sound-design-direction
Create comprehensive audio design including music cues, sound effects, Foley, and score direction
npx skills add a5c-ai/babysitter --skill sound-design-direction --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Sound Design Direction Skill ## Purpose Design comprehensive audio landscapes that enhance storytelling. Sound is 50% of the film experience—music, effects, dialogue, and silence all shape emotion and meaning. ## Audio Categories ### The Sound Stack ``` DIALOGUE ├── Production dialogue ├── ADR (additional dialogue) ├── Voice-over └── Walla (crowd murmur) SOUND EFFECTS ├── Hard effects (impacts, doors) ├── Backgrounds (ambience) ├── Foley (character movement) └── Designed sounds (stylized) MUSIC ├── Score (composed) ├── Source (diegetic) └── Songs (licensed) ``` ## Sound Design Approach ### Design Philosophy | Approach | Description | Films | |----------|-------------|-------| | Naturalistic | Realistic, grounded | Drama, indie | | Hyperreal | Enhanced reality | Action, thriller | | Stylized | Artistic, expressive | Sci-fi, horror | | Minimal | Sparse, impactful | Art house | ### Diegetic vs. Non-Diegetic ``` DIEGETIC (source in story world): - Characters can hear it - Radio, TV, live music - Environmental sounds - Dialogue NON-DIEGETIC (outside story world): - Characters can't hear it - Score - Voice-over (sometimes) - Sound design elements ``` ## Music Spotting ### Music Cue She
- Purpose
- Audio Categories
- The Sound Stack
- Sound Design Approach
- Design Philosophy
- Diegetic vs. Non-Diegetic
- Music Spotting
- Music Cue Sheet Template
- When to Use Music
- Sound Effects Design
- Scene Sound Design Template
- Emotional Sound Design
- Sound and Emotion
- Signature Sounds
What does the sound-design-direction skill do?
Create comprehensive audio design including music cues, sound effects, Foley, and score direction
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add a5c-ai/babysitter --skill sound-design-direction --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From a5c-ai/babysitter, a repository with 1,642 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.