Short answer
You have two good options. Choose an original instrumental soundtrack, composed for your video and exactly as long as it, at no extra cost. Or make the video without music and have the DJ play the song you love over it at the party. Pick the soundtrack if you will also share the video online; pick a DJ song if one song already means everything to your family.
Option 1: an original soundtrack made for your video
Choose a mood and we compose an instrumental track for your video, as long as the video itself, with a soft ending. It is included at no extra cost and mixed into the MP4, so the file plays with music anywhere: the venue screen, a TV at home or a phone.
A new track is composed every time you make the video. If the feel isn't right, change the mood and make the video again; remaking it is free.
- Emotional piano: gentle and heartfelt
- Cinematic strings: grand and moving
- Warm acoustic: relaxed and personal
- Upbeat pop: bright and celebratory
- Latin acoustic: guitar-led and romantic
Option 2: a silent video and a song from the DJ
If a song already belongs to this moment, choose "No music". You get a silent MP4 and the DJ plays the song over it at the party. We don't add your own song files to the video, so playing it live is the way to use a specific song.
A few days before, give the DJ the video, the exact song title and artist, and the length of the video. Ask them to start the song and the video together and to fade the song out on the last photo.
Which mood fits which occasion
There is no rule, only what feels like the person. These pairings are a good place to start.
- Quinceañera: Latin acoustic for warmth, or cinematic strings before the grand entrance
- Bar or Bat Mitzvah: upbeat pop for a party montage, emotional piano for a quieter moment
- First birthday: upbeat pop or warm acoustic
- Milestone birthday or anniversary: emotional piano or warm acoustic
- Wedding: cinematic strings or emotional piano before the first dance
- Family tribute or celebration of life: emotional piano
Choosing a song for the DJ to play
Pick a song you can listen to from first note to last without skipping, because the whole room will. Slow, sentimental songs suit the baby-to-today story; upbeat songs suit a fast montage. Check that the song is about as long as the video, or ask the DJ to fade it out.
Classic choices include "De Niña a Mujer" (Julio Iglesias) and "Mi Niña Bonita" (Chino & Nacho) at quinceañeras, and "Isn't She Lovely" (Stevie Wonder) or "A Thousand Years" (Christina Perri) at birthdays and weddings. Your DJ will know what plays well with your crowd.
If you will share the video online
Social platforms often mute or block videos that use popular songs. For a video you plan to post or send around, the original soundtrack is the safer choice.
Can I add my own song to the video?
Not into the video file. Choose "No music" for a silent video, then have your DJ play the song, or play it from a phone or speaker, when the video starts.
Does the soundtrack cost extra?
No. The original soundtrack is included, and making or remaking the video is free.
Will the music match the length of my video?
Yes. The track is composed to be as long as your video, with a soft, natural ending.
Does the soundtrack have singing?
No. Every soundtrack is instrumental, without vocals.
Can I change the music after the video is made?
Yes. Pick another mood, or "No music", and make the video again. It is free, and your clips stay as they are.