# Music Mood

> Describe how AI music should feel: one energy level, up to 3 emotions and up to 3 vibes, such as Driving, Triumphant and Cinematic. Works with Suno and more.

Source: https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/creative-controls/music-mood

The **Music Mood** picker describes how a piece of music should feel. You combine an energy level with up to three emotions and up to three vibes, such as Driving energy, a Triumphant emotion and a Cinematic vibe. Nodaro adds the matching words to the style or prompt of the music node you connect it to. The picker never calls a model, so it costs no credits.

- Found in: Creative Controls › Music & Voice
- Output: text
- API type: `music-mood`

## When to use it
- Set the energy of a track, from Low and Mellow to Explosive and Ferocious.
- Give a soundtrack an emotion that matches the scene, such as Hopeful, Haunting or Bittersweet.
- Add a production feel with a vibe, such as Lo-fi, Dreamy, Noir or Anthemic.
- Keep the same feel across several music nodes in one workflow.

## How to use it
### Add the picker

Open the node picker on the **Audio** tab and choose **Creative Controls › Music & Voice › Music Mood**.

### Choose the energy, emotions and vibes

Click the node. Pick one **Energy**, up to 3 **Emotion** choices and up to 3 **Vibe** choices. Every part is optional.

### Connect it

Drag from the picker's output to the **Audio style** input of [Suno Create Music](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/audio/suno-create-music), [Generate Music](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/audio/generate-music) or [Text to Audio](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/audio/text-to-audio).

### Run the music node

The mood is added to the music node's request when it runs.

Workflow: On Generate Music, the mood and the genre are also used as the node's Mood and Genre when those settings are empty.

- Upload Audio → Generate Music (ref audio)
- Music Mood → Generate Music (audio style)
- Music Genre → Generate Music (audio style)

## Settings
| Setting | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| **Energy** | One energy level, such as Low, Mellow, Upbeat, Driving, High or Explosive. |
| **Emotion** | Up to 3 emotions, such as Joyful, Melancholic, Triumphant, Tender or Mysterious. |
| **Vibe** | Up to 3 vibes, such as Cinematic, Intimate, Dreamy, Gritty or Futuristic. |
| **Custom text (before)** | Your own words, added before the mood, for example `start mellow`. |
| **Custom text (after)** | Your own words, added after the mood, for example `building to a triumphant finish`. |
| **Prompt hint** | **Full** (default) adds the longer description. **Compact** adds only the short terms. See [Full or Compact](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/creative-controls#full-or-compact). |

A new node starts empty and adds nothing until you pick. The words are built in a fixed order: the energy, then the emotions, then the vibes. Several picks in one part are joined with commas.

To see the exact words the picker will add, switch the node to the **Prompt** or **Both** display mode. The settings panel shows the same text under **Will inject into prompt**.

## Where the mood goes

| Connected node | What happens to the mood |
| --- | --- |
| [Suno Create Music](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/audio/suno-create-music) | Added to the **Style** field when the node is in custom mode, and to the **Prompt** otherwise |
| [Generate Music](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/audio/generate-music) | Added to the prompt, and used as the node's **Mood** when its own Mood setting is empty |
| [Text to Audio](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/audio/text-to-audio) | Added to the prompt |
| [Voice Design](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/audio/voice-design) | Ignored. The node shows a warning. |

You can also connect the picker to a [Text](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/automate/text) or [Combine Text](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/automate/combine-text) node to use the words in a longer text.

## Every energy, emotion and vibe

Filter by **Energy**, **Emotion** or **Vibe**, or search by name. The words under each name are the term the picker adds in **Compact** mode.

**Energy**

- Low: `low-energy`
- Mellow
- Gentle
- Moderate: `moderate-energy`
- Building: `building energy`
- Upbeat
- Driving
- High: `high-energy`
- Explosive
- Frenetic
- Pulsing
- Throbbing
- Simmering
- Ferocious

**Emotion**

- Happy
- Joyful
- Euphoric
- Melancholic
- Sad
- Longing
- Lonely
- Angry
- Defiant
- Triumphant
- Victorious
- Tender
- Romantic
- Haunting
- Mysterious
- Menacing
- Playful
- Mischievous
- Anxious
- Fearful
- Hopeful
- Inspirational
- Nostalgic
- Bittersweet
- Peaceful
- Contemplative
- Ethereal
- Awe: `awe-inspiring`

**Vibe**

- Cinematic
- Intimate
- Epic
- Anthemic
- Lo-fi
- Polished
- Raw
- Dreamy
- Hypnotic
- Dark
- Gritty
- Uplifting
- Tense
- Spacey
- Psychedelic
- Noir
- Vintage
- Futuristic
- Suspenseful
- Espionage
- Cold
- Clandestine

## Tips
- **Match the picture.** Choose the feel of the scene the music plays under, for example a Tense vibe for a chase or a Tender emotion for a reunion.
- **Pair it with a genre.** A mood reads best with a [Music Genre](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/creative-controls/music-genre), and with [Instrumentation](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/creative-controls/instrumentation) for the sound.
- **Describe a change.** Use **Custom text (after)** for a mood that develops, such as `building to a triumphant finish`.

## Frequently asked questions

### What does the Music Mood picker do?

It adds a description of how the music should feel, built from an energy level, emotions and vibes, to the style or prompt of the music node it is connected to.

### Does the Music Mood picker cost credits?

No. Pickers only change the prompt. You pay only for the music node that uses it.

### How many emotions can I pick?

Up to 3 emotions and up to 3 vibes. The energy level is a single choice.

### What is the difference between Music Mood and Mood?

Music Mood describes how music sounds and feels, and it feeds music nodes. Mood is a visual picker that sets the emotion of an image or a video.