This royalty free music track listing features tracks from the Novelty, Specialty and Sound-Alike genres. Stock music tracks to mimick specific niche music styles and cultural/musical eras. There are some comedy music tracks here, some cheesy music, as well as some "hidden treasures" with beautiful performances of quirky, unique musical styles. Most of these royalty-free music downloads feature specialty instruments and come in full track, 60-secs cuts, 30-secs cuts, seamless stock music loops. This music can be licensed, downloaded and used in your own media productions.
Swinging, vintage, happy-go-lucky Jazz done Louis Armstrong style. Perfect for flashbacks to the 1930s and 40s, lighthearted comedy, riverboat gambling, kids tv and much more. Features Trumpet, Acoustic Guitars, Upright Bass and Drums. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
The classic sound of 70s Disco in the smooth style of Chic and Sister Sledge. Driven by a funky bassline and melodic, dramatic strings this is a great replacement track for many of their hits or any project in need of a retro dancefloor groove. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A driving, swinging modern jazz track influenced by Lalo Schifrin's Mission Impossible theme. Features Flute, Vibraphone, Piano, Upright Bass and Drums. Great for action, adventure, commercials, documentaries, live applications or any project in need of some dynamic, cool, sophisticated jazz. [Tempo: Medium / 98 BPM]
Powerful and dramatic future retro Funk perfect for action scenes, spy's, superheroes, impossible missions, confrontations or any project looking for a contemporary track with a retro twist that packs a punch. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
A track that takes you back to an era of innocence, elegance and sophistication. Featuring swinging clarinet, piano, acoustic guitar, bass and drums, this is perfect for rom-coms, high class social gatherings, kids tv, 1930s-1940s themed projects or any project looking for a touch of high society. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Cool, laidback yet uplifting retro funk track perfect for accompanying any 70’s themed project featuring wah guitars, organ, bass, drums and synth. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 96 BPM]
Gritty, late 60s/early 70s style soul with tight funk groove, clavinet, guitar, strings and organ. Great track for anything in need of a retro, blaxploitation style sound. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 96 BPM]
Ragtime track played on a very old upright piano. Great happy-go-lucky track for any silent movie, commercial, comedy, animation, documentary or any project set around the early 20th century. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 72 BPM]
Cool, laidback 60s/70s style soundtrack jazz with upright bass, drums, piano, vibraphone and baritone sax. The perfect track to accompany spies, espionage or any shady character lurking in the shadows. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
A cool, laidback swing version of the Christmas classic 'Silent Night.' Arranged for Guitar, Piano, Upright Bass, Drums and Trumpet solo. [Tempo: Medium / 134 BPM]
An ambient intro leads to a funky, jazzy chill out track with syncopated drums and synth bass, wurlitzer electric piano, layered synth sounds and jazz guitar melody. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Groovy, latin vibe with a cheesy 60’s style organ and jazzy george benson/grant green style guitar. A fun little upbeat track for hip, retro characters, elevator music with a modern twist or any project in need of a tongue in cheek soundtrack. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 147 BPM]
This track starts out with chords on a Mellotron, similar to the Beatles' 'Strawberry Fields Forever' which leads to a funky laidback groove with melody on piano and slightly dark undertones due to the descending notes played by tremelo guitar. [Tempo: Slow / 94 BPM]
An upbeat and Jazz influenced Disco dance track. Perfect for any project about the 70's. Strings, brass, and organ are featured. [Tempo: Medium / 123 BPM]
An upbeat Latin Tango Disco dance track. Great for exciting 1970s romantic comedy or drama. Features strings, brass, and organ. [Tempo: Fast / 123 BPM]
An upbeat Jazzy Disco dance track with a 1970's feel. Great for exciting 1970s romantic comedy or drama. Vibrant instrumentals creating a club or bar lounge atmosphere. [Tempo: Medium / 122 BPM]
Retro rock. Twangy guitars with tremolo, cool, genuine and accurately recreated 1960's or early 1970's sound. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
Retro-styled piano track with wistful melody and historical feel. Sentimental and nostalgic. Also available with subtle vinyl crackle to add a certain old feeling to the song. Good for history, documentary, reminescence. [Tempo: Medium / 70 BPM]
James Bond 007 inspired melodies, a sense of excitement and adventure. An elegant blend of funky, laidback drums, piano, strings, electric guitar licks and electronic sounds. [Tempo: Medium / 119 BPM]
Retro style, brash, brazzy, jazz / funk with horn section. Somewhat 1970's feel. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
A fun jazzy authentic 1920's Dixieland piece features trumpet, clarinet, banjo and tuba. Can also be 1930's or 1940's. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Short track inspired by disco-funky music of 70s. Nice as an intro-jingle, tv-show opening, etc. Electric piano, funky guitar, clavinet, brass section and latin percussion driven disco drums. [Tempo: Fast / 136 BPM]
Inspired by music of the 70s like Earth Wind and Fire, a mixture of funky, jazz, disco. Easy going, optimistic, hopeful, melodic. [Tempo: Fast / 119 BPM]
