A custom love song for someone you love

For the words you have been carrying around for months and cannot seem to say out loud.

Lyrics you review and approve · 7,99 € · ready in minutes

Some things are hard to say across a kitchen table. A love song does not need an occasion, a holiday, or a reason on the calendar. It just needs you to finally say the thing, and a melody to carry it so it does not feel like a speech.

People use this for proposals, for anniversaries, for making up after a bad month, and for absolutely no reason on an ordinary Tuesday. That last one tends to land the hardest. Nobody expects a song on a Tuesday.

How to write your brief

Ideas to include

The proposal soundtrack

Play it right before you ask, or right after they say yes. Tell us which, because it changes where the song has to land.

The thing you never said

The gratitude, the apology, the admission. Write it plainly in the brief and let the song do the hard part of saying it.

The ordinary Tuesday

No anniversary, no reason, no warning. A song that shows up because you meant it, not because a date required it.

Perfect for

  • A partner you are about to propose to
  • Someone you owe a real apology and a real explanation
  • A husband or wife on a quiet anniversary at home
  • A person you have loved for years without ever saying it well

Tone ideas

  • Stripped back and sincere, voice forward
  • Cinematic and sweeping, built for a proposal moment
  • Gentle and conversational, like talking rather than performing
  • Plain and unflinching, for an apology that cannot afford to be charming

Message example

I have started this text about nine times. La Ritournelle turned what I was trying to say into a love song, which is easier than saying it out loud. Listen to the second verse.

Brief examples

The proposal soundtrack

Name: Mia. Bond: partner of four years. Occasion: Love song for a proposal. Tone: cinematic and sweeping. Anecdote: they picked the ring out together two years ago and never mentioned it again, to adapt with a real memory. Delivery: played the second she says yes. Indicative example, exact lyrics not promised.

The thing you never said

Name: Robert. Bond: husband of nine years. Occasion: Love song. Tone: stripped back and sincere. Anecdote: he took the night shifts for a year so she could finish her degree and never once brought it up, to adapt with a real memory. Delivery: played at home, no audience. Indicative example, exact lyrics not promised.

The ordinary Tuesday

Name: Jess. Bond: partner. Occasion: Love song, no occasion at all. Tone: gentle and conversational. Anecdote: she leaves a note on the coffee machine every morning she leaves first, to adapt with a real memory. Delivery: sent at lunchtime on a random weekday. Indicative example, exact lyrics not promised.

How it works

You tell us

Their name, what you need to say, the memory that proves it, and the moment you plan to press play.

We compose

We write the lyrics for your review, then produce a fully sung, studio quality track.

You gift it

Play it in person, send it at midnight, or cue it up right before you get down on one knee.

Why La Ritournelle

Frequently asked questions

Can I use it for a proposal?

Yes, and it is one of the most common reasons people write one. Tell us whether it plays before you ask or after they say yes. We shape the ending completely differently for each.

I am not good with words. Is that a problem?

No. Write the brief the way you would text a friend, badly and honestly. Raw and specific gives us far more to work with than polished and vague.

Can a love song work as an apology?

It can, as long as it is honest rather than charming. Tell us what actually happened and what you understand now, and we keep it plain. A song that dodges the point does not help you.

Is it strange to do this with no occasion?

It is the whole point. A gift on a required date is expected. A song on an ordinary week is evidence you were thinking about them when nothing made you, and since it is ready in minutes, you can decide at lunch and play it tonight.

Other occasions

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