About Prompt
- Prompt Type – Dynamic
- Prompt Platform – ChatGPT, Grok, Deepseek, Gemini, Copilot, Midjourney, Meta AI and more
- Niche – Music
- Language – English
- Category – Creativity
- Prompt Title – Music Composition Agent Prompt
Prompt Details
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### **Optimized Dynamic Prompt for AI Music Composition**
This dynamic prompt is designed as a comprehensive framework or “composer’s brief” for an AI. Its structure allows you to easily modify variables to generate a vast range of musical ideas, from simple melodies to fully orchestrated pieces. The goal is to provide the AI with rich, multi-layered context, leading to more creative, nuanced, and specific outputs.
By breaking down the request into clear, logical sections, you guide the AI’s “creative process” and ensure all key aspects of your vision are considered.
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### **The Dynamic Prompt Template**
**Instructions for Use:** Copy the entire template below and replace the text within the square brackets `[ ]` with your specific ideas. Feel free to delete sections that are not applicable (e.g., the “Lyrical Direction” section for an instrumental piece). The more detail you provide, the more tailored the result will be.
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# **AI Music Composition Brief**
## **1. Persona / Role**
You are a [Describe the AI’s role, e.g., “master film score composer,” “an innovative electronic music producer,” “a classical orchestrator specializing in Baroque music,” “a Nashville songwriter known for heartfelt ballads”]. Your task is to conceptualize and compose a new piece of music based on the detailed brief below.
## **2. Core Concept & Narrative**
– **Project Title:** “[Working Title of the Piece]”
– **Core Idea (One Sentence):** [A single, evocative sentence describing the piece’s central theme. e.g., “The feeling of a final, bittersweet goodbye on a train platform in the rain.”]
– **Narrative Arc / Story:** [Briefly describe the story or emotional journey the music should tell. e.g., “The piece begins with a sense of quiet anticipation, builds to a moment of overwhelming emotional release, and then fades into a gentle, reflective acceptance.”]
## **3. Musical DNA & Genre Palette**
– **Primary Genre:** [e.g., Cinematic Orchestral, Lofi Hip-Hop, Dark Ambient, Folk Pop]
– **Secondary Genre(s) / Influences:** [List 1-3 subgenres or stylistic blends. e.g., “with elements of Neo-classical and a touch of Nordic Folk,” “blended with 8-bit chiptune and synthwave,” “fused with traditional Japanese Koto music.”]
– **Artist/Composer References:** [List 2-4 artists or composers whose style should be a reference point. e.g., “Think Hans Zimmer meets Vangelis,” “In the style of Nujabes or J Dilla,” “Inspired by the harmonies of Debussy and the rhythms of Steve Reich.”]
## **4. Mood & Emotional Landscape**
– **Primary Mood:** [A single dominant emotion. e.g., Melancholic, Heroic, Anxious, Serene, Whimsical, Ominous]
– **Secondary Mood(s):** [Other emotions that should appear or be hinted at. e.g., “with undercurrents of hope and nostalgia,” “transitions from tense to triumphant.”]
– **Setting / Atmosphere:** [Describe the environment or scene this music would score. e.g., “A vast, empty desert at twilight,” “A bustling cyberpunk metropolis in a neon-drenched downpour,” “A quiet, sun-dappled forest clearing.”]
## **5. Instrumentation & Sound Design**
– **Lead Instruments (Melody):** [Specify the instruments carrying the main themes. Be specific. e.g., “A lone cello with heavy reverb,” “A distorted 80s synthesizer lead,” “A breathy female vocal ‘ooh’ and ‘aah’ melody,” “A clean electric guitar with a slight delay.”]
– **Rhythm Section (Drums & Percussion):** [Describe the beat. e.g., “A slow, boom-bap hip-hop drum machine beat with a dusty vinyl crackle,” “Powerful, driving taiko drums and cinematic war horns,” “No percussion, only rhythmic pulses from a synth bass,” “Lightly brushed snares and a gentle hi-hat.”]
