Our most recent addition to the "Historical music" sees us looking to the 1990's. You may not think of this era as 'historical' just yet, but the fact is, it's 20 years ago! In this area we've put music that made us think back to the 1990's, whether it's grunge rock, hip-hop, punk-pop, boy bands or any of the other music genres that defined this decade.
Neo-classical meets Hip-Hop. Glitchy synth melody and orchestral strings. Steady, upbeat classic hip-hop beat with scratches. Good for Technology / Urban / Fashion / Cultural, etc. [Tempo: Medium / 104 BPM]
A hip shaking funk explosion reminiscent of classic acid jazz groups Brand New Heavies and Incognito. Smooth and soulful with catchy brass melody and tight rhythm section it grooves, it jives, it's slick and will add a classy touch of R&B to your project. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 102 BPM]
Chilled electronica with spacey, retro and robotic synths and dreamy, elegant violin over a steady beat. Great for fashion, science, technology, late night lounging music, background retail, modern romance and drama or any project with a relaxed and modern theme. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Cool and laid back retro hip hop tune, with some nice vinyl scratching licks. Somewhat ludic character, good for urban stuff as well as kids and children action. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A nice fun, upbeat and bouncing dance/trance tune. Will work well in areas such as gaming, advertisement, entertainment, fitness, sport, technology and dance. Has a youthful energy to it. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Tribute to 80's alternative new wave bands from the U.S.A. in the style of Devo, with female vocals. Biting electric guitars, bass guitar, drum machine, live drumkit, synth leads. Chorus is in 7/4 time signature for added quirkiness. [Tempo: Fast / 150 BPM]
A strong and crisp electronic beat combines with classic synth sounds from the 1980's and 1990s to create a modern, uplifting and catchy pop instrumental with a slight nod back to the 80s and 90s. Positive electro, dancing beams of light. Uplifting nostalgia / Synthwave. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Funky but understated House track with clean lines and gospel-inspired vocal refrains. Ideal for all holy scenes that need coolness, health, fashion and advertising. Also available without the vocals. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 123 BPM]
Contemporary Rock tune with an optimistic, energetic Chorus and softer verses. Features a catchy guitar line, a sizzling guitar solo and a bombastic end. Goood for a teen Sitcom. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
Grooving breakbeat pop tune, with funky guitar riffs and a very positive vibe. Lot of attitude and ultra radio-friendly. [Tempo: Fast / 107 BPM]
A happy, lighthearted song that take us back to the atmosphere of early 90s Alt Rock. Driven by a clean gtr riff over a tapesstry of acoustic and electric guitars, energetic drums and a pulsating bass, complete with a doble guitar solo. [Tempo: Fast / 127 BPM]
Electro-pop with bright melodies and a digital / technology feel. Mid-tempo and with a moderate energy level, this is an uplifting and somewhat retro/future fusion track with a feeling of science and future, but with some classic Moog type synths going back to the 1970's thru 90's. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Happy Rock / Punk-Rock / Fun Sports. An upbeat Punk / Pop tune, with lots of attitude and energy. Positive and reckless soundtrack for teen oriented material, jackass style videos, stupid things, skateboarding, and radical sports. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 192 BPM]
Happy Rock / College Rock / Fun Sports: Energetic and positive punk / rock music, with a very simple yet effective theme. Driving rhythm and confident attitude, perfect for teen-oriented material, radical sports, skating, motorcycle and jackass videos. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 145 BPM]
Tough, deep bass and old-school breaks open up into a piano and synth riff reminiscent of the late eighties, early nineties breaks scene. Works great as free running music, parkour and urban culture / break dance scenes, also works great where you need high energy music, fast paced edit like extreme sports montages. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
Cool and laid back jazzy hip hop tune, with a strong influence by J Dilla and 90's rap. [Tempo: Slow / 95 BPM]
This fun, old school alternative hip hop music is filled with catchy riffs and ear candy. Funky saxophone and jazzy trumpet kick things off before a very catchy piano riff introduces the pounding beat and upright bassline. Perfect for high action music or upbeat scenes. Sounds like the work of De La Soul, Stetsasonic, Tribe Called Quest, and Biz Markie. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A Country love song about the extraordinary love between a man and woman. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 117 BPM]
A dark, industrial EDM piece. Hard rock elements combine with heavy, robotic sounding percussion to create an epic, intense overall vibe. [Tempo: Medium / 107 BPM]
A 1990's style hip hop song about chilling with friends and success. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Note: This track features a 'vinyl crackling' sound mixed in with the music to give the impression it's playing from an old vinyl record. This is done on purpose, and is not an error or weakness of the file.] [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 98 BPM]
Fun and energetic Punk Rock music. In the style of Iggy Pop and the Stooges. Perfect music for Jackass videos and teen-oriented material. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 190 BPM]
