Style and Genre List

These v3 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.

StyleGenreType
DanceableCountryBackground
- Dance- Appalachian- Elevator
- Festive- Bluegrass- Jingle
- Groovy- Country- Muzak
- Mid-Tempo- FolkCall to Prayer
- Syncopated- Freak Folk- Adan
- Tipsy- Western- Adjan
DarkDance- Call to Prayer
- Atmospheric- Afro-Cuban- Gregorian Chant
- Cold- Dance PopCharacter
- Dark- Disco- I Want Song
- Doom- Dubstep- Hero Theme
- Dramatic- Disco Funk- Strut
- Sinister- EDM- March
Eclectic- Electro- Military
- Adjunct- High-NRG- Villain Theme
- Art- HouseChildren
- Capriccio- Trance- Lullaby
- MellifluousDowntempo- Nursery Rhyme
- Nü- Ambient- Sing-along
- Progressive- Downtempo- Toddler
- Unusual- SynthwaveComposer
Emotion- Trap- Adagio
- AnthemicElectronic- Adjunct
- Emotional- Ambient- Andante
- Happy- Cyberpunk- Allegro
- Jubilant- Drum’n’bass- Capriccio
- Melancholy- DubstepInstruments
- Sad- Electronic- Acoustic Guitar
Hard- Hypnogogical- Bass
- Aggressive- IDM- Doublebass
- Banger- Phonk- Electricbass
- Power- Synthpop- Electric Guitar
- Stadium- Techno- Fingerstyle Guitar
- Stomp- Trap- Percussion
LyricalJazz/SoulNoise
- Broadway- Bebop- Chaotic
- Cabaret- Gospel- Distorted
- Lounge- Electro- Glitch
- Operatic- Frutiger Aero- Noise
- Storytelling- Jazz- Random
- Torch-Lounge- Latin Jazz- Stuttering
- Theatrical- RnBOrchestral
- Troubadour- Soul- glissando trombone
- VegasLatin- legato cello
Magical- Bossa Nova- Orchestral
- Ethereal- Latin Jazz- spiccato violins
- Majestic- Forró- staccato viola
- Mysterious- Mambo- Symphonic
Minimal- SalsaRetro
- Ambient- Tango- 1960s
- CinematicReggae- Barbershop
- Heat- Afrobeat- Big Band
- Minimal- Dancehall- Classic
- Slow- Dub- Doo Wop
- Sparse- Reggae- Girl Group
Party- Reggaeton- Mambo
- German SchlagerMetal- Salooncore
- Glam- Black Metal- Swing
- Glitter- DeathcoreTraditional
- Groovy- Death Metal- Suffix
Soft- Heavy Metal- …core
- Ambient- Heavy Metal Trap- …jam
- Bedroom- Metalcore- …out
- Chillwave- Nu Metal- …wave
- Ethereal- Power Metal- Traditional
- IntimatePopular- Americana
- Heat- Pop- Barbershop
- Sadcore- Dance Pop- Christmas Carol
Weird- Pop Rock- Traditional
- Carnival- KpopVoice
- Distorted- Jpop- A Cappella
- Glitchy- RnB- Arabian Ornamental
- Haunted- Synthpop- Dispassionate
- HollowRock- Emotional
- Musicbox- Classic Rock- Ethereal
- Random- Blues Rock- Gregorian chant
World/Ethnic- Emo- Hindustani
- Arabian- Glam Rock- Lounge Singer
- Bangra- Hardcore Punk- Melismatic
- Calypso- Indie- Monotone
- Chalga- Industrial Rock- Narration
- Egyptian- Punk- Resonant
- Hindustani- Rock- Spoken Word
- Hōgaku- Skate Rock- Sprechgesang
- Jewish Music- Skatecore- Sultry
- Klezmer- Suomipop- Scream
- MatsuriUrban- Torchy
- Middle East- Funk- Vocaloid
- Polka- Electro
- Russian Navy Song- HipHop
- Suomipop- RnB
- Tribal- Phonk
- Rap
- Trap