The sixties was a highly interesting period musically and stylistically. It was the time of the Vietnam war, free love, experimentation with drugs, sex and some radical political changes. Musically, rock'n roll was developing into something more like what we are listening to today and there was also a lot of great jazz music, Beat music (e.g. The Beatles), soul / Motown, Bossa Nova / Latin jazz and early Funk. In the UK, the term Swinging Sixties or Swinging London described a lifestyle and movement, created iconic fashion that lives on to this day.
Vintage Rock with a laid-back plodding beat, catchy guitar hook, bluesy piano riffs and sitar. Great for feel-good projects in need of a 60's or 70's style track with influences including The Beatles, Led Zepplin, Elton John, The Rolling Stones etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Delightfully dark, exotic, sexy and retro 60's inspired cinematic Bossa Nova. Features flute, guitar, orchestral strings and horns, bass and drums. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
This melodically strong, guitar based track is western, retro and easy on the ears. It takes one back to country radio days rife with twangy guitars and catchy melodies. Electric guitars in harmony, acoustic guitars, bass and drums make up this track. Highly suitable for dramas, road movies, commercials, travel and rural themes. [Tempo: Fast / 115 BPM]
Authentic retro soul-funk music in the style of James Brown. Strong drums and groovy bass topped by funky horns and a sax solo. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 120 BPM]
Retro soul / pop track with a Motown feel. [Tempo: Medium / 112 BPM]
Cool jazzy tune with a strong sexy vibe. Inspired by 50s and 60s type of cool cat tracks. Great for teasing, sassy subjects and sensual stuff, kinda like The Pink Panther theme. Jazz, Cool, Retro, 50's / 60's, James Bond. [Tempo: Slow / 97 BPM]
Groovy 60s style Soul Jazz with an exotic, Eastern style melody. A lively, swinging track perfect for accompanying any sexy party or fun retro project. Influenced by Ramsey Lewis, Horace Silver and vintage Blue Note records. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 102 BPM]
An ideal advertising track that offers a cute, playful mood. Ideal for comedy and kitsch scenes. Features a hip bass line, drum groove, organ, bluesy guitar licks. The vibe is retro modern and borrows from the soul, Motown sounds of the 1960s and 1970s. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
Slow, doom-ish, retro pulp / surf rock. Twangy guitars with a Mexican feel. California surf style guitar amp sound. Very slow, sensual in a 'fatal female' type mood. Good for pulp and retro styled flicks. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 92 BPM]
Hot blooded, Tex-mex inspired, Pulp / Surf-rock. Slight Latino twang, with latin percussion and Mexican style trumpet. Very cool track - great for retro style productions. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 164 BPM]
A fun, quirky and upbeat retro 60's groove track that will make you want to dance and groove with soulful oldies and retro horn licks! Groovy drums, crisp big band horns, and funky jazz Rhodes and piano make this a perfect track for funny commercials and adverts, comic YouTube videos, vlogs, and any project that needs a fresh, fun music background with great energy. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
Happy go lively jazz theme inspired by those classic sixties sitcoms such as Bewitched, I Dream Of Jeannie and Father Knows Best. Great for spoofs and comedy. [Tempo: Fast / 142 BPM]
Heartfelt gospel instrumental features soulful sax and organ. Ref. David Sanborn, Jimmy Smith [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
This upbeat, vintage-inspired R&B track is excellent to injecting enthusiasm into your media. The energy created around electric guitar, fingered bass, vintage organs and funky drums heightens as the arrangement keeps modulating up. The applications for this track are many: commercials, 1960’s period pieces, dramas, comedies, documentaries, how-to videos, lifestyle/cooking shows, etc. [Tempo: Fast / 0 BPM]
You can really 'do the twist' to this fun and retro 1960's surf rocker! Played in a classic 12-bar blues style with twangy guitars, this is a fun and lively, authentic sounding Surf rock track in the style of the Beach Boys, Dick Dale, Del-tones, and many other bands of that era. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
A smooth, lush and warm vocal pop track with a retro 1960's / 1970's sound. Think the Beatles and other 1960's-1970's flower power, also perhaps early David Bowie. Soft male vocal. Somewhat psychedelic, dreamy, trippy. Very pleasant sound, featuring all live instruments and string section. [Tempo: Slow / 68 BPM]
An irresistibly catchy, fun, groovy and authentic sounding retro Soul track with influences from classic TV and films of the 60s and 70s as well as Motown and Stax records. Features horns, guitar, piano, bass and drums. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Fun and cool retro jazz track. Swingtime jazz rhythm with organ, marimbas, trumpet, vibraphone and jazz guitar. Cool and slick, with a classic jazz feel. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
James Bond 007 inspired melodies, a sense of excitement and adventure. An elegant blend of funky, laidback drums, piano, strings, electric guitar licks and electronic sounds. [Tempo: Medium / 119 BPM]
Homage to Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone. Heroic western theme, with a mysterious high noon duel introduction. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
Back to the hey-days of Surf rock, with the Beach Boys, Dick Dale, the Del-tones and 1960's / early 70's with twangy guitars and surfin' the Californian waves. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 164 BPM]
Retro sounding jazz hip hop with a continuous groovy momentum that keeps develops. Fun and chic. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Cinematic Jazz-Funk, laidback yet full of tension, passion, mystery and drama. Retro 70s style movie and TV soundtrack music with strings, brass, electric piano, harp, bass and drums. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 84 BPM]
