Instrumental Songs
Here are some favorite popular instrumentals.
INSTRUMENTAL SONGS: ALBATROSS - BORN
Albatross (guitar instrumental) - 1968 - Fleetwood Mac
Alfie (instrumental with heavy harmonica) – 1968 – Eivets Rednow (Stevie Wonder)
Also Sprach Zarathustra (Instrumental) - 1973 - Deodato
Anna (fast-paced instrumental) - 1961 - Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar
Apache (medium to fast-paced Instrumental) - 1961 - Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar
"Apartment, The" (Theme) (piano instrumental) - 1960 - Ferrante and Teicher
Ape No Mountain High Enough (instrumental with animal sounds) – 1988/1989 – Bernie Krause
Around The World (slow instrumental) - 1957 - Victor Young
A-Team, The (military-style theme from the tv show) – 1984 - Daniel Caine Orchestra
Autumn Leaves (piano and orchestra Instrumental) - 1955 - Roger Williams
Axel F (Instrumental theme from Beverly Hills Cop) - 1985 - Harold Faltermeyer
Baby Elephant Walk (playful instrumental) - 1961 – Henry Mancini
Baby Elephant Walk (playful instrumental) (cover version) - 1962 - Lawrence Welk
Blue Tango (upbeat instrumental) - 1951 - Leroy Anderson
Born Free (mostly Instrumental with some background singers singing "born free, as free as the wind blows, as free as the grass grows, born free to follow your heart") - 1966 - Roger Williams
Born Free (Instrumental version of the classic song) - 1969 - Hank Marvin
INSTRUMENTAL SONGS: CALCUTTA - DUELING
Calcutta (Instrumental with people humming and singing "la la..." in the background) - 1961 - Lawrence Welk
Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White (upbeat instrumental heavy on trumpet) - 1955 - Eddie Calvert
Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White (upbeat instrumental) - 1955 - Perez Prado
Classical Gas (popular fast-paced instrumental heavy on acoustic guitar) - 1968 - Mason Williams
Cut The Cake (mostly disco Instrumental with some singing "gimme gimme gimme gimme...") - 1975 - Average White Band
(The) Deer Hunter Theme (Cavatina) (slow instrumental – from the movie The Deer Hunter) - 1979 – Shadows
Doina de Jale (instrumental with a pan flute) – 1976 – Gheorghe Zamfir
Dueling Banjos (bluegrass-style instrumental) - 1973 - Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell
INSTRUMENTAL SONGS: ENTERTAINER - FRANKENSTEIN
Entertainer, The (piano Instrumental from movie, The Sting) - 1974 - Marvin Hamlisch
Exodus (piano instrumental) - 1961 - Ferrante and Teicher
Express (Disco Instrumental) - 1975 - B.T. Express
Fifth Of Beethoven, A (Disco Instrumental) (From "Saturday Night Fever") - 1976 - Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band
Fire On High (fast-paced instrumental) - 1978 - Electric Light Orchestra
Fish Wrap (instrumental with animal sounds) – 1988/1989 – Bernie Krause
Fly Me To The Moon-Bossa Nova (Instrumental with Bossa Nova sound) - 1963 - Joe Harnell
Forty Miles Of Bad Road (upbeat instrumental) - 1959 - Duane Eddy
Frankenstein (Instrumental with some heavy and futuristic sounds) - 1973 - Edgar Winter Group
INSTRUMENTAL SONGS: GET - HORSE
Get Carter Theme (Carter Takes A Train) (from the movie Get Carter) (instrumental) - 1971 - Roy Budd
Gold Bug, The (instrumental) – 1980 - Alan Parsons Project
Green Onions (popular 1960s instrumental with heavy organ) - 1962 - Booker T. & MG's
Happy Whistler, The (Instrumental with whistling) - 1956 - Don Robertson
Hawaii Five-O (fast-paced instrumental) (from the tv show Hawaii Five-O) - 1969 - The Ventures
"Hill Street Blues" (slow-paced instrumental theme from the tv show Hill Street Blues) - 1981 - Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton
Hocus Pocus (Rock instrumental with some yodeling) - 1973 – Focus
Hooked On Classics (Instrumentals - fun versions of classical songs) - 1982 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Horse, The (popular funky instrumental) - 1968 - Cliff Nobles & Co.
