Native Soil : Soundtrack Teasers

PLEASE NOTE: Although legally copyrighted with the LOC, these songs are pre-release teasers for industry contact consideration, and not in commercial release. No permission to redistribute in any form is implied or granted by the author(s) of the works. All Material ©2020-2023 Janus Gray/ Black Ring Media

Some preliminary soundtrack material for a genre-bending film set in late nineteenth century America. Ranging from “horror movie country & western” to “ambient cowboy”, the music gently bends more genres that the film itself.

Demons of My Own

Mustang Night

Lived a Life For You (Electric/Lo-Fi)

Lived a Life For You (Acoustic)

Lived a Life For You (No Vocal)

Jumlin

White Man’s Burden

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Articles & New Releases

Recent articles on the industry and new song releases.

Synesthesia, Apophenia, the Bicameral Mind, and Lawnmowers

January 18, 2026

I rarely spend time talking about the musical creation process unless asked, but I’m making an exception here because of the slightly unusual nature of

A New Path

January 18, 2026

Slated for Publishing Spring 2026, this and several other tunes are recent contest entrants.

The Gospel of Sofi (The ALS Song)

January 18, 2026

I wrote this when my sister was diagnosed with ALS. She got to enjoy it, but passed soon after. Once published, 50% of proceeds from sales will be donated to ALS organizations.

Brand New Day

January 18, 2026

Slated for Publishing Spring 2026, this and several other tunes are recent contest entrants.

That One Love – Sofi Feral Project

August 16, 2025

This track has the distinction of being the first of dozens we’re putting in distribution and registering with ASCAP so we could enter it in

Why Your Music Career Is Doomed To Fail

February 4, 2024

There really is only one consistent factor in all failures.