Energetic pieces with pulse, rhythm, or drive.

Music That Moves

Playlist: Works in Progress
Last Updated: September 5, 2024

Status: Inquiries/feedback welcomed.

Energy Anthem

Be the Drop

Be The Drop

Playlist: Works in Progress
Last updated: December 16, 2024

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From the composer: "Flight of the Seraphim" imagines the ultimate magical hero—a Seraphim angel—launching into action. This piece combines the energy of a march with soaring, rhythmic repetition, evoking the awe and power of celestial warriors arriving to save the day.

Flight of the Seraphim

Flight Of The Seraphim

Playlist: Works in Progress
Last updated: March 16, 2024

Imagined for use in news programs and broadcasts.

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From the composer: "We Will Fight Free" is a piece inspired by my life as a journalist. It is written to resonate with the urgency and integrity of the news—or at least, the news the way I wish it were. The song is a call for truth and liberation. Hopefully, this music will find its way into programs that amplify understanding, not division.

We Will Fight Free

Playlist: Works in Progress
First uploaded: February 22, 2025

From the composer: "Air Traffic" is about the delicate balance required to keep the skies moving—thousands of aircraft crossing paths, landing safely, delivering millions of people across the world. It’s a system built on precision, communication, and trust. But what happens when that system is infected by chaos? As the new presidential administration dismantles protections, Americans are left trying to hold everything together with fewer resources. Planes are crashing—literally—as uncertainty builds, and we collectively cross our fingers. This piece reflects that overwhelm, starting with driving percussion that spins up into a careful cacophony.

Air Traffic

From the composer: Believe it or not, this is my first time scoring someone else’s trailer. Usually, I compose music for my own videos—especially my Scoring the News project—but this time, I had to work with what was on screen. No edits, no re-cutting. Just music supporting the story. 

Watch the trailer on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yF7TK0ljX8

The video comes from Spitfire Audio, where I get a lot of my virtual instruments. Their Colossus Re-Scoring Competition doubles as a way to promote their new Albion orchestral library, so I figured I’d lean in. Every sound in this score comes from Spitfire libraries—and I call the piece "Helios." So, what’s in here? 

🎹 First, a nod to my film-scoring hero, Philip Glass, using Spitfire’s free “Glass Piano” library. (Fun fact: I write every song by dabbling with this virtual replica of his actual piano.)

📢 The free “Foghorn” library, and two from my Spitfire Labs subscription called “Black Hole” and “Cinematic Percussion.”

🎻 And of course, the mainstay—”Spitfire Symphonic Strings."

Helios

First uploaded: March 23, 2025
Playlist: Works in Progress

From the composer: "Glory, Glory, Gloria" is about the American spirit of progress and the tension between tradition and transformation.

Glory, Glory, Gloria

Playlist: Works in Progress
First uploaded: July 21, 2025

From the composer: "Don’t Fight the Apple" is about the pursuit of knowledge that isn’t easy to accept at first, but that ultimately brings peace. I wanted the music to feel a little uncomfortable yet intriguing, with the promise of clarity somewhere on the other side. I think of the tedious process of assembling a mandala, which I understand to symbolize the universe and the path to wisdom. I once watched monks create one, grain by grain. It required incredible patience. Then when it was complete, they let it go.

Don't Fight the Apple

Playlist: Works in Progress
First uploaded: October 18, 2025

From the composer: A departure from my usual orchestrated pieces, I wrote Robot Avenger because I also love the scores for films like Tron and The Social Network.

Robot Avenger

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Music That Moves

Lucas Grindley