Adobe · Generative Music

Create music that fits your scene

Generate Music reached Premiere public Beta in August 2026, bringing music generation into your edit. I led the interaction design for prompting, placement, controls, and recovery, so you can explore unpredictable results with a clear cost and next step.

My contribution and what shipped

I owned the interaction model, detailed states, and design handoff: prompt assistance, generation controls, timeline placement, and failure recovery.

I partnered with product, engineering, research, content, and design-system teams to build on the existing Generate Sound Effects experience and develop the new music workflow.

In public Beta, you can generate 5 seconds to 5 minutes of music, use contextual prompting, turn on Loop, choose Auto or manual Tempo, and compare four variations. You can keep editing your result in Premiere.

A prompt can start with words or footage

I designed two starting points: let Enhance Prompt refine your own words, or use your selected footage with Create Prompt from Video. Both help you prepare a prompt before you generate. You can still enhance your words without selecting video. If assistance fails, your original text stays intact.

Fit Music into the shared generation system

Generate Media brings image, video, and audio tools into one menu. On an audio track, you can still see Image and Video, with an explanation of why they are unavailable. You can use selected video to shape your music prompt, while the result lands on an audio track.

Choose the pace and see the cost

Tempo starts on Auto, so you can explore without choosing a speed first. Set a BPM (beats per minute), return to Auto, or turn Loop on with one toggle. I kept the credit cost visible beside Generate, so you know what you’ll spend before committing.

Changing settings should not replace music

I separated editing from generation so you can try new settings without replacing your music. Change the duration, and your current clip stays untouched until you choose Generate. Stripes show work in progress, then a waveform signals your result. You can also back out of uncommitted changes. Close and reopen the toolbar to return to your saved prompt and Loop setting. Once you generate music, the media-type switch disappears to keep the clip tied to its type.

New music respects your existing edit

Your timeline may already contain dialogue, effects, and locked tracks. I specified where new music should land so you can add it without disturbing that work. Select a range to choose the destination. If you select video, Premiere finds an available audio track for you. It skips occupied and locked tracks, and creates a new track if you need one.

Refinement and recovery stay with the clip

Four variations let you hear different options against your picture. I designed a clear way back to your choices: with the Generative Tool active, select your clip or its badge to reopen your prompt, settings, and variations. Click elsewhere or press Escape to dismiss the controls.

A failed generation should not erase the starting point

I designed failure states that protect your prompt, settings, and timeline placeholder. The progress panel and error message tell you what happened. Text, icons, and stripes make the status clear while your clip keeps its normal audio color. To try again, reopen your clip and choose Generate. Once it succeeds, a waveform replaces the stripes and you have four variations to explore.