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.
Sunkissed romance with a relaxed, Brazilian or Mediterranean vibe. A tender melody on acoustic guitar plays over a traditional Bossa Nova groove with some delicate orchestral strings to add an air of elegance and sophistication. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A kitch, groovy and stylish retro jazz track with elements of Bossanova. A strong sense of the 1960's or 1970's urban class. Great for historical footage, commercials, retro styled kitch fashion and more. [Tempo: Medium / 71 BPM]
Gypsy Jazz meets 007/James Bond, perfect for tracking down bad guys on the streets of France, seducing a woman in a Parisian bar, commercials for cars and cologne, travel, websites, dvds or any project that needs some cool, european spy music. Features Acoustic Guitars, Bass, Drums and Strings. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
60's / 70's style jazz. Flugelhorn / jazz trumpet over electric piano / rhodes, bass and drums. [Tempo: Slow / 112 BPM]
Brit-flick / Brit gangster style funk, a perfect soundtrack for cockney gangsters, also works great with quiz shows and urban scenes. [Tempo: Fast / 124 BPM]
A charming slow swing ballad featuring piano, electric guitar, acoustic bass, and male crooner. This song has a warm, vintage feel with fine musicianship. Guitar and piano solos complement each other. Lyrics tell the story of a guy trying to get back together with his lost love under the guise of “I just stopped by to say hello” [Tempo: Slow / 79 BPM]
1960's or 1970's style psychedelic hippie rock in the style of The Doors, etc. Featuring distorted guitars and hammond organ. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
Positive and easy music track made with orchestra. No divided parts, repetitive. Vintage / 50's / 60's / 70's. Kitsch Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
Classic 1960's pop-rock sound. Surf rock style with twangy electric guitars and retro organ. Swinging 60's. Groovy, baby. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
A jazzy groove track with a mean and infectious bass line that offers feelings of sexy, swagger, confidence, mystery, but slightly sneaky. Ideal background underscore track for sexy advertising jobs, sultry and hot movie scenes with light tension. Also use for Podcasts vlogs that discuss fashion, style, and cool vibes. In the end we have a smooth, versatile track that gives a nod to vintage retro urban hipster coolness. [Tempo: Medium / 116 BPM]
Powerful Rock track with a stomping beat and lively guitar melodies. Motivating, driving and cool. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 112 BPM]
Retro flavored pop/rock with a nod back to the 1970's and 80's David Bowie, Todd Rundgren, T-Rex etc. Funny yet poignant lyric about a boy who is obsessed with music and happily lost in his dreams. And maybe his dreams are better than the real thing anyway? At the core it's about doing your own thing and being true to your nature no matter what anyone else thinks. NOTE: Deliberate "vinyl record scratching" sound towards the end of the track. This is there on purpose and is not an error with the file or with your download! [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
Time for Tango with this dramatic accordion-based piece. Violin and piano add harmonic texture punctuated by Latin percussion and contra bass. Suitable for comedy, dramedy and all manner of sticky situations. [Tempo: Medium / 126 BPM]
Energetic instrumental music track recorded with a jazz quintet featuring trumpet, sax, piano, double bass and drums. Latin in some parts and swing in others this music is powerful, fast and motivational. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 118 BPM]
Peaceful, melodic and beautiful cinematic music track featuring piano, clarinet, orchestral strings, glockenspiel, soft brush drums and upright double bass. Organic and natural sounding. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 105 BPM]
Mid-tempo swinging country blues, with plenty of twangy guitars and Telecaster picking. Electric slide guitars over bass and drums -- classic country stuff. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 121 BPM]
This fun, upbeat, retro soul tune will make you want to dance and clap your hands. Groovy drums, crisp big band horns, unique wah guitar licks, and a funky, infectious bass line make this a perfect track for sexy and sassy commercials, tv themes, film scores that need an oldies retro sound, and overal, the music will provide a catchy background with upbeat and positive energy. Perfect for advertising projects that need a hip vibe that creates a sexy and sassy energy. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
Up tempo psychedelic funk with heavy wah wah guitar lines, brass, flute and clattering drums. A kitsch retro workout with a contemporary dance music edge. A fun and funky look back at the 1960's and 1970's... [Tempo: Fast / 118 BPM]
Beautiful, laidback Bossa Nova with acoustic guitars, piano, bass and drums. Easy going, sensual Brazilian sound, relaxing vacations, romantic mood for bars and restaurants or other intimate settings. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
A beautiful, touching and emotional music track with a romantic and sentimental atmosphere. The main instruments are piano, strings, woodwinds, percussion and bells. Suitable for sentimental, dramatic, love, warm emotional scenes in movies and videos. A little bit classic / retro / vintage feel of the 1960's or 1970's. [Tempo: Slow / 118 BPM]
A folk/country song about the inner turmoil after moving on from a relationship, hoping you’ve made the correct decision. Starting with gentle acoustic rhythm guitar and male vocal, building into uplifting chorus with drums, strings, electric guitar and backing vocals. Electric guitar solo at 1:30, and 3:10. Fading down to quiet ending of just strings and gentle vocal. Instrumental version also available. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 66 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]
A jolly and naïve, happy-go-lucky, melodic pop track. Suitable for kitch, quirky, ironic productions. A little bit silly, cheesy listening. Also good as a kids track. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Classic surf rock style with fast picking guitar and a slight Mexico influence. 1960's and 1970's California sound. Latino elements with surf music arrangement. Twangy guitars, spring reverb, occasional Mexican trumpets. [Tempo: Medium / 78 BPM]
