I wanted to make an original, long-form science-fiction musical inspired by the narrative format of Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds, and generative AI let me pursue that as an independent creator. This workflow is for anyone who wants to turn a concept into a full, multi-chapter audio production. I directed the story and the characters while AI generated much of the raw material.

1. Story development: I brainstormed with ChatGPT to explore plots, combine ideas, and reject others until we had a coherent 14-chapter narrative with six recurring characters. ChatGPT then wrote the lyrics under my creative direction, through several rounds of feedback and refinement.

2. Musical direction: I experimented extensively with genres, tempos, and sonic elements in Suno until I found the cinematic electronic sound I wanted.

3. Music production: ChatGPT and I prepared a separate Suno prompt for each chapter, following the established story and musical direction. Suno generated the music and singing. Most chapters worked on the first generation, and some needed another version.

4. Character voices: Suno did not consistently assign the intended voices to characters, so I created distinct spoken voices in ElevenLabs and generated each character's lines.

5. Audio post-production: I exported music and vocals separately from Suno. In DaVinci Resolve, I manually removed and replaced dialogue, synchronized voices, balanced volume, and applied fades and audio effects. I occasionally used ChatGPT to process audio segments, including echo effects. The original Suno singing was kept.

6. Artwork and promotion: I created the album cover and individual track artwork with ChatGPT. Separate promotional videos were produced using Kling 4.0, ElevenLabs, and DaVinci Resolve.

Result: "ARE YOU ALIVE?" by NAKWITA, an approximately 86-minute science-fiction musical narrative told across 14 interconnected chapters, released October 11, 2026.

Full album: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLahmvyXlx_Sc