Video · SoundNO.075 / 166
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When to use it
Emotional sequences, montages, opening and closing; duck it or stop it under dialogue.
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Prompt template
(for a music generator) a 60-second film score, piano and strings, quiet and tender at first, swelling to an emotional peak at 40 seconds, resolving in the last 10 seconds, around 70 BPM, no vocals.
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Sample prompt · generate a video directly
The technique comes first, followed by the scene, action, performance and duration. Paste it straight into a video model and swap in your own characters and plot.
(For a music generator such as Suno) A 60-second score for a short film, piano and strings: it opens with single piano notes, quiet and tender; strings join at 20 seconds, swell to the emotional peak at 40 seconds, then fall away in the last 10 seconds, ending on a single piano chord. Around 70 BPM, no vocals, suited to a heartwarming short about going home for the New Year.
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Common pitfalls
- Music wall to wall, burying the dialogue.
- The music's mood runs against the picture, and not on purpose.
- The music's ending doesn't line up with the picture's.
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Parameter tips
Edit the picture first, then add music; duck the music 12 dB or more under dialogue.