Custom Memorial Song: An Online Tribute Song From Your Memories
A custom memorial song is an online custom tribute song written from your memories of someone you've lost: their name, the things they always said, the small habits that were theirs. Quick Gift costs $39 with 48-hour delivery; Premium Keepsake is $89, delivered within 1 hour, then reviewed by a human producer.
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Hear one: “Let the Garden Say the Rest”, a Song Tailor memorial song in memory of their dad
About this songSummary
Key takeaways
- A Song Tailor memorial song starts at $39 (Quick Gift) with 48-hour delivery, timed from when you approve the lyric.
- Premium Keepsake costs $89 and is delivered within 1 hour of lyric approval, which helps when the funeral or service is close. A human producer reviews it right after delivery.
- Every song comes on a private reveal page with the lyrics, plus an MP3 you can play at a service or keep. The page stays private until you share the link.
- The details make the song: the phrase they always said, what they grew or cooked or fixed, one ordinary day you miss. One person can gather the family's memories and paste them in together.
Watch · 60 seconds
What is a custom memorial song?
This 60-second video shows how a memorial song is made from your memories, and how families share it.
Step by step
How do you make a memorial song for someone you've lost?
You make a memorial song with Song Tailor in five steps: gather your memories, choose a sound, approve the lyric, receive the song, and share it or keep it. You don't need to write music or find the perfect words; tell it the way you would tell a friend.
Gather your memories
Their name, what you called them, and a few memories in your own words. If family want to help, collect their notes first and paste them in together. Short, plain sentences are fine.
Choose a sound and a voice
Pick a style, such as a soft piano ballad, a hopeful healing song or bright acoustic soul, or ask us to recommend one. Then choose Quick Gift, Premium Keepsake or Event Grade.
Read and approve the lyric
AI tools write the lyric from your memories, and you read it before the song is made. Check every name and place. Delivery times start from this approval.
Receive the song
Quick Gift is delivered in 48 hours. Premium Keepsake and Event Grade are delivered within 1 hour, then reviewed by a human producer right after delivery.
Share it, or keep it
Play it at the funeral or the celebration of life, send the private link to family who live far away, or keep it for yourself for the days you need to hear it.
Delivered within 1 hour from $89, then reviewed by a human producer · 100% money-back guarantee
Your brief
What should you tell us about the person?
Custom memorial songs work best when they hold small, true details: how the person spoke, what kept their hands busy, one ordinary day, what they left you and what you would tell them now. Pick two or three of these prompts and answer each in a few sentences.
How they spoke
The phrase they always said, how they ended a phone call, the name they had for you. Words they really used let the people who knew them hear them in the song.Start with: “They always used to say…”
What their hands were busy with
What they grew, cooked, fixed or made. Our sample song below is built around a father's garden. One clear picture of them at work gives a verse somewhere to stand.Start with: “You could always find them…”
One ordinary day
Not the big occasions, but a plain afternoon you would give anything to have again: the drive to school, the kitchen table, the walk with the dog.Start with: “I keep thinking about the day we…”
What they left you
A lesson, a value, a way of doing things that you still do without thinking. This is often what the chorus comes back to.Start with: “Because of them, I still…”
What you would tell them now
The last verse can speak to them directly. A thank-you, a promise, or the thing you didn't get to say.Start with: “If I could tell you one thing now, it would be…”
A memorial song doesn't have to be sad. If they were funny, let the song smile too; the people who knew them will recognise it. If there is anything the family would rather not hear, you can list it after you order.
At the service
Can you play a memorial song at a funeral or celebration of life?
Yes. A Song Tailor memorial song comes as an MP3 you can download and play at a funeral, a memorial service or a celebration of life, and as a private link you can send to family. Here is how families use it on the day.
At the service
Download the MP3 from the reveal page before the day and play it from a phone or laptop through the venue's speaker. Ask the funeral home or venue in advance how they play music, and test it there if you can.
With a photo slideshow
If you are making your own slideshow for the screen, the MP3 can be added to it as the soundtrack. Check your song's length on the reveal page first, so you know how many photos to include. Separately, our photo slideshow add-on ($49, included with Event Grade) shows your photos with the song on the reveal page.
For family far away
Send the private reveal link to relatives who can't travel. They can listen and read the lyrics on their phone, with no app or account.
Making a song for your mother's or father's funeral? Our pages on a song for your mom and a song for your dad have more ideas for what to include, and the memorial song brief guide walks through writing it.
Delivery and sharing
How does a memorial song arrive, and who can hear it?
A Song Tailor memorial song arrives as a link to a private reveal page with the song and the lyrics, plus the MP3 to keep. Quick Gift is delivered in 48 hours; Premium Keepsake and Event Grade are delivered within 1 hour. Anyone you send the link to can open the page and pass it on, so share it with care.
What every song comes with
A private reveal page with the song and the lyrics, and an MP3 you can keep on your phone or play at a service. Search engines are told not to list the page, and no app or account is needed to listen.
The gift-wrapped page
With Premium Keepsake, or as a $29 add-on to Quick Gift, the page adds your written dedication, cover art, a timed unwrap and keepsakes to download, such as the lyric sheet. See a gift-wrapped reveal page.
Delivery times run from when you approve your lyric. A human producer reviews Premium Keepsake and Event Grade songs right after delivery (tone, names and clarity); Quick Gift has no human review. More ideas for sharing a song.
When to order
How quickly can you get a memorial song?