– **Harmony & Pads (Chords & Atmosphere):** [Instruments filling out the sound. e.g., “Lush, sweeping string section (violins, violas),” “Warm, analog synth pads that slowly evolve,” “Acoustic guitar chords finger-picked gently,” “A distant, haunting church organ.”]
– **Bass:** [e.g., “A deep, resonant sub-bass,” “A funky, live-played electric bass guitar,” “A classic Moog-style synth bass.”]
– **Sound Effects / Foley (Optional):** [Non-musical sounds to add texture. e.g., “The sound of gentle rain,” “Distant city sirens,” “The crackling of a fireplace,” “Digital glitches and static.”]
## **6. Compositional & Structural Elements**
– **Tempo:** [Be descriptive or specific. e.g., “Slow, around 65 BPM,” “Allegro (fast and bright), ~140 BPM,” “Starts slow and gradually accelerates (accelerando).”]
– **Key / Tonality:** [e.g., “C minor (for a serious, melancholic feel),” “E-flat major (for a majestic, warm feel),” “Atonal and dissonant,” “Uses a pentatonic scale for an East Asian flavor.”]
– **Song Structure (Very Important):** [Define the sections of the song. e.g., “Intro -> Verse 1 -> Chorus -> Verse 2 -> Bridge -> Guitar Solo -> Double Chorus -> Outro,” or for instrumental: “A (Theme Introduction) -> B (Development) -> A (Theme Reprise) -> Coda (Fade out).”]
– **Dynamics:** [Describe the volume and intensity changes. e.g., “Starts very quiet (pianissimo), builds to a loud, dramatic crescendo in the chorus (fortissimo), and ends softly.”]
## **7. Lyrical Direction (If Applicable)**
– **Theme:** [Central topic of the lyrics. e.g., “Lost love and regret,” “Overcoming adversity,” “A tribute to nature.”]
– **Vocal Style:** [e.g., “Male, deep baritone, singing in a soft, intimate style like Leonard Cohen,” “Female, ethereal and breathy soprano like Enya,” “Rapped verses with a sung chorus,” “Group harmonies, like a choir.”]
– **Key Imagery/Phrases to Include:** [List a few powerful words or images to guide the lyrical content. e.g., “Shattered glass,” “Fading sunlight,” “Ghost in the machine,” “The scent of rain.”]
## **8. Production & Mix Style**
– **Overall Vibe:** [e.g., “Modern, clean, and polished,” “Vintage, warm, and analog with tape saturation,” “Lo-fi, hazy, and intentionally imperfect,” “Expansive, wide, and cinematic with a huge stereo field.”]
– **Key Effects:** [Mention specific effects. e.g., “Heavy use of reverb and delay on the lead instruments,” “Sidechain compression on the pads, pumping with the kick drum,” “Slightly detuned synthesizers for a retro feel.”]
## **9. Constraints & Negative Prompts**
– **Avoid:** [List things the AI should NOT include. e.g., “No acoustic guitars,” “Avoid a standard 4/4 time signature,” “No happy or major key melodies,” “No cliché digital synth presets.”]
## **10. Output Request**
– **Format:** [Specify what you want back. e.g., “A detailed description of the musical piece,” “A complete set of lyrics,” “A MIDI file for the main melody,” “A fully produced 2-minute audio track in MP3 format.”]
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### **Example Prompt in Practice**
Here is a filled-out example of the template to generate a specific, creative piece of music.
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# **AI Music Composition Brief**
## **1. Persona / Role**
You are an innovative electronic music producer specializing in creating atmospheric, story-driven soundscapes. Your work blends organic and synthetic textures to evoke a strong sense of place and emotion.
## **2. Core Concept & Narrative**
– **Project Title:** “Solarium Abandoned”
– **Core Idea (One Sentence):** The sound of a colossal, abandoned greenhouse in space, where overgrown bio-luminescent plants pulse with a strange, quiet energy.
