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.
Cheesy cool. Easy Listening meets Electronica. A happy flute loop with a big beat and bubbly synth, strumming guitar and choir using both major and minor chords. Perhaps Lilly Allen meets Narls Barkley with a bit of Divine Comedy thrown in. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 101 BPM]
1960's or 1970's style retro rock / funk track based on guitars and organ, reminescent of the chic of Austin Powers ("Groovy, Baby!"). Short track, suitable for commercials, fashion, retro media etc. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
Short, funky, retro urban style hip-hop, dirty funk, acid jazz. Upright bass, rhodes piano, lo-fi funk drums. Available as a 30-second track, a 13-second track and a seamless music loop. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A hot blooded and sexy, swaying, slow surf-rock track with 1960's guitar style. Very Tarantino'esque. Perhaps a strip bar, dirty nightclub, or just a very hot femme fatale -- Irresistable... but dangerous. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
Authentic 1960's or 1970's style instrumental surf-rock, guitar rock with twangy, squealing guitars. Moody, retro feel. [Tempo: Medium / 133 BPM]
Traditional retro swing / rockabilly, with all guitars. Double time acoustic jazz guitar swinging strums, bright and fun guitar solos. Drums enter second time around. Timeless feelgood jazz. Fast, fun and cheeky. [Tempo: Fast / 131 BPM]
Tex-mex, surf style track, "a la Tarantino". [Tempo: Slow / 140 BPM]
Don't let the title put you off :-). This is a nice and charming little loungy bossa nova tune with mellow horns. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 128 BPM]
Cool and kitch, lounge style bossa nova. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Classic style bossa nova with vocal scat and string section. Excellent latin lounge mood. A little bit 1960's / 1970's inspired. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
Despite the title, this excellent vocal bossa nova track is perhaps more 'longing' and 'nostalgic' than downright sad, but it certainly has a mellow, breezy tone to it. It's a little bit jazzy and with one foot planted back in the 1960's or 1970's for a wonderfully kitch groove. [Tempo: Medium / 118 BPM]
A cool and suave/breezy latin bossa nova track with classic scat type vocal and tender acoustic guitar. Very mediterranean or latin american, Brazilian flavour. Relaxing and a bit retro stylee. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
A very smooth and creamy, latin jazz track. Perhaps a late night romantic encounter? A slow Bossa nova, great for slow dancing. Soft, classy and stylish, with a certain debonaire retro flavor. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 65 BPM]
Nice and easy-going smooth jazz style with a sligth latin / bossa nova feel. Acoustic bass, guitar, electric piano, mellow horns. [Tempo: Medium / 72 BPM]
Nice and smooth bossa nova, latin jazz, with a happy and joyful mood. Flute, acoustic guitars, electric piano, brush drums. [Tempo: Medium / 70 BPM]
A short, latino inspired track, available in two separate 10-seconds versions. Suitable as opening logo, ident, crossover or other media use. Great for travel, adventure, and party life (with a slight nod towards 'Sex in the City') [Tempo: Fast / 104 BPM]
Uptempo Cajun / Zydeko style with accordeon top line. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 104 BPM]
Smooth jazz with a slightly retro lounge style. Warm jazz guitar, downtempo groove, kitch and cool production, feelgood vibes. Great for summer holildays, lazy days, chilling and enjoying life. [Tempo: Medium / 102 BPM]
Cool and swingin' jazz tune, great as a retro childrens music track. Mellow and cheecky trumpet lick, strolling jazz rhythm and playful piano tinkles. This one's got plenty of attitude, but is still nicely laidback and fun. The live trumpet performance gives it a nice human touch and character. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 145 BPM]
Cool, kitch, retro and quirky, with elements of electronica and jazz. Great background music - also as a track for older kids. [Tempo: Medium / 116 BPM]
Fun and bouncy with a retro flavour, 1960's pop style. Vintage lead synths and guitars make this track perfect for any funny situation involving kids or teenagers. [Tempo: Fast / 155 BPM]
Classic retro rock style. Happy and bouncy, 1950's or 1960's style with electric guitars and hammond organ. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 90 BPM]
Traditional style Waltz with acoustic guitars, accordeon and band. Main lead melody played on oboe, giving a the track a dreamy, romantic feel. Old Europe, culture, distinguished and classy. Cultural, historical, great for a period drama or film/TV series set earlier in the 20th century, say, 1920-1960. Ballroom dancing, travel, culture, history. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Minor swing jazz with a trumpet top line. Jazz club, etc. Groovy, sultry. [Tempo: Fast / 141 BPM]
