THE BRIEF
We have a 30-second local TV ad with a voiceover. We need music under it: upbeat, clean, not cheesy. And we need 15 and 6-second versions for online.
Scenario: Owner of a three-location car wash running a local TV ad
Package: Ad music bed for a 30-second spot · $40 · 24 hrs
Hook: "doo, DOO-doo, doo DAH." Five syllables, 1.5 seconds, on a clean electric guitar. It lands right as the car comes out shiny.
THE BED
- Tempo: 118 bpm. Fast enough to feel clean, slow enough for the voiceover.
- Key: D major.
- Sound: clean guitar, bass, light drums, handclaps from second 20.
- Rule: nothing in the middle of the mix while the voice talks. The guitar stays high, the bass stays low, the voice gets the middle.
THE 30-SECOND CUT
| Seconds | What happens | Voiceover |
|---|---|---|
| 0 to 2 | Drum count-in, one guitar chord | "Saturday. Dirty car." |
| 2 to 10 | Bass and light drums, very simple | Pricing and the free vacuum |
| 10 to 20 | Same groove, guitar picks a little more | "Three locations, open 7 to 9" |
| 20 to 26 | Claps come in, a small lift | "Your car, clean in 10 minutes" |
| 26 to 28 | Everything stops except guitar | Car comes out |
| 28 to 30 | Hook: "doo, DOO-doo, doo DAH," then one chord rings out | Logo on screen |
- Seconds
- 0 to 2
- What happens
- Drum count-in, one guitar chord
- Voiceover
- "Saturday. Dirty car."
- Seconds
- 2 to 10
- What happens
- Bass and light drums, very simple
- Voiceover
- Pricing and the free vacuum
- Seconds
- 10 to 20
- What happens
- Same groove, guitar picks a little more
- Voiceover
- "Three locations, open 7 to 9"
- Seconds
- 20 to 26
- What happens
- Claps come in, a small lift
- Voiceover
- "Your car, clean in 10 minutes"
- Seconds
- 26 to 28
- What happens
- Everything stops except guitar
- Voiceover
- Car comes out
- Seconds
- 28 to 30
- What happens
- Hook: "doo, DOO-doo, doo DAH," then one chord rings out
- Voiceover
- Logo on screen
THE 15-SECOND CUT
Starts at the 10-second groove, jumps to the claps at 6, hook at 13. Voiceover: one price line and the address.
THE 6-SECOND CUT
Two beats of groove, then the hook. 6.0 seconds exactly. Made for YouTube bumper ads.
FILES
- carwash_bed_30s.wav
- carwash_bed_15s.wav
- carwash_bed_6s.wav
- carwash_bed_30s_novocal_stems.zip (guitar, bass, drums, claps)
All three cuts end on the same hook, so people hear it the same way everywhere.
— Benny
