100 AI Music Video Prompts (Free Library)

This is a library. Not a tutorial. Most prompt collections online are either three prompts wrapped in a thousand words of setup, or a wall of one-line mood boards that don’t actually work in a video model. This piece is neither. It’s one hundred AI music video prompts, organized by genre, written in the same grammar (shot type, framing, lens, lighting, motion, mood) so they all execute cleanly across Runway, Pika, and Luma in 2026.

The genres are the five that show up most often in actual music video work: synthwave, lo-fi, cinematic, abstract, narrative. Twenty prompts each. The point is not that you will use all of them. The point is that you will find five or six that fit the song you are scoring this week, raid the rest for grammar, and have something to come back to when the next song shows up.

Two notes before the list. First, these prompts are templates, not scripts. If a synthwave prompt names a Lamborghini and your song needs a motorcycle, swap the noun. The lighting, the lens, the camera move, and the mood are the part that’s load-bearing. The specific subject is not. Second, these prompts are designed to be copied into a global-style-plus-per-scene workflow, where the broad world description (palette, time of day, lens family) is repeated in every prompt and the per-scene part is the variable. If your tool does not support that pattern, just paste the whole prompt and the model will figure it out.

For deeper dives on each genre, see synthwave AI video prompts, lo-fi AI video prompts, and cinematic AI music video prompts. For the underlying writing grammar, how to write prompts for AI music video is the foundation.

Synthwave (20 prompts)

1. Low angle tracking shot of a black 1987 Lamborghini Countach driving on wet asphalt at night, magenta and cyan billboards flashing past, 35mm anamorphic, chrome reflections sharp, faint chromatic aberration. Camera move: side track at speed, 5 seconds. Mood: outrunning a 1986 nightmare.

2. Front-on of a chrome muscle car emerging from neon mist on a desert highway, 50mm, headlights cutting through the haze, cyan grid horizon, distant magenta sunset. Camera move: slow dolly back as it approaches, 6 seconds. Mood: arrival of the synth gods.

3. Over the shoulder of a leather-jacketed driver, dashboard lit cyan, road blurred ahead, magenta city lights on the horizon, 50mm at f/1.8. Camera move: locked to driver, world moves outside, 6 seconds. Mood: he knows where he is going.

4. Wide shot of a Tokyo arcade alley at 2am, slow dolly forward through rows of cabinets, magenta and cyan light on the wet floor, a lone figure at the back, 35mm film grain, shallow depth, faint smoke. Camera move: dolly in, 5 seconds. Mood: arcade ghost.

5. Aerial wide of 1980s Los Angeles at night, palm tree silhouettes against magenta sunset, cyan city lights below, distant grid horizon. Camera move: drone push forward, 7 seconds. Mood: the city dreaming itself.

6. Close up on a CRT screen displaying a wireframe grid horizon with a magenta sun, 50mm macro, scan lines visible, faint glow on the bezel, dust on the screen. Camera move: very slow push in, 5 seconds. Mood: the future the past wanted.

7. A woman in a leather jacket smoking on a fire escape, 35mm at f/2, magenta neon flashing on her face, distant city below in cyan haze, faint film grain. Camera move: slow push in, 6 seconds. Mood: night before a decision.

8. Side tracking shot of a motorcycle weaving through neon traffic, 35mm, taillights smearing into magenta streaks, rain on the lens, cyan visor reflection. Camera move: side track matching speed, 6 seconds. Mood: cutting through 1987.

9. A cassette tape ejecting from a tape deck, 50mm macro, single warm interior bulb, magenta neon through a window, faint chromatic aberration. Camera move: locked off, 4 seconds. Mood: side B about to start.

10. Wide shot, a 1986 shopping mall food court at night, lights on, no people, neon signage of long gone restaurants, faint VHS scan lines. Camera move: slow dolly through empty tables, 7 seconds. Mood: closed for thirty years.

11. Top down on a car driving across a glowing grid, 35mm equivalent, the grid extending in all directions, sun on the horizon half magenta half cyan. Camera move: drone follow, 7 seconds. Mood: the road is the world.

