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"!)
Heavily inspired by Chic's "Good Times", this track's got that bright 70s/80s turn of the decade groove and sound. Tight drums and bass line, over witch a clean Nile Rogers' styled guitar and typical disco strings set the vintage/retro mood. Perfect for dancing spoofs, or even dance lessons! [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 116 BPM]
A cute and charming track in Retro Video Game / 8-bit sound. Brings back memories of Nintendo / Super Mario etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Fresh, sparkling and exuberant, this modern pop track immediately conveys a fun and dynamic atmosphere. From syncopated keyboards and vocals pops, to quirky synths and fx, with dominant bass and drums, this track congeals it all into a bouncy, life-positive groove with a touch of the ‘80s. This is an excellent music choice for lifestyle and travel programming, B-roll footage as well as commercials. Exuberant / Fresh / Pop. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 123 BPM]
Funk / Disco / Pop crossover. Timeless disco music with a Style / Fashion flair. Can be 1970's / 1980's or right up till today. Reference Daft Punk. Funky and debonaire. [Tempo: Medium / 112 BPM]
Beautiful and tender soft funk ballad, featuring Alto Sax. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
A retro disco funk track with a latin feel. Funky bass and rhythm guitar combine and dance with some soulful sax and flute licks to complete this infectious shoulder twitching groove! Gives a feeling of fun and nostalgic hazy summers. Great for use in advertising, cooking programmes, holidays, summer adventures, dancing or any scene that needs some funky soul vibes. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 116 BPM]
Smooth and sophisticated Jazz Funk straight out of the seventies. A laidback funk groove with trumpet, flute, rhodes piano, guitar, bass and drums. Great for any project looking for a classy modern jazz vibe. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
Deep, dark and brooding synths combine in a strange rhythmical glory. Weird and wonderful, works great with technology advertising and futuristic scenes. Electronic / 80's / Future Music. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
A catchy uptempo indie rock song about the infamous Chateau Marmont. Features driving drums, piano, guitar, and airy female vocals. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 93 BPM]
A thoughtful, moderately paced 1980's mood piece with all of the best that synthesized music has to offer. Smooth waves of melody, nicely textured with percussive accents and rich layers of instrumentation surfing throughout, make this a nice backdrop for wide open spaces or concepts. Info / Lab / TV Music. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Van Halen meets Huey Lewis in this uptempo, happy, Keyboard driven track that takes us back to the roaring 80s. Don't forget your shoulder pads. Compulsory tapping guitar solo included. [Tempo: Fast / 128 BPM]
A sophisticated underground House track with soulful analogue synths, jazzy chords, funky bassline, slinky saxophone and a driving dance groove. Good for any project looking for a smooth, laidback and sexy club track. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 123 BPM]
A simple and clear ambient pop track. Optimistic and sincere. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Uptempo, retro funk drive. Lively bass and drums. Busy, fresh. [Tempo: Fast / 133 BPM]
Groovy funk/disco track with a cool live bass line. 1970's or 1980's feel. Cool, confident and strutting. [Tempo: Medium / 106 BPM]
An upbeat and playful electronic pop track with catchy melodies, bouncy electro synths and pumping drums. Ideal for positive, techy, teen, sports and youth uses. Something you might hear on Disney, Nickelodeon, Bravo, MTV and techy car commercials. Intelligent, inspiring, energetic and futuristic. [Tempo: Fast / 136 BPM]
Climbing the mountain, Achieving Success. Crossing the finish line is all about winning with integrity. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 132 BPM]
A hip-hop anthem about beating the system and rising up. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 103 BPM]
Retro flavored pop/rock with a nod back to the 1970's and 80's David Bowie, Todd Rundgren, T-Rex etc. An abstract lyric about people and things in the past and sadly wondering where they've gone. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 61 BPM]
Classic Heavy Metal structure, but with a bold and current arrangement. Heavy chug rhythm guitars over a heavy pounding drum set, like a lost tank driving through the tundra. Memorable melody. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 135 BPM]
A cheerful whacked out melody that sounds like a retro gaming theme or a 1980’s synthesizer demo! Complete with bouncy drums & cheapo plastic instruments, this funny little ditty would suit cartoon graphics, micro games, commercials or quirky off beat comedy videos. Similar in style to the Elliot Simons tracks Wackorama, Big Cheese & Sambatastico. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A quirky bassline sprinkled with dubstep & reggae music. Mischievous, humerous, razor sharp & infectious. Great music for gaming, short films or modern comedy. Similar in feel to the Elliot Simons track Dubweed & Lucky Boy. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 98 BPM]
Dance-infused electropop song. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 131 BPM]
Emotional and driving synth-pop track. Uplifting synth melodies over thick shimmering emotional pads and retro driving drums and bass. Refreshing, invigorating, positive. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
