Synthwave
Music genre
Synthwave is an electronic music microgenre that is based predominantly on the music associated with action, science-fiction, and horror film soundtracks of the 1980s. Other influences are drawn from the decade's art and video games. Wikipedia
Bpm range: 80-118 bpm
Cultural origins: Mid-to late 2000s; France, Western Europe
Other names: Outrun; retrowave; future synth
Stylistic origins: Electronic; 1980s film soundtracks; electro; Eurodisco; French house; video game music; Italo disco; chiptune; synth-pop
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