That’s a strange sentence when you think about it — but it’s true. For almost three decades I’ve pointed cameras at the sky, at fabric and wind, lines and light, movement and stillness. Today, more than 1,000 of those videos live on the AERIALIS Kites YouTube channel.
And almost every single one of them has something in common:
A soundtrack.
Not just silence. Not just wind noise. But music — something that helps carry the mood, the rhythm, the intention of the flight.
The early days: borrowed sounds
In the beginning, I used whatever I could get my hands on. I ripped tracks from CDs. Later, it was MP3 files, acquired in various ways, from various corners of the internet.
Eventually, I found online sources offering music that might fit — stock libraries, royalty-free collections, and later on, YouTube’s own audio library.
Sometimes it worked beautifully. Other times… not so much.
Finding music that truly matched the feeling I wanted to convey in a kite video was often frustrating. The visuals might feel calm, cinematic, meditative — while the music felt generic, wrong, or emotionally disconnected.
And occasionally, when I did find the perfect track, it later turned out it wasn’t quite as royalty-free as I had believed.That’s not a great feeling.
Then something new appeared
When the possibility of creating music with the help of artificial intelligence emerged, my reaction was simple:
This is interesting.
I grabbed the opportunity with both hands and jumped in. And suddenly — this was something else entirely.
For the first time, I could create music that matched the exact mood I wanted in my videos. Slow, airy, minimal. Dark, drifting, cinematic. Calm, spacious, contemplative. Music shaped around movement, not forced on top of it.
This changed everything.
Making my own soundtracks
For nearly two years now, I’ve been creating my own music for my kite videos. I don’t always hit the mark on the first try — but that’s the beauty of it. If it doesn’t work, I simply try again. Adjust the tempo. Change the tone. Strip it back. Let it breathe.
Eventually, it clicks.
And as most of you already know: A good video becomes so much better with the right soundtrack — and sometimes a few carefully chosen sound effects.
That’s also why you’ll almost always find a music reference at the very end of my videos. The soundtrack is part of the story, not an afterthought.
More than just background music
What started as soundtrack creation has grown into something more.
If you’re curious to hear the music outside the videos — because it’s not only soundtracks I’m making — you’re more than welcome to visit:
Put on some headphones. Start listening.
Or… close the browser, step outside, and go fly a kite.
The choice is yours.