An nice track for a scene in an elevator or lounge where you need that cliche "smooth jazz" kind of sound. Also good for "sexy" scenes that need a hint of "corny". Think Barry White type vibe. Or even Thievery Corporation. The track is hip and confident and has a nice funk groove throughout. Horns come in and accent the piece. A cool solo on rhodes brings it all together nicely. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
This guitar-driven track is encouraging, upbeat, steadfast and reminiscent of the power pop of the 1980s. Together with solid rocking bass and drums, this track is excellent for commercials, and youth, travel, friendship and adventure themes. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 137 BPM]
Electro-Ambient / Downtempo / Electro chill. Dreamy / floating / slow pulsating rhythm. Quirky. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
An old school, underground Hip Hop vibe influenced by Gorillaz. Slightly dark but somewhat playful with a slick, funky groove, piano chords and shimmering synth arpeggios this is a perfect urban track to have in the background to keep the energy going. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 97 BPM]
Contemporary jazz funk track. Live Gibson guitar. Jazz band. Middle part is solo el guitar. Driving, uplifting, positive [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 118 BPM]
A full tilt bassline and dance riff with glitchy interludes and a ‘Drop It’ vocal snatch. Suitable for high octane visuals or modern techno music bed. Nasty & exciting but with a sense of fun. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
A quirky, uplifting & playful song about young love set in an innocent 1980’s-type era of video tape & goldfish. This catchy, eccentric aria has a memorable chorus of singalong vocables & a backing track featuring synth, drums & layered acoustic & electric guitar. Performed by the popular singer Daisy, whose other Dream Valley Music tracks include ‘Falling’ and ‘Follow Me’. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 123 BPM]
This is one ride you won’t want to miss. A fast, up tempo rock piece, with tons of catchy, musical energy pulsing through every inch. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 145 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 / 90 BPM]
Electro-Jazz Funk with a powerful head nodding groove combined with a simple melody and chords that mix elements from the 70s to the present day. A cool and classy track driven by a seriously funky bassline. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Electronic pop song. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 134 BPM]
An emotional electro-pop track, with soft expressive synths, driving electronic drums and big synth bass. Swirling, catchy synth hooks make this a great choice for expressive emotional moments. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Downtempo soulful song about letting go. Features male vocal, smooth sounds and nice drums. Wait for the mellow Moog solo! Sounds like Jill Scott, Raphael Saadiq. Could be used in a break up scene or a scene where someone is reminiscent of his lost love. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
An emotional pop track, with expressive strings, emotional piano, and thick synths. A driving, yet laid back beat gives this track an epic feel. [Tempo: Slow / 136 BPM]
Strong and Powerful Rock / Hard Rock track featuring distorted guitars, drums and bass. Great for TV, movies, radio, commercials and more. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
Bright and positive, moderately upbeat, feelgood pop. Electronic sound, melodic and catchy. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
Contemporary funk, with a strong retro accent. Groovy and cool. Synthesized bass, live drums, funk guitars and clavinet. [Tempo: Medium / 104 BPM]
Electro-Pop / Synth Pop with a hint back to the 1980's Synthwave and action film music. Upbeat, energetic, action-filled, 80s action hero. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
Energetic and positive Rock Music track featuring overdrive guitars, screaming solos, solid bass and powerful drums. Great as music for sports and motivational videos. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 188 BPM]
A High Energy Synth-Pop / Electro-Pop track with a somewhat Retro 1990's feel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Soft, thoughtful, reflective, dreamy, mellow, peaceful, piano-lead track with a slight country vibe to it. Tranquil, sedate, atmospheric, wistful, serene, contemplative & soothing. Would suit documentary / romantic / cinematic type projects. [Tempo: Medium / 108 BPM]
A sound similar to 1980's electro-pop groups like Human League, Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk and others. [Tempo: Fast / 127 BPM]
Retro Cop Show theme and variations. Sound of the 1970's and 80's. Action and anticipation music, with a lot of wah guitars, funky clavinet, horn section and groovy basslines. Suspenseful variations, with a somewhat comic flavor. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Super Cheezy groovy theme to a non existent cop show. The mood is a cross between the Inspector Morse, Bergerac and Starsky and Hutch. Lots of strings, brass and jazzified drums. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
A repetitive disco bass, guitar and strings groove reminiscent of tracks from the late 70's and early 80's but with a modern electro twist. Works great for fashion and party scenes. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
An intricate and evolving piece of music that moves into more energetic sounds. Has senses of exploration, mystery, adventure and wonder. Slight 1980's influence. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
