synthwave Music
13 royalty-free synthwave tracks. Free for commercial use with attribution.
What is synthwave music?
Synthwave is the 1980s, refracted through 2010s nostalgia. The genre takes the analog synth palette of John Carpenter film scores, Tangerine Dream, and Vangelis, gated reverb drums, sawtooth-wave lead synths, glittering arpeggios, neon-pink chord stabs, and builds modern tracks around it. Lo-fi recording aesthetics meet polished digital production.
For content creators in 2026, synthwave fits anything that wants a retro-future visual identity. Gaming streams (especially indie / pixel-art / cyberpunk), tech-explainer videos, sci-fi short film soundtracks, retro-themed product launches, and pop-culture commentary all benefit from the warm-yet-cold energy of the genre.
The track tempo (usually 80-110 BPM) sits between cinematic urgency and ambient drift, which makes synthwave especially good for talking-head segments where you want subtle forward motion without distracting your audience.