INSTRUMENTAL SONGS: IL - JUNGLE
Il Silenzio (Instrumental heavy on the trumpet) - 1965 - Nini Rosso
In The Mood (fun, upbeat instrumental) - 1939/1940 - Glenn Miller
In The Mood (fun, upbeat instrumental) - 1959 - Ernie Fields
Telstar (upbeat instrumental with a futuristic sound for 1962) - 1962 - The Tornados
James Bond Theme (modern techno version)- 1997 - Moby
Java (upbeat Instrumental - heavy on trumpet) - 1964 - Al Hirt
Jaws score (well-known instrumental) – 1975 - John Williams and orchestra
Jaws (Instrumental disco version) - 1976 - Lalo Schifrin
Jessica (upbeat rock/blues/jazzy instrumental) - 1973 - The Allman Brothers Band
Joy (upbeat instrumental) - 1972 - Apollo 100 featuring Tom Parker
Jungle Fever (mostly instrumental with a latin beat and a woman talking softly) - 1972 - Chakachas
INSTRUMENTAL SONGS: LAST - LOVE
Last Night (classic upbeat instrumental) - 1961 - The Mar-Keys
Let There Be Drums (fast instrumental heavy on drums) - 1961 - Sandy Nelson
Lily Was Here (Instrumental heavy on saxophone) - 1990 - Candy Dulfer and David A. Stewart
Lisbon Antigua (upbeat instrumental) - 1956 - Nelson Riddle
Lonely Bull, The (El Solo Toro) (instrumental with Tijuana sound) - 1962 - The Tijuana Brass with Herb Alpert
Lost In Space (from the 1998 movie Lost In Space) (mostly instrumental, fast-paced with a techno sound) - 1998 - Apollo 440
Love Is Blue (medium-paced breezy instrumental) - 1968 - Paul Mauriat
"Love Story" (Theme from Love Story) (popular slow instrumental) - 1971 - Henry Mancini
Love's Theme (popular disco instrumental) - 1974 - Love Unlimited Orchestra
Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet (slow instrumental heavy on piano) - 1969 - Henry Mancini and His Orchestra
INSTRUMENTAL SONGS: MAN - MUSIC
"Man With The Golden Arm, The" Main Title (upbeat instrumental) - 1956 - Elmer Bernstein
"Man With The Golden Arm, The" Main Title Theme (upbeat instrumental) - 1956 - Billy May
"Man With The Golden Arm, The" Main Title Theme (upbeat instrumental) - 1962 - Jet Harris
"Man With The Golden Arm, The" Themes (upbeat instrumental) - 1956 - Richard Maltby
Manhattan Spiritual (upbeat instrumental) - 1959 - Reg
Maria Elena (breezy Hawaiian-sounding instrumental) - 1963 - Los Indios Tabajaras
Melody Of Love (upbeat instrumental) - 1955 - Billy Vaughn
Memphis (fast-paced instrumental) - 1963 - Lonnie Mack
Miami Vice Theme (synthesizer-heavy instrumental) - 1985 - Jan Hammer
Midnight Cowboy (leisurely-paced instrumental) - 1970 - Ferrante and Teicher
Midnight In Moscow (upbeat instrumental heavy on horns)- 1962 - Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen
Misirlou (surf instrumental) - 1962 - Dick Dale And His Del-Tones
Mission Impossible Theme (fast-paced instrumental) – 1966 - Lalo Schifrin
Mission Impossible Theme (fast-paced instrumental) - 1996 - Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen
Moby Dick (rock Instrumental) - 1969 - Led Zeppelin
Moonglow and Theme From "Picnic" (casual instrumental) - 1956 - Morris Stoloff
Moonglow and Theme From "Picnic" (casual instrumental) - 1956 - George Cates
Moonlight Serenade (slow-paced instrumental) - 1954 - Glenn Miller
Moonlight Serenade/Little Brown Jug/In The Mood (Instrumental) - 1976 - Glenn Miller
Moritat (A Theme From "The Three Penny Opera") (Instrumental) - 1956 - The Dick Hyman Trio
Mozart Symphony No. 40 In G Minor (Instrumental) - 1971 - Waldo De Los Rios
Music Box Dancer (happy-sounding instrumental heavy on piano) - 1979 - Frank Mills
INSTRUMENTAL SONGS: NADIA'S - OVERTURE
Nadia's Theme (Bless the Beasts and the Children; The Young And The Restless) (Instrumental) - 1971/1976 - Barry DeVornon and Perry Botkin, Jr.
