuality. Classic surf rock sound with twangy guitars. Good for retro / pulp type productions. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 96 BPM]
Piano driven 80's style Rock perfect for your motivational montage. Atmospheric piano and synths compliment dynamic and driving drums with some nice builds and drops. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Upbeat, medium-fast, retro style, chic Surf Rock. Energetic and lively. Style, fashion, and surf music style of the 1960's and early 70's. Twangy guitars. [Tempo: Fast / 80 BPM]
A fun and bubbly 1980's style pop/house track. Sax intro, funky piano and horn licks. [Tempo: Fast / 141 BPM]
A hip, trendy House track full of discofied debauchery, funked up synthesisers, live and infectious guitar hooks and a driving drum groove. Great for any retro, urban or youth television, commercial or film, fashion shows, sports and fitness. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 122 BPM]
Homage to the 1980's. A funky 1980's tune with an overall sound reminiscent of a motivational 80's power ballad. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
Short track inspired by disco-funky music of 70s. Nice as an intro-jingle, tv-show opening, etc. Electric piano, funky guitar, clavinet, brass section and latin percussion driven disco drums. [Tempo: Fast / 136 BPM]
Retro rock. Twangy guitars with tremolo, cool, genuine and accurately recreated 1960's or early 1970's sound. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
Feel-good 60s Soul revivial influenced by artists such as Fitz and the Tantrums, Amy Winehouse as well as classic Motown. Features piano, retro organ, baritone sax, vibraphone, guitar, bass and drums. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Classic dramatic Western style theme. Long shadows over Rio Grande. A hanging at dawn. A lone horseman riding into the sunset. A Mexican woman in distress. Shootout at the O.K. Corral. You get the idea. :) Very cinematic - Great stuff for Westerns, similar to soundtracks by Ennio Morricone. [Tempo: Medium / 75 BPM]
This track simply jams with that up-tempo "rockabilly" flavor. It's quirky, and bouncy and funny as ever. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 150 BPM]
A quirky and nostalgic, orchestral 1940's / 1950's pastiche with more than a hint of cheese. Perfect for ironic and comical underscores or vintage purposes. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 150 BPM]
Retro surf rock / pulp rock. 1960's / 1970's sound. Lively and uptempo, but also a bit sneaky, expectant. Danger and adventure. Bad-ass attitude combined with a free flying spirit. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
This (intentionally) kitschy piano ballad imitates those cheesy and magnificent piano pieces from the seventies. Due to its authentic instrumentation and production the listener will travel through time. Back to 1976. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 65 BPM]
Fun and cheeky jazz swing track, performed entirely on acoustic guitars with subtle brush drums. Feelgood, upbeat, retro and chiq! Elements of ragtime, charleston, happy 1920's - 1940's swing jazz. [Tempo: Fast / 108 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]
The Entertainer, the famous piano ragtime by Scott Joplin. Recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by D Hamilton. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
A quirky reggae theme with a mischievous downbeat charm. Hints of dubstep mixed in give it a cutting edge originality. Eccentric, humerous, off-beat & infectious. Similar in feel to the Elliot Simons tracks Squeezer, Lucky Boy & Happy Squared. [Tempo: Slow / 63 BPM]
A solo guitar track in the 40s jazzy guitar style. Funny and curious. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
Retro style pulp / surf rock. Emotional and lively, with a big heart, this track will go well with retro styled films and projects. Twangy guitars with a 1960's / 1970's guitar amp sound. Occasional live trumpet which gives the track a slightly Mexican / latino element. Uptempo, but with a slightly melancholic feel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 152 BPM]
1960's or 1970's style psychedelic hippie rock in the style of The Doors, etc. Featuring distorted guitars and hammond organ. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
Retro crime/spy music with a funky and exotic vibe. Perfect for projects in need of a Tarantino or Guy Ritchie style sound or the feel of classic 60s and 70s movie and tv soundtracks. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Retro funk in the style and sound of James Brown, Maceo Parker, Sly and the Family Stone or early Prince. Fun and funky, with a retro chic. Busy bass line and syncopated drums. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Fast, raw, old time rag. Muted trumpet over guitar, piano and drums. Cheeky and fun. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 85 BPM]