Premium Keepsake is delivered within 1 hour of approving your lyric, so it can still be ready for a funeral tomorrow. Quick Gift is delivered in 48 hours, so order it at least 3 days before the service. The clock starts at lyric approval, so approve it once you have checked the names.
| The service is | Choose | Order |
|---|---|---|
| 3 days or more away | Quick Gift, $39 | At least 3 days before the service (48-hour delivery from lyric approval), and approve your lyric the day you order |
| Tomorrow or today | Premium Keepsake, $89 | As soon as you can: delivered within 1 hour of approving your lyric, with time left to listen and download it |
| Several family members shaping the song | Event Grade, $149+ | When you have gathered the family's memories, so there's time to use the 7 days of unlimited revisions |
If the song is for later, such as their birthday or the first anniversary of the loss, there is no need to rush: take time to gather memories from the family first.
How to choose
Which Song Tailor song should you choose for a memorial?
Choose by how soon you need it and who will shape it: $39 if the service is 3 or more days away, $89 if you need it today or want a written dedication and a free revision, and $149+ when several family members are shaping the song. Each is a custom memorial song written from your own brief.
| Song | Price | Delivery | Human producer review | Revisions | You get |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quick Gift | $39 | 48-hour delivery | No | None included; add one for $9 before checkout | MP3, lyric page and private reveal page |
| Premium Keepsake | $89 | Within 1 hour | Yes, right after delivery | One free guided revision | MP3, printable lyric sheet and gift-wrapped reveal page with your written dedication |
| Event Grade | $149+ | Within 1 hour | Yes, right after delivery | Unlimited for 7 days after ordering | Everything in Premium Keepsake, plus the photo slideshow and unlimited revisions for 7 days after ordering |
- Choose Quick Gift ($39) if the service is 3 or more days away and you know what you want to say. It includes no revision; you can add one for $9 before checkout.
- Choose Premium Keepsake ($89) if the funeral is today or tomorrow, or you want a written dedication on the page: delivered within 1 hour, reviewed by a human producer right after delivery, one free revision.
- Choose Event Grade ($149+) if several family members are shaping the song for a celebration of life: everything in Premium Keepsake, 4 studio takes to choose from, a lyric video and photo slideshow for the screen at the service, and unlimited revisions for 7 days after ordering.
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How it's made
Is a custom memorial song made with AI?
Yes: Song Tailor uses AI tools for the lyrics, music and vocals, working from the memories you give us, and you approve the lyric before the song is made. On Premium Keepsake and Event Grade, a human producer reviews the song right after delivery for tone, names and clarity. Quick Gift has no human review.
With a free AI song generator, you write the prompt or the lyrics yourself and check that their name is sung right. With Song Tailor you tell us about the person, the lyric comes back for you to read, and the song arrives on a private page you can share with family. A custom song vs an AI generator.
Listen
What does a memorial song sound like?
“Let the Garden Say the Rest” is a Song Tailor memorial song in memory of their dad, a soft piano ballad 3 minutes 39 seconds long.
Listen: “Let the Garden Say the Rest”
A Song Tailor memorial song in memory of their dad · Soft piano ballad. Marigolds by the step, quiet advice about checking the tyres, and a father who never wasted a word.
He didn't waste a wordHe planted what he meantAnd let the garden say the rest
★ 5.0/5 customer rating. What customers said about their memorial songs:
“When my grandfather passed, I was asked to speak at the funeral. I couldn't find the words.”
Delivered within 1 hour from $89, then reviewed by a human producer · 100% money-back guarantee
FAQ
Custom memorial songs: common questions
How much does a custom memorial song cost?
A Song Tailor memorial song costs $39 for Quick Gift (48-hour delivery), $89 for Premium Keepsake (delivered within 1 hour, then reviewed by a human producer) and from $149 for Event Grade. Prices are in US dollars. Add-ons such as the gift-wrapped reveal page ($29) or a printable lyric sheet ($9) are optional and never pre-ticked.
How fast can I get a memorial song before a funeral?
Premium Keepsake and Event Grade are delivered within 1 hour of approving your lyric; Quick Gift is delivered in 48 hours. The lyric comes to you first, so approve it as soon as you have checked the names. If the service is tomorrow, Premium Keepsake leaves time to listen, download the MP3 and test it on the venue's speaker.
Can I make a song for my mother's funeral?
Yes. Tell us what you called her, the things she always said, and a few memories from different parts of her life. The lyric is written from your point of view, as her son or daughter, and you read and approve it before the song is made. Our sample song below was written in memory of a father.
Can several family members add their memories?
Yes. The brief has one story box, so it works best if one person collects memories from brothers, sisters, children or friends and pastes them in together. Name who each memory comes from if it matters. A song can hold three or four memories well, so choose the ones most of the family will recognise.
Will the song say their name correctly?
Their name is written into the lyric you approve, and you can guide how it is sung. When you approve the lyric after ordering, you can spell out how the name sounds, as a guide for the singer. On Premium Keepsake and Event Grade, a human producer checks names right after delivery, and a revision is included if something is off. You can also list anything to leave out, such as a topic the family would rather not hear.
Is the reveal page private?
Yes. The reveal page opens only from its private link, and search engines are told not to list it. It doesn't appear anywhere else on our site. You decide who gets the link: the whole family, a few close friends, or only you. Anyone you send it to can open it and pass it on, so share it with care.
What if the song doesn't feel like them?
Premium Keepsake includes one free guided revision and Event Grade includes unlimited revisions for 7 days after ordering. Quick Gift includes none unless you add one for $9. Every order is covered by our 100% money-back guarantee; we review each request individually.
Can I order a memorial song for a pet?
Yes. Choose Memorial as the occasion and say in the brief that the song is for a pet: their name, their habits, the walk or the chair that was theirs. Our pet memorial song page has prompts written for dogs, cats and other companions.
About the author: Sara
Sara looks after Song Tailor's customers and writes the site's guides. If you have a question about a memorial song, or aren't sure where to start, email sara@songtailor.co. More about Sara
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