brag-music — series themes, licensed, picked by ear
Resolve candidates (licensed catalog, free)
export PATH="/usr/local/opt/node@22/bin:$PATH"
node ~/.claude/skills/media-use/scripts/resolve.mjs --type bgm \
--intent "<mood in plain words: genre, energy, tempo, what it's for>" \
--project ~/Desktop/The\ Brag-Machine/machine
- Pull 2-3 per round with DIFFERENT mood phrasings; files land in
machine/.media/audio/bgm/. - Copy each to
~/Desktop/<series>-theme-<letter>-<hint>.wavandopenthe first — Brent auditions by ear and answers with a letter. "That was close" = keep direction, pull tighter variants. Iterate rounds until a pick; rounds are free.
Lock a pick (this is what makes it a THEME)
ffmpeg -i <pick>.wav -c:a libmp3lame -b:a 192k machine/templates/tigerclaw-launch/composition/assets/music/<series>-theme.mp3(template assets are staged into every run).- Write it into the style file's Audio section (
machine/style/<style>.md) as LOCKED with Brent's date — name volumes, fades, and that substituting stock is forbidden. - Commit + push the mp3 and style law to the brag-machine repo.
- Swap into any existing renders free: copy mp3 into run assets, sed the
<audio src>, re-render.
Standing decisions (2026-07-23)
- journey-theme.mp3 (rock stomp) = THE Brent sound: journey + coaching + motivational styles all carry it. Happy-beats stock stays ONLY for Tiger product / business-promo.
- Commercial songs and their covers are never used - the SWAGGER gets matched, not the melody ("Long Way to the Top" rule).
- Original generated anthems: ElevenLabs music once Brent's key lands (Higgsfield connector is speech-only - no standalone music).