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.
Ragtime featuring banjos, acoustic guitar & bass. Fun retro style; all genuine live played acoustic instruments. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
A slowly swaying, sultry and hot blooded, brooding and somewhat doom laden Surf rock track with a slight Latin twist. Late 1950's or 1960's era. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Hilarious, fun, and slightly stupid this cute ragtime music track is old-timey fun. The vocal melody sings comically over a bed of banjos, tack piano, bass and drums. This is great music for commercials, comedies, 1920-30’s period pieces, and any media in need of an absurd cue. [Tempo: Medium / 99 BPM]
Fun background music with a swing feel. Played by melodic acoustic piano, live bass, groovy brush drums and uplifting shaker. Great for children project, family album, video game, flash animation or anything that needs chic retro music on the one hand and modern funny tune on the other. [Tempo: Medium / 127 BPM]
Smooth, sexy, sleazy, 70s Slow Jam perfect for creating an ambient, funky vibe with wah wah guitar, strings, deep and dirty baritone sax, electric piano, bass and drums. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 75 BPM]
Ukulele strums and whistled melody. Finger snaps and dreamy female vocal “la la’s”. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Cool cinematic jazz track featuring brass and wah wah electric guitar. Retro, funky, silly, and fun! 1970's style. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
Fun and comical tune best suited for any media project that needs a touch of quirkiness. 1960's feel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 150 BPM]
A traditional orchestral arrangement of the British national anthem 'God Save the Queen'. Arr. Lee Pritchard. This instrumental orchestral arrangement is reminiscent of the BBC's version used in association with The Proms, which is an annual celebration in British culture that encompasses many Classical music performances over a number of events. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 73 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]
Energetic and upbeat percussion track with stomps, claps, snaps and powerful cinematic drum ensembles. Creates an ambient cinematic vibe and provides intense energy and building anticipation. Great for trailers, sports, spots and films that need a vibey drum soundtrack. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 124 BPM]
Positive and happy vocalized jazz track "a la Bobby Mc Ferrin". Sophisticated and Groovy! A capella. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 78 BPM]
Retro rock / Rockabilly, 1950s or early 1960s style, with slight country / blues influence. Sound and feel similar to 'Rock Around the Clock' etc. Classic / retro rock sound. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Laidback, romantic and a touch melancholy this beautiful Bossa Nova features flute, guitar, piano, bass and drums. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 68 BPM]
Romantic Bossa Nova in the style of Antonio Carlos Jobim with simple, tender melody on acoustic guitar. A beautiful, enchanting track for any project in need of a latin/brazilian soundtrack. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
A cute, unique and original track that mixes bright, feelgood synthesizer arpeggios and an understated, withheld electro dance beats with the sweeping string sound that makes us think back to classic 1960's and 1970's TV series. Happy and playful, but in a very restrained, understated way. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
A James Bond 007 or Mission Impossible inspired track using a blend of orchestral sounds, horn section and modern breakbeat drums with electronic synth bass. Suitable for action, chase and any spy or undercover material. [Tempo: Medium / 128 BPM]
Energetic, retro 60's track that incorporates elements of soul, rock, latin and jazz. Ready to shimmy and do the mashed potato to at any sexy party or the theme to a spoof movie this is guaranteed to make you feel groovy baby! [Tempo: Fast / 90 BPM]
A unique, silly, bizarre and child-like track that would suite cartoon or alien themes. Performs excellently as a main theme for a kids themed mobile game or video. Has an otherworldly twist. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 141 BPM]
Upbeat, retro, orchestral theme reminiscent of old time 50s, 60s, game shows and TV series. Featuring orchestral percussion, pizzicato strings. Full horn section in B section. Sting ending. Ozzie And Harriet and Leave It To Beaver, come back to life! Great for award shows, retro game shows, broadway, fanfare, walk ons. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 150 BPM]
Upbeat happy-go-lucky jazzy tune heavily influenced by 50s and 60s era production music. Inspired by retro sitcoms, vintage TV, cartoons and tongue-in-cheek vintage cartoon parodies. [Tempo: Fast / 146 BPM]
A fun and fiery Surf Rock track with authentic late 1950's / 1960's sound of twangy and tremolo'd guitars and organ. Lively and fun. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 172 BPM]
Heartfelt guitar solo, slight latin feel. Inspired by the guitar sound of Carlos Santana. Congas enter later for a more latin inspired rhythm section. [Tempo: Slow / 73 BPM]
An ambient, moody, but powerful film score soundtrack for any film or media project that needs abstract energy featuring an amazing drummer. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
This light, melody driven, synth pop track is warm, cute, optimistic and retro. Besides the fun, arcade game synth sounding melody this track contains backward strings, pizzicato strings, reverb-laden electric guitars, picked electric bass, light drums and percussion. These combined create an atmosphere high suitable for emotional drama, web videos and incidental TV/film music. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Sounding like an Eastern European ensemble of players, this cheeky and off beat theme would not be out of place alongside the deadpan humour of a Wes Anderson movie. Intended to portray a distorted or deluded vision of the human condition in the build up to a punchline. Instruments include piano, organ, mandolin, trombone and a variety of amusing percussion. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
