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"!)
Confident guitar track with live solo guitar in a rock style. Positive, motivated. Well suitable for commercial projects, video, background. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
A highly intense 8-bit chiptune in retro video game sound. The quick, driving drum beat and heavy synth sounds provide a sense of frenzied urgency. [Tempo: Very fast / 236 BPM]
A cute and charming track in Retro Video Game / 8-bit sound. Fun and appealing melody, with sounds that bring you back to the classic video games from the 1980's and 1990's. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
A funky, grooving 8-bit chiptune with a buoyant and sassy disco feel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 124 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 retro flavored track about a man who's having a hard time in his life. Nevertheless, it's funky and catchy as hell! The chorus is like an earworm, you can't get it out of you head. Don't even try. Great for mildly sad scenes in movies, series. Very good as a theme song and perfect for lounging. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 124 BPM]
A buoyant and spirited 8bit chiptune. Playful synthesized bass and keyboard tracks dance over a consistently energetic and propulsive drum beat. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
An aggressive and driving synth track with a retro 1980's feel. Distorted guitars and gritty drums add an energetic, uptempo feel. aggressive, energetic, dark. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 126 BPM]
A cinematic electronic/orchestral hybrid. Heavy synth tracks combine with a quick drum beat and intense orchestral strings to create a sense of driving urgency. Retro / Classic video game influence. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 179 BPM]
A playful and cheeky 1980's style track with drum machine, synth bass line and retro sounds. [Tempo: Medium / 132 BPM]
Fun and action-filled retro video game style soundtrack. Retro chip music sound combined with modern elements. Good for retro, novelty, historical video game type productions etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 150 BPM]
Cute, innocent, retro video game style. Happy and carefree. 8-bit sound influenced by Nintendo, Sega, Commodore 64, Sinclair ZX Spectrum type sound. For for retro and novelty productions, cute games etc. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Retro 80’s dance track. Female vocals in the style of Bananarama. Girl looks forward to a summer of romance that can only lead to heartbreak once again. Drum machines, bass synths, synth pads and leads. Keywords: Summer romance, Girls and boys, 1980’s. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 124 BPM]
This Instrumental track offers a 80s pop/Cars upbeat tribute to the style of the Genre. Recently written and recorded, this playful,fun,energetic track fits under any exciting visuals needed in this retro area. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
A fusion of Jazz, Funk and Soul, featuring a lazy, syncopated drum groove, funk bass, funk guitar and a live horn section. Classic jazz-funk sound of the 1970's. Cool and groovy, with attitude. [Tempo: Medium / 90 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]
Retro Synthwave track featuring synthesizers and 8 bit sounds. Dreamy and nostalgic tune reminiscent of the 1980's era. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Powerful and Strong Modern Rock/Metal Track featuring distorted guitars, drums, bass guitar and turntable scratches. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
A grooving 8-bit chip tune, with a mysterious, science fiction vibe and a funky 1960s rock flair. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 160 BPM]
Sensual and cheesy sexy soul cliche, with an expressive saxophone phrase. The type of tune to set the mood for a sexual scene, or even a spoof of an eighties porn movie. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
An exciting 8bit chiptune, with a quick, driving drum beat and a feeling of frenzied urgency. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 166 BPM]
A cute, fun and bouncy track in Retro Video Game / 8-bit sound. Fun and appealing melody, with sounds that bring you back to the classic video games from the 1980's and 1990's. Slightly jazzy feel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 98 BPM]
A track Inspired by the Stranger Things TV series music. A calm, soothing and hypnotic vintage electronica featuring warm, analogue synthesizers sound. Atmospheric, dreamy and subdued mood. [Tempo: Slow / 63 BPM]
This track takes you back to the early days of House music from the mid 80s to the early 90s. Featuring pounding drum machine, classic piano riff and various synthesizers this is great for old school rave nostalgia, fashion, sports, flashbacks or any project in need of that retro club sound. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Synth pulses with a cinematic feel. Retro electronica with a nod back to the 1980's. Moody and contemplative. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 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. Good for retro projects and chic contemporary projects looking for a stand-out sound. [Tempo: Medium / 132 BPM]
Jazzy and relaxing electronica with vocoder, trumpet, synths and drums. For any project in need of a modern, sophisticated and chilled soundtrack. Blissful, hypnotic, intelligent, cool and classy [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
