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.
A lonely music box melody builds to a full orchestra before ending as it begins. Dark, tense and climactic but not too scary, family oriented horror. Good for trailers, video games, cartoons, halloween, quirky Tim Burton type films and even commercials. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
Historical early film, vintage piano, 1900's, 1910's or 1920's era, sad romantic. [Tempo: Medium / 95 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]
Surly, pensive Surf Rock, with a slight Latino / Mexico feel. Southern California classic rock of the 1960's and 1970's. Hot, Emotional. Retro chic, for fasion, culture/historical and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Fun and groovy guitar based track with a lively, bouncy shuffle feel. Verses are light and funky. The chorus brings powerful but still groovey guitar riffs. [Tempo: Medium / 93 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]
Historical, waltz rhythm with piano and orchestra. European or Hebrew cultural history. Period 1900-1940 approx. Also nice for silent film. [Tempo: Medium / 87 BPM]
Laid back funk, a la "The Crusaders". Guitar top line, electric piano, bass & drums. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
A very slow and doom'ish Retro Pulp / Surf rock track with a sense of danger and gloom, but also of expectation and sensuality. Classic surf rock sound with twangy guitars. Good for retro / pulp type productions. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 96 BPM]
James Bond Agent 007 sound-alike. Movie climax, orchestral with percussion FX. Tension, scary, dramatic. Spoof / Fun / Novelty. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 150 BPM]
Contemporary funk, with a strong retro accent. Groovy and cool. Synthesized bass, live drums, funk guitars and clavinet. [Tempo: Medium / 104 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]
Delightfully retro, dreamy Latin jazz music inspired by those classic sixties sitcoms such as Bewitched, I Dream Of Jeannie and Father Knows Best. Great for spoofs and comedy. Theremin and strings melodies over a lounge retro music tune. Easy listening. [Tempo: Medium / 100 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 old Birthday celebration favorite. Available as a regular / long version, and also as a seamlessly looping version. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Cool, groovey jazz-tinged groover with an air of suspense, anticipation and excitement. Almost a Bond/Spy theme but with a city vibe to it. Could be a theme to a high-flying business-based project. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 145 BPM]
Classic funk in the style of James Brown or the Blues Brothers. Cool and strutting, with a busy bass line, drums and congas, horns section and funk guitar. New as of 2012, but in an authentic sounding 1970's type production. Trumpet solo at 01:10. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Broadway type show tune. Very theatrical in the style of the 40s, 50's and 60's. Harp sweeps, fluttering clarinets and flutes add a comic flair. Playful, campy and retro could work for game shows, cartoons, comedy and many offbeat situations. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 140 BPM]
A nice, warm, easy and breezy bossa nova groove. Subtle, elegant, soothing. [Tempo: Medium / 152 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]
Retro 1960s-1970s surf rock. Twangy guitars and a genuinely authentic sixties / seventies sound combined with an exciting, uptempo feel makes this track suitable for fun and sports, pulp / surf inspired videos, and stylish retro productions with attitude. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 176 BPM]
Fun and funky. Cool for multimedia, presentation, slide show, games and more. Funky, 70's. Lively, Bright, Positive, Groovy. Flute, Drum Grooves. Fashion/Style, Commercials/TV themes. [Tempo: Fast / 121 BPM]
Classic TV sport/football, similar to the famous 'Match of the Day' soccer theme from UK television. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
A solo guitar track in the 40s jazzy guitar style. Funny and curious. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 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]
Vintage style swing influenced by the Pink Panther theme. Shady and sneaky yet quirky and fun with baritone sax, piano, guitar, double bass and drums. Great for comedies, retro 60s theme music, detectives, sleazy lounge music, cartoons and video games. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A hip, trendy House track full of discofied debauchery, funked up synthesisers, live and infectious guitar hooks and a driving drum groove. Great for any retro, urban or youth television, commercial or film, fashion shows, sports and fitness. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 122 BPM]
Booker T type organ RnB. Jazzy and funky, retro style. [Tempo: Medium / 132 BPM]
A bouncy whacked out tune with a retro gaming feel and all the charm of a 1980’s synthesizer demo! Complete with cheerful drums & cheapo plastic instruments, this bubbly melody would suit cartoon graphics, micro games, commercials or quirky off beat comedy videos. Similar in style to the Elliot Simons tracks Wacko Town, Big Cheese & Sambatastico. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 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]
Old time Ska, with organ top line. Genuine retro 1960's / 1970's sound. Fun and cheeky. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A funky jazz number (or jazzy funk number, if you prefer) with a 70's feel, inspired by the music of Herbie Hancock and others. [Tempo: Medium / 111 BPM]
A funny and funky version of the traditional Happy Birthday To You song. [Note about the copyright situation of this composition: This composition is now in Public Domain in USA. It is in Public Domain in EU no later than 31 December 2016. You may only use this composition if it is Public Domain in your country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Birthday_to_You ] [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 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]
1980's or early 1990's style House Pop beat. Uplifting, happy, groovy. Slight disco feel. [Tempo: Fast / 124 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]
Authentic 1960's or 1970's style instrumental surf-rock, guitar rock with twangy, squealing guitars. Moody, retro feel. [Tempo: Medium / 133 BPM]
A "2001: A Space Odyssey" sound-alike (aka Also Spracht Zarathustra) of the famous Richard Strauss regal fanfare. Suitable for films, TV shows, events, and commercials that need the cliche or anything majestic and presentational. Full symphony orchestra with optional choir. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
A fun and bouncy retro-style Dixieland or Charleston type jazz track. Drums, upright bass, piano, clarinet. Historical, cultural, old-time party jazz, ca 1920-1945. [Tempo: Fast / 95 BPM]
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]
Positive, uplifting, vintage 1970's pop-disco sound. [Tempo: Medium / 100 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]
Energetic dance track that combines swing music with house beats. [Tempo: Fast / 130 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]
Slow, doom-ish, retro pulp / surf rock. Dark and moody, with a 1960's / 1970's Tex-Mex sound. Good for retro and pulp type productions. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 81 BPM]
Beatles soundalike, 1960's era Liverpool haircuts with electric guitars. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 180 BPM]
Typical seventies Blaxploitation music or Cop Show theme. Think Starsky and Hutch, Shaft or Superfly. Funky wah guitars, lots of percussion and an epic soul brass finale. [Tempo: Medium / 92 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]
Festive and feelgood 1960's-1970's Big band jazz, in the style of the classic James Bond movies. Great for 1960's / 70's retro chic, with authentic jazz band sound of the period, as heard in many classic movies and TV shows from that era. This track is very varied throughout with many different parts, twists and turns along the way. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Classic, cheerful waltz, featuring piano and solo viola. 100% live performance, with a classic, retro / historical feel. European culture, dance / dancing, history and classic love story etc. Also good for silent movie, black and white, or retro movie. [Tempo: Medium / 97 BPM]