A classic House of Mystery soundtrack with a quirky, bizarre, haunted or magical feel, in a grotesque mood and sound. Old musical box, carousel or fairground genre. Great for fairy tales, mystical tales, Halloween, magical mischief, or dark comedies. [Tempo: Medium / 156 BPM]
Slow old time rag. Historical, retro, novelty. Muted trumpet over guitar, piano, bass and drums. Cheeky and fun. A little bit bluesy. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 75 BPM]
Straight forward beat and bass riff, funky disco feel. Fun, cheeky, with attitude. [Tempo: Fast / 107 BPM]
Quirky and fun, this 8-bit, old-school arcade track is great for comedy and children’s themes. A variety of synths sounds make up the catchy arrangement. It takes you on the sonic adventure of arcade levels and bosses. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 134 BPM]
Fun, retro Motown style. Happy, 1960's / 1970's kitch retro / novelty feel. Bouncy and cool. [Tempo: Fast / 160 BPM]
Quirky / Happy / Summer. Featuring acoustic guitar, whistling and percussion, this happy tune can bring a smile to any production. Charming, offbeat, folksy. [Tempo: Medium / 125 BPM]
Euphoric, driving, funky, party music perfect for any project in need of a retro feel with a modern beat. Great for wild dancing with a wild afro, trendy nightclubs, hed kandi compilations, cardio fitness, fashion shows and youth culture. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
1960s or 1970s style groove / funk / R&B with an element of surf rock or 60's / 70's pulp. Bluesy electric guitar, organ, drums. [Tempo: Medium / 140 BPM]
Heavily inspired on John Philip Sousa's American and military marches. Reminiscent of the famous "Liberty Bell" march, used as the Monty Python's Flying Circus' theme. Just add the foot sound effect on the last note. Recorded with a real band, real people playing. [Tempo: Medium / 118 BPM]
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]
A jolly, chilled, laid-back and humorous ukelele lead tune perfectly suited for an underscore or background music role, or in scenes involving a sense of comedic irony. A little Spongebob Square Pants under the sea. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 132 BPM]
A retro sounding jazz piece. Traditional jazz setup with piano, brush drums, clarinets. Swing time rhythm. Historical, 1930's-1940's era. Kitch, quirky and retro. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Classic cabaret, circus, puppet show type music. Theatrical, great for stage shows, magic show, circus, childrens productions and more. Has a certain Tim Burton'esque darkness to it. A little freakish, with a slight European or Eastern European historical feel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 62 BPM]
Imagine Booker T and the MG's collaborating with Tower of Power, this track has the swinging groove of the song Green Onions along with a big horn section, bluesy guitar and jazzy baritone saxophone solo. Great upbeat, cool swinging, funky blues track for any project. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Sunkissed synthesisers and a beach hazed beat provide a trendy, late night club sound thats laidback, funky and chilled with a retro 80s vibe. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
A classy and tasteful, easy going track with a slightly Historical feel. Acoustic guitar, tenor & soprano sax. A somewhat surly, jazzy feel, could be 1930's, 40's, 50's or 60's. Would go well with historical or retro film, or any classy, jazzy film scene or other media. [Tempo: Medium / 55 BPM]
A mysterious track creating magical atmosphere. Multilayer composition featuring a variety of sounds: orchestral parts, strings, big choirs and opera voices, jazz type of percussion with symphonic drums and various sounds effects. Perfect for black humor movies or animations, entertainment projects as well as Halloween productions. [Tempo: Medium / 139 BPM]
Beautifully chilled, sensual and a touch exotic, this laidback track takes elements of 70s jazz fusion and combines them with a modern lounge vibe. Urban, sophisticated and romantic with a funky groove and a delicate melody. [Tempo: Slow / 71 BPM]
Classic surf rock sound. Fast picking, twangy guitars, Exotic Mexican/Latino feel. A dark edge, pensive, with a sense of danger. Nice for cool style surfing, also for historical / cultural, sports & events, retro fasion etc. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 91 BPM]
A Funky House track with a very 'live' sound. A strong, driving groove featuring vocals, piano, bass, strings and synths create the perfect vintage disco sound with a modern twist. Available with or without vocal samples. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
Western swing. Steel guitar & fiddle over guitar, bass & drums. Fun retro style. [Tempo: Fast / 230 BPM]
Harry Potter meets the Addams Family in Wisteria Lane! An engaging black comedy symphony with dark, eccentric orchestration, a woozy hookline and big brassy ending. Good for ads or rolling credits with a central theme of 30 seconds duration. If you like this you may also like the Elliot Simons tracks 'An Unfortunate Incident' and 'Another Lovely Day'. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 64 BPM]
A new take on a classic style. 1960's Spy action style. Busy and upbeat, this track would suit a Retro production with a "swinging 60's" feel. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 142 BPM]
A bright and upbeat version of the traditional childrens song, Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
