Style and Genre List
These v2 tested style-words, genres, sub-genres, and song-types can be combined to create interesting style prompts, but this list will never be complete – our list is missing many world genres and regional sounds, not to mention all the undiscovered style words used in everyday language.
Style
Danceable
- Dance
- Festive
- Groovy
- Mid-Tempo
- Syncopated
- Tipsy
Dark
- Atmospheric
- Cold
- Dark
- Doom
- Dramatic
- Sinister
Eclectic
- Adjunct
- Art
- Capriccio
- Mellifluous
- Nü
- Progressive
- Unusual
Emotion
- Anthemic
- Emotional
- Happy
- Jubilant
- Melancholy
- Sad
Hard
- Aggressive
- Banger
- Power
- Stadium
- Stomp
Lyrical
- Broadway
- Cabaret
- Lounge
- Operatic
- Storytelling
- Torch-Lounge
- Theatrical
- Troubadour
- Vegas
Magical
- Ethereal
- Majestic
- Mysterious
Minimal
- Ambient
- Cinematic
- Heat
- Minimal
- Slow
- Sparse
Party
- German Schlager
- Glam
- Glitter
- Groovy
Soft
- Ambient
- Bedroom
- Chillwave
- Ethereal
- Intimate
- Heat
- Sadcore
Weird
- Carnival
- Distorted
- Glitchy
- Haunted
- Hollow
- Musicbox
- Random
World/Ethnic
- Arabian
- Bangra
- Calypso
- Chalga
- Egyptian
- Hindustani
- Hōgaku
- Jewish Music
- Klezmer
- Matsuri
- Middle East
- Polka
- Russian Navy Song
- Suomipop
- Tribal
Genre
Country
- Appalachian
- Bluegrass
- Country
- Folk
- Freak Folk
- Western
Dance
- Afro-Cuban
- Dance Pop
- Disco
- Dubstep
- Disco Funk
- EDM
- Electro
- High-NRG
- House
- Trance
Downtempo
- Ambient
- Downtempo
- Synthwave
- Trap
Electronic
- Ambient
- Cyberpunk
- Drum’n’bass
- Dubstep
- Electronic
- Hypnogogical
IDM- Phonk
- Synthpop
- Techno
- Trap
Jazz/Soul
- Bebop
- Gospel
- Electro
- Frutiger Aero
- Jazz
- Latin Jazz
- RnB
- Soul
Latin
- Bossa Nova
- Latin Jazz
- Forró
- Mambo
- Salsa
- Tango
Reggae
- Afrobeat
- Dancehall
- Dub
- Reggae
- Reggaeton
Metal
- Black Metal
- Deathcore
- Death Metal
- Heavy Metal
- Heavy Metal Trap
- Metalcore
- Nu Metal
- Power Metal
Popular
- Pop
- Dance Pop
- Pop Rock
- Kpop
- Jpop
- RnB
- Synthpop
Rock
- Classic Rock
- Blues Rock
- Emo
- Glam Rock
- Hardcore Punk
- Indie
- Industrial Rock
- Punk
- Rock
- Skate Rock
- Skatecore
- Suomipop
Urban
- Funk
- Electro
- HipHop
- RnB
- Phonk
- Rap
- Trap
Type
Background
- Elevator
- Jingle
- Muzak
Call to Prayer
- Adan
- Adjan
- Call to Prayer
- Gregorian Chant
Character
- I Want Song
- Hero Theme
- Strut
- March
- Military
- Villain Theme
Children
- Lullaby
- Nursery Rhyme
- Sing-along
- Toddler
Composer
- Adagio
- Adjunct
- Andante
- Allegro
- Capriccio
Instruments
- Acoustic Guitar
- Bass
- Doublebass
- Electricbass
- Electric Guitar
- Fingerstyle Guitar
- Percussion
Noise
- Chaotic
- Distorted
- Glitch
- Noise
- Random
- Stuttering
Orchestral
- glissando trombone
- legato cello
- Orchestral
- spiccato violins
- staccato viola
- Symphonic
Retro
- 1960s
- Barbershop
- Big Band
- Classic
- Doo Wop
- Girl Group
- Mambo
- Salooncore
- Swing
- Traditional
Suffix
- …core
- …jam
- …out
- …wave
Traditional
- Americana
- Barbershop
- Christmas Carol
- Traditional
Voice
- A Cappella
- Arabian Ornamental
- Dispassionate
- Emotional
- Ethereal
- Gregorian chant
- Hindustani
- Lounge Singer
- Melismatic
- Monotone
- Narration
- Resonant
- Spoken Word
- Sprechgesang
- Sultry
- Scream
- Torchy
- Vocaloid