Sound & Music for AI Films

Your AI film looks cinematic.
Does it sound cinematic?

The audience’s ear catches what the eye forgives. Flat, generated, mismatched audio is the #1 tell of an AI film. I’m a professional sound designer and composer who works INSIDE the AI film world, cinema-grade sound, music and final mix, at the speed and budget AI production actually runs on.

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Why it works
The ear is the last judge

AI tools can generate stunning picture, but audio is where they still break: no physical space, no consistent world, no emotional build. AI people can’t hear the problem. Audio people can’t run the pipelines. I sit inside both. 17 years of professional audio, festival awards for film music, and a working AI production pipeline of my own, so I speak your workflow natively: shot lists, regenerated takes, evolving cuts, tight timelines.

Read my field notes: where audio fits in the AI film pipeline →

Recent AI-film work
Heard in the wild
Black Harvest AI-visuals cosmic horror short film, audio direction and foley by DUSKOsoundBlack Harvest · Audio Direction, Foley · festival circuit
Pricing
Three ways in, priced per finished minute
AI-Assisted Pass
Fastest · fits AI budgets
  • AI + library sound placed to picture
  • Professional ear on every choice
  • Light polish & loudness-correct delivery
Most popular
Hybrid
Custom where it counts
  • Hand-performed foley on hero moments
  • AI/library for ambient layers
  • Cinema-grade final mix included
Full Custom
Everything performed by hand
  • All-custom foley & sound design
  • No generative AI in the foley
  • The festival-grade option
$500 project minimum  ·  2 revision rounds included
Music
Original music for AI films, award-winning, not generated

Your film deserves better than a stock loop or a prompt. I compose original score to picture: released and published music, scores in shipped games, three Best Music festival awards, and a soundtrack featured on IGN. Take the SFX & Music all-in tier and get one author building the entire sonic world, where the music and the sound design share the same DNA.

Questions
AI film audio, answered

Why does my AI film sound “off” even when the visuals are great?

Generated or library audio has no consistent physical world: room tones jump between shots, footsteps don’t match surfaces, and the mix has no emotional architecture. A trained ear builds one coherent sonic world across every cut, which is what makes a film feel real.

Can you work with regenerated shots and changing edits?

Yes, that’s normal AI-film workflow and I run my own AI production pipeline, so I plan for it. I work to your locked cut when possible, and quote change passes clearly when shots regenerate after the mix starts.

What does sound design cost for an AI short film?

It is priced per finished minute, and the rate depends on how much is performed by hand versus assisted, with a $500 project minimum. Tell me the runtime and what the film is and I will give you a real number.

Do you also compose music?

Yes. Original score priced per finished minute, composed to your picture. Because the same person writes the music and designs the sound, the two share source material, which opens creative doors a split team never sees.

Will you disclose AI use for festivals?

Yes. I provide a clear methods summary for any festival or funder disclosure requirement, and the Full Custom tier contains no generative AI in the foley at all.

Make them hear it.

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