Synthwave (also called outrun, retrowave, and futuresynth)[3] is a genre of electronic music[1] influenced by 1980s film soundtracks and video game music.[5][6] Beginning in the mid 2000s, the genre developed from various niche communities on the Internet, reaching wider popularity in the early 2010s.[3]
Musically, synthwave is heavily inspired by many 1980s films, videogames, and cartoons,[7] as well as composers such as John Carpenter, Vangelis, and Tangerine Dream.
source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthwave_(2000s_genre)