A classic Tango melody, performed on accordeon with light acoustic backing band. Traditional accordeon music, with a flavor of Europe, France / Paris. Could also be Italy / general European. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Just a bottleneck guitar playing some quirky country licks. Dizzy and dazed... Perhaps drunk. :) Fun and quirky. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A confident and stylish jazz track with a groove driven by bass and piano. A catchy melody played by vibes and guitar. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
Fun, cheeky track containing rock’n’roll guitars, crazy horns, organs and drums. Busy, but simple, retro and not too serious. A bit quirky. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
A happy go lucky, feel good Ad Music, with a folky / local / community feel. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Fun and frolicky melodic piece, perfect for kids tv. Bright and up-front. [Tempo: Medium / 83 BPM]
Fun, funny and up-tempo, this is a polka-like track, with a remarkable melody and a unique feel to it. Suitable for quirky, original productions, particularly comedies and other projects that require a comedic backdrop, such as commercials, features, shows, or presentations. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 104 BPM]
A fun and a bit goofy, orchestral light comedy track. Great for comical and funny situations, at the same time as also carrying an old-school film score type orchestral sound. Goofy / Funny / Wacky / Mischievous. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
A fun, new arrangement of the traditional French melody, Alouette. Bright and cheeky, with French instrumentation. A goofy whistling melody enters at about 1:25 in. [Tempo: Medium / 112 BPM]
A fun and retro sounding jazz hip hop track with tasty short saxophone motifs and some quirky vintage movie sounding samples. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
1950's style rock'n roll. Up-tempo with piano and guitar top line. The first 2 choruses are done with tom-toms, then drums and bass enter with guitar solo. [Tempo: Fast / 169 BPM]
Muscular New Jack City swinging big band backs Sinatra-style male vocalist, about the guy-behind-the-guy who knows the streets all too well, but he also has a friendly "let me buy this round" demeanor. Punchy, dynamic horn arrangements and slick guitar solo. Clever lyrics deliver throughout. Male Vocals, Jazz Music, Swing / Big Band. Also available in various instrumental versions. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 77 BPM]
A fun comedy cue with a lot of character underscoring any of the daily idiocies we all face every day. Great for introducing new scenes and locations that need a silly and "not-so-serious" character. Piano, pizzicato strings, dobro, mandolin, and percussion. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Cameo / General Caine / George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic style funk. Straight drum machine beat with funky guitar and synth elements. Great for eighties spoofs and comedy. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Barrels of beer, partying and fun. A short track that illustrates the spirit of Oktoberfest in Germany. [Tempo: Fast / 100 BPM]
Upbeat and fresh, wintery christmas track. Sweet seasonal melodies mix with a groovy drum track and synth comping. [Tempo: Fast / 135 BPM]
Get down and funky with an authentic N'awlins street band. [Tempo: Medium / 152 BPM]
Fun mischievous orchestral piece full of light-hearted delighted trickery. Would suit fun horror projects. Has that happy/creepy Sorcerer's Apprentice/Nightmare at Christmas/Scooby Doo haunted fairground /don't look behind you vibe to it. [Tempo: Slow / 68 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]
Happy ukulele, quirky whistles and bright glockenspiel come together in a happy, cheeky and uncluttered piece. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
A light orchestral track featuring pizzicato strings and low clarinet. Sneaking around comes to mind, as does the somewhat clich 'up to no good' feeling, or 'clumsy oaf' vibe, but with a light and cheeky feel. [Tempo: Slow / 108 BPM]
A cool and laidback blues guitar strut. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
A quirky alternative circus song about people eating people. With bouncy guitars, harmonies, organ, mandolin, bass and drums. Bizarre rock waltz with shifting time signatures and dissonant riffs. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 75 BPM]
Laidback, fun, feel-good and funky with brass, electric piano, guitar, synth, bass and drums. Great for retro 70's soundtracks, blaxploitation, confident and stylish characters, urban settings, commercials and sitcoms. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
Sweet, melodic and easy-going jazz with a slight Bossa Nova or latin feel. Jazz flute, acoustic guitar. Pretty, friendly and breezy. [Tempo: Medium / 76 BPM]
A sweet recorder melody played over a slow brazilian Xote. [Tempo: Medium / 75 BPM]
A traditional solo piano version of the festive Christmas carol 'Jingle Bells'. Light and twinkly, but moves into happy and joyful sections that are full of festive cheer. This piano piece is ideal as background music for Christmas themed video productions, TV adverts, commercials etc. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
