About elevenlabs-music
elevenlabs-music is a skill for generating music from text prompts through the inference.sh CLI. It is for audio and video creators who need music, with duration settings and examples spanning background tracks, film scores, and game audio.
Key features
- 01Generate music from text prompts
- 02Set generation duration
- 03Describe genre, mood, and instruments in prompts
- 04Show a music-and-voiceover workflow
Use cases
- 01Creating background scores for videos
- 02Making podcast intro or outro music
- 03Producing game themes
- 04Adding background music to presentations
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ inference-sh/ skills --skill elevenlabs-musicAfter installing, type/elevenlabs-musicin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMEInstall the belt CLI skill:
npx skills add belt-sh/cli
ElevenLabs Music Generation
Generate original music from text prompts via inference.sh CLI.

Quick Start
Requires inference.sh CLI (
belt). Install instructions
belt login
# Generate music
belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{"prompt": "Upbeat electronic dance track with driving synths"}'
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
prompt | string | required | Description of desired music (max 2000 chars) |
duration_seconds | number | 30 | Duration in seconds (5-600, max 10 minutes) |
Examples
Background Music
# Lo-fi study beats
belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{
"prompt": "Lo-fi hip hop beat, chill study music, vinyl crackle, mellow piano",
"duration_seconds": 120
}'
# Corporate background
belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{
"prompt": "Light corporate background music, positive, motivational, clean",
"duration_seconds": 60
}'
Cinematic Scores
# Epic trailer
belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{
"prompt": "Epic cinematic orchestral score, dramatic build-up, brass and strings, trailer music",
"duration_seconds": 45
}'
# Suspense
belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{
"prompt": "Dark suspenseful score, tension building, minimal piano, horror atmosphere",
"duration_seconds": 60
}'
Genre-Specific
# Jazz
belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{
"prompt": "Smooth jazz quartet, saxophone lead, walking bass, brushed drums",
"duration_seconds": 90
}'
# Electronic
belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{
"prompt": "Techno beat, 128 BPM, driving bass, atmospheric synths, club music",
"duration_seconds": 120
}'
# Acoustic
belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{
"prompt": "Acoustic guitar folk song, fingerpicking, warm and intimate",
"duration_seconds": 60
}'
Short-Form Content
# Podcast intro (10 seconds)
belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{
"prompt": "Podcast intro jingle, professional, tech-themed, catchy",
"duration_seconds": 10
}'
# Social media clip
belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{
"prompt": "Trendy upbeat pop, social media vibe, energetic, youthful",
"duration_seconds": 15
}'
# Notification sound
belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{
"prompt": "Short positive notification melody, clean, satisfying",
"duration_seconds": 5
}'
Game Audio
# Battle theme
belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{
"prompt": "Intense battle music, fast tempo, orchestral with electric guitar, boss fight",
"duration_seconds": 120
}'
# Exploration theme
belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{
"prompt": "Peaceful exploration music, fantasy RPG, harp and flute, magical atmosphere",
"duration_seconds": 180
}'
# Menu music
belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{
"prompt": "Ambient menu screen music, sci-fi, ethereal synths, space theme",
"duration_seconds": 60
}'
Prompt Tips
Genre: pop, rock, electronic, jazz, classical, hip-hop, lo-fi, ambient, orchestral, folk, R&B, metal, country
Mood: happy, sad, energetic, calm, dramatic, epic, mysterious, uplifting, dark, romantic, tense
Instruments: piano, guitar, synth, drums, bass, strings, brass, choir, saxophone, violin, flute, harp
Tempo: slow, moderate, fast, 80 BPM, 120 BPM, 140 BPM
Style: cinematic, minimal, layered, atmospheric, rhythmic, melodic, ambient
Workflow: Music + Voiceover
# 1. Generate background music
belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{
"prompt": "Soft ambient background music for narration, non-intrusive",
"duration_seconds": 60
}' > music.json
# 2. Generate voiceover
belt app run elevenlabs/tts --input '{
"text": "Welcome to our product tour. Let me show you what we have built.",
"voice": "george"
}' > voice.json
# 3. Mix together (no inference.sh app mixes audio; use ffmpeg locally)
curl -L -o music.mp3 "<music-url>"
curl -L -o voice.mp3 "<voice-url>"
ffmpeg -i voice.mp3 -i music.mp3 -filter_complex \
"[1]volume=0.2[bg];[0][bg]amix=inputs=2:duration=first" mixed.mp3
Use Cases
- Video Production: Background scores, transitions
- Podcasts: Intro/outro, segment breaks
- Games: Soundtracks, menu music, battle themes
- Ads: Jingles, commercial backgrounds
- Social Media: Trending audio for short-form content
- Presentations: Professional background music
- Film: Scoring, mood setting
Related Skills
# ElevenLabs sound effects (combine with music)
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@elevenlabs-sound-effects
# ElevenLabs TTS (add voice over music)
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@elevenlabs-tts
# Other music models (Diffrythm, Tencent)
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@ai-music-generation
# Full platform skill (all apps)
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@infsh-cli
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