Near You (upbeat instrumental heavy on piano) - 1958 - Roger Williams
On The Rebound (fast-paced instrumental) - 1961 - Floyd Cramer
Only You (slow-paced instrumental) - 1959 - Franck Pourcel's French Fiddles
Our Winter Love (slow-paced instrumental) - 1963 - Bill Pursell
Outa-Space (fast-paced instrumental heavy on bass) - 1972 - Billy Preston; Song:
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Overture From Tommy (A Rock Opera) (fast-paced instrumental) - 1970 - Assembled Multitude
INSTRUMENTAL SONGS: PATRICIA - QUIET
Patricia (upbeat, fun instrumental) - 1958 - Perez Prado
Peter Gunn (popular Instrumental) - 1959 - Ray Anthony
Peter Gunn (popular Instrumental) - 1986 - Art Of Noise (featuring Duane Eddy)
Peter Gunn Theme (popular Instrumental) - 1959 - Duane Eddy
Petite Fleur (medium-paced Instrumental) - 1959 - Chris Barber's Jazz Band
'Picnic' Theme and Moonglow (slow to medium-pacedInstrumental) - 1956 - Morris Stoloff
Pink Panther Theme (instrumental from the 1963 movie The Pink Panther) – 1963 – Henry Mancini
Pipeline (surfing instrumental) - 1963 - The Chantays
Poor People Of Paris (upbeat instrumental with whistling) - 1956 - Les Baxter
Poor People Of Paris (very fast-paced instrumental heavy on piano) - 1956 - Winifred Atwell
Popcorn (fun Instrumental) - 1972 - Hot Butter
Quadrophonia (Instrumental – Techno) - 1991 – Quadrophonia
Quentin's Theme (slow-paced instrumental from the TV series 'Dark Shadows') - 1969 - Charles Randolph Grean Sounde
Quiet Village (bossa-nova style instrumental with jungle sounds in the background) - 1959 - Martin Denny
INSTRUMENTAL SONGS: RAUNCHY - ROMEO
Raunchy (upbeat instrumental) - 1957 - Ernie Freeman
Raunchy (upbeat instrumental) - 1957 - Bill Justis
Raunchy (upbeat instrumental) - 1958 - Billy Vaughn
Rebel-'Rouser (fast-paced instrumental) - 1958 - Duane Eddy
Red River Rock (Instrumental) - 1959 - Johnny & the Hurricanes
Rise (medium- paced popular instrumental heavy on trumpet and with a disco background) - 1979 - Herb Alpert
Rock And Roll Part 2 (mostly Instrumental except for "Hey" shouted a lot; a popular song at many sporting events) - 1972 - Gary Glitter
Rockford Files, The (from the tv show The Rockford Files) (instrumental) - 1975 - Mike Post
Rockit (futuristic-sounding upbeat funky Instrumental) - 1983 - Herbie Hancock
Rodrigo's Guitar Concierto De Aranjuez (instrumental heavy on guitar) - 1976 - Manuel and His Music of the Mountains
Romeo and Juliet (love theme) (slow instrumental heavy on piano) - 1969 - Henry Mancini and His Orchestra
INSTRUMENTAL SONGS: SAIL - SYNCOPATED
Sail Along Silvery Moon (Instrumental heavy on horns) - 1958 - Billy Vaughn
Scorpio (funky instrumental) - 1972 - Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band
Shangri-La (slow instrumental) - 1964 - Robert Maxwell
Sleep Walk (slow instrumental with a "surf" guitar sound) - 1959 - Santo and Johnny
So Rare (mostly Instrumental, slow) - 1957 - Jimmy Dorsey
Soft Summer Breeze (slow jazzy instrumental) - 1956 - Eddie Heywood
Songbird (slow instrumental heavy on saxophone) - 1987 - Kenny G
