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The birthday video they will replay

Make their photo sing happy birthday

Upload a photo of the birthday person, pick a song or write one about them, and Muzie turns it into a music video where they perform it. No camera, no editing, no asking the group chat to record clips.

First video free to try. Ready in minutes, not the night before.

Videos people have already made with Muzie

Music video made with Muzie: Mythos

Mythos

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Music video made with Muzie: Halloween

Halloween

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Music video made with Muzie: Slim Shady

Slim Shady

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Music video made with Muzie: Mr. Cheddar

Mr. Cheddar

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How a birthday video gets made

Four decisions. None of them need a camera, a crew or a timeline.

Step 1

Pick the song

Happy Birthday from the library, their favourite track, or describe a song about them and get an original with their name in the chorus.

Step 2

Add the singer

The birthday person, the whole family, the office, the dog. Every visible face that is roughly facing the camera joins in.

Step 3

Choose the look

Photoreal keeps them recognisable. Claymation, anime and comic book turn a normal photo into the joke of the day.

Step 4

Let it direct

Muzie storyboards the scenes against the lyrics, syncs the mouths to the vocal and exports a portrait video ready to send.

What people make for birthdays

The same tool, pointed at the birthdays that come around every year.

The card that sings

Their own face performing Happy Birthday, sent at midnight. It beats a printed card and it is still in their phone next year.

The group photo performance

The friends photo from last summer, all of them singing. One person makes it, everyone gets the credit.

A song written about them

Describe their year, their habits and their in jokes, and get an original birthday song with their name in it. Then have their photo sing it.

The milestone birthday

A 30th, 40th or 60th deserves more than a balloon. The archive photo from decades ago performing a current hit is its own gift.

Family who cannot be there

A singing video from the grandchildren lands on the day, whichever country the birthday is in.

The pet sends its wishes

The dog singing happy birthday to its owner is the message that gets shown to everyone at the party.

Pick the look of the video

Keep the photo recognisable, or send it somewhere much sillier.

Anime style for a birthday singing video

Anime

Cartoon style for a birthday singing video

Cartoon

Comic book style for a birthday singing video

Comic book

Claymation style for a birthday singing video

Claymation

Pixel art style for a birthday singing video

Pixel art

Cinematic film style for a birthday singing video

Cinematic film

Birthday video questions

The things people ask before making the first one.

Upload a photo of them, pick Happy Birthday or any other song, and choose a style. Their face is animated and lip synced to the track, so it looks like they are performing it. It takes minutes and you can send it straight from your phone.

Yes. Describe the person, their year and a few in jokes, and an original song is written with vocals, including their name. Their photo then performs that song, which is usually the version that gets replayed.

Minutes rather than an evening. Make it a day or two early, try two songs, and keep the take that gets the reaction. There is time to redo it if the first photo does not work.

A clear photo with the face front on, in good light, mouth visible. Group photos work as long as each face is visible. Sunglasses, profile shots and very dark rooms are what cause weak results.

Yes. Every visible face in the photo that is roughly facing the camera performs together. Ask the people in the photo first, and keep the joke pointed at the birthday person rather than at anyone else.

Your first video is free to try. Longer or higher quality videos use tokens. Making a draft first is the cheapest way to check the photo and song work together before you spend on the final render.

Make it the day before, send it at midnight

Generation takes minutes, so there is no reason to leave it until the morning. Make one now, try a second song, and keep the one that lands.