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 soulful journey into some late night funk, jazz and a splash of hip hop with a relaxing, smooth, chilled-out vibe. Perfect for any project looking for a modern, urban jazz soundtrack featuring vintage synths, vibraphone, sax, bass and drums. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 83 BPM]
Looking for swag? This track got it! Pounding indie drums and a fuzzy bluesy guitar riff. Pushy yet cool. Some resemblance with the Gary Glitter classic hit "Rock and Roll, part two", which also inspired "Howlin' For You" by The Black Keys. Confident and respectful. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
Tense and brooding retro style movie and tv soundtrack. Climactic orchestral strings with some dissonant chords, subtle flute and latin percussion eventually builds to a funky drum groove. Perfect for undercover cops, spies, secret agents, heists, shady deals, retro dramas and blaxploitation. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 105 BPM]
Sexy and relaxed soul groove. A funky tune, with a lot of character and mojo. Intense retro flavor with a typical seventies sound: tight drums, soulful bass, chilled rhodes piano and funky guitar. The middle section features horns, flutes and strings, pushing the tune to a climax and then returning to the main jazzy theme. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
Fun, cheeky and cute retro video game style music. A nod back to the 80's and 90's with Super Mario and his friends. About a minute into the track there's a faster, more action filled part which can be edited to a separate file and used for a different scene/stage in your production. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A fun, upbeat, energetic and modern piece of electronic music. An experimental song that gets you up and going and makes you want to have fun! Full of energy this song will work well in many areas. Social, commercial, technology, life, sport, fun, apps, activity and more. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 131 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]
Cool, classy and chilled Modern Jazz with a Bossa Nova rhythm, sultry horns and elegant piano. Good for creating a sophisticated and relaxing mood. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 100 BPM]
Laidback 70s style jazz funk. Simple and infectious horn melody with groovin rhythm section. A feel-good, driving in the summer with the soft top down, lounging retro jam. [Tempo: Medium / 101 BPM]
Strong and Powerful Classic Rock Track with distorted rhythm guitars, upbeat drums, solid bass lines and screaming electric guitar solos. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Rock tinged Reggae in the style of The Police. Classic retro late 70s/early 80s sound with guitar, bass and drums. [Tempo: Slow / 128 BPM]
Electro-pop / Synth-pop track with somewhat innocent, nave feel. Slightly melancholic, but also bright, sparkly and innocent. Good for first love, retro 1980's feel, youth TV series, romance, amazing stories, amazement / night sky, and more. [Tempo: Medium / 110 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]
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]
An energetic rock song. This song includes heavy electric guitar, synths, strings, hard drums, and energetic vocals. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast / 100 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]
Retro electro meets modern Dubstep vibes. Cool and edgy. Combining influences from 1980's retro video game sound, 1990's dance anthems and modern, edgy, Dubstep and electro-step. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 133 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]
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]
Cute and cheeky, funky synth-pop track with influences from the 1980's and 1990's. Chip-sounds with a 'Axel F' drum machine. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A nice electronic / pop groover with a positive vibe and medium tempo. A bit cute, but also with a certain amount of groovy confidence. Good for Apps, Games, Visuals of many types. Like a colorful, playful candy world. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
A happy and bright electro-pop track with a nod back to the 1980's and 1990's video games culture. Cheeky, fun and funky. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
This track features a rockabilly train beat drums with a bass line that locks in the rhythm and guitar riffs that reflect that of surf rock with a metal/hard rock ambiance. The lyrics describe being in a relationship with someone that is adventurous and carefree. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast / 94 BPM]
Cool, airy electronic pop music track. Chilled pads over thick analogue bass and a laid back beat. Fresh, heartening and invigorating music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
Driving upbeat electro pop track. Big synth bass and catchy synth hooks over a driving beat. Analog sounds give this track a retro electronic feel. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
Spacey, ethereal, moody, groovy, dreamy, haunting & other-worldly electronic track. A determined beat combines with ghostly synths & vocal fx to make motivated music suitable for corporate / science / news / documentary / dramatic / mystery type projects. Influenced by the sound of Depeche Mode and Kraftwerk. [Tempo: Medium / 111 BPM]
A quirky Retro Video Game type track with a cheeky melody. Funny, silly and happy. Inspired by the sounds of 1980's and 1990's video games such as Super Mario bros., Super Mario Sunshine etc. This track has "light and dark" sections with jolly and jumpy "daylight" parts changing into dark and mysterious "underground" parts. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 155 BPM]
Chilled electronic music track. Optimistic dreamy pads and thick analogue synths give this track a rich lush texture. [Tempo: Medium / 103 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]
Happy and silly video game music, in the style of SNES and Mario World. Lo-fi sound with a lot of character. [Tempo: Medium / 98 BPM]
Heartfelt gospel instrumental features soulful sax and organ. Ref. David Sanborn, Jimmy Smith [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Cosmic, choral Funk where 80's influenced R&B dance music gets down with an epic choir. P-Funk style quirky groove that gives you permission to dance the robot while in church. Also features drum machine, synth bass, electric piano and wah guitar. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
A short, ambient guitar intro leads to a driving, determined Rock track with a distinct 80's feel. Great for sports, movies, commercials or when you've got to have a montage. Features guitar, synths, piano, bass and drums. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Retro synths, dreamy pads and spacious synth melodies give this track a dream like feel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Sexy, seductive, funky and laidback R&B track for projects in need of a classy and urban soundtrack. Retail, fashion, in-store use, 80s flashbacks and commercials. Features Piano, Guitar, Synth Bass, Pads and Drums. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Down tempo dub track with old skool drums and synth stabs, industrial warehouse vibe with creative fx to add intensity. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Sexy piano leads this very chill and happy groove. [Tempo: Medium / 112 BPM]
A seductive, retro slow jam with a steady beat, strings, electric piano, synth, guitar and bass. Captures the romantic soul sound influenced by Stevie Wonder, Barry White through to today's artists such as Jamiroquai and Eric Benet. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
A cute and charming track in Retro Video Game / 8-bit sound. Brings back memories of Nintendo / Super Mario etc. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Funk / Soul / R&B. Powerful brass section over an agile and dynamic groove. Vibrant and confident. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Soul / R&B / Funk. A mid-tempo funky track with tenor sax, trumpet and flute. A classic style with a modern sound. Smooth and groovy. [Tempo: Medium / 100 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]
An authentic sounding retro gameboy/nintendo/nes chip-tune. Very catchy and uplifting. Available as looping and underscore versions. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Upbeat, positive, dynamic, energised, motivating & spacious electronic dance-based pop track that would suit science / financial / investigative news type projects. Busy, hectic, enthusiastic, excited, animated & confidently forward moving. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
Powerful and Strong 70's / 80's style Hard Rock Track featuring distorted guitar rhythms and solos, drums and bass. [Tempo: Fast / 145 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]
Relaxed vaporwave track with dreamy synths and expansive pads. Thick retro analogue bass and chilled beats. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
A cool little funk tune featuring a clavinet line that is infectious and entertaining. The horn section adds spice and hipness. [Tempo: Medium / 98 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]
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]