Historical early film, vintage piano, 1900's, 1910's or 1920's era, heroine in trouble. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
A crunchy and punchy drum track. Solid, funky, energetic. [Tempo: Fast / 126 BPM]
Typical seventies Blaxploitation music or Cop Show theme. Think Starsky and Hutch, Shaft or Superfly. Funky wah guitars, lots of percussion and an epic soul brass finale. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
Snakey, sneaky and a mysteriously funky vibe. Begins with a signature growl followed by compelling guitar riffs. Big funky horn section drive this and features a sax solo half way through. Sting ending. Good for crimes in progress, spy shows, comedy or fashion. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Cool, laidback yet uplifting retro funk track perfect for accompanying any 70’s themed project featuring wah guitars, organ, bass, drums and synth. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 96 BPM]
Uniquely groovy, funky hard rock track with strong retro vibe. Lots of organ, synths and wacca-wacca guitars. Sounds like a possible theme to a 70s ghetto cop drama. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
Groovy, driving, uptempo electro-pop track with a retro feel. Funky synth basses and an intense beat drive the tune together with simple synth and retro organ lines. Crisp, punchy and with great forward momentum. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Historical early film, vintage piano, 1900's, 1910's or 1920's era, sad romantic. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
Genuinely retro sounding jazz-lounge piece. This track has a wonderful 1970's or early 80's smooth jazz sound, reminescent of "Love Boat" and countless other dearly held 1970 and early 80's productions. Great for retro, fashion, commercials, speciality TV-shows, etc. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
Mellow 70s Soul influenced by Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' and 'Mercy Mercy Me.' This is the perfect substitute if you're looking for the same style and sound. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
Classic, cheerful waltz, featuring piano and solo viola. 100% live performance, with a classic, retro / historical feel. European culture, dance / dancing, history and classic love story etc. Also good for silent movie, black and white, or retro movie. [Tempo: Medium / 97 BPM]
Strange, quirky and eerily innocent track with music box, organ and strings. Great for creepy kids shows, carnivals, twisted fairytales, toy stores, halloween, haunted fairgrounds, cartoons, websites and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 106 BPM]
Old time Ska, with organ top line. Genuine retro 1960's / 1970's sound. Fun and cheeky. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Classic, almost stereotypical horror. This light package contains 2 versions of a theme, and 2 related tracks. Using a combination of eerie synth pads and SFX, and piano with orchestral textures, these tracks can be used on their own or as a suite. They are fragmented and therefore easily editable, and contain many different moods. Good for horror, teen horror, thriller. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Drift back to the sixties and the golden age of Motown, in particular Stevie Wonder. An uplifting, soulful track featuring harmonica, guitar, piano, horns, strings, drums and bass. Great for any project in need of a retro, familiar and feel good vibe. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
A pastiche track in the style of Ellio Morricone, Clint Eastwood, and spaghetti westerns. Very mid-western sound but also a modern and clean production. [Tempo: Medium / 129 BPM]
Authentic 1960's or 1970's style instrumental surf-rock, guitar rock with twangy, squealing guitars. Moody, retro feel. [Tempo: Medium / 133 BPM]
A track that takes you back to an era of innocence, elegance and sophistication. Featuring swinging clarinet, piano, acoustic guitar, bass and drums, this is perfect for rom-coms, high class social gatherings, kids tv, 1930s-1940s themed projects or any project looking for a touch of high society. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Fun and intensely busy groove track featuring loads of brass lines and stabs, strings and organ. Very lively , energetic and driving with a 70's retro vibe to it. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Orchestrated big movie action, James Bond Agent 007 Soundalike. Determined and dramatic. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 134 BPM]
A nice, warm, easy and breezy bossa nova groove. Subtle, elegant, soothing. [Tempo: Medium / 152 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 retro, funky groove laced with African percussion, smokin horn section, kalimba, electric piano, bass and drums. Great for projects looking for a modern African themed soundtrack, 70s inspired blaxploitation or anything in need of an upbeat groove with a world music flavor. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
