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.
Fun and cheeky jazz swing track, performed entirely on acoustic guitars with subtle brush drums. Feelgood, upbeat, retro and chiq! Elements of ragtime, charleston, happy 1920's - 1940's swing jazz. [Tempo: Fast / 108 BPM]
Mysterious pop-soul. Twangy guitars over piano, mystery strings and beats. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
A quirky reggae theme with a mischievous downbeat charm. Hints of dubstep mixed in give it a cutting edge originality. Eccentric, humerous, off-beat & infectious. Similar in feel to the Elliot Simons tracks Squeezer, Lucky Boy & Happy Squared. [Tempo: Slow / 63 BPM]
A quirky bassline sprinkled with dubstep & reggae music. Mischievous, humerous, razor sharp & infectious. Great music for gaming, short films or modern comedy. Similar in feel to the Elliot Simons track Dubweed & Lucky Boy. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 98 BPM]
Strange, quirky and eerily innocent track with music box, organ and strings. Great for creepy kids shows, carnivals, twisted fairytales, toy stores, halloween, haunted fairgrounds, cartoons, websites and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 106 BPM]
A quirky and nostalgic, orchestral 1940's / 1950's pastiche with more than a hint of cheese. Perfect for ironic and comical underscores or vintage purposes. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 150 BPM]
A mash up of swampy bluegrass and hip-hop with banjo, fiddle, slide guitar, acoustic guitar and low down beats. Think urban twang in the style of Rench and Ganstagrass. Dark and sassy.Great for hillbilly comedy, redneck reality shows, southern cooking, rural crime, country parties. [Tempo: Slow / 77 BPM]
This (intentionally) kitschy piano ballad imitates those cheesy and magnificent piano pieces from the seventies. Due to its authentic instrumentation and production the listener will travel through time. Back to 1976. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 65 BPM]
A 1960’s style track featuring groovy bass patterns, drums, electric guitars, organ and synths. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 122 BPM]
Laidback 60's Pop track influenced by the Beatles later period. Electric guitar, mellotron flutes, bass and drums get you in the mood to turn on, tune in and drop out. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Sexy retro Hip Hop beat, with rock guitar samples and vintage drum machines. In the style of old school rapper Tone Loc. Funky and cool, wild thing going on. [Tempo: Medium / 121 BPM]
Impressionistic solo piano piece; neo classical. Busy, hurried, chased. For films / cultural / special interest. Also good for historical / retro project; can be silent movie soundtrack. [Tempo: Fast / 0 BPM]
Impressionistic solo piano piece; neo classical. Eventful, confused, busy, varying moods. For films / cultural / special interest. Also good for historical / retro project; can be silent movie soundtrack. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Instrumental version of the traditional nursery rhyme / children's song. Available as a regular / long version, and also as a seamlessly looping version. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Homage to the 1980's. A funky 1980's tune with an overall sound reminiscent of a motivational 80's power ballad. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
Stereotypical Wild West or Spaghetti Western track featuring all the usual suspects: The bad hombre, the unlikely hero, the duel at dawn, the musky saloon. The good and the bad. Music similar to the classic Western movies we know and love. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 113 BPM]
Instrumental version of the old Birthday celebration favorite. Available as a regular / long version, and also as a seamlessly looping version. [Tempo: Medium / 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]
Taking you back to the 1980's with a track influenced by Shannon, Lisa Lisa & the Cult Jam, Debbie Deb and Expose. Synths and drum machine perfect for any project in need of that retro electronic sound. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 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]
Classic TV sport/football, similar to the famous 'Match of the Day' soccer theme from UK television. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
A quirky and cool little jazz number. Repeated bass pattern, various other instruments including a retro organ and hint of a muted jazz trumpet. Odd lounge, different and hip. Please note, this track has a 'vinyl record scratching' sound added *on purpose*. This is not a weakness in the production or a problem with the sound file. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 107 BPM]
Reminiscent of a small orchestra in a school play. Or perhaps a vintage fairytale record or children’s TV program. This jaunty, happy melody is enchanting and magical in equal measures. [Tempo: Medium / 87 BPM]
Young, bright female vocalist with a catchy original song about following someone you love through life’s great adventure. ‘Follow me and I’ll follow you and we’ll think of a million things we can do...’. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 137 BPM]
