audio & image

Generate background music

Describe an instrumental track, generate it as an asset, and combine it with campaign video responsibly.

15 minutes

Intermediate

Video creators

Remote execution

What You Will Finish With

A generated music asset with known provenance is ready to mix under narration or video.

1
Define musical constraints
Describe mood, instrumentation, tempo, duration, energy curve, and whether narration needs room.
2
Check capability availability
Call creative_capabilities and confirm music-gen is available before promising the workflow.
3
Generate one focused option
Submit a concise prompt and approve the credit estimate. Create variants only after reviewing the first result.
4
Review rights and fit
Confirm provider terms for your use, then check loops, artifacts, duration, and brand suitability.
5
Mix as a new asset
Use local or hosted audio replacement/mixing tools and keep the original music and video assets reusable.

Where to go next

Ask my agent

Copy a ready prompt for this tutorial and paste it into any agent connected to Postward.

Preview the prompt

Follow the Postward tutorial "Generate background music".

Outcome: A generated music asset with known provenance is ready to mix under narration or video.
Prerequisites to verify first: A READY provider serving music generation; Hosted Creative entitlement; Writable storage.

Steps:
1. Define musical constraints: Describe mood, instrumentation, tempo, duration, energy curve, and whether narration needs room.
2. Check capability availability: Call creative_capabilities and confirm music-gen is available before promising the workflow.
3. Generate one focused option: Submit a concise prompt and approve the credit estimate. Create variants only after reviewing the first result.
4. Review rights and fit: Confirm provider terms for your use, then check loops, artifacts, duration, and brand suitability.
5. Mix as a new asset: Use local or hosted audio replacement/mixing tools and keep the original music and video assets reusable.

First inspect my environment and existing configuration, and verify each prerequisite before acting.
Follow the current Postward documentation rather than assuming tool names.
Do not replace unrelated configuration.
Verify the result and report exactly what changed.

Prerequisites

A READY provider serving music generation
Hosted Creative entitlement
Writable storage

Works With

fal.ai