12. Wide shot of a synthwave skyline reflected in a still pool of water at dusk, 24mm, magenta sky, cyan towers, the water perfectly still. Camera move: very slow pull back, 8 seconds. Mood: city as memory.

13. Aerial above a neon highway with chrome cars in long light trails, 35mm equivalent, magenta and cyan trails crossing, distant city. Camera move: drone descent toward road, 6 seconds. Mood: the night is moving.

14. A wall of CRT televisions all displaying static, 24mm, magenta and cyan flicker patterns, a single figure in silhouette in front. Camera move: slow dolly back to reveal the figure, 6 seconds. Mood: too many channels of the same nothing.

15. Wide shot, an empty diner at 2am, neon OPEN sign casting magenta on a booth, single figure at the counter, cyan rain outside the window. Camera move: very slow dolly forward, 7 seconds. Mood: nobody is coming back.

16. A 1986 boombox on a windowsill, neon city through the glass, 35mm at f/2, magenta from outside, cyan from a kitchen lamp behind, cassette spinning. Camera move: slow tilt up to the city, 6 seconds. Mood: signal in.

17. A neon-lit hotel hallway at 3am, 24mm, magenta carpet, cyan ceiling strips, a single figure walking away from camera in the distance. Camera move: locked off, 7 seconds. Mood: the door at the end is the only one open.

18. Macro on a pinball machine plunger being pulled, 50mm, magenta and cyan playfield lights flashing, the ball about to launch, chrome reflections everywhere. Camera move: locked off, 4 seconds. Mood: the game starts.

19. Close up on a phone receiver in a payphone, cyan booth light, magenta neon through the booth glass, the phone off the hook and dangling. Camera move: locked off, 5 seconds. Mood: the call he didn't take.

20. A neon OPEN sign in a video rental store window at night, magenta sign foreground, cyan interior with VHS tapes on the wall, faint scan lines. Camera move: very slow push in to the sign, 5 seconds. Mood: still renting.

Lo-fi (20 prompts)

21. A rainy window seen from inside a warm room, late afternoon, 35mm at f/1.8, soft warm interior lamp, raindrops streaking and pooling, a potted plant blurred in foreground. Camera move: locked off, 8 seconds. Mood: nowhere to be.

22. Close up on a single raindrop's path down a window, 50mm macro, dim cool exterior light, faint reflection of a yellow lamp inside, gentle film grain. Camera move: locked off, 6 seconds. Mood: time slowing.

23. A wooden desk with an open notebook, a steaming cup of coffee, a green banker's lamp, 35mm at f/2.2, late afternoon side light from a window off frame right, faint dust in the beam. Camera move: locked off, 8 seconds. Mood: settled in.

24. Top down on a desk surface, 50mm, a paperback open face down, a fountain pen, a half eaten croissant, soft warm light from off frame left. Camera move: locked off, 6 seconds. Mood: paused mid sentence.

25. Interior of a small café at dusk, 35mm at f/2, warm Edison bulbs over the counter, a barista's silhouette pulling an espresso, steam rising, two seated customers in soft focus. Camera move: locked off, 8 seconds. Mood: end of the working day.

26. A corner café table, 50mm at f/1.8, a cappuccino with latte art, a notebook, the rest of the room blurred warm bokeh. Camera move: very slow push in to the cup, 6 seconds. Mood: alone but in the world.

27. Window seat on a train at dusk, 35mm, soft cabin light, blurred fields and power lines outside, the reflection of a face faint on the glass. Camera move: locked off, the world moves outside, 8 seconds. Mood: between somewhere.

28. Interior of an empty train carriage at golden hour, 24mm, low sun cutting through the windows, dust in the beams, two empty seats, a backpack on one. Camera move: very slow dolly forward down the aisle, 7 seconds. Mood: traveling alone on purpose.