Soulful Strut (popular medium-paced funky instrumental) - 1969 - Young-Holt Unlimited
Space Race (fast-paced funky instrumental) - 1973 - Billy Preston
Staccato's Theme (horn-heavy instrumental from the tv show Johnny Staccato) - 1959 - Elmer Bernstein
Star Wars (Main Title) (famous instrumental) - 1977 - John Williams and The LSO
Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band (instrumental with a disco background) - 1977 - Meco
Stomp in the Name of Love (instrumental with animal sounds) – 1988/1989 – Bernie Krause
Stranger On The Shore (slow instrumental heavy on clarinet) - 1962 - Mr. Acker Bilk
Stripper, The (famous stripper-theme instrumental) - 1962 - David Rose
"Summer Place, A" (Theme From) (breezy instrumental) - 1960 - Percy Faith
Sunchyme (slow instrumental) - 1997 - Dario G
S.W.A.T. (Theme) (Instrumental) - 1976 - Rhythm Heritage
Syncopated Clock (instrumental with metronome sounds) – 1945/1946 - Leroy Anderson
INSTRUMENTAL SONGS: TASTE - TYPEWRITER
Taste Of Honey, A (upbeat instrumental heavy on trumpet) - 1965 - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
Tea For Two Cha Cha (popular upbeat Cha Cha instrumental) - 1958 - The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
Teen Beat (fast-paced instrumental) - 1959 - Sandy Nelson
Tequila (upbeat instrumental with "Tequila" shouted from time to time) - 1958 - The Champs
(Theme For) Young Lovers (Instrumental) - 1964 - Shadows
(Overture From) Tommy (A Rock Opera) (fast-paced instrumental) - 1970 - Assembled Multitude
Topsy II (fast-paced instrumental) - 1958 - Cozy Cole
Tracy's Theme (medium-paced instrumental) - 1960 - Spencer Ross
Tubular Bells (medium-paced instrumental from the The Excorcist) - 1974 - Mike Oldfield
Typewriter, The (instrumental with the sound of a typewriter throughout) - 1950 - Leroy Anderson
INSTRUMENTAL SONGS: WALK - WONDERLAND
Walk-Don't Run (fast-paced "surf" instrumental) - 1960 - The Ventures
Walk-Don't Run '64 (fast-paced "surf" instrumental) - 1964 - The Ventures
Walk Don't Run (fast-paced "surf" instrumental) - 1960 - John Barry Seven
Washington Square (Instrumental) - 1963 - Village Stompers
White Silver Sands (upbeat instrumental) - 1960 - Bill Black's Combo
Wild Weekend (upbeat instrumental) - 1962 - The Rockin' Rebels
Wipe Out (fast-paced "Surfing" Instrumental) - 1963 - The Surfaris
Wonderland By Night (slow instrumental) - 1961 - Bert Kaempfert
Wonderland By Night (slow instrumental) - 1961 - Louis Prima
INSTRUMENTAL SONGS: YELLOW - ZORRO'S
Yellow Bird (Instrumental) - 1961 - Arthur Lyman Group
"Young And The Restless" Theme (Nadia's Theme) (slow instrumental) - 1976 - Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr.
(Theme For) Young Lovers (medium-paced instrumental) - 1964 – Shadows
Zoo Gang (upbeat instrumental) – 1973/1974 – Paul McCartney and Wings
Zorba The Greek (fast-paced instrumental heavy on trumpet) - 1966 - Herb Alpert
Zorba's Dance (Instrumental) (from Zorba The Greek) - 1965 - Marcello Minerbi
Zorro's Theme (slow instrumental) (from The Mask Of Zorro) - 1998 - James Horner
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