Soundtrack Maker
How do I make a soundtrack for a video?
A soundtrack maker turns a mood into music that fits a picture. Veena is an AI DAW with a personal music producer built in, free in your browser. Import your video, tell CoProducer the tempo, the mood and where the important moment falls, and it builds the soundtrack as real tracks you can edit, mix under your voice and export with the video as an MP4.
A music library hands you a finished track to trim. In Veena the soundtrack is written for your video and stays editable: shorten a section, lift the strings for the reveal, move the ending.
Who the soundtrack maker is for
- Video creators who need music that fits the edit, not a track cut to length.
- Filmmakers and students scoring a short, a trailer or a project.
- Musicians adding their own score to a performance, a cover or a rehearsal clip.
- Anyone on a Chromebook or a work laptop, with nothing to install.
How to make a soundtrack, step by step
- Open daw.veena.studio and sign in with Google.
- Import the video. Press Upload in the transport or drag the file onto the arrangement. Veena reads MP4, M4V, MOV, WebM, MKV and AVI.
- Keep the picture beside the music. The video occupies its own clip; the soundtrack goes on other tracks.
- Brief CoProducer. Say the length, mood, instruments and where the moments fall: "warm piano and light drums, with a lift for the reveal at bar 9".
- Arrange the transitions. Move clips, split an ending or add a section so the music reaches the moment. Loop the ruler while refining one transition.
- Mix the music with your voice. Set levels and effects, and ask CoProducer to keep the music behind a spoken recording.
- Open Export and choose MP4. The picture leaves with your finished soundtrack.
Soundtrack ideas by scene
| The scene | Ask CoProducer for |
|---|---|
| A reveal | Warm piano and light drums with a lift at the moment |
| A chase | Pulsing low strings, staccato violins and building percussion |
| A vlog or tutorial | A quiet bed that stays behind the voice |
| A montage | A steady groove with a clear intro and ending |
| A cover or performance | Your own recording with a new band built around it |
A soundtrack that stays editable
CoProducer writes ordinary parts on tracks. Change a bassline without touching the piano, shorten a section without rebuilding every sound, or replace one drum fill before exporting again. When the edit tightens by four seconds, the music moves with it. Name the moments in bars and mark sections for the opening, build and ending, so you and CoProducer refer to the same part of the arrangement. Our guide to making music for video in Veena covers each step.
Score from the music's form
Name the moments in bars when the song is tempo-based. A quiet opening and a larger chorus can support a visual transition with musical contrast rather than a sudden volume jump. Mark sections for the opening, build and ending, and keep a saved project, so a later revision of the edit is a change to the arrangement, not a rebuild. Veena gives CoProducer a brief the way a director gives one to a composer: the length, the mood, the instruments and the hit points.
Mix dialogue and music in context
Once the music is in, set track levels and effects against the picture. Your recording stays on its own track, so the voice can lead and the music can sit behind it. Veena's AI mixing assistant balances the parts, and Export writes the MP4 from your project's arrangement and audio.
Replace the music you already have
A video with the wrong music needs the old sound out first. Veena splits a video's audio into vocals, drums, bass and other, so you can keep the voice and mute the song, then score it fresh. The remove music from video page walks through the split.
Soundtrack maker: how Veena compares
| Veena | A stock music library | A one-click AI music page | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written for your video | Yes, from your brief | Pick and trim | From a prompt |
| Every part on its own track | Yes | A single file | Usually a single file |
| Change one instrument later | Yes | No | Usually regenerate |
| Mix with your voice in the same place | Yes | Open another app | Open another app |
| Export the MP4 with the picture | Yes | No | Varies |
Veena is the soundtrack maker that comes with a studio and a producer: write the score, mix it with your voice and export the video. Want the clean-up side? See how to clean up audio in a video, or score your video free now.
Related reading: Make music for video in Veena · Remove music from video · Clean up audio in video
Try this in Veena
Make a 16-bar soundtrack at 100 BPM in C major: warm piano, light drums and soft strings, with a lift at bar 9 for the reveal.
Frequently asked questions
How do I make a soundtrack for my video?
Import the video into Veena, keep its picture beside the arrangement and describe the music to CoProducer: tempo, mood, instruments and where the important moment falls. It builds the parts as editable tracks. Mix them under your voice, then open Export and choose MP4 to take the picture and finished music together.
Is there a free soundtrack maker?
Yes. Veena is an AI DAW with a personal music producer built in. Describe the song you want and CoProducer builds it with you — beats, chords, melody, arrangement and mix — as real tracks you can edit, mix and export. Free, in your browser. Scoring a video, mixing it and exporting the MP4 are all part of the free studio.
What video formats can the soundtrack maker open?
Veena opens MP4, M4V, MOV, WebM, MKV and AVI. Drag the file onto the arrangement or press Upload in the transport. The video sits in its own clip on the timeline, and the soundtrack goes on other tracks so its musical parts stay separate and editable.
Can I time the soundtrack to a moment in the video?
Yes. Name the moment in bars, for example a lift at bar 9 for the reveal, and CoProducer writes the change there. Mark sections for the opening, build and ending, then move clips or split an ending until the music lands on the picture. Loop the ruler to refine one transition.
Can I keep my own voice or dialogue under the music?
Yes. Veena keeps your recording on its own track, so set levels and effects in context and ask CoProducer to keep the music behind your spoken recording. Right-click the video clip and choose Separate Audio to bring its sound onto an ordinary audio track you can edit and mix.
Can I export the video with my soundtrack?
Yes. In Veena, open Export from your avatar at the bottom of the left sidebar and choose MP4, which appears whenever the project holds a video. It renders the picture with your mixed audio. For the music alone, export a 24-bit/48 kHz WAV or a 320 kbps MP3, with no cap and no watermark.
Do I own the soundtrack I make?
Yes. Veena's terms say you own the Output you generate through your use of the Service, on the free plan and on Veena Pro. The soundtrack you build is yours to export and publish with your video. Use your own video and recordings.
Meet your personal music producer
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