Mid-tempo reggae, with a brass top line and a suitablly Tropical feel on the guitar licks. Also available as an Underscore version, without the lead instruments. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Bollywood meets the Carribean with this authentically kitch 1960's reggae vibe featuring a catchy Indian sitar line. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Authentic sounding 1950's Jamacian ska in the style of Studio One and Trojan Records. Upbeat horns, bass and rhythms and featuring a saxophone and military-style swing trumpet. [Tempo: Fast / 122 BPM]
Austin Powers and James Bond collide in this kitch and upbeat authentic sounding 1960's TV titles track featuring a big brassy horn section, guitar, synthesiser, bass and drums. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
Vintage French pop music, reminiscent of the classic "Je t'aime... moi non plus" hit by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin. French phrases over a retro rock band and organ. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
Cool jazz, acoustic and live. Cheeky main melody line, interspersed with jazzy solos. Piano, jazz flute, upright bass, swingtime jazz rhythm. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 135 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]
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 / 170 BPM]
Driving, dark, Dub Reggae track. Electric guitar and organ top line with dub style interludes. [Tempo: Slow / 145 BPM]
All-American Rockabilly. Historical, 1950's or 1960's style, also 1970's style country rock. Twangy guitars and swinging rhythms. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 80 BPM]
Afro-Cuban Hip Hop. Latin Salsa piano mixed with street beats and horn samples and stabs. Some synthesizer elements bring the tune to a current and fresh perspective. Cool, youthful and kinda retro. Available without the old vinyl effect on the "Intro" as well. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
A charming and positive feeling, retro pop track. Feeling of the 1960's or 1970's, slightly carefree hippie feel. No real melody, just a groove with subtle melodics. Relaxed and happy. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
60's / 70's style jazz ballad. Flugelhorn / trumpet over electric piano / rhodes, bass and drums. Dark, moody and smoky. [Tempo: Slow / 72 BPM]
60's / 70's style jazz. Flugelhorn / jazz trumpet over electric piano / rhodes, bass and drums. [Tempo: Slow / 112 BPM]
Booker T type organ RnB. Jazzy and funky, retro style. [Tempo: Medium / 132 BPM]
Uptempo 70's style latin jazz, with trumpet over electric piano, guitar, bass and drums. [Tempo: Fast / 162 BPM]
Up tempo bass grooves with funky horn lines, and all the burning, distorted organs you can take. A classic funk track with a modern edge. [Tempo: Medium / 111 BPM]
A light fun, groovey track with lots of retro organ, clavinet & slow brass lines. The mid section has a latin flavoured breakdown with syncopated piano and brass. Would suit light hearted comedy/retro spoof projects. [Tempo: Medium / 71 BPM]
Cool, groovey jazz-tinged groover with an air of suspense, anticipation and excitement. Almost a Bond/Spy theme but with a city vibe to it. Could be a theme to a high-flying business-based project. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 145 BPM]
Classic jazz style in a laidback swing rhythm. Upright bass, drums, piano, trumpet, sax. Rich, expressive, stylish. A long jazz track that plays for eight and a half minutes. [Tempo: Fast / 142 BPM]
Warm and positively romantic jazz trio, giving off real good feeling. Great piano, bass and drum performances. Classic jazz trio sound. [Tempo: Medium / 123 BPM]
A short 1950's style rockabilly track in the sound of 'Rock Around the Clock', etc. Available as a 20-second track with beginning and end, a never-ending seamless music loop, and three different jingles / stingers. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 184 BPM]
Ska is a form of Jamaican music which began in the early 1960s. Combining elements of traditional mento and calypso with an American jazz and rhythm and blues sound, it was a precursor in Jamaica to rocksteady and later reggae. It is the predominant form of music listened to by Rudeboys, Mods, and Skinheads, amongst others, with artists such as Symarip, Laurel Aitken, The Charmers and The Pioneers aiming songs at these groups as far back as the 1960s. (Wikipedia) [Tempo: Fast / 130 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]
Inner city, stylish, mournful retro crime thriller music. Atmospheric, a bit mystery, influenced by Film Noir.... Fretless bass, electric piano, pads, effects and sparse conga. [Tempo: Slow / 72 BPM]
Warm and woozy, smooth jazz piano track with upright bass and brush drums, performed live. [Tempo: Slow / 73 BPM]