A fun and mischievous orchestral track, great for kids themed productions, children's TV theme, comedy and animation. It has a cheeky and amusing sound to it; happy and playful orchestral music. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
1930's era newsreel introduction. Pompous and patriotic. Historical. [Tempo: Fast / 144 BPM]
Head, shoulders, knees and toes is a children's party song that kids can sing along to and provides physical activity with movements. This instrumental nursery rhyme features sampled instrumentation with a marching band feel. Instruments include bass guitar, piano, drums, trumpets, horns, strings, saxophone, flute, piccolo, oboes and acoustic guitar. There is a bridge section for the spoken instructional element of the song. This instrumental version has 9 verses with melody throughout. There is also an alternative version with gaps in the melody to highlight the singing part and a shorter version (2 minutes) for 5 verses with melody throughout. [Tempo: Medium / 123 BPM]
A funky and upbeat rendition of this childrens classic. A positive upbeat lite dance beat pushes this track into the modern era. Very applicable for Christmas uses as well. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
Big, ragged, street, funky bass and electric piano groove. Soulful Memphis horn section funkifies the groove even more. Unique sting ending. Works for soul clubs, game shows, reality TV, fashion, cooking, black romcom, urban, 60s, 70s, friends, hanging out. Pass the ribs! [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
A great, classic Ragtime piano piece, composed by Scott Joplin. Music recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by D Hamilton. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
This upbeat, happy, straight ahead jazz and swing track uses piano, drums and upright bass. This is perfect for a scene that moves quickly to show characters completing something in fast forward. This would also work excellently as a transitional piece of music. It could also work well in any scene based in the 1920's-1940's or anytime in a city like New Orleans. Good for reality tv like extreme home makeover. Also nice for children's tv, movies and comedy. [Tempo: Fast / 187 BPM]
An authentic sounding retro gameboy/nintendo/nes chip-tune. Very catchy and uplifting. Available as looping and underscore versions. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A fun mix of bluesy country and funky hip hop featuring male vocals, banjo, acoustic guitars, pedal steel guitar, piano, strings, horns, harmonica and a laidback beat. Modern, urban, southern vibe with stripped down instrumental also available. [Please note; this track has a somewhat 'dirty' sound with some deliberate distortion. This is done on purpose for effect, and is not an error or weakness with the file.] [Tempo: Medium / 86 BPM]
Originally composed for a computer, internet flash arcade video game as a background soundtrack for the a certain level. Reminds of 8-bit style games but has a more contemporary, full, ambient, electronic sound. Also can be used in any internet, web, flash project, commercial, tv program, film, movie and anything positive. [Tempo: Medium / 85 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]
If you need some smiles on your project, pick me. I ma silly and retro, but funny and cute too. The brass and percussion cometogether for good laughs and lots of fun. [Tempo: Medium / 90 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 kitsch retro-style mid-60's parody with big horns, Latino rhythms and an infectious flute & synth lead. Guaranteed to evoke the swinging sixties with its bright & bouncy easy listening style. Well matched with the Elliot Simons track 'Sambatastico' [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
A quirky and lighthearted track that has a light and fun mood created by kids guitar, whacky flute, crazy clapping and powerful jazzy brass. Starts with a small amount of energy and grows in intensity throughout. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 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]
Quirky Motown style groove designed for TV or web ads. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 144 BPM]
Originally composed for a computer, internet flash arcade video game as a background soundtrack for the a certain level. Reminds of 8-bit style games but has a more contemporary, full, ambient, electronic sound. Also can be used in any internet, web, flash project, commercial, tv program, film, movie and anything positive. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 83 BPM]
Positive activity, classical string chamber orchestra. Light, lively, whimsical. [Tempo: Fast / 142 BPM]
An upbeat Latin Tango Disco dance track. Great for exciting 1970s romantic comedy or drama. Features strings, brass, and organ. [Tempo: Fast / 123 BPM]
A jolly and naïve, happy-go-lucky, melodic pop track. Suitable for kitch, quirky, ironic productions. A little bit silly, cheesy listening. Also good as a kids track. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A cheeky and fun orchestral track, great for children's themed productions, TV cartoon theme, animation with cheeky, mischievous and playful characters. A happy, quirky and amusing piece of music. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Arrangement by Wojtek Panufnik. Popular performance for Gypsy orchestras. Nice for Silent Movie. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
