Audio: Cinematic
Horror Dread
Terrifying orchestral music for horror and frightening scenes. Best for: Horror scenes, scary moments, dread building, frightening reveals.
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- Pick your model's tab — the JSON re-shapes itself to that model's block order and limits.
- Click any green value to edit it in place — swap the subject, setting, or style for your own.
- Copy and paste the JSON as your prompt in the tool — links below.
{} {
"audio": {
"music": "horror orchestral",
"mood": "terrifying",
"sound_effects": "dissonant strings and ominous brass",
"background": "spine-chilling orchestral horror with unsettling harmonies and dread-inducing themes"
}
} {
"audio": {
"music": "horror orchestral",
"mood": "terrifying",
"sound_effects": "dissonant strings and ominous brass",
"background": "spine-chilling orchestral horror with unsettling harmonies and dread-inducing themes"
},
"production_notes": {
"prompt_level": "advanced",
"operator_checklist": "Confirm reference inputs, brand/logo handling, duration, audio support, and aspect ratio inside the target model before rendering."
}
} - Veo 3.1 follows structured prompts unusually well: lock camera, lighting and audio as separate JSON fields.
- Native audio: describe dialogue, ambient sound and music directly in the audio field.
{} {
"audio": {
"music": "horror orchestral",
"mood": "terrifying",
"sound_effects": "dissonant strings and ominous brass",
"background": "spine-chilling orchestral horror with unsettling harmonies and dread-inducing themes"
}
} {
"audio": {
"music": "horror orchestral",
"mood": "terrifying",
"sound_effects": "dissonant strings and ominous brass",
"background": "spine-chilling orchestral horror with unsettling harmonies and dread-inducing themes"
},
"production_notes": {
"prompt_level": "advanced",
"operator_checklist": "Confirm reference inputs, brand/logo handling, duration, audio support, and aspect ratio inside the target model before rendering."
}
} - Kling prompt guidance emphasizes Subject, Movement, Scene, Camera Language and Lighting.
- Write the action field as a shot note, not a keyword list.
{} {
"audio": {
"music": "horror orchestral",
"mood": "terrifying",
"sound_effects": "dissonant strings and ominous brass",
"background": "spine-chilling orchestral horror with unsettling harmonies and dread-inducing themes"
}
} {
"audio": {
"music": "horror orchestral",
"mood": "terrifying",
"sound_effects": "dissonant strings and ominous brass",
"background": "spine-chilling orchestral horror with unsettling harmonies and dread-inducing themes"
},
"production_notes": {
"prompt_level": "advanced",
"operator_checklist": "Confirm reference inputs, brand/logo handling, duration, audio support, and aspect ratio inside the target model before rendering."
}
} - Use a strict block order: CAMERA -> SUBJECT -> ACTION -> ENVIRONMENT -> LIGHTING -> STYLE.
- Keep the camera block to a shot type plus one movement; stacking moves degrades output.
{} {} {
"production_notes": {
"prompt_level": "advanced",
"operator_checklist": "Confirm reference inputs, brand/logo handling, duration, audio support, and aspect ratio inside the target model before rendering."
}
} - Wan 2.2 is the latest version with genuinely open, downloadable weights.
- Open-weights Wan 2.2 has no native audio track in the base text/image-to-video pipeline.
{} {} {
"production_notes": {
"prompt_level": "advanced",
"operator_checklist": "Confirm reference inputs, brand/logo handling, duration, audio support, and aspect ratio inside the target model before rendering."
}
} - Runway recommends clear, direct language; text-to-video should describe both visual elements and motion.
- Image-to-video prompts should focus on describing the motion of the scene.
Run this prompt
Copy the JSON above, then paste it as your prompt in any of these tools. Veo 3.1 is free to try inside Gemini (daily limit applies).
What each block does
| Block | Purpose |
|---|---|
| audio | Dialogue, ambient sound and music. Only Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0 and Seedance 2.0 render audio natively. |
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