This is where you go for royalty-free music tracks for Bars, Cafe's, Lounges, Hotel lobbies and other public areas where you want to create a stylish, elegant and relaxed mood. Various music genres are represented here: Smooth jazz - Downtempo electro Chill-out, Bossa nova, light pop and some understated, subtle Latin grooves. These tracks are more about creating an ambiance, rather than grabbing the attention. The tracks in here are also highly suitable as royalty-free telephone on-hold music.
Upbeat and inspiring summer-themed music track featuring synthesizers and a happy groove. Great for commercials and travel videos, fun activities with good friends. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A funky and motivating Pop-Funk track featuring crisp guitars, synthesizers and soft Hip-Hop drums. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Steady, grooving and encouraging, conveying the positivity in situations, this mid-tempo pop music works in a large swathe of content environments. The subtly shifting arrangement keeps consistency and energy, featuring electric guitars, keyboards, synths and drums. Great for business music, medical and tech narrations, sensitive/healing topics, unboxing vids, and show themes. Caring / Consistent / Healing. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 91 BPM]
Thoughtful and positive mid-tempo royalty free stock music track with modern hip-hop / trap style beats. Vibes / Chill / Relax / Feelgood. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Tropical House style track with dreamy vocals and acoustic picking with a Caribbean or Reggaeton feel. Ideal for lifestyle advertising, health and beauty, and nostalgic or chill out scenes. Smooth / Delicious / Warm. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
Sweet, elegant and cosy Chillhop / Lo-Fi track. Lulling, dreamy piano lines over a smooth hip hop beats. Blissful and soothing. [Tempo: Slow / 85 BPM]
A traditional jazz combo version of the famous 1918 song 'After You've Gone' by Turner Layton. Lovely jazz lounge feel. Arrangement, performance and recording by Lynne Music Project. [Please note: This historical composition may, or may not, be in the public domain in the country of your residence, as every country has its own laws on when a historical music composition enters public domain. In the USA it is public domain as of January 1, 2014. Outside the USA, you must investigate your own country's copyright laws before using this music.] [Tempo: Medium / 121 BPM]
A classic jazz combo with male vocalist, singing the jazz standard, 1918 song, After You've Gone. Arrangement, performance and recording by Lynne Music Project in 2024, with Dirk J J van der Merwe on vocals. [Please note: This historical composition may, or may not, be in the public domain in the country of your residence, as every country has its own laws on when a historical music composition enters public domain. In the USA it is public domain as of January 1, 2014. Outside the USA, you must investigate your own country's copyright laws before using this music.] [Tempo: Medium / 121 BPM]
Sun-drenched big-room Ibiza vibes in abundance! Uplifting and deliciously feel-good. Great with travel, holidays, health and beauty, fashion and clubbing, fun and positive activities. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 122 BPM]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Rondo in D major, K. 485. Performed live in studio by renowned concert pianist Vadim Chaimovich, exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
A light, bright and transparent track with a sparkling, airy feel. Positive and shimmering, with pleasant but subtle melodies and an understated drum groove. Good background track for many types of media productions. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Dreamy, electronic / ambient track with Dubstep and Drum'n Bass influences. Dry, crispy, twitchy and tricky electro beats in a lush, reverberated soundscape of pads and piano, with sub-bass. This track is suitable as background music for many types of media and content, including technology, nature, space and sci-fi, underwater and cutting-edge developments, innovation etc. Slightly mysterious and introspective; very atmospheric and mellow. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
An understated, subtle and somewhat quirky, feel-good electro pop groove. Positive and bright, but in a restrained way. Easy going, care free and relaxed. More 'content' than overly happy. The light and transparent production makes this track suitable for background use and media production. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Acoustic guitar composition, available with or without subtle percussion. Easy-going, relaxing and pastoral. Good for many types of media or background use. Has a sense of the natural world, nature and earth. Nice and easy, moderately positive in a relaxed way. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 61 BPM]
Escape back to the golden age of Disco and Funk with an authentic sound and an irresistible groove. Retro, rare groove with a jazzy vibe perfect for any 70s influenced projects or anything modern and funky. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Light, easy and joyful jazz. Live jazz ensemble; Piano, drums, acoustic bass. Playful, happy and easy-going. Classy and tasteful. [Tempo: Medium / 138 BPM]
A calm and mellow ambient track with soft bell-like sounds, swirling pads and a piano melody. Towards the end of the track, strings come to add an extra dimension. Relaxing and thoughtful, this track would be well suited to leisure, holidays, reflective projects and more. [Tempo: Slow / 81 BPM]
Think Burn Notice. Jazzy and Funky. Features acoustic guitar and sizzling keyboard elements with horns. Upbeat and exciting. Good for tv action drama. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
A lite and delicate acoustic guitar riff is the centerpiece for this laid back and peaceful track. Features a soothing piano melody, bell like overtones, and gentle synth rhythms. An easy pop groove and lite percussion complete the picture. Very atmospheric, mellow and laid back. Would work well for life style, spas, nature, family shows, children, kids, corporate. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 95 BPM]
Afresh and inspiringshort music track. For programme intro, branding, opening splash screen, or any other multimedia. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Feelgood, toe-tapping, jazz band. Easy-going but a bit lively as well. Uplifting and a little bit playful. Drums, upright bass, piano forms the basis, and electric jazz guitar, trumpet and clarinet take turns soloing. Can be historical / retro, or contemporary. A timeless sound, really. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