Jazz-Funk with Soul. Fresh, happy and positive. Starting with a beautiful chord progression played by a Rhodes electric piano and leading to a cool melody. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Retro 8-bit / 16-bit computer gaming style music, inspired by the sounds of 1980's and 1990's arcade video game machines and home video game systems such as Nintendo, Commodore Amiga, Sega, Atari, etc. This track has a melodic action feel, like an agent on a mission, a crime in progress, a cool spy master or a super hero. [Tempo: Medium / 124 BPM]
Funky House / Dance / Pop track. Feelgood Pop with a dance music vibe. Available with or without soul style vocal phrases. [Tempo: Medium / 122 BPM]
A catchy indie pop track with a groovy contemporary feel. It has the sounds of summer, surfing, good time vibes, chilling with friends, upbeat feelings, and advertising party pop. [Tempo: Fast / 158 BPM]
A mid- to up-tempo background music track with piano chords with synth arpeggios. Transparent and classy, a slight feel of 1980's or 90's. Active / Developing / Stirring music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
Club / R&B track in a 90's House & Garage style, great music for use with fashion, urban and club scenes. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Bouncy and quirky hip hop music revolving around scratching and turntablism chops, with a strong influence by Lo-Fi, energetic Hip Hop music. Powerful / Gritty / Funky. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Minimalistic indie hip hop music beat, combining a quirky set of body percussion sounds, like claps, finger snaps and mouth noises. Cool and simple, yet authentic and playful music. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
Classic synthwave track with a catchy melody, steady tempo and positive vibes. A feel of classic video games, retro demo-scene, and 80's movies. Sci-Fi / Futuristic / Modern Retro. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
A soft, cute and funny Electro pop / chip tune with a Japanese or Kawaii mood. Nostalgic electronic music from the times of classic video games. Kawaii is the Japanese word for 'cute'. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
A happy and energetic electronic music track with a slightly 80's or 90's flavour, and with some edgy dubstep like elements too. Synth Pop / Retro / Dance Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Simple but effective minimalist techno, house groove. Dance, rave, EDM, DJ, festival, sports, etc. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
Melodic groove-jazz inspired by the type of jazz showcased by Chick Corea, John Pattitucci etc in the 1980's and 1990's. Melodic, warm and slightly funky. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Hip Hop meets Miles Davis in this irresistibly groovy, funky Acid Jazz track. Great for any project in need of an urban vibe with a touch of sophistication. Features Trumpet, Electric Piano, Bass and Drums. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Spatial and energetic mix of chillout, electronica and drum and bass. Gentle, uplifting percussion section, pulsating synth sounds. Melodic and catchy theme. Good for multimedia presentation, film, advertising as well as new technologies, sci-fi TV programmes. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
Raw rock / Fast 'n Wild / Fun Sports: Dirty and bold punk / rock tune, with lots of "cojones". Bad ass music for bad ass attitude. [Tempo: Fast / 156 BPM]
Dark and emotive modern rock with ambient opening and building to a driving, moody chorus. U2 and Kings Of Leon influence. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 112 BPM]
Powerful and macho Epic Hip Hop beat, with vigorous stabs and orchestral elements. Strong heroic feel. Good for sports and epic stuff with an urban twist. In the style of Eminem. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 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 hip-hop anthem about beating the system and rising up. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 103 BPM]
Cool 90's rap tune about a sexy lady. In the style of Urban Dance Squad and Tone Loc. Available as a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Energetic club music track driven by a fat sub kick and underlying bass all supported by delayed vocals and 90’s synth chords. Dance / Electronic / Beat Music. [Tempo: Medium / 128 BPM]
Mid tempo, indie rock instrumental track. Features an echoing guitar riff, dancey bass and drums, 90's Rave piano rhythms and melodic strings lines. Kind of Feelgood, in a laid-back way, with moderate energy level. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A funky, electronic smooth jazz piece, with slap bass and synth tracks that groove over a hip-hop style shuffle beat. [Tempo: Medium / 111 BPM]
Upbeat funky beat topped with dj style sampled brass section. Positive soulful vibe, with a strong hip hop flavor. Good as music for breakdance and urban stuff. Dance / Party / Feelgood Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 124 BPM]
Pounding funky drums and heavy guitar riffs, similar to Rage Against The Machine, but much more aggressive. Attitude and power, with lots of testosterone. Good for radical sports, teen-oriented material, explosive content and fast cars. [Tempo: Medium, Fast, Very fast / 95 BPM]
A sentimental soft rock instrumental that features a catchy acoustic guitar melody, electric guitar, piano and drums. [Tempo: Slow / 90 BPM]
Dance club music with a strong 1990's influence. Can also be retro synth / electro-pop / video game oriented. Boisterous, energetic / Hi NRG, dance floor music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 26 BPM]
Downtempo Electronica / Electro-Pop with a 1990's inspired sound. Layered beats and piano patterns, with a nice, moderate energy level. Good for presentations and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
