The Benevolent Ghost
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An aging piano virtuoso is losing his hands to arthritis. A young street fiddler is just finding hers. As his playing falters, hers grows, until on the grandest stage of her life she plays with him one last time, as a benevolent ghost.
Slop-o-meter 43 SLOP-ADJACENT
An estimate, logged after the fact from the project files. The Cap'm hasn't signed this one yet.
| Generated music & vocals | Song and vocals made in Suno | +15 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generated images | Paintings by Gemini ($5 cap) | +10 | |
| Animation & render code | Watercolour scroll coded by Claude | +8 | |
| Direction & edit | Claude built the scroll; I gave the notes | +7.5 | |
| Motion graphics & lyrics | Notes inked as they sound | +2.5 |
No AI: Lyrics & script · Generated video
By hand: the story · the ending · every note · picking the take
Inspirations
Video
- Watercolour blooming over the song's own sheet music