29. A made bed with a single bedside lamp on, 35mm at f/2.2, late evening, an open book face down on the pillow, the rest of the room shadowed warm. Camera move: locked off, 7 seconds. Mood: about to be slept in.

30. Morning light through gauze curtains onto a tangled duvet, 50mm at f/1.8, soft golden cast, a phone charging on the nightstand, a houseplant catching the light. Camera move: very slow dolly across, 6 seconds. Mood: woke up slow.

31. A vintage typewriter on a wooden desk, 35mm at f/2, single brass desk lamp, a stack of typed pages beside it, faint smoke from a candle. Camera move: very slow push in, 8 seconds. Mood: the page being written.

32. A laptop screen glowing softly in a dim room, 50mm, the screen out of focus, a hand resting near a coffee mug in the warm pool of light, rain visible as window streaks in background. Camera move: locked off, 7 seconds. Mood: working into the evening.

33. Window of an attic apartment in autumn, rain on the glass, 35mm, one warm pendant inside, a coffee mug on the sill steaming, blurred orange leaves outside. Camera move: locked off, 7 seconds. Mood: kept inside on purpose.

34. A bedroom record player on a low table, 35mm, a record spinning, single warm wall sconce, vinyl sleeve leaning against the wall, dust visible in the light. Camera move: locked off, 8 seconds. Mood: side B of a Sunday.

35. A cat curled on a duvet in afternoon window light, 50mm at f/2, soft golden side light, the cat barely breathing, a paperback open beside it. Camera move: very slow push in to the cat, 7 seconds. Mood: the room is being respected.

36. A barista's hands pouring milk into a cup, 50mm macro, single warm pendant overhead, black countertop, steam rising. Camera move: slight tilt up, 5 seconds. Mood: small craft.

37. A coffee cup on a train tray table, 50mm macro, surface rippling slightly with the train's motion, condensation on the cup, soft cabin light. Camera move: locked off, 6 seconds. Mood: small steady thing in the moving world.

38. A small desk in the corner of a bedroom, 50mm, a single candle lit, headphones resting beside an open notebook, the bed soft focus in the background. Camera move: locked off, 6 seconds. Mood: quiet personal hour.

39. Café window from outside on a wet evening, 35mm, warm interior glow, condensation on the glass, a figure inside reading. Camera move: locked off, 7 seconds. Mood: something to look forward to.

40. A circular porthole window during a soft rainstorm, brass frame, 50mm at f/2, warm cabin lamp interior, water beading on the glass, faint Kodak 500T grain. Camera move: locked off, 6 seconds. Mood: small ship, big rain.

Cinematic (20 prompts)

41. Close up on a woman's eyes in low key light, single hard source from camera right, 85mm at f/1.4, shallow depth, faint smoke drifting through the beam. Camera move: slow push in, 4 seconds. Mood: held breath.

42. Medium shot, a man at a kitchen table, single overhead bulb, kitchen otherwise dark, 50mm, hands resting on a closed envelope. Camera move: imperceptible dolly in, 5 seconds. Mood: a decision he hasn't made.

43. Wide shot, an empty parking garage at night, fluorescent banks flickering, 24mm, two figures at the far end too small to read. Camera move: locked off, 6 seconds. Mood: surveillance.

44. Wide static shot, a woman alone at a window, late afternoon side light through gauze curtains, 35mm at f/4, the room behind her in shadow. Camera move: static, 6 seconds. Mood: waiting that has stopped expecting.

45. Close up, two hands almost touching across a café table, 50mm at f/2, warm overhead pendant light, condensation on glasses between them. Camera move: rack focus from hands to glass, 4 seconds. Mood: distance that is only six inches.

46. Wide shot, a single figure on an empty beach at dusk, 24mm, blue hour sky, footprints leading to where they stand. Camera move: slow pull back, 7 seconds. Mood: smaller and smaller against the sky.

47. Top down shot, two pillows on an unmade bed, morning light from the left, 35mm, one pillow indented, the other untouched. Camera move: slow dolly forward over the bed, 5 seconds. Mood: the side that did not get slept in.