A soft, happy, light and playful smooth jazz / latin jazz track with a slight bossa nova / latin jazz feel. Easy listening, a bit retro, feelgood jazzy mood. Interchange between soft electric guitar and piano leads. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
A Jazz ballad influenced by Miles Davis. Tender, hearfelt and romantic moments contrast against a slightly more tense, uncertain and melancholy theme in the B section. Performed by a quartet of trumpet, piano, bass and drums with a lyrical, subtle and relaxing mood throughtout. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
Super-retro funky jam in Texas funk/jazz style. Features soulful trombone with a jammin groove that's all fun and funk. [Tempo: Medium / 98 BPM]
A cool, confident and funky 1960's or 1970's style pop-groove. Mid-tempo, swinging, sparse. Great for Retro Chic, fashion / commercials, historical / cultural, specialist media production, retro film and much more. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A very mellow, smooth bossanova / latin jazz track featuring soft brush drums, romantic electric piano and a sincere, expressive electric guitar lead. Ultimate smooch / easy listening / retro feel. [Tempo: Slow / 58 BPM]
Jazzy piece of piano trio music recorded with real acoustic instruments in 3/4 rhythm. Long Double Bass solo intro. Very easy listening and contemporary will be great for background, ambient and lounge style, smooth jazz. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 122 BPM]
A very new genre of music that blends old-time swing jazz with modern EDM beats. Extremely fresh and exciting. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 129 BPM]
Swinging big band jazz instrumental. Sax section belts out a bouncing melody, answered by trumpets and trombones. Sound reminiscient of the great big bands from 1940-1960 era. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 152 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]
Super groovy, slightly weird and totally psychedelic blues music that rock, maaan! Ideal for use with dancing footage from the fifty and sixties as well as gangster music scenes. [Tempo: Fast / 170 BPM]
A light hearted, pleasant and joyful French waltz. Captures the spirit of Paris / France with nicely melodic accordeon and a light jazz backing. Happy and care free. [Tempo: Medium / 185 BPM]
Happy 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: Medium / 170 BPM]
This evergreen, upbeat 60’s "Detroit" influenced R&B track is brimming with hope and optimism. It is electric guitar driven and features a horn section, grooving bass and crisp drums. This works great behind travel, commercials, hopeful drama, family / youth themes and 1960’s period pieces. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Light and jovial in a retro-cool package, this music track swings like a cheerful pop song from the 1960’s. Flutes, vibraphone and bells play the catchy melody while the rhythm section is played on bass, organ, and drums. Great music for period pieces around the 1960’s-70’s, commercials and comedy. [Tempo: Medium / 83 BPM]
This high-energy, feel-good music track conveys fun times and purpose by blending a 60’s R&B-type rhythm with vintage-modern Indie guitar pop. The enthusiastic drums and bass initiate the groove on which guitars, keys and strings are added, intensifying the spirit of the track. Superb as music for reinforcing themes of relationships, youth, travel and lifestyle. Free / Loose / High Point. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 169 BPM]
A passionate and emotive French / European accordeon waltz that captures the spirit of France, Paris and everything traditional French. Heartfelt and genuine. [Tempo: Medium / 192 BPM]
Highly energizing, this second-wave style ska music track conveys good vibes. The song structure is straightforward, featuring 60’s style organ, electric guitar, bass, drums, and light scatting. This music is perfect for upbeat commercials, oddball comedy and travel – especially island – themes or settings. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 142 BPM]
A sweet and charming, somewhat nave sounding vocal pop ballad, with a sense of simpler times, perhaps going back to the 1950's-1970's with the innocence and genuine hope for a better world. The lyrics are a pretty straightforward love song, and the music is lush, delicate, tasteful and rich with a live string section and live horns. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 69 BPM]
Easy and quirky comedy music track made with various mallets and other instruments. Children / Happy / Light Music. Classic / Vintage sound. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Fun loving and positive, this marimba-pizzicato string based tune is excellent at capturing the pleasant tone of a moment. Accompanied by nylon string guitar, bass, drum and shaker. Great for moments of celebration, adventure and fun. Excellent music for commercials, comedy, travel and lifestyle. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
This dirty, golden-era, Nashville-inspired track features a sole, electric guitar and finger snaps. The slap-back guitar sound is overdriven, easily bringing to mind honky tonk days and good times. Great for comedies, travel, documentaries and 50s-60s period pieces. Gritty/ Nashville/ ‘50s Country. [Tempo: Medium / 98 BPM]
Punchy and funky music, with pulsating drums and bouncy electric guitars and a gritty organ to create motion and excitement. Inspired by vintage funk music. [Tempo: Fast / 115 BPM]
A lonely American jazz singer falls for a beautiful Mexican girl and wakes up lost and broke. But was it just a dream from drinking too much? Uptempo Latin jazz featuring full latin percussion section, trumpet, and trombone. A fun, vibrant song for beach, travel, poolside, vacation themes. Sounds like La Bamba with a touch of Caribbean Calypso. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast / 188 BPM]
As the title of the royalty free stock music track suggests, the tune has more of a vintage sound to it that harkens back to the 1950s music. Ideal for content that needs that classic sound with a cheery feeling. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 164 BPM]
Bouncing percussive sounds and a remarkable melody make it for a unique track that will sure give character to your production. Fun, quirky, yet pensive, this track is suitable for productions that require a mix of pleasure and expectation, or for scenes and sequences that convey the passage of time. [Tempo: Medium / 126 BPM]
Authentic 1960's or 1970's style instrumental surf-rock, guitar rock with twangy, squealing guitars. Moody, retro feel. [Tempo: Medium / 133 BPM]