A bright and care free synth pop music track with an 80's feel. Sparkling synthesizers, drum machine. Sweet, retro, nostalgic stock music. [Tempo: Medium / 124 BPM]
Its time for a 1980s Synth-Funk revival. A simple, driving A section with breakbeat, funky bass and synth arpeggios followed by a jazzier B section with catchy, melodic horns. A perfect blend of modern and retro, perfect for doing the robot dance to. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Positive and optimistic electronic pop with simple synth melodies and arpeggios and pumping beat.. Great for young, fresh and hip commercials, promos, presentations and corporate projects. [Tempo: Medium / 118 BPM]
Cheap Retro Porn Music. Reminiscent of the late seventies and early eighties, the golden era of porn, this cheesy rock is almost too stupid to be true. Drum machine, electric guitars and bass and a lot of wah wah creates a sexy vintage atmosphere. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
An energetic and motivational 8-bit chiptune, with funky drum, bass, and synth tracks. The overall feel is bold and adventurous. [Tempo: Fast / 145 BPM]
A mysterious synth arpeggio with lush, reverberant pads and a minimalistic electronic drum. A nod back to the 1980's TV and film mysteries. Future / Sci-fi influence stock music. [Tempo: Medium / 109 BPM]
A dark 8-bit chip tune, classic video game sound. Electronic elements combine with an orchestral instrumentation to create a tense and ominous feel. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
Uplifting Disco Pop with a fun 80's vibe. Features synths, drum machine and funky guitar. Great for commercials, party scenes and 80s throwbacks [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
A cheeky little tune for a childrens story, childrens game or show. Tribal drums with a mystical melody gives off the sense of a jungle adventure or an exotic island. Perhaps Inca or Amazon. About 40 seconds in there is a new, brighter and faster part. This can easily be edited into a separate file to be used when called for in your application or show. Cute, fun, retro video game / chip music sound. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
Retro 8-bit computer gaming nostalgia. Bjorn actually composed and produced this track entirely using the built in 8-bit sampling sound chip in the Amiga 500 computer, back in about 1991, back when he was going under the tongue-in-cheek nickname "Dr.Awesome of Crusaders". [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 124 BPM]
Very bright, uptempo, electro pop track with a festive, action-filled sound. Old 8-bit chip sounds are combined with more modern elements, for a very bright style that would go well with a colourful game such. Think Nintendo, Super Monkey Ball or an action happy, video game super hero. [Tempo: Medium, Fast, Very fast / 148 BPM]
Synthwave / retrowave track featuring 8-bit chip sounds elements similar to C64, Atari or Amiga. Nostalgic, dreamy and a bit mysterious. Authentic 1980's sound with a modern twist. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
A funky, robotic synth-pop track, with a strong retro feel. Typical 1980's groove, cheesy and retro, yet very funky and cool. Makes you 'rock it' like a breakdance expert. The eighties are back! [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
A grooving EDM piece, with rich, funky slap bass and multiple instrumental solos that provide a jazzy, improvisatory vibe. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Fun, quirky and cute, this 8-bit music track is inspired by early 1980’s arcade games. The instrumentation is 100% synthesizers which create the enjoyment, danger and elation of passing through a game level. Great music for comedy, sports and commercials. [Tempo: Medium / 121 BPM]
Retro video game soundtrack style, with a rough and mysterious edge. Reminescent of 8-bit video games with an action hero. A few more modern sounds are used in combination with authentic 8 bit chip sounds. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 90 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]
Authentic sounding retro Boogie tune, with a strong Disco vive. Typical sound from the late 70's or early 80's, with synth bass, Nile Rodgers style guitars and full string ensemble. [Tempo: Medium / 117 BPM]
Synth pulses with a cinematic feel. Retro electronica with a nod back to the 1980's. A sense of wonderment. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A fun and bouncy track in 'Chiptune' / Retro video game sound. Cool 8-bit action game style. Available with or without the fuzzy samples of counting down / up. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
This youthful track is dominated by an in-your-face, synth bass groove that captures the spirit of a 1980’s funk dance track. Backed up by big drums and eccentric synths, this track transitions from a serious verse groove into a playful chorus. Excellent for commercials, comedy, children’s shows, reality and travel programming. Brash/ Bold/ Funk 80’s [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 114 BPM]
A cute and funny "trip back in time" to the early versions of Super Mario and other fun Nintendo / Commodore / SEGA / Arcade retro games. [Tempo: Fast / 105 BPM]
Happy and silly video game music, in the style of SNES and Mario World. Lo-fi sound with a lot of character. [Tempo: Medium / 98 BPM]