48. Low angle, a runner cresting a hill at sunrise, 35mm, sun directly behind them flaring through the lens, sweat on the skin. Camera move: dolly back as they crest, 5 seconds. Mood: arrival.

49. Aerial shot, a single car driving across a desert highway at golden hour, 35mm equivalent on drone, long shadow trailing, mountains in distance. Camera move: drone push forward and up, 6 seconds. Mood: the road went somewhere.

50. Wide static shot, an empty church at dawn, 24mm, light through stained glass and falling on dust in the air, pews empty. Camera move: locked off, 8 seconds. Mood: someone is no longer here.

51. Wide shot, a woman walking away from camera down a country road, autumn trees on both sides, 85mm compressing the road, late afternoon side light. Camera move: locked off, she gets smaller, 8 seconds. Mood: leaving for a reason she has accepted.

52. Insert shot, a wedding ring being set on a nightstand, 50mm macro, warm bedside lamp, the ring catching one point of light. Camera move: locked off, 4 seconds. Mood: chosen.

53. Wide shot, a single figure standing at the edge of an ocean cliff at dusk, 35mm, blue hour sky, wind moving their coat. Camera move: slow pull back to reveal more sky, 7 seconds. Mood: end of something that needed to end.

54. Medium shot, hands raising a vinyl record from a sleeve, 50mm, late afternoon window light, dust visible in the beam, the record catching the sun. Camera move: tilt up to a face that is smiling at it, 4 seconds. Mood: held what I wanted.

55. Close up, a guitarist's hand sliding into a power chord, 50mm at f/2, single rim light from behind, sweat on the strings. Camera move: rack focus from hand to face, 4 seconds. Mood: the chord that earns the song.

56. Wide shot, a crowd's hands raised in a club, lasers cutting through smoke above them, 24mm, magenta and cyan, low angle from the floor. Camera move: slow dolly back through the crowd, 6 seconds. Mood: room found the same beat.

57. Medium shot, a woman painting the last brushstroke of a large canvas, 35mm, north facing studio light, paint stained smock, she steps back. Camera move: pull back as she steps back, 5 seconds. Mood: it is finished.

58. Medium close up, a woman in a passenger seat looking out the window, 50mm, soft window light moving across her face as the car moves, rain streaks. Camera move: locked to her, world moves behind, 6 seconds. Mood: passenger to her own life.

59. Insert shot, a hand turning a key in a deadbolt, 35mm macro, single bare bulb hallway behind, faint dust in the light. Camera move: locked off, 3 seconds. Mood: irreversible.

60. Low angle on a figure walking toward camera in a long corridor, 35mm, cool fluorescents above, footsteps in puddles on the floor. Camera move: slow dolly back, matching their pace, 6 seconds. Mood: approach.

Abstract (20 prompts)

For ambient, instrumental, and pure mood. No subjects, just textures.

61. Macro of ink dropping into water, 50mm macro, black ink against soft white backlight, slow bloom and tendril patterns, 4K detail. Camera move: locked off, 8 seconds. Mood: thought arriving.

62. Slow motion of a glass shattering in midair, 35mm, single hard source from above, dark void background, individual shards catching light. Camera move: slow push in, 5 seconds. Mood: the breaking that doesn't end.

63. Macro of oil and water mixing on a dark surface, 50mm macro, magenta and gold beads of light reflecting off the iridescence, slow swirl. Camera move: top down, locked off, 8 seconds. Mood: chemistry of feeling.

64. Wide shot of fog rolling across a black plane, 24mm, single soft source from one side, the fog catching the light in volumetric streaks. Camera move: very slow dolly forward into the fog, 8 seconds. Mood: arriving at nothing.

65. Close up of fabric in slow motion, 50mm, red silk falling through soft side light, folds opening and closing slowly. Camera move: locked off, 6 seconds. Mood: breath made visible.

66. Macro of dust particles in a single shaft of late afternoon light, 50mm at f/2.8, dark room, the dust drifting slowly. Camera move: locked off, 7 seconds. Mood: nothing happening on purpose.

