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"!)
Jazz / Funk / Fusion. Sensual and provocative, a wonderful performance of sax and guitars that create an sugestive mood for this funky track. Nice electric jazz guitar solo. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Feelgood Funk / Jazz Fusion. Cool, relaxed and groovy funky track. Riffs, Wah-Wah guitars and Rhodes Electric Piano. Nice brass section. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Funky bass and guitar riffs completely tight, lead this track to a powerful and groovy sound. The brasses section "a la James Brown" completes this busy, funkin' track. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 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]
Uptempo, positive, Funk / R&B / Fusion. Catchy, groovy and danceable. Busy bass lines with upbeat drums, occasional brass/sax section. Sax- and synth solos. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 100 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]
Funky retro chip tune with catchy melodies - 8-bit/arcade games style sound. [Tempo: Medium / 125 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]
Manic and fun ska/rock tune about a drug addict's upbringing, way of life and eventual run from the police. With guitars, bass, drums, cheesy horns, wood block, trombone, organs. [Tempo: Fast / 160 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]
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]
80's drum-inspired intro brings in a high-energy, surfer-style guitar and Farfisa-organ track that never lets up for a moment. Modern synth melody and sustaine, distorted guitar chords bring us forward a few decades at the end. Retro rock with pop. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 176 BPM]
Late 70's and early 80's funk music track, inspired by Cameo and Gap Band. Heavy drums and funky guitars, with horns and synth bass lines. In the style of Uptown Funk, song by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Funk, Retro, Sound-Alike. Typical seventies / early eighties Blaxploitation music or Cop Show music theme. Think Starsky and Hutch, Shaft or Superfly. Funky wah guitars, lots of percussion and an epic soul brass finale. [Tempo: Medium / 103 BPM]
Uplifting, bright, lively, joyful and energetic rock theme. Intense guitar riffs and solos. [Tempo: Fast / 150 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]
Cool 1980's style electropop with a modern flavour. Tight beats, filtered loop, cool synth bassline and staccato casio tones underneath a warm piano and euro synth melody. Positive and insistant. Great for fashion, pop culture, youth, technology, night life and much more. [Tempo: Medium / 129 BPM]
Beaty, fun, electronic track mixing synths, piano, retro-vibe organ and drum machines. Lively, motivating and with great forward momentum and energy [Tempo: Medium / 103 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]
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]
1980's or early 1990's style House Pop beat. Uplifting, happy, groovy. Slight disco feel. [Tempo: Fast / 124 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]
80's funk fusion a la Tom Scott. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
Track with funk elements, easy bassline, electric piano and fx sounds. [Tempo: Slow / 107 BPM]
Quirky, melodic Electronica / Electro-Pop. Slight 1980's sound. Vangelis / Jarre inspired. [Tempo: Slow / 110 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]
A determined and balls'y guitar rock track that's closer to progressive rock than to hard rock, with varied parts throughout to keep the interest up. Slightly retro feel on some off the riffs, this track has a rough and tough attitude, without exactly getting into heavy rock territory. Good for sports, adventure, fun outdoor activities, reckless behavior and more. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 80 BPM]
Motown type instrumental soul groove, with a flavor of the 1970's and 80's. [Tempo: Medium / 70 BPM]
Dance-infused pop song. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A somewhat bizarre, and slightly creepy, 1980's themed instrumental production with big synths and drums. Big and spacious - like travelling back in time. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 74 BPM]
Smooth, feelgood funk/disco music track. Rhodes, catchy guitar licks, occasional trumpet. Retro 1970's / early 1980's music feel, combined with a modern production. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Filmic and reflective electro underscore, with cool retro synths and warm subs. Romanic and with a hint of melancholy. [Tempo: Slow / 85 BPM]
Inspired by 1980's sci-fi and horror films, revived today by TV series about things that are strange. An ominous blend of synthesizers and orchestral tones, with a repetitive, tense motif. Tension / Suspense / Dark Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 84 BPM]
Inspired by 1980's sci-fi and horror films, and revived today by TV serious about things that are strange. An ominous blend of synthesizers and orchestral tones, with a repetitive, tense motif. Mystery / Retro / Dark Music. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Inspired by 1980's sci-fi and horror films revived today by things that are strange. An ominous blend of synthesizers and orchestral tones, with a repetitive tense motif. Cinematic / Thriller / Retro Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 86 BPM]
This 8-bit, 80’s arcade-type theme is nutty, adventurous and lots of retro fun. The arrangement travels through moods of whacky amusement and melodramatic danger with the use of quirky synths and drums. Great for comedies, fun scenes, children’s and web shows. Light / 8-bit / Retro . [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 154 BPM]
An analogue synth music track with a vintage / retro 1980's sci-fi vibe. Arpeggios and pads. Electronic / Futuristic / Vintage Stock Music. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A Hip-Hop song about hanging out with friends, with a sound and style from the late 80's or early 90's. Features electric guitar, synths, bass, drums, and male rap vocals. Available as a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Cinematic electronica music with dreamy synth and driving electronica. Mystical and a little bit foreboding, with a slightly 80s music vibe. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Steady and spaced-out synthwave music. Pulsing / Uplifting / Dreamy / Smooth music. Retro 1980's feel. [Tempo: Slow / 70 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 / 70 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 / 120 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 / 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 / 85 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 / 85 BPM]