diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 134fce7..211eedb 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
-use serde_derive::{Serialize, Deserialize};
-use crate::config::Config;
 
 mod colour;
 mod config;
 mod image;
 mod mock;
+mod music;
 mod palette;
 mod scene;
 
 pub use colour::Colour;
+pub use config::Config;
+pub use music::Music;
 pub use palette::Palette;
 pub use scene::Scene;
 
@@ -100,12 +101,12 @@ pub struct Position {
 //     }
 // }
 
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Game {
     config: Config,
-//     palettes: Vec<Palette>,
+    palettes: Vec<Palette>,
 //     variables: Vec<Variable>,
 //     triggers: HashMap<String, ScriptCollection>,
+    music: Vec<Music>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -115,17 +116,34 @@ impl Game {
     pub fn from(path: String) -> Result<Game, GameParseError> {
         let path = PathBuf::from(path);
 
+        let mut music = Vec::new();
+        let mut palettes = Vec::new();
+
+        let mut music_dir = path.clone();
+        music_dir.push("music");
+
+        let music_files = music_dir.read_dir();
+
+        if music_files.is_ok() {
+            for file in music_files.unwrap() {
+                let file = file.unwrap();
+                music.push(Music::from_file(file.path()));
+                println!("music found: {:?}", file.file_name());
+            }
+        }
+
         let mut palettes_dir = path.clone();
         palettes_dir.push("palettes");
+
         let palette_files = palettes_dir.read_dir()
-            .expect("couldn't find any palettes");
+            .expect("couldn't read palettes dir");
 
         for file in palette_files {
             let file = file.unwrap();
+            palettes.push(Palette::from_file(file.path()));
             println!("palette found: {:?}", file.file_name());
         }
 
-        // todo load config
         let mut game_config = path.clone();
         game_config.push("game.toml");
         let config = fs::read_to_string(game_config)
@@ -133,10 +151,6 @@ impl Game {
         let config: Config = toml::from_str(&config)
             .expect("Couldn't parse game config");
 
-        Ok(
-            Game {
-                config,
-            }
-        )
+        Ok(Game { config, palettes, music })
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/music.rs b/src/music.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f335b52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/music.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+/// an XM music file.
+/// name is derived from the file stem.
+pub struct Music {
+    pub name: String,
+    pub bytes: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+impl Music {
+    pub fn from_file(path: PathBuf) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            name: path.file_stem().unwrap().to_str().unwrap().into(),
+            bytes: fs::read(path).unwrap()
+        }
+    }
+}