67. Slow motion of a candle being lit, 50mm macro, dark surroundings, the flame growing from spark to steady burn. Camera move: very slow push in, 6 seconds. Mood: small beginning.

68. Wide shot of clouds moving across a desert at golden hour, 24mm time-lapse aesthetic but real time, long shadows shifting across the sand. Camera move: locked off, 8 seconds. Mood: time noticed.

69. Macro of frost forming on a windowpane, 50mm macro, cold blue ambient light, fern patterns growing out from one corner. Camera move: locked off, 8 seconds. Mood: cold settling.

70. Close up of paint mixing on a glass plate, 50mm macro, top down, two colors meeting and refusing to blend, slow swirl. Camera move: locked off, 6 seconds. Mood: refusal.

71. Wide shot of waves breaking on a black sand beach at twilight, 35mm, blue hour palette, foam catching the last light. Camera move: locked off, 8 seconds. Mood: repetition that does not feel repetitive.

72. Macro of an old vinyl record's grooves, 50mm macro, single warm rim light, the surface dusty, slight rotation. Camera move: very slow rotation, 6 seconds. Mood: the stored sound.

73. Close up of a metronome arm in motion, 50mm, single side light, dark background, the tick implied. Camera move: locked off, 6 seconds. Mood: time enforced.

74. Slow motion of water droplets falling from a leaf, 50mm macro, soft overcast diffuse light, drops catching faint highlights. Camera move: locked off, 5 seconds. Mood: aftermath of rain.

75. Wide shot of long grass in slow wind at dusk, 35mm, low golden side light, the grass moving in waves. Camera move: very slow side track, 7 seconds. Mood: field listening.

76. Macro of a piano hammer striking a string, 50mm macro, single hard top light, dark interior of the piano, the string vibrating. Camera move: locked off, 4 seconds. Mood: note made.

77. Close up of smoke rising from a single incense stick, 50mm, single warm side source, dark background, smoke spiraling slowly. Camera move: very slow push in, 7 seconds. Mood: ritual of nothing.

78. Wide shot of stars over a dark mountain ridge, 24mm, faint Milky Way visible, no human presence. Camera move: locked off, 8 seconds. Mood: scale.

79. Slow motion of paper burning at the edge, 50mm macro, single side source, the flame creeping inward, dark background. Camera move: locked off, 6 seconds. Mood: ending in slow detail.

80. Macro of a clock's second hand moving, 50mm macro, single hard light from above, brass surface, the hand crossing one mark to the next. Camera move: locked off, 4 seconds. Mood: the next second arriving.

Narrative (20 prompts)

For songs that tell a story. Each one is a specific moment with a specific emotional weight, designed to live next to four or five others in a sequence.

81. Wide shot of a woman waving goodbye from a doorway as a car pulls away, autumn trees, 35mm, late afternoon side light, her arm dropping after the car is gone. Camera move: locked off from inside the car looking back, 6 seconds. Mood: the goodbye that lasts longer than the moment.

82. Medium shot of a man finding an envelope on a kitchen table, 50mm at f/2, morning light from a side window, his face shifting as he reads. Camera move: slow push in, 6 seconds. Mood: the news arriving.

83. Close up of a child's hand letting go of a parent's hand at a school gate, 50mm at f/1.8, soft morning light, the child's hand moving forward. Camera move: locked off, 4 seconds. Mood: independence beginning.

84. Wide shot of a couple sitting on opposite ends of a porch swing, evening, 24mm, warm porch lamp behind them, neither speaking. Camera move: very slow push in, 7 seconds. Mood: the silence after the argument.

85. Medium shot of a woman pulling a wedding ring off her finger and setting it on a kitchen counter, 50mm, single overhead pendant, her hand steady. Camera move: locked off, 5 seconds. Mood: the decision made.

86. Wide shot of a man shoveling snow alone in front of his house at dawn, 35mm, blue hour sky, breath visible. Camera move: very slow pull back, 8 seconds. Mood: doing what needs doing alone.

