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.
Ragtime track played on a very old upright piano. Great happy-go-lucky track for any silent movie, commercial, comedy, animation, documentary or any project set around the early 20th century. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 72 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]
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]
Uplifting 80's style funky dance track. Catchy synths, drum machine and groovy disco guitar take you back to the good times of this classic decade [Tempo: Fast / 120 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]
Retro video game style, with a rough and determined mood, like an 8-bit action hero. Good for retro and novelty productions harking back to the times of Nintendo game systems, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari, Sega, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 124 BPM]
Old time Ska, with organ top line. Genuine retro 1960's / 1970's sound. Fun and cheeky. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Broadway type show tune. Very theatrical in the style of the 40s, 50's and 60's. Harp sweeps, fluttering clarinets and flutes add a comic flair. Playful, campy and retro could work for game shows, cartoons, comedy and many offbeat situations. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 140 BPM]
Authentic retro surf rock. Cheeky retro cool with attitude. Great for pulp and retro style action and adventure films & trailers. Twangy guitars with a 1960's / 1970's sound. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 150 BPM]
Circus intro music, clown polka, circus march. A fun and jolly track with strings, double bass, marching drums, bells, trumpets and organ. Playful and whimsical, suitable for comedy, novelty, parody, animation, casual games and more. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
80's influenced dance track with a funky House groove. Synthesizers, guitar and a Disco beat capture the uplifting party vibe of the era. Perfect for youth, fashion, party and nightclub scenes or any project with a young, trendy vibe. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 118 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]
The ultimate celebratory party vibe in the style of the classic track 'Celebration' by Kool and the Gang. A great feel good track for presentations, motivational speakers, commercials, party scenes, bringing in the new year or uplifting movie credits. [Tempo: Medium / 110 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]
This track starts out with chords on a Mellotron, similar to the Beatles' 'Strawberry Fields Forever' which leads to a funky laidback groove with melody on piano and slightly dark undertones due to the descending notes played by tremelo guitar. [Tempo: Slow / 94 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]
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]
Early 80s style Disco/R&B groove laced with funky keyboard and guitar hooks, a bassline reminiscent of Chic and a driving dance beat. A cool, classy, retro club track. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Instrumental version of the traditional nursery rhyme / children's song. Available as a regular / long version, and also as a seamlessly looping version. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A quirky urban track with slide guitar, piano and harmonica. Great for commercials, documentaries or any project in need of a blend of southern bluesy rock and hip hop. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
This fast paced, bouncy, vintage sounding comedy music track is guaranteed to bring a smile to the face. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 162 BPM]
A cool and chic pop/dance number that combines classic Disco flavors with more modern dance, pop and R&B elements. Uplifting, refreshing and youthful. Has a busy, happening, bustling feel. The 1970's, 80's, 90's, 2000's and 2010's all come together in this funky pop track. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 121 BPM]
Upbeat, soulful and authentic Sixties R&B music. Vintage organs, electric guitars, grooving bass and drums. This track is excellent as music for adding that positive ‘60s sound to commercials, family and friendship theme dramas and travel programming. [Tempo: Fast / 143 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]
Retro, mysterious, funky spy music. Tension and danger with a quirky 70s edge. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 115 BPM]
1930's era newsreel background, also circus or parade. Soundalike, historical, bouncy, happy. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 127 BPM]
A "2001: A Space Odyssey" sound-alike (aka Also Spracht Zarathustra) of the famous Richard Strauss regal fanfare. Suitable for films, TV shows, events, and commercials that need the cliche or anything majestic and presentational. Full symphony orchestra with optional choir. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Impressionistic solo piano piece; neo classical. Eventful, confused, busy, varying moods. For films / cultural / special interest. Also good for historical / retro project; can be silent movie soundtrack. [Tempo: Medium, Fast]
Retro 1960s-1970s surf rock. Twangy guitars and a genuinely authentic sixties / seventies sound combined with an exciting, uptempo feel makes this track suitable for fun and sports, pulp / surf inspired videos, and stylish retro productions with attitude. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 176 BPM]
1930's style acoustic jazz. This is an irresistable piece of pretty accurate periodic jazz, popular in the 1930's. Very useful for historical, documentary, or just any cooky, original, feelgood material, fashion etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 116 BPM]
1950's or 1960's style classic rockabilly. Swinging and fun with twangy guitars. Historical, rock around the clock style. Also available as an Underscore version without the solo/lead guitars. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 90 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]
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]
Smooth, chilled and funky, nice for any project looking for that modern, urban lounge vibe. Atmospheric synths, seductive strings served over a tasty groove on drums and bass. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
Historical early film, vintage piano, 1900's, 1910's or 1920's era, chase sequence. [Tempo: Fast / 159 BPM]
A solo guitar track in the 40s jazzy guitar style. Funny and curious. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 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]
The classic sound of 70s Disco in the smooth style of Chic and Sister Sledge. Driven by a funky bassline and melodic, dramatic strings this is a great replacement track for many of their hits or any project in need of a retro dancefloor groove. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
1960's or 1970's style surf music. Somehow, a combination of Tex-mex, Glam rock and rock'n roll makes us think back to 'the swinging sixties' as well as the Beach Boys, California surfing, Blaxploitation and pulp fiction etc. Upbeat and excited. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 154 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]
Historical early film, vintage piano, 1900's, 1910's or 1920's era, sad romantic. [Tempo: Medium / 95 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]
Powerful and dramatic future retro Funk perfect for action scenes, spy's, superheroes, impossible missions, confrontations or any project looking for a contemporary track with a retro twist that packs a punch. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 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 funky groovy song about the irony of wrongdoers using the victim card. The lyrics are sung in the Tagalog language, giving the track a cool, fun, exotic feel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast]
Fun, upbeat Dixieland version of this very famous tune. Widely associated with New Orleans, Louis Armstrong and various sports teams this track could fit many projects including comedies, kids tv and products, silent films, partying, celebrating, documentaries, sports and mardi gras. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 91 BPM]
A historical, retro big band, classic dance hall track. Showtime type music from the 1920-1950 era USA. Romantic and lyrical string section with brass section, acoustic guitar, jazz drums, acoustic bass, piano and some trumpet and violin soloing. Good for historical / period films, retro productions of the 1920's, 1930's, 1940's or 1950's. [Tempo: Medium / 114 BPM]
Laidback 60's Pop track influenced by the Beatles later period. Electric guitar, mellotron flutes, bass and drums get you in the mood to turn on, tune in and drop out. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
The Entertainer, the famous piano ragtime by Scott Joplin. Recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by D Hamilton. [Tempo: Medium]
Gritty Jazz Funk with a New Orleans edge. A retro 70s fusion vibe with soulful brass section, guitar, electric piano, bass and drums. Perfect for creating an old school, urban feel with some southern charm. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 102 BPM]
