Songs of the Megaverse®

Another quick update...

The following three albums are still waiting some back end "i" dotting and "t" crossing before they can be uploaded:
- Xiticix Invasion
- Africa
- Coalition War Campaign

In the meantime, I am still moving forward. Currently, I'm working on Rifts Underseas.

*FAQ #3* (1 and 2 are in the previous post):
Q: Can you create an album with a single style (rock album, country album, etc.)

A: I can, but I won't. Every album has an overarching theme; however, I will not stick to one style. The albums are meant to tell a story and to have diverse perspectives. For example, the Coalition War Campaign album does not only include songs and anthem marches that support the Coalition States. It has supporters, detractors, and 3rd party observers in order to represent the world book.

*FAQ #4*
Q: Why are there overt game terms (e.g., I.S.P., mega-damage, etc.) in some of your songs?

A: Because the songs represent the world books - specifically the world books, not just the setting. Yes, I could do this in a 100% abstract manner, instead of the 80% that I currently do, but I actually want the occasional game term to creep in to support the idea that the song is about the world book and the information in the world book.

6 days ago | [YT] | 8

Songs of the Megaverse®

A quick update...

Xiticix Invasion is done and I'm working on Rifts Africa. Uploads will have to wait until I sort some things out behind the scenes, but I'm not slowing down on album creation.

As I stated previously, uploads are going to come slower anyway because all of the songs prior to Juicer Uprising were already done. More are coming... soon™️

To answer two commonly asked questions:

1. These are concept albums, which means the album tells the story of the world book. While I like to have a sonic theme for each album (e.g., Rifts Japan sounds very... Japanese), I also like to have diverse song styles. Listening to individual songs is GREAT - thank you! - but I don't create individual songs for 'radio worthiness.' I create them to fit the album.

And, yes, I've gotten better at this as time's moved on. I'd argue, in terms of album flow, Xiticix Invasion is much better than Rifts Japan. With experience comes improvement. 🤷‍♂️

2. YES! 😁 I will create songs for other games (i.e., Palladium Fantasy, After the Bomb, etc.) Let me get a few more Rifts albums done then I'll mix some others in.

Thanks again for being a subscriber and listening to the Songs of the Megaverse®.

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3 weeks ago | [YT] | 8

Songs of the Megaverse®

Songs of the Megaverse® is now on major music platforms!

A few people asked me to get the albums onto Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, and other platforms. I’m happy to say that process has officially begun.

Right now, two albums are available:
- Juicer Uprising
- Psyscape

Psyscape may take another 48 hours or so to appear everywhere, but it is on the way. I’ll probably add Dinosaur Swamp next, but since distribution does cost money, I’m starting carefully and seeing how much support is there.

Here’s the best way to help:
• 1) Follow Songs of the Megaverse on your preferred music platform. Follows matter because platforms notice engagement and are more likely to show the music to other fans.
• 2) Listen and share the albums. I think streaming creates some ad or royalty revenue, but I do not really know... I’m still learning how each platform handles it.
• 3) The strongest way to support the project is to purchase individual tracks or full albums. Every dollar earned from Songs of the Megaverse will count toward our 2026 goal. We are way behind right now, so if you want Legion of Myth to continue into 2027, this is a direct way to help while getting some great Palladium-inspired music in return.

Thank you to everyone who listens, shares, follows, comments, purchases, or simply tells another Palladium fan, “Hey, you should check this out.”

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1 month ago (edited) | [YT] | 13

Songs of the Megaverse®

Juicer Uprising (https://youtu.be/cko6vzpjIZ0?si=j4tbi...) is a high-voltage concept album that turns Rifts® World Book 10 into a hard-rock audio chronicle of doomed super-soldiers, false salvation, bloodsport celebrity, city-state politics, faction warfare, and apocalyptic betrayal.

From the adrenalized opener “Rifts Juicer Uprising” to the devastating finale “The Phoenix is a Grave (In a Golden Skin),” the album moves with speed, swagger, sorrow, and fury, shifting from 1980s sleaze-metal anthems to surgical cyberpunk horror, tragic piano-vocal grief, heartland frontier rock, and full-scale theatrical metal.

It captures the Juicer fantasy in all its tragedy: power bought with years, hope sold as control, and warriors who burn through borrowed time because standing still would be worse than dying.

1 month ago | [YT] | 16

Songs of the Megaverse®

WOW! THANK YOU!

Over 100 subscribers - (108 as I post this) - on a channel I never expected to *ever* reach 100, let alone reach it in just a couple of weeks.

As a thank you, here is a sneak peek at the cover for the Juicer Uprising album that I hope to have completed this week. It's almost done, and I think it represents the book and the Juicer O.C.C. well.

F.A.Q.
*1) What's the point of Songs of the Megaverse®?*
• Quite simply, it's to bring the various settings, worlds, and books, of the Palladium Megaverse® to life through music. Nothing more... nothing less. I'm not trying to reinvent music as we know it. I'm not trying to put AI above real musicians. I'm not trying to create the perfect song. I simply want to bring the Palladium worlds to another medium. That is the spirit in which you should listen to these songs.

*2) You're just using AI, so you can just squirt out a song in 5 minutes.*
• While technically true, that's not how I do it. I try to put some effort into the prompts, fact-checking, style manipulation, and lyrics... especially the lyrics. When I was in a band in the 1990s, it would take us from few days to a few weeks to write and fully compose a song. For these AI albums, it's anywhere from 2-4 hours for each one. I've had a few take longer, and a couple I was able to 'squirt out' in 30 minutes.

*3) Do you even listen to [this music]?*
• Yes, I do!! Maybe I'm weird - (it's true, according to my wife) - but I listen to these songs when driving, when I'm working in my back yard, and when I need white noise at work.

1 month ago | [YT] | 21

Songs of the Megaverse®

With Rifts® Atlantis now uploaded, Songs of the Megaverse has reached an important milestone: this is the last World Book album I had at least partially complete before launching the channel.

That also means the pace will change a bit from here.

Some people assume that because these songs use AI tools, I can throw a track together in five minutes and call it done. Technically, someone could do that. That is not how I approach this project. Each song takes hours of planning, writing, revising, prompting, testing, rejecting, and refining so it can feel appropriate to the World Book it represents.

More songs are absolutely coming. My goal remains the same: one album for each Rifts® World Book. The difference is that new albums will appear more slowly as I build them from the ground up.

This channel does not exist to show off AI music, chase perfection, or claim that these are the only possible songs that could bring these books to life. The purpose is much simpler: to create fan-made musical tributes that capture the tone, conflict, factions, cultures, and imagination of each World Book.

So far, I think the albums have done that. I have my favorites, of course, but I believe each one serves its purpose and gives listeners another way to experience these incredible settings.

Thank you for listening, subscribing, commenting, and sharing the songs. Your support helps this project keep moving forward.

1 month ago | [YT] | 5