Gentle filtered rhodes underpinned with soft pads and a chilled house groove. Nice and laidback summer feel which is carried along with a cool funky bassline. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 126 BPM]
A hip shaking funk explosion reminiscent of classic acid jazz groups Brand New Heavies and Incognito. Smooth and soulful with catchy brass melody and tight rhythm section it grooves, it jives, it's slick and will add a classy touch of R&B to your project. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 102 BPM]
Cool, Chill out, Lounge jazz music track. Brass play cool backgrounds and trombone play chill melodies. Groovy and positive with jazzy piano solo this music will be nice for background music and other fun, joyful situations. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Floating synthie space-dub. Endless vastness, relaxed. Good for documentary report or nature scenes. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
Ambient electronic track was made in slightly oriental style. Spatial, flowing and meditative. Well suited for documentary, films about nature, scientific, educational programs, ecology problems. Slow tempo, synth, ac. guitar, bells, strings, world percussion, sound effects. [Tempo: Slow / 82 BPM]
Chilled electronica with spacey, retro and robotic synths and dreamy, elegant violin over a steady beat. Great for fashion, science, technology, late night lounging music, background retail, modern romance and drama or any project with a relaxed and modern theme. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Relaxed and very harmonious acoustic guitar piece with a subtle piano backing. Conveys confidence, safety and an idyllic world. Eminently suitable for advertising, family and romantic, summerly topics. [Tempo: Slow / 82 BPM]
Relaxed lounge/chillout with beautiful strings, piano accents, acoustic guitar and a dreamy trumpet. Radiates a melancholic but yet harmonious atmosphere. Well-suited for artful pictures, pensive scences, time lapse cameras and train journeys. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Tasteful, mellow chillout track featuring a simple acoustic guitar pattern and swirling, subtle melodic elements. Transparent, neutral and easy on the ears. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Light and laid back beats, bright melodies and sparkling synth. Good for travel and living, waterworlds, design and architecture, multimedia and videogames. [Tempo: Medium / 99 BPM]
A laidback pop / RnB track. Piano and acoustic guitar in this soft and thoughtful piece. [Tempo: Medium / 87 BPM]
An ethereal and swirley track with elements of Ambient and Drum'n Bass. Sparse and minimalistic, with a slightly wistful, reflective tone of mystery and discovery. Suitable for use with commercials, art and installations, projection and presentations of cutting-edge concepts or ideas. Perhaps science, technology, future discoveries and research. Also good for nature & travel, underwater footage, space / sci-fi and more. [Tempo: Medium / 85 BPM]
60's / 70's style jazz ballad. Flugelhorn / trumpet over electric piano / rhodes, bass and drums. Dark, moody and smoky. [Tempo: Slow / 72 BPM]
Nice and easy, positive, light, uplifting. Main rhythm kicks in at about 40 seconds into the full length version. [Tempo: Medium / 70 BPM]
A slick and groovy electro-pop / hip-hop / chillout number. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
Quirky and loungy music track, medium-tempo chillout groove. Slightly jazzy and different. Tasteful and delicious electro chill beats, as always from Chill Purpose. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Funky background groove. Confident, energetic, restrained. Pulsating grooves. Hi-tech, technology, innovation. [Tempo: Fast / 124 BPM]
Horn-driven Afro-beat dance groove. Get up and get funky! [Tempo: Medium / 88 BPM]
Funky grooving blues with humorously engaging lyrics about a guy tuning out his nagging woman. Groovy saxophone duet compliments each verse and chorus. Medium fast up-tempo feel. Driving tenor sax and piano solos. Clever snappy outro. Catchy, fun, feel-good blues with a memorable hook. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 125 BPM]
Jazz trio (guitar, acoustic bass, drums) and male vocals really swing in this fun up-tempo number. Humorous and poignant lyrics about an overbearing boss. Dynamic guitar work in the style of Barney Kessel, Jimmy Bruno. Track has a feel of being recorded live in the studio. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 83 BPM]
Harmonized horn trio (tenor sax, alto sax, trumpet) belts out a compelling melody in this retro-modern jazz instrumental. Well placed bridge transitions to a warm, Wes Montgomery-influenced guitar. Tenor sax, trumpet, and bass solos. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 148 BPM]
Fun funk rock number with Tower of Power, James Brown style horn section (trumpet, trombone, alto sax, tenor sax) and stellar Hammond B3 organ work. Clever lyric creates a metaphor from bacon. Driving rhythm section (funky electric guitar, drums, and slapping bass). Blistering lead guitar solo with wah-wah peddle. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Hard swinging big band backs big-voiced male crooner. Horn section (trumpets, trombones, tenor sax, alto sax) trades licks with a stinging electric guitar throughout the song in call and response. Jazz number with a definite blues feel. Lyrics send out a cool, good feeling vibe about the importance of teamwork in love, relationships, and life. Lyrics full of allusions and metaphors. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 132 BPM]
Positive and quirky handbag house. Punchy beats, determined bassline, guitar stabs and subtle electric piano underneath. Great for technology, fashion, lifestyle, clubbing, holidays and much more. [Tempo: Medium / 112 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]
Soulful, laidback and old school drawing influences from 60s soul to present day smooth jazz. A great track for romance, commercials, retro 60s and 70s projects, taking life easy, sunny days, happy occasions or any project in need of an uplifting jazz groove. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 81 BPM]
Take the passion and drama of romantic classical piano and strings, add a hip hop groove and you have the perfect track to spice up your latest drama, movie, documentary, commercial or any project that needs to blend contemporary with classical. [Tempo: Medium / 84 BPM]
A funky, upbeat groove with an infectious melody on Saxophone and Guitar. A great contemporary jazz track with a soulful, retro vibe. Also features electric piano, bass, drums and turntable scratching. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
A Disco Funk track influenced by KC and the Sunshine Band and other artists of the classic Disco era. Good for any project in need of a funky 70s soundtrack. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]