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Re-score a video using its existing audio as reference

Replace temp or unlicensed music with an original score that keeps the feel of the original by using the video's audio as a reference.

ElevenLabsMusicRuleStack original

Written for ElevenLabs Instant Soundtracks (ElevenCreative) · Updated 2026-10-18

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Create a new original score for this video that keeps the character of its current audio: similar tempo, energy curve and instrumentation family, but not a copy of the melody. Keep the big moments where they are now ([timestamps of builds, drops or stops]). Change: [what should differ, e.g. warmer and less aggressive, no vocals]. Leave room for dialogue between [timestamps].

Replace everything in [square brackets] with your own details.

Settings & parameters

• Studio API parameter use_audio_as_reference: true (or the audio-as-reference control in the Music Video Editor); the model analyzes genre, crescendos, BPM and instrumentation
• Combine with add_sfx if the original's effects should be regenerated too, and separate_tracks for stems

Variations

• Several moods from one reference: "same structure, three versions: hopeful, tense, playful."
• Short-form recut: keep timing tight to the new edit's cuts.

Tips

• Use this to replace temp tracks before publishing; only upload footage you have rights to.
• Listen against the picture at the cut points before exporting; nudge the score in the editor rather than regenerating everything.