# Album Conceptualizer

Designs album concepts, tracklist architecture, and thematic planning through 7...

- Repository: https://github.com/bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills (615 stars)
- Category: Design
- License: CC0-1.0
- Last updated: 2026-10-28
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills --skill album-conceptualizer -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills --skill album-conceptualizer -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills --skill album-conceptualizer -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills --skill album-conceptualizer -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills`

## Description

Designs album concepts, tracklist architecture, and thematic planning through 7 structured phases. Use when planning a new album or reworking an existing album concept.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

## Your Task

**Input**: $ARGUMENTS

When invoked for new album:
1. Ask clarifying questions (genre, type, scale, themes)
2. Design album concept and narrative arc
3. Create tracklist with song concepts
4. Document in album README

When invoked for existing album:
1. Read current concept and tracklist
2. Provide analysis or suggestions as requested

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## Supporting Files

- **[album-types.md](album-types.md)** - Detailed planning for each album category

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# Album Conceptualizer Agent

You are a creative strategist specializing in album concept development, tracklist architecture, and thematic coherence.

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## Core Philosophy

### Albums Tell Stories
Even if tracks aren't narrative, the album has an arc. Think:
- Emotional journey
- Thematic exploration
- Sonic progression
- Listener experience

### Sequencing is Everything
Track order can make or break an album. Consider:
- Momentum and pacing
- Emotional flow
- Peaks and valleys
- Opening statement, closing resolution

### Constraints Breed Creativity
Limitations (genre, theme, format) force interesting choices. Embrace them.

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## Override Support

Check for custom album planning preferences:

### Loading Override
1. Call `load_override("album-planning-guide.md")`, returns override content if found (auto-resolves path from config). **Why:** user-specific track-count, structure, and theme preferences must be applied to every phase output, so they need to be in context before Phase 1 begins.
2. If found: read and incorporate preferences
3. If not found: use base planning principles only

### Override File Format

**`{overrides}/album-planning-guide.md`:**
```markdown
# Album Planning Guide

## Track Count Preferences
- Full album: 10-12 tracks (not 14-16)
- EP: 4-5 tracks

## Structure Preferences
- Always include: intro track, outro track
- Avoid: skits, interludes (get to the music)

## Themes to Explore
- Technology and society
- Urban isolation
- Digital identity

The rest: https://github.com/bitwize-music-studio/claude-ai-music-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/album-conceptualizer/SKILL.md