Rod Kruz in a black leather jacket in front of a brick wall

Cinematic rock & pop composer · producer

Rod Kruz

Rock and pop with the weight of a film score, from heavy riffs to orchestral swells.

Artwork for From the Ashes

Latest release

From the Ashes

Echoes to Freedom · 2026

From the Ashes by Echoes to Freedom: a cinematic rock song about resilience and rising again.

Rod Kruz playing an electric guitar

About

Composer, producer, guitarist

Multi-instrumentalist from Munich, Germany, producing alternative metal, industrial rock and post-grunge with a high-energy, epicore edge. Heavy guitar work meets synth and orchestral arrangements, inspired by artists like Starset, Muse, Theory of a Deadman and Smash Into Pieces.

  • Alternative metal
  • Industrial rock
  • Post-grunge
  • Epicore
  • Cinematic rock
  • Cinematic pop
More about Rod

Work with me

Have a project?

Licensing a track, custom music for a trailer or game, or a song to produce. Tell me what you are working on.