Synthwave (also outrun, retrowave) is an instrumental electronic style that explicitly references 1980s film soundtracks, video-game music, and synth-pop. The genre coalesced online in the late 2000s through producers like Kavinsky (whose "Nightcall" was central to Drive's 2011 soundtrack), College, and Mitch Murder. Tempos run 80–130 BPM. The aesthetic — neon palettes, retro-futurist visuals, gated reverb on snares, supersaw leads — is as central to the genre as its music. Labels like Rosso Corsa Records and Telefuture, and contemporary producers like FM-84, The Midnight, and Carpenter Brut keep the form active. Synthwave is foundational to a wider 1980s-revival aesthetic across film, video games, and visual culture.