Upbeat, soulful and authentic Sixties R&B music. Vintage organs, electric guitars, grooving bass and drums. This track is excellent as music for adding that positive ‘60s sound to commercials, family and friendship theme dramas and travel programming. [Tempo: Fast / 143 BPM]
A powerful drum, stomp, percussion, claps composition with unique breaks. Features powerful and impacting taiko drum accents, snare rolls with flair and tight hits. Perfect for action, sports, commercials, trailers, jingles, marching band, stimulating visual media that needs to create big impact, etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
A crunchy and punchy drum track. Solid, funky, energetic. [Tempo: Fast / 126 BPM]
A small marching band version of the traditional American piece. [Tempo: Medium / 144 BPM]
A funky groovy song about the irony of wrongdoers using the victim card. The lyrics are sung in the Tagalog language, giving the track a cool, fun, exotic feel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Dark and twisted, but also fun music. Classic Evil Clown type track with barrel organ, ominous bells and slightly psychedelic strings and orchestra elements. Quick waltz rhythm. Funny horror. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 105 BPM]
Typical seventies or early eighties Blaxploitation tune or Cop Show theme. Think Starsky and Hutch, Shaft or Superfly. Funky wah guitars, groovy theme and a powerful brass section. Happy, funky, groovy and authentic sounding 1970's or early 1980's jazz funk music. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
An ominous and foreboding, cinematic track in the style of classic Western movies and spaghetti westerns. Very southern and somewhat Mexican-infused sound, but also a modern and clean production. [Tempo: Slow / 67 BPM]
A bold and triumphant orchestral march. Uplifting / High spirits / Ceremony / Parade. Rousing and motivating. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 117 BPM]
Drift back to the sixties and the golden age of Motown, in particular Stevie Wonder. An uplifting, soulful track featuring harmonica, guitar, piano, horns, strings, drums and bass. Great for any project in need of a retro, familiar and feel good vibe. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Every one needs a little TJB. Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass influence. [Tempo: Medium / 144 BPM]
An authentic sounding 1940's or early 1950's style film score. Emotional, sincere. The track takes a turn with clarinet and a more historical sound at about 1 minute in. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 72 BPM]
Fast techno-funk beat, typical 80's music used for breakdance battles. 1980's, Retro, Technopop, Synth Pop, Electro Funk, Break dance. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Heavily inspired by the eyebrow song from advertising. Funky and cheesy synth-pop track with a super strong retro old school 80's flavor. Lots of synthesizers and a cool vocoder robot voice. 1980’s / Eighties Retro, Technopop, Synth Pop, Electro Funk, Breakdance. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 121 BPM]
A very positive mixture of break/big-beat with funky/jazzy type of sounds. Energetic, groovy drums, jazzy cool trumpet improvisations, scratches and looped piano chord phrases. Whole track has a nice retro-funky vibe. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A pastiche track in the style of Ellio Morricone, Clint Eastwood, and spaghetti westerns. Very mid-western sound but also a modern and clean production. [Tempo: Medium / 129 BPM]
Cameo / General Caine / George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic style funk. Straight drum machine beat with funky guitar and synth elements. Great for eighties spoofs and comedy. [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Driving surf rock tune featuring cool guitars and a hip danelectro bass guitar lead. Ride the waves and have fun! [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 150 BPM]
The Entertainer, the famous piano ragtime by Scott Joplin. Recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by D Hamilton. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
This is an interesting Beatle-esque pop track featuring piano and guitar. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 150 BPM]
This track simply jams with that up-tempo "rockabilly" flavor. It's quirky, and bouncy and funny as ever. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 150 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]
This fast paced, bouncy, vintage sounding comedy music track is guaranteed to bring a smile to the face. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 162 BPM]
Energetic dance track that combines swing music with house beats. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
Driving funk tune with a jazzy flute melody. Gritty and vintage sound, with a strong Tarantino vibe. Late sixties and early seventies instrumental soul, similar to The Meters and Budos Band. [Tempo: Medium / 109 BPM]
Fun, funny and up-tempo, this is a polka-like track, with a remarkable melody and a unique feel to it. Suitable for quirky, original productions, particularly comedies and other projects that require a comedic backdrop, such as commercials, features, shows, or presentations. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 104 BPM]
Uplifting, happy, motivational brass band arrangement, with a strong melody and up-tempo drum beat. It has a New Orleans feel to it, with a slow build up and its improvisational-like final section. Great for productions that require a light, touching, warm feel. [Tempo: Medium / 152 BPM]