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"!)
A modern funk pop music track with a funky bass line, uptempo beat and vocal chants. Great music for use with sport, fast moving content, dancing media. Available with or without the vocal parts. [Tempo: Medium / 114 BPM]
A Funky groove that is fun and playful. Ideal for advertising music beds or reality tv show music beds that need a cute and playful groove. The track is positive and upbeat. The glockenspiel melody is very cheerful and fun!" [Tempo: Medium / 112 BPM]
Upbeat motivating track with disco beat and suble Asian flavour. Retro/fun/quirky. Think 80s, videogames and Japan. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
A cinematic music with a dreamy feel to it. Morning light / Epic / Amazement / Wonderment. Dramatic bursts of electronic drums. Hint of 1980's or 1990's. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 90 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]
Climbing the mountain, Achieving Success. Crossing the finish line is all about winning with integrity. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 132 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]
Ultra moody electronic dark pop in the style of Curve, Ladytron and Garbage. Drum machine and acoustic drums, Bass and lead synths. [Tempo: Medium / 126 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]
Playful, soulful, Classic Rock with a hint of Blues and a look back to the 1970’s and 80’s. Macho and cool. [Tempo: Medium / 98 BPM]
Uptempo 80's style alternative pop with quirky female vocals. Thematic synth melody over top of pulsing bass synths, cutting rhythm synths, over fast paced drum machines and live drumkit, verse highlights a distinct bass guitar theme. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 145 BPM]
Mid tempo dark electronic pop with female vocals in the style of 80's new wave. Verses are in 7/4 chorus's in 4/4. Bass synths, lead synths, drum machines and live drumkit. [Tempo: Medium / 98 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]
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]
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 / 100 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]
This 80's-drenched, but also futuristic track is inspired by synth-heavy, 80's sci-fi action and mystery movies. Its arpeggiated bass and fluid synths invoke slightly shifting moods as the track progresses. There's a feeling of danger and adventure, perfect for road driving or flying type programming, crime in progress / criminal enterprise, emotive dramas, and flyovers. Outrun / Sparse / 80's Sci-fi. [Tempo: Medium / 131 BPM]
Typical seventies or early eighties Blaxploitation tune or Cop Show theme. Think Starsky and Hutch, Shaft or Superfly. Funky wah guitars, groovy theme and a powerful brass section. Happy, funky, groovy and authentic sounding 1970's or early 1980's jazz funk music. [Tempo: Medium / 110 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]
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]
A thrilling adventure theme packed with excitement and brimming with daring exploits. An 80’s Retro feel adds another quirky layer of charm to this rip roaring high octane ride towards victory. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Fast / 180 BPM]
A cool and rough Blues-rock / Country-rock track with a great strut and attitude. Cocky and confident. Groovy, with a rebel feel. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
Energized, happy and uplifting Pop Anthem, featuring big synths and rythmic guitars. [Tempo: Medium / 110 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 / 90 BPM]
Spacy, moody electro pop track. Chilled reverby synths, driving retro electronic beats, moody, uplifting synths. [Tempo: Medium / 107 BPM]
Stay up and have some late night fun listening to this upbeat dance ditty. It’s got a hot, funky groove, very catchy instrumentation and just a touch of retro disco going on. Feel-good music! [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
Inspired by 80's sci-fi and horror films revived today by Stranger Things. Ominous blend of synthesizers and orchestral tones, with a repetitive tense motif. Cinematic, Thriller, Suspense, Terror, Sci-Fi, Retro. [Tempo: Slow / 84 BPM]
Bright, but chilled-out electro track with lush synths and textures. Dreamlike pads and spacy hooks give this track a laidback feel. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A swaying, sensual surf rock / latin rock track with a Mexican or Southern Californian feel of the 60s-70s-80s. Influenced by Carlos Santana. Moody, surly, exotic, emotional and slightly mystical. Trumpet enters around 01:40. [Tempo: Medium / 108 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]
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]
Cheesy but cool 1980's style funk/disco track. [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]
1980's soft-rock sound. Big, positive AOR bed. Rock, blues rock. Achievement, inspirational, determined. [Tempo: Medium / 81 BPM]
A fun Mozart remix that's made to sound like a retro computer game. Has a strong feeling of classic video game music from the 80's or early 90's. Fun, playful, whimsical, cheeky. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 125 BPM]
Mid-tempo electronica track based on strong melodies and variation with some electric guitar interludes. Synthesized, slightly retro but also with a space-age futuristic, optimistic and bright view. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
Cheesy retro 80s' commercial underscore. Perfect for eighties spoofs and those "call now!" adverts! [Tempo: Fast / 142 BPM]
Lively, intense, retro style Progressive Rock track in the style of Yes, UK, King Crimson and many other bands of the 1970's and 80's. [Tempo: Medium / 128 BPM]
Cool retro electronica. Tight casio beats and jumpy drum edits with 80's synth arpeggiations. Nice for retro culture, retro chic, computers, videogames etc. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
A short, fresh pop groove available in 4 different versions/edits. [Tempo: Medium / 121 BPM]
A minimalistic, transparent, electro-groove track. Repeated synth patterns and dry, electronic drum machine. Nu Tech-House. [Tempo: Medium / 128 BPM]
A huge great bouncy meatball of a tune. Pulsing synth bass and syncopated drum groove make this one swing large. Various parts come and go but the beat must and will go on. Contains synths, drums, choirs and eastern oboes. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 133 BPM]
Cool Pop R&B instrumental. Sexy beat, retro 80s keyboards and some synth hooks. [Tempo: Medium / 112 BPM]
Motown type instrumental soul groove, with a flavor of the 1970's and 80's. [Tempo: Medium / 70 BPM]
80's funk fusion a la Tom Scott. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
A somewhat 70's or 80's sounding chill-out groove with retro electronic drum box, electric rhodes keyboard with leslie effect and occasional guitar melodies. Groovy and tasty, good for chill, lounge, fashion, style, retro chic and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 91 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]
Quirky, melodic Electronica / Electro-Pop. Slight 1980's sound. Vangelis / Jarre inspired. [Tempo: Slow / 110 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]
A Funky House track with a very 'live' sound. A strong, driving groove featuring vocals, piano, bass, strings and synths create the perfect vintage disco sound with a modern twist. Available with or without vocal samples. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]