AI Music Prompts for Your Video Soundtrack

About the “AI Music Prompts for Your Video Soundtrack” template

Prompts for AI music generators tailored to your video: mood, genre, tempo, instruments and a structure synced to the key moments, with variants and tips for mixing under voice, without imitating existing artists or songs. It is one of the templates in AI Video.

What it will ask you (13)

1. Type of video
2. Describe the video and its key moments (e.g. starts calm in the kitchen, the final dish is revealed at 20 s)
3. Mood it should convey (pick up to 2)
4. Genres that suit you
5. Tempo
6. Music length in seconds
7. Vocals
8. Your lyrics, if you chose a song with lyrics (they must be original and yours)
9. Instruments you would like to hear (comma-separated)
10. Structure
11. Number of prompt variants
12. The video will be monetised or is for a brand or client
13. Music generator you plan to use, if you have one

Example result

What the AI returned with this prompt and some sample answers.

# Music for video · tutorial on planting herbs on a balcony, instrumental acoustic

MUSIC BRIEF
- Role: support a voice-over without covering it.
- Emotion: calm and cheerful → mid-slow tempo, warm timbres, light low end.
- Approximate BPM: 85-95.
- Instruments: acoustic guitar, ukulele and soft hand percussion.

MAIN PROMPT
Warm instrumental acoustic track, around 90 BPM, fingerpicked acoustic guitar and soft
ukulele, light hand percussion, no vocals, simple repeating chord pattern with no lead
melody, light low end, calm and cheerful mood, short intro, steady middle section,
gentle ending, about 60 seconds.

ENERGY MAP
- 0:00-0:08 · title · guitar only · energy 2
- 0:08-0:45 · tutorial steps · percussion comes in · energy 3
- 0:45-1:00 · final result · percussion drops out · energy 2

VARIANTS
A (tempo changes): the same track at around 75 BPM, slower and more relaxed.
B (one instrument changes): the same track with soft piano instead of ukulele.

AVOID
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How to use it

1. Answer the questions in the form above.
2. Generate the prompt and copy it, or open it straight in your AI.
3. Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. If the result doesn't fit, ask the AI to adjust it or generate it again with other answers.

Frequently asked questions

What do I get with “AI Music Prompts for Your Video Soundtrack”?

A complete prompt tailored to your answers, ready to paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. Prompts for AI music generators tailored to your video: mood, genre, tempo, instruments and a structure synced to the key moments, with variants and tips for mixing under voice, without imitating existing artists or songs.

How long does it take?

You answer 13 guided questions; most have options to pick from, so it usually takes a couple of minutes.

Is it free?

Yes. Fill in the form, sign in with Google and copy the prompt, at no cost.

Do you store what I type?

Yes, in your history: we keep your answers and the generated prompt, linked to your account, for 12 months. You can see and delete them in “My account”. For health, diet, fitness and finance templates we store nothing.