# Scrimshaw Jukebox > Source: > Published: 2026-10-06 15:17:39+00:00 **Tool:** [Scrimshaw Jukebox](https://tools.simonwillison.net/scrimshaw-jukebox) I wanted to see if Claude Opus 5.5 could compose music, so [I tried this](https://claude.ai/share/1f721c20-2499-4d23-b368-3ab57146d956): `I want you to write some computer game music for me. First design simple text based format for the music and build an artifact that can play it out loud - include some example tracks in that artifact` `I am looking for music of the quality of the original secret of Monkey Island` It leaned a lot harder into the Monkey Island theme than I had intended, but the results are surprisingly good. I wonder if the ability to compose competent music is similar to the 3D graphics thing - a new capability for text models that emerged in the past few months? Would need some careful experiments with other recent and not-so-recent models to confirm if this is new or if they've been able to do this for a while. Tags: [ai](https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai), [generative-ai](https://simonwillison.net/tags/generative-ai), [llms](https://simonwillison.net/tags/llms), [claude](https://simonwillison.net/tags/claude), [vibe-coding](https://simonwillison.net/tags/vibe-coding)