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"!)
Cinematic electronica music with dreamy synth and driving electronica. Mystical and a little bit foreboding, with a slightly 80s music vibe. [Tempo: Medium / 115 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]
Uptempo, positive, Funk / R&B / Fusion. Catchy, groovy and danceable. Busy bass lines with upbeat drums, occasional brass/sax section. Sax- and synth solos. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
80's funk fusion a la Tom Scott. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
Inspired by 1980's sci-fi and horror films revived today by things that are strange. An ominous blend of synthesizers and orchestral tones, with a repetitive tense motif. Cinematic / Thriller / Retro Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 86 BPM]
A driving, retro inspired Hip Hop song about being on the rise. Available as a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 87 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]
Upbeat, fun pop song. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 154 BPM]
Funk, Retro, Sound-Alike. Typical seventies / early eighties Blaxploitation music or Cop Show music theme. Think Starsky and Hutch, Shaft or Superfly. Funky wah guitars, lots of percussion and an epic soul brass finale. [Tempo: Medium / 103 BPM]
Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Retro, 1980's, Eighties, Japan. Retro eighties' hair metal, with a heavy influence from old Japanese cartoons and series. Kinda ridiculous, but perfect for that 80's revival, or a retro game app. [Tempo: Fast / 150 BPM]
An uplifting and exciting contemporary upbeat instrumental. Distinctive and ever changing with lots of movement and ebbs and flows musically and dramatically. Guitar, both real and synthetic, powerful bass and real drums. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
Gap Band and Cameo style eighties funk. Straight drum machine beat with funky guitar and synth elements. Hint of Prince, Chaka Khan, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Groovy and positive track with funky guitars, upbeat drums, bass guitar and organ with a happy, joyful and successful vibe. Good for commercials, TV, videos and more. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
Upbeat, fun pop song. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 153 BPM]
Cute and fun retro video game style track. 8-bit computer / videogame sound combined with some more modern elements. Innocent and bright, with a sense of a circus, amusement park, fairground park or a magical, colorful wonderland. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
80's drum-inspired intro brings in a high-energy, surfer-style guitar and Farfisa-organ track that never lets up for a moment. Modern synth melody and sustaine, distorted guitar chords bring us forward a few decades at the end. Retro rock with pop. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 176 BPM]
Dynamic and groovy electro-pop track. A mix of 1980's electro sounds with today's pop music sound. Arpeggiator synth, synths rythm and lead, bass, electric guitar, drums and sweeps. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
Retro flavored pop/rock with a nod back to the 1970's and 80's David Bowie, Todd Rundgren, T-Rex etc. A song about letting go and enjoying a little bit of escapism. The lyric is also a spoof on the phrase "keeping it real" . [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Late 70's and early 80's funk music track, inspired by Cameo and Gap Band. Heavy drums and funky guitars, with horns and synth bass lines. In the style of Uptown Funk, song by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Motown type instrumental soul groove, with a flavor of the 1970's and 80's. [Tempo: Medium / 70 BPM]
Funk / Soul / R&B. Powerful brass section over an agile and dynamic groove. Vibrant and confident. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Cinematic retro synth wave; this track was created using only two vintage hardware synthesizers; a Moog Minimoog model D and a Prophet 5. Strangely futuristic and vintage at the same time. Ambient / Eerie / Synthetic / Retro / Mystery. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
Live jazz band playing a mid-tempo swing jazz, cool and strutting with cheeky and playful melody lines interspersed with solos. Jazz drums, upright bass, piano, sax and trumpet. Classic 'jazz club' style. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 136 BPM]
A relaxed disco/soul song about a man trying to declare his love. Features male vocal, funky guitars. Sounds like Daft Punk and Smokey Robinson had a baby. 1980, vintage, could be playing at the prom when a shy guy sees the girl of his dreams. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
Funky club track inspired by Daft Punk. Elements of retro Disco music mixed with a contemporary driving beat great for commercials, promos, nightclub scenes, fashion, urban and youth culture. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Cinematic retro synth wave; this track was created using only two vintage hardware synthesizers; a Moog Minimoog model D and a Prophet 5. Strangely futuristic and vintage at the same time. Ambient / Eerie / Synthetic / Retro / Mystery. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Fun lyric about rockets and space. Features electric guitar, Wurlitzer piano, Hammond organ, electric piano, drums , bass guitar, Vocoder. Upbeat, fun, adventurous. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
1980's soft-rock sound. Big, positive AOR bed. Rock, blues rock. Achievement, inspirational, determined. [Tempo: Medium / 81 BPM]
A somewhat bizarre, and slightly creepy, 1980's themed instrumental production with big synths and drums. Big and spacious - like travelling back in time. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 74 BPM]
A cute and quirky Retro Video Game type track, with a cheeky melody. Funny, silly and happy. Reminescent of 1980's and 1990's video games such as Zelda, Super Mario, Frogger, etc. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Retro synths, dreamy pads and spacious synth melodies give this track a dream like feel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Bold and Dynamic Electro cue. Reminiscent of Kraftwerk or Tangerine Dream but with a contemporary twist. Retro drum machine, pulsing bass and original synths . Innovative and modern production giving that robotic feel with a futuristic and catchy melody. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
Cool Pop R&B instrumental. Sexy beat, retro 80s keyboards and some synth hooks. [Tempo: Medium / 112 BPM]
Fun and funky, 8-bit retro video game style, with a strong, tough feel. [Tempo: Medium / 120 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]
Catchy, feelgood and uplifting track with a contemporary triplet drum groove. Cool synth textures, modern drums, percussion and powerful U2 like guitar riffs drive this track. Subtly increasing in complexity climaxing in a cool uplifting and positive ending. [Tempo: Fast / 134 BPM]
Upbeat 80s pop driven track about three different perspectives of people enduring troubling times. Life contemplating situations. College bar setting. Instrumental segments without vocals could be used during a climatic scene. Driving and traveling along scenic routes. An instrumental version is also available. [Tempo: Medium / 90 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]
A short, fresh pop groove available in 4 different versions/edits. [Tempo: Medium / 121 BPM]
Retro flavored pop/rock with a nod back to the 1970's and 80's David Bowie, Todd Rundgren, T-Rex etc. A song about the creative mind and that it never sleeps. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 131 BPM]
Chilled, but refreshing and energizing electronic track. Optimistic dreamy pads and thick analogue synths give this track a rich, lush texture. [Tempo: Medium / 103 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]
Funky retro chip tune with catchy melodies - 8-bit/arcade games style sound. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Retro 80’s in the style of Joy Division. Female vocals. Never give up, happiness could be a moment away. Bass, drums, guitars and dreamy synths. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 138 BPM]
Slow funk / R&B / Soul. Slighty melancolic melody over a nice and breezy funk groove. Kind of a mid tempo, funky, instrumental soul ballad. Beautiful solo guitar performance. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 86 BPM]
Heartfelt gospel instrumental features soulful sax and organ. Ref. David Sanborn, Jimmy Smith [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Cinematic retro synth wave; this track was created using only two vintage hardware synthesizers; a Moog Minimoog model D and a Prophet 5. Strangely futuristic and vintage at the same time. Ambient / Eerie / Synthetic / Retro / Mystery. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
A minimalistic, transparent, electro-groove track. Repeated synth patterns and dry, electronic drum machine. Nu Tech-House. [Tempo: Medium / 128 BPM]
Bluesy rock designed for TV or web ads. [Tempo: Medium / 112 BPM]
Fresh funk grooves with electric piano and bass. Retro funk sound, upbeat but also with a chilled, suave feel. [Tempo: Fast / 125 BPM]