– **Narrative Arc / Story:** The piece should feel like a slow, floating exploration. It begins with a sense of wonder and mystery upon entry, builds slightly as the scale of the forgotten life is revealed, and then settles into a feeling of profound, beautiful loneliness.
## **3. Musical DNA & Genre Palette**
– **Primary Genre:** Dark Ambient
– **Secondary Genre(s) / Influences:** blended with elements of Generative / Algorithmic music and a touch of Sci-Fi Cinematic scoring.
– **Artist/Composer References:** Inspired by the textures of Brian Eno’s “Ambient 4: On Land,” the cosmic scale of the “Stellaris” game soundtrack, and the subtle melodicism of Aphex Twin’s “Selected Ambient Works Volume II.”
## **4. Mood & Emotional Landscape**
– **Primary Mood:** Ethereal
– **Secondary Mood(s):** with undercurrents of awe, melancholy, and isolation.
– **Setting / Atmosphere:** A vast, zero-gravity greenhouse adrift in the cosmos. Glass ceilings reveal distant nebulas. The air is thick with humidity and the faint, organic hum of alien flora.
## **5. Instrumentation & Sound Design**
– **Lead Instruments (Melody):** A very sparse, high-register piano melody, processed with long-tail reverb and a “shimmer” effect, so each note hangs in the air like a drop of light.
– **Rhythm Section (Drums & Percussion):** No traditional drums. The rhythm should come from a slow, deep, pulsating synth bass that mimics a slow heartbeat, and occasional, gentle chimes that sound like water dripping on crystal.
– **Harmony & Pads (Chords & Atmosphere):** Extremely slow-moving, granular synth pads that sound like they are breathing. Use pads generated from heavily processed recordings of choirs and strings to give them an uncanny, organic quality.
– **Bass:** A deep, clean, sine-wave sub-bass that provides the foundational pulse (~40 BPM).
– **Sound Effects / Foley (Optional):** Subtle sounds of synthesized plant life (gentle crackles, soft hums), and the faint, low rumble of a space station’s life support system.
## **6. Compositional & Structural Elements**
– **Tempo:** Very slow, around 40 BPM (Largo), with a free-flowing, non-rigid timing.
– **Key / Tonality:** A-flat minor, but with ambiguous and shifting chords to create a sense of mystery.
– **Song Structure (Very Important):** Free-form ambient structure: `Phase 1 (Entry)`: Starts with just the atmospheric pads and Foley. `Phase 2 (Discovery)`: The piano melody enters after about 45 seconds. The deep bass pulse begins. `Phase 3 (Climax)`: The pads swell gently in volume and complexity, and a second, higher harmony layer is introduced. `Phase 4 (Acceptance)`: The elements slowly strip away, leaving just the reverberating piano and the faint atmospheric hum to fade into silence.
– **Dynamics:** Mostly very quiet (pianissimo), with a slow, gentle swell (crescendo) in the middle, before decaying back to nothing (diminuendo).
## **7. Lyrical Direction (If Applicable)**
– **N/A (Instrumental)**
## **8. Production & Mix Style**
– **Overall Vibe:** Expansive, wide, and immersive. The stereo field should feel enormous, as if listening in a massive cavern.
– **Key Effects:** Heavy use of high-quality reverb (convolution reverb with a “cathedral” or “ice cave” impulse response). Subtle use of granular synthesis on the pads. Gentle low-pass filtering to remove any harsh high frequencies.
## **9. Constraints & Negative Prompts**
– **Avoid:** No drums or standard percussion. No fast-moving melodies or arpeggios. Avoid any “happy” or purely major-key progressions. No harsh, distorted, or aggressive sounds.
## **10. Output Request**
– **Format:** A fully produced 3-minute instrumental audio track in high-quality MP3 format.