87. Close up of two old friends meeting at a station, 50mm at f/2, warm afternoon light, recognition crossing both faces. Camera move: slight handheld, 5 seconds. Mood: years collapsing.

88. Medium shot of a young musician busking on a corner in light snow, 35mm, evening city lights behind, an open guitar case with a few coins. Camera move: very slow push in, 7 seconds. Mood: the work continues.

89. Wide shot of a woman entering an empty apartment with a single suitcase, 24mm, late afternoon light through bare windows, no furniture. Camera move: she walks in, camera locked off, 8 seconds. Mood: starting.

90. Close up of a hand placing a photograph in a box of belongings, 50mm macro, single warm bedside lamp, the photo's edge curling. Camera move: locked off, 5 seconds. Mood: storage of a self.

91. Wide shot of a teenager walking a dog through a suburban neighborhood at dusk, 35mm, warm porch lights coming on along the street. Camera move: side track matching their pace, 7 seconds. Mood: the routine that is also the life.

92. Medium shot of a man teaching his daughter to ride a bike, 50mm, golden hour light, his hand on the seat, hers on the handlebars. Camera move: side track at child's pace, 6 seconds. Mood: about to let go.

93. Close up of two hands signing a document, 50mm at f/2, warm desk lamp, the second hand pausing before the final stroke. Camera move: locked off, 5 seconds. Mood: the agreement.

94. Wide shot of a woman dancing alone in a kitchen while dinner cooks, 35mm, warm overhead pendant, the radio implied off frame. Camera move: very slow push in, 7 seconds. Mood: joy that has nobody to perform for.

95. Medium shot of a man sitting at a piano in an empty room, 50mm at f/2, late afternoon side light, his hands resting above the keys without touching them. Camera move: slow push in, 6 seconds. Mood: about to begin again.

96. Wide shot of two friends sitting on a hood of a car overlooking a city at night, 24mm, distant city lights below, neither speaking. Camera move: very slow pull back, 8 seconds. Mood: the years still to come.

97. Close up of a child blowing out birthday candles, 50mm at f/1.8, warm candlelight as the only source, faces of family blurred behind. Camera move: locked off, 4 seconds. Mood: wished.

98. Medium shot of a woman watering a plant in a sunlit window, 50mm, morning side light, the water visible falling in slow streams. Camera move: locked off, 6 seconds. Mood: small care that adds up.

99. Wide shot of a man walking alone on a beach in winter, 35mm, gray overcast light, his coat collar turned up. Camera move: slow side track, 8 seconds. Mood: thinking through.

100. Wide shot of a family at a kitchen table eating dinner together, late evening, 24mm, single warm overhead pendant, conversation implied not heard. Camera move: very slow pull back, 8 seconds. Mood: the ordinary that is the point.

How to adapt these

Treat the library as a starting point, not a deliverable. The prompts that fit your specific song will need three kinds of adaptation. First, the world. Replace the noun (Lamborghini, café table, beach) with whatever your song’s world contains. Keep the lighting, lens, and motion. Second, the palette. If your song is warm, swap any cool lighting cues for warm ones across the prompts you choose. Third, the pacing. If your song moves fast, drop the prompt clip lengths from eight seconds to five. If it moves slow, extend them.

The single most useful exercise after you copy a prompt is to read it out loud and ask: where is the light coming from. If the prompt does not say, add it. Light direction is the variable that does the most work in distinguishing a generated frame from a generic one. Once the light is named, the rest of the prompt has somewhere to live.

A second exercise. After you assemble five or six prompts for a song, read them back as a sequence. Do they share a palette, a time of day, a lens family? If two of them break the world, cut one of them. Continuity is more important than variety in a music video. The viewer is not watching for novelty per shot. They are watching for the song to feel like one place.

If you want to take any of these prompts from text to a finished render, open Melodex, drop your audio in, and feed the prompts in scene by scene. The library above is yours. Build on it, raid it, ship.