In “Storming the Thunder,” Cataldo’s bombastic persona, the grueling pursuit and the sheer perilousness of it all plays out like a blockbuster film—albeit with real stakes and real criminals. What most enthrals me about the story is the Sea Shepherd crew’s relentless pursuit of justice. These ‘eco-warriors,’ as they are described in the chapter, inspire me profoundly. Their quest to detain the Thunder felt righteous: a moral obligation to the ocean itself.

I want my music to feel beautiful and serene, yet dramatic and urgent, like the book itself. By capturing the majesty and sublimity of the ocean, mixed with the potency and extremity of its lawlessness, I hope to inspire a sense of wonder at the vastness and complexity of the ocean, and an urgency to respond to its most pressing social issues.

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