Generate background music for a video with AI

PandaStudio generates original instrumental background music from a description with Google Lyria 2, run on your own Replicate account, and also includes a free music library you can use in any video, paid ads included.

In the Audio tab, Generate music takes a description of the music (genre, mood, instruments, tempo), an optional Avoid list (for example vocals or harsh drums) and an optional Seed. Generate makes a track of about 30 seconds with Google Lyria 2 (about a minute to generate) that you can listen to before adding. Add it Under the whole video, where it loops to the end, or At the playhead, and tick Lower it under speech to duck it under the voice. Each Generate is one run billed to your Replicate account, so you need to connect Replicate first in Settings > Connectors (a sign-in, no key to copy). A generated track remembers its description: select it on the timeline and click Edit & regenerate to change it, or New seed for a different take of the same description; the new track replaces it in place with the same level, fades and ducking, and Undo brings the old one back. If you do not want to use Replicate, the Music section in the same tab has the bundled music library, free and offline. The bundled tracks are included with PandaStudio: use them in any video you make, personal or commercial, including paid ads on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and other platforms, with no attribution and no extra fee; they may not be resold or redistributed as standalone music. A third option, Score this edit, composes original music and sound effects on your computer timed to your zooms, graphics and the words you stress (styles Talking head, Short, Promo (no voice) and Calm tutorial; mood Driven or Bright). Generated music has no vocals and is not made to a set length.

In the app

1. 1Connect Replicate once in Settings > Connectors.
2. 2Open the Audio tab and find Generate music.
3. 3Describe the music, optionally fill in Avoid and Seed, and click Generate. Listen to the new track.
4. 4Choose Under the whole video or At the playhead, tick Lower it under speech if there is talking, and click Add to video.
5. 5To change it later, select the track on the timeline and click Edit & regenerate, or New seed for a different take.
6. 6Free alternative: pick a track from the Music library in the Music section, or use Score this edit to compose music and sound effects on your computer.

pandastudio media.generate-music --prompt="calm lo-fi with soft piano, for a coding tutorial" --negativePrompt="vocals, drums"

pandastudio media.regenerate-music --id=$ID --regionId=audio-3 --newSeed=true

pandastudio asset.list-music

pandastudio project.compose-soundtrack --id=$ID --style=talking-head --mood=major

pandastudio media.compose-soundtrack --scorePath=/path/to/score.json --name=launch-spot