Upbeat, retro and playful Jazz with catchy horn riffs and a cookin rhythm section that captures the sound of classic Blue Note records artists such as Horace Silver, Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley etc. [Tempo: Fast / 117 BPM]
Old time Ska, with organ top line. Genuine retro 1960's / 1970's sound. Fun and cheeky. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Traditional jazz trio. Laidback and breezy light jazz piece with brush drums, piano, upright bass. Cool and slick with a lazy feelgood factor. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 117 BPM]
A fun, unique blend of southern folk and soul with a funky hip hop breakbeat. Imagine Fatboy Slim remixing an old soul song. Starts with piano and acoustic guitar before the beat kicks in, adding horns, banjo, drums and bass. A feel good, positive groove that will appeal to a wide audience. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 92 BPM]
Retro surf rock / pulp rock. 1960's / 1970's sound. Lively and uptempo, but also a bit sneaky, expectant. Danger and adventure. Bad-ass attitude combined with a free flying spirit. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 BPM]
A classic english cop show theme. Big bold brass epic strings playing a infectious melody. A superb track that is filled with adrenaline from the start with a classic big band finish. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 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 mixture of traditional Hindu instruments and psychedelic musical atmosphere of the 60's. [Tempo: Medium / 125 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]
A cool and retro 1960's style indie pop track. Groovy surf guitars, happy sixties melodies - the perfect track for capturing that authentic and retro 60s sound in your next project. [Tempo: Medium / 144 BPM]
Medium swing vocal jazz with a classic 50’s and 60’s sound. Story of a young jazz musician trying to impress an older veteran saxophone player. The old guy joins him to jam a few verses; is his laughing a sign of approval or is he mocking him? This song is full of ultra-cool vibe and atmosphere. Tenor sax and piano solos. [Tempo: Slow / 98 BPM]
Upbeat, retro, orchestral theme reminiscent of old time 50s, 60s, game shows and TV series. Featuring orchestral percussion, pizzicato strings. Full horn section in B section. Sting ending. Ozzie And Harriet and Leave It To Beaver, come back to life! Great for award shows, retro game shows, broadway, fanfare, walk ons. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 150 BPM]
A smokey sexy lounge jazz track that kicks into double time and grooves into a nice ambient cool vibe. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
This retro pop music track is drenched in the high energy pop of the ‘60s with a modern twist. Catchy and fresh, it features a vocal melody shadowed by lead guitar, and supported by 12 string acoustic guitar, organ, drums and bass. Great music for 1960s based themes and excellent for modern, quirky commercials and programming needing a fast-paced, catchy theme. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 154 BPM]
An edgy and driving Surf Rock / Pulp Rock track that combines elements of Pulp, Surf rock and Tex-Mex with the sound of classic Western and Spaghetti Western movies. The rapid Tom-Tom rhythm gives the track a sense of urgency, perhaps a chase or fight. A cinematic rock track that would not be out of place in a classic Tarantino movie or a dark, edgy Western. Urgent, intense, and doom-laden. [Tempo: Fast / 137 BPM]
Danger, excitement and mystery in the style of the Mission Impossible theme and other classic crime, thriller and secret agent soundtracks. Features horns, strings, electric piano, bass and drums. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 88 BPM]
Lounge chillout track in an ambient electronic style. Live flute and ac/guitar play together with airy contemporary electronic sounds. Well suited for the weather report, video background, news. Medium tempo, friendly, light, positive. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
Groovy and fresh cocktail jazz track featuring vibes, and jazz piano trio. Simple and cool. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 150 BPM]
This feel-good, horn dominated 60’s style R&B music track is bursting with energy. Soulfully syncopated saxes, trombone and trumpet punctuate melodies over a rhythm section of electric guitars, vintage organ, bass and drums. This is superb music for commercials, comedies, love dramas, city themes, and 60’s period pieces. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 144 BPM]
A hip retro track featuring a big brass section, a mean bass line, and sassy organ and horn licks. Ideal for attention getting advertising campaigns that want to make a trendy, stylish and fashionable statement with a hip retro sould and funk track. [Tempo: Medium / 140 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]
Easy listening jazzy music track. Piano trio play a medium tempo and traditional swing tune. Cool, easy, light, joyful. Great for background music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A fun and kitsch tribute to 60s crime and detective tv and movie soundtracks similar to Peter Gunn and the original Batman theme. Complete with horn stabs, cheesey vox organ, guitar, bass and drums. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 135 BPM]
A melancholy downtempo folky indie pop song with male vocals, backups, acoustic guitar, piano and eventually bass, organ and drums. Lyrics "I'm gonna change this life somehow". Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
Slow jazz-rock with soul. Electric piano & vibes over funky, downtempo drums. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 70 BPM]
A classic 1960's era groovy surf rock tune featuring drums bass, electric, guitar and organ. Has the classic sound of that era and the tune makes a great soundtrack for hip advertising projects that need to portray a cool lo-fi vibe, but still feel fresh and mod. If you need a vintage retro track, this should get the job done. [Tempo: Fast / 192 BPM]
A Bossa Nova track influenced by the classic 'Girl From Ipanema.' Features melody on Piano, Saxophone remeniscent of the sweet sound of Stan Getz, upright Bass, Guitar and Drums. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 73 BPM]
