Sometimes you connect with an artist not only through their craft, but also through the energy they bring around them. The way they show up, support others, and create a space that feels genuine.
Thatβs what stood out to me with Rune Sage. I came across him on social media, and beyond the music, thereβs something positive in the way he connects with people. Heβs the kind of artist who uplifts others, shares openly, and makes you feel like youβre part of something, not just listening from the outside.
And then thereβs the music itself. It doesnβt sit in one place. It moves between electronic, cinematic, ambient, and something more atmospheric and introspective. It feels like a journey and a complete universe of its own. I would describe it as something you experience rather than just listen to.
Thatβs what made me want to go a bit deeper and understand more about his journey, where it all comes from, how itβs built, and whatβs behind the sound.
You can listen to Rune Sage here.
How would you describe your music to someone whoβs never heard it before?
Well, I guess I would have to say my music is, um⦠multidimensional. I blend a passion for electronic music with immaterial (spiritual) insight to create immersive sonic worlds that span cinematic soundtracks of synthwave, ambient meditations, epic cinematic, and atmospheric soundscapes.
I have this inner vibration of a musical vision that comes through me, and it is translated into a unique journey for the listener. I would have to say it is music that you feel rather than just listen to.
What track or project are you most proud of and why?
Man, that is a hard one because I would have to pick between scoring the audiobook, Erased, by Motherella or my own unique project, The Dark Eden Saga. Scoring the soundtrack for the book, Erased (TBA), was crazy because I really had to flex my composer muscles, because Motherella is a fan of Vintage, Dark Academia, and Brigerton-sounding soundtracks, so I had to push myself to learn more orchestral arrangements, and different time signatures, instead of just, ya know, four on the floor house/techno beats. I have some previews out already of the Erased OST from the first 7 tracks, but there are at least 4 more tracks coming. I started out learning meditation music, ya know just a bunch of 9th chords with heavy reverb bells/chimes π, and then moved to learning more pop, trance and synthwave structures (ya know, 8 bar loops) π. I do have to say it has been very rewarding. So I guess if I had to choose, I am the most proud of the musical visual novel, Dark Eden Saga, whose story spans three different books in the series. It is in a new genre category I created called Spiritual Sci-Fi. The Dark Eden Saga is based on a book that was co-written for the online creative platform, Eden Creative Haven.
If I had to pick a favorite track I am most proud of, it is most likely, Memories From The Future from my Cyber Echoes Album Vol 1. (Eden Creative Havenβs Cinematic Storybook), because everyone that listens to it, has these profound memories, feelings, or thoughts that they report feel familiar but from another time or place. It’s on my YouTube as a music release for free, but I think I will put a video version together for it because people have reported to me that their life has changed with these strange synchronistic events, or brilliant ideas, that occurred after listening to it. One person said they saw themselves working for a large firm, and they actually got the job offer 3 days later after listening to it. There are hidden codes of Soul information in that track and everybody experiences it differently. It is always fascinating and intriguing to have people tell me about their out of body experiences, or visions of themselves in other bodies like aliens. Wild stuff, but I absolutely love it! I have had some of our tribe members in the Eden Creative Haven say that my music changed their entire life, and all I can say is, no, your openness to self-acceptance of the invitation did. It makes my heart full to empower others to empower themselves. I truly believe that I am here to open these inner doorways through the medium of music as an invitation for any Soul that wishes to walk through to the next level of themselves..
Was there a defining moment that made you say, βI want to make musicβ?
Damn, Spacey! These are some really great questions. Youβre a great interviewer. This one is so good it makes me want to ask you the same thing.
Back to the question. The first time I heard Celestial Soda Pop by Ray Lynch as a child, I was fascinated by how music could transport me to places my mind didnβt recognize, but my heart remembered.
I always wanted to create music, but I didnβt have the confidence because of rejection growing up. I only started making music publicly in 2024. Before that, I used to sneak away after school to play the βcoolβ Yamaha keyboards at Guitar Center. One of the staff even let me store my tracks on a hidden function of the memory card so I could come back the next day and try to finish it.
Young modern music producers have absolutely no idea of the struggle to make music without a DAW or arranger. MIDI recording had to be perfectly quantized without the βquick quantizeβ function, meaning playing piano skills was a must instead of the βpaint by the notesβ paradise that modern DAWs allow now.
Are there influences outside of music that shape your sound?
I would have to say video games and some movies with more of an β80s aesthetic would be my first instinct. Now that I have taken more time to think about this excellent question, the ocean is a part of the natural environment I live by, and the flow of water-like energy has a tremendous effect on the mind and heart for inspiration and creativity.
