{
 "slug": "music-mood-by-content",
 "name": "Music mood by kind of video",
 "category": "sound",
 "group": "Music and mix",
 "media": [
  "video"
 ],
 "checked": "2026-11-13",
 "effect": "The music says what kind of video this is before a word does.",
 "use_when": "Briefing or generating a music bed.",
 "phrase": "a subtle tension beat that builds, instrumental, under a data reveal",
 "pitfalls": [
  {
   "text": "Describe the mood, not a specific track: trending sounds are short-lived.",
   "evidence": "practitioner",
   "source": "The Director Chair script structure notes"
  },
  {
   "text": "Music can be written to the cut: one section per scene, each with its own length, so the score changes on the cuts.",
   "evidence": "practitioner",
   "source": "Director Chair notes on A Blender film from one request (Riley Brown, Claude Fable 5.2)"
  }
 ],
 "per_model": [],
 "external_refs": [],
 "licensed": [],
 "site_names": [],
 "related": [
  "music-under-voice",
  "cut-on-the-beat"
 ],
 "rights": "own-work",
 "evidence": "practitioner",
 "source": {
  "url": null,
  "note": "Own words from the Director Chair script structure notes"
 },
 "body": "## Starting points\n\n| Kind of video | Mood |\n|---|---|\n| Data reveal, myth busting | a subtle tension beat that builds |\n| Review reaction | light, upbeat, curious |\n| How-to, tutorial | clean, energetic, modern |\n| User story | warm, acoustic, human |",
 "shown_with": null,
 "url": "https://directorchair.ai/sound/music-mood-by-content",
 "markdown": "https://directorchair.ai/sound/music-mood-by-content.md",
 "prompts": {
  "chat": "Give me a sound brief: what to record or pick, where it sits on the timeline, the levels, and what to check before export, for a short video about [your product], for [your audience]. The technique is music mood by kind of video: the music says what kind of video this is before a word does. How it works: a subtle tension beat that builds, instrumental, under a data reveal. It is right for: briefing or generating a music bed. Describe the mood, not a specific track: trending sounds are short-lived. Music can be written to the cut: one section per scene, each with its own length, so the score changes on the cuts. Be concrete: numbers, seconds and settings, no theory. Ask me one question first if something you need is missing."
 },
 "licence": {
  "code": "MIT",
  "text": "CC BY 4.0",
  "third_party": "Clips and card texts inside a \"licensed\" block belong to their makers and are shown with permission and credit."
 }
}