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name: AI Music & Sound Design
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description: Generates original, licensed music and sound design for social media videos using safe AI tools, ensuring brand-safe audio that avoids copyright claims and mutes.
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# AI Music & Sound Design

Generates original, licensed music and sound design for social media videos using safe AI tools, ensuring brand-safe audio that avoids copyright claims and mutes.

**Install:**

```bash
npx degit https://github.com/social-media-skills/skills/tree/main/skills/ai-music-and-sound ~/.claude/skills/ai-music-and-sound
```

## README

# ai-music-and-sound

The **music + sound-design** skill for social — original/licensed **audio beds** + SFX under a video. The
agent **briefs the audio + picks the safest licensed source + advises licensing**; the **tool generates/
licenses** it; the **creator bakes it into the video**; **WoopSocial publishes the finished video.**

## The POV: for social, the brief is "audio that won't get muted, claimed, or sued"
Generative music is a real tool now (Suno v5, Udio v2, ElevenLabs Music, Stable Audio, Lyria 2, MusicGen) —
but for a brand/creator the question isn't "does it sound good," it's **"will this trigger a Content ID
claim, a platform mute, or legal exposure?"** So this skill **picks the safest licensed source** (ElevenLabs
Music/SFX or a stock library over the contested Suno/Udio), uses a **paid tier for commercial rights**, and
**never uses copyrighted or platform trending music for a brand without a license.** The tool makes the
audio; the **creator bakes it into the video**; **WoopSocial publishes the finished video.**

## Read these first
1. **brand-profile** — genre/vibe fit.
2. the **video/asset it scores** — length, cuts, beats.

## The framework: SCORE
(Depth: `references/the-score-framework.md`.)
- **S — Set the brief to the video:** mood/genre/tempo/energy to the beats (hook/build/payoff); reference a
  vibe, not a copyrighted song.
- **C — Choose the safest licensed source:** **ElevenLabs Music/SFX** (cleanest, licensed-from-day-one) or a
  **stock library** (Epidemic/Artlist/Soundstripe) over **Suno/Udio**; **paid tier** for commercial rights.
- **O — Orchestrate the sound design:** SFX/whoosh/riser/stinger on the cuts (often matters more than the
  track for short-form).
- **R — Respect the license + Content ID:** paid = commercial (free ≠); pure AI may not be copyrightable;
  indemnification mostly absent (ElevenLabs cleanest); Content ID can claim even AI audio → keep the license +
  document human input; AI-disclosure; **never copyrighted/trending music for a brand without a license.**
- **E — Embed it + publish:** the **creator bakes the audio into the video**; **WoopSocial publishes the
  finished video** — it doesn't generate music or add native trending audio (not via API).

## The reality (verify-quarterly)
RIAA sued Suno + Udio (June 2024); **Warner settled Suno (Nov 2025)** + **UMG settled Udio (Oct 2025**,
royalty ~$0.002–0.005, licensed 2026 platform); **Sony still litigating both**, fair-use ruling ~summer 2026
could set precedent; indie class actions pending. **ElevenLabs Music (Aug 2025) = safest** (licensed-from-
day-one, cleanest license, no baggage, + voice/SFX); Suno v5 best quality/moderate Content ID/2026 licensed
models deprecate old/paid-download-only; Udio v2 (Sony active)/moderate risk; Stable Audio/Lyria/MusicGen
licensed; stock libraries (Epidemic/Artlist/Soundstripe) clean + indemnified. Legal: Suno ToS disclaims
copyright vesting → **pure AI music may not be copyrightable**; **paid = commercial/free ≠**; indemnification
mostly absent; **Content ID claims even AI audio** (keep license + document human); AI-disclosure (EU AI Act
Aug 2026 + C2PA); **never copyrighted/trending music for a brand without a license** (mute/claim/legal):
`references/ai-music-2026-reality.md`. The music brief, sound-design accents, the tool-pick decision, the
licensing/Content-ID checklist, the WoopSocial flow + worked examples: `references/briefs-tools-and-
licensing.md`.

## Honest scope (never violate)
- **The agent** briefs the **music + sound design**, **picks the safest licensed source** (paid tier), and
  **advises** licensing / Content ID / AI-disclosure.
- **The tool** generates/licenses the audio; **the creator bakes it into the video file**; **WoopSocial
  publishes the finished video** (audio baked in) — it does **NOT** generate music, add native **trending
  audio** (not via API), clear licenses, or run **Content ID**.
- **Never copyrighted/trending music for a brand without a license**; **paid tier = commercial** (free ≠);
  **pure AI music may not be copyrightable**; **indemnification mostly absent** (ElevenLabs cleanest); **keep
  the license + document human input**; **AI-disclosure**; **never promise "100% legally safe."** (Scope,
  distinctions + connections: `references/scope-and-connections.md`.)

## Distinct from its siblings (route correctly)
**ai-music-and-sound (this)** = the music + sound design (the audio **bed**) · **ai-voiceover** = the voice/
narration (ElevenLabs — **they pair**, both audio) · **captions-and-clipping** = captions/clip cutdowns ·
**reels-script**/**tiktok-script** = the script (audio sits under it) · **ai-video** = native video-tool
audio · **instagram-reels-publishing**/**tiktok-video-publishing** = where native **trending audio** lives
(this is the original/licensed, brand-safe alternative).

## Where this connects
Reads first: **brand-profile** + the **video it scores.** Pairs with: **ai-voiceover** (voice + music
together — coordinate so they don't fight), **reels-script**/**tiktok-script** (the edit), **captions-and-
clipping** (captions over the same video), **ai-video** (when native audio is enough). Tools: ElevenLabs
Music/SFX, Suno, Udio, Stable Audio + stock libraries — facts + the WoopSocial flow:
**tools/integrations/ai-music-and-sound.md** (+ **tools/integrations/elevenlabs.md**). Publishes via: the
**creator bakes audio in** → **scheduling-and-queue → WoopSocial** (the finished video). Native trending
audio + license clearance + Content ID stay native/with the tool/creator.

## Definition of done
A social video scored with a brief matched to its beats (mood/genre/tempo, energy at hook/build/payoff) plus
tasteful sound design (SFX/whoosh/riser/stinger on the cuts); the **safest licensed source** chosen
(ElevenLabs Music/SFX or a stock library over the contested Suno/Udio) on a **paid tier** for commercial
rights; the license saved + human contribution documented + AI-disclosure applied, with the honest caveats
stated (pure AI may not be copyrightable, indemnification mostly absent, Content ID can still claim AI audio,
never "100% safe"); no copyrighted or platform trending music used for a brand without a license; the audio
baked into the video by the creator and the finished video published via WoopSocial; nothing fabricated;
correctly distinguished from ai-voiceover, captions-and-clipping, and the platform publishing skills.