If your sound were a place, color, or emotion, what would it be?
Nostalgia.
Do you have a ritual or habit that helps you get into a creative zone?
Not sleeping seems to be the creative theme of life.
I cannot tell you how many times I have these extremely catchy melodies show up in my mind, and Iβm humming a tune trying to figure out which chords will fit best. Itβs like this huge, symphonic epic masterpiece in my headβ¦ but this only happens about 15 minutes before bed.
Whatβs something surprising people donβt usually know about you as an artist?
I am a Spectraβ’ energy healer who empowers others to clear, reprogram, and balance their chakras. After reaching Reiki Master status I became frustrated with the strictness of Reiki so I ended up being called to create a different type of energy work, called Spectraβ’, that connects the client to their Soul for self-healing instead of depending on the practitioner for healing. As a composer, I use these unique open-source energies to infuse my music with something I trademarked as Meta-tation Waveβ’. The music is Spectra-infused to the personβs unique Soul Signature and they are able to experience an inner translation from their Soulβs Signatureβs consent. I teach my other Spectraβ’ energy students on how to use Spectra in one of the three levels towards self-mastery. The Spectraβ’ practitioners are present during our meditations and assist to amplify energy healing within the live online Eden Tribe Circles for the Eden Creative Haven weekly member group.
How do you know when a track feels βrightβ to you?
Maybe when I can finally reward myself with a snack after passing the βcar test.β π
Or when I can finally export my file and not have my eardrums bleeding from the mastering project titled oknowhereisthefinalexcellentmixIpromiseforrealthistime7.mp3.
Itβs a love-hate relationship, and sometimes I just have to release it to the public, or I put another EQ on the master channel and tweak the 70 Hz frequency down 0.3 dB, or end up feeling the uncontrollable desire to change the snare at 3 a.m. Most times I have to follow the words of Socrates when he stated, βArt is never finished, only abandoned.β
So I have to release the music that night, while it still sounds decent, before I come to my senses, wake up in the morning, and realize my ancestors are rolling in their graves with disgust and disgrace for me even touching a DAW. As I said, finishing music is a love-hate relationship. I canβt decide if I love to hate it or hate to love it.
Describe your music in three words that arenβt music-related.
Lyran. Indigo. Nostalgia.
π (Pleiadian Star Constellation)
Do you have any tips for new musicians/producers?
I never have any real advice to give anyone because I donβt really have answers for them. I will only share what I have learned like I am talking to a mirror, so the reader can take what resonates and leave what doesnβt.
- So, Walker: make as much music as you can, as often as you can.
- Be sure to forget what everyone else is doing and create from the heart.
- There will always be someone better, more skilled, more knowledgeable, or more talented than you.
- Creating music is not about being the best, it is about sharing the unique gift of music that is written on your heart with the world.
- In a fake world of AI and oversaturation of people creating music solely for profit, the greatest contribution that you can offer the world is being human.
- Your human flaws are a feature and proof that you can simply be perfectly imperfect.
Whatβs coming next for you creatively?
I am currently finishing up two collaborations. I have one with Anomalistic Horizons and one with Silicon Simian, which should be released soon.
I am also open to creative collaborations with other artists that resonate with my vibe. Musical storytelling with film/book scoring and OSTs for video games. I really feel that music can be used as a medium for healing, star DNA activation, and quantum mind remembrance. The hertz and frequencies in modern-day film and music can be modified to evolve the human race through empowerment instead of emotional numbing of the Soul.
So many studies have been done on alpha, theta, and delta waves that these low-frequency binaural beats could be added at a subconscious level in video games and movies that are designed to awaken instead of just as enter-tain-meant. I like to think that my music, book, and film creations are a new form of media called inner-soul-ment. π
I just want to say thank you so much again for having me on your blog. I am so honored and grateful to be here. Also I have a growing collection of your discography and love every one of your tracks. Everyone out there reading this, show some love and check out Spacey Pandaβs Bandcamp and support this amazing artist.
Thank you so much, Rune Sage, for the shoutout! π
What I found really interesting in Rune Sageβs insights is how his creative journey goes beyond just music. Thereβs a whole universe behind what he creates, from storytelling to the ideas and concepts he brings into his work.
And when you listen to his tracks with that in mind, it hits differently. Itβs not just about the sound, but also about the experience and the world heβs building around it. It feels like something you step into, not just something you play.
Thank you, Rune Sage, for taking the time to share your story and your process. I really enjoyed discovering more about the world behind your music.
β Spacey Panda
Memories from the future is also my favourite track from Rune Sage
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