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Why a quiet scene can need tense music
A guide to valence and musical momentum: why suspense is not the same as physical action, and sadness need not mean an intense soundtrack.
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Practical guides and thoughtful notes on music for stories, reading aloud and tabletop adventures.
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A story soundtrack without sending the story to the cloud
How Mudy uses on-device speech and scene analysis, what still needs a download, and why local AI is useful for reading aloud.
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