Add background music track

Add the background music track labelled Summer_Bed_123 to the video and place it under the entire timeline. Duck the music by 6 dB during the 0:12–0:22 VO segment and fade the music in over the first two seconds and out over the last three seconds. Export a share link for the socials lead by 3pm today.

Before I send this draft to the social lead, make the music easy to judge: move the music track above the visuals in the timeline so the waveform is visible, annotate or pin the intended sync points where beats hit cuts, and render a 20-second clip centered on the chorus so a reviewer can approve energy quickly.

I layered the chosen background track under the VO and it competes with the words. The social lead, Maya, will decide if we keep it. I can swap tracks but I’m worried she’ll say it’s distracting after I’ve delivered. Should I try a quieter instrumental or duck more aggressively first, and how do I show Maya the difference clearly so she can pick fast?

We keep rejecting music late because it masks speech or changes perceived energy. That slows approval and forces new licenses. What habit should the team adopt so we pick suitable tracks earlier — include a quick checklist for tempo, instrumentation, and a one-line reason to choose each track so reviewers understand the intent before listening.