A short disco music track with a solid 1970's or early 80's flavor. Great for commercials, fashion music or any chic retro material. Available as 20-seconds, 12-seconds or a seamless music loop. [Tempo: Fast / 119 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]
Kitch and stylish Secret Agent theme, like a 1960's or 1970's spy flick or cop show. Historical, retro. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 121 BPM]
Piano driven 80's style Rock perfect for your motivational montage. Atmospheric piano and synths compliment dynamic and driving drums with some nice builds and drops. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Upbeat Drumline tune - exclusively percussion and finger snaps. Great music for agile commercials, sports and activity, bustling life. Stuff getting done. Drum Line, Percussion, Pop Music. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Hot blooded, Tex-mex inspired, Pulp / Surf-rock. Slight Latino twang, with latin percussion and Mexican style trumpet. Very cool track - great for retro style productions. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 164 BPM]
Silky, sexy and laidback Smooth Jazz similar to the sound of George Michael's Careless Whisper, Sade, Grover Washington Jr, David Sanborn, Ronnie Laws etc. Old school romantic vibe with Saxophone melody, Guitar, Electric Piano, Bass and Drums. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Happy jazz music inspired by those classic sixties sitcoms such as Bewitched, I Dream Of Jeannie and Father Knows Best. Great for spoofs and comedy. Retro kitch fun. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 180 BPM]
Retro style, brash, brazzy, jazz / funk with horn section. Somewhat 1970's feel. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Smooth and seriously funky Jazz with a groove so greasy even the strongest detergent won't remove it. A cool, retro vibe with slap bass, alto and tenor saxes, electric piano, guitar and drums seamlessly blending the best of the 70s and 80s with a modern twist. [Tempo: Medium / 120 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]
The Entertainer, the famous piano ragtime by Scott Joplin. Recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by D Hamilton. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
Historical early film, vintage piano, 1900's, 1910's or 1920's era, easy happy background. [Tempo: Medium / 68 BPM]
Urban beats mix with orchestral breaks for this wicked pastiche of modern culture which is both outrageous and witty. FX and scratches suggest visual cues and the various edits work together to make up an entire themed package for a modern parody. Seriously good fun! [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Mellow 70s Soul influenced by Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' and 'Mercy Mercy Me.' This is the perfect substitute if you're looking for the same style and sound. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
This is a modern and quirky tune that features an infectiously hip bass line, thumping drums, and a sweet melody sung by a young teen. (Also available as an instrumental version, without the vocal melody). [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Van Halen meets Huey Lewis in this uptempo, happy, Keyboard driven track that takes us back to the roaring 80s. Don't forget your shoulder pads. Compulsory tapping guitar solo included. [Tempo: Fast / 128 BPM]
Cheesy, uptempo ska / lounge, with trumpet and organ top line. Also available as an Underscore version, without the lead instruments. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
A theme similar to James Bond 007. Spy Caper, with urgent bass lines and mysterious / pompous orchestral elements. Big brass sections etc. [Tempo: Fast / 142 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]
Retro styled disco/funk, with an easy, breezy and laidback sound of the 70's. Funky bass line. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A slowly swaying waltz track with a deliberately imperfect female vocal line, vocalizing the main melody. The laidback, up-close and personal vocal style gives the track a genuine, homely and very intimate mood. It's a bit quirky, a bit retro, a bit skewed, bittersweet, left-field and very warm and charming - like the last dance, after everybody else has left. [Tempo: Slow / 61 BPM]
Take a trip back in time to the Psychedelic 60's when the Beatles experimented with oriental atmospheres. Vintage guitars, Sitar and Drums are prominent in this uplifting tune and a reverse guitar solo graces the second verse. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
Retro style, sexy and punchy electronica, in the style of Kraftwerk and others. Swinging tight beats, robotic analogue synth bassline, dirty synth lead and warm synth parts build underneath. Fashionable and confident. Great for fashion, culture, products, videogames, infomercials, technology and much more. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 122 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]
Slow orchestral march. Nice bed for political official pronouncements. Calm and easy. [Tempo: Medium / 87 BPM]