Our music

Every piece below is our own instrumental recording, made for Sunlit Reel. The hymns and classical pieces are public-domain compositions; the originals were written for us. So your video can be played at the service, shared with family and posted online without music claims. Listen to the first 30 seconds of each:

• Amazing Grace
  Traditional (tune 'New Britain', 1831) · Hymn
  
• It Is Well with My Soul
  Philip P. Bliss (1876) · Hymn
  
• Abide with Me
  William H. Monk (1861) · Hymn
  
• Nearer, My God, to Thee
  Lowell Mason (1856) · Hymn
  
• Clair de Lune
  Claude Debussy (1905) · Classical
  
• Air on the G String
  J. S. Bach (BWV 1068) · Classical
  
• Ave Maria
  Franz Schubert (1825) · Classical
  
• Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
  Charles Gounod (1853) · Classical
  
• First Light
  Sunlit Reel original · Gentle piano
  
• Quiet Harbor
  Sunlit Reel original · Piano and strings
  
• Homeward
  Sunlit Reel original · Strings
  

Where the music comes from

• Amazing Grace: Open Hymnal Project, 'Amazing Grace' (setting E. O. Excell, 1900), marked public domain. Public domain composition and setting; our arrangement and recording.
• It Is Well with My Soul: Open Hymnal Project, 'It Is Well With My Soul' (music and setting P. P. Bliss, 1876), marked public domain. Public domain composition; our arrangement and recording.
• Abide with Me: Open Hymnal Project, 'Abide With Me' (tune 'Eventide', W. H. Monk, 1861), marked public domain. Public domain composition; our arrangement and recording.
• Nearer, My God, to Thee: Open Hymnal Project, 'Nearer, My God, To Thee' (tune 'Bethany', L. Mason, 1856), marked public domain. Public domain composition; our arrangement and recording.
• Clair de Lune: Mutopia Project piece 1778 (Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune, E. Fromont 1905 edition), public domain dedication. Public domain composition and transcription; our recording.
• Air on the G String: Mutopia Project piece 461 (Air from Suite No. 3, arranged by Ross Keenum), public domain dedication; we re-voiced it for strings. Public domain composition and arrangement; our string arrangement and recording.
• Ave Maria: Mutopia Project piece 1054 (Ellens dritter Gesang D.839, C. F. Peters edition), public domain dedication; the voice line is played on cello. Public domain composition and transcription; our arrangement and recording.
• Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod): Mutopia Project piece 2167 (Ave Maria, Heugel 1856 edition, piano and violin), public domain dedication. Public domain composition and transcription; our recording.
• First Light: Composed for Sunlit Reel (music/originals.py, 28 Oct 2026). Original work owned by App Business Ventures LLC.
• Quiet Harbor: Composed for Sunlit Reel (music/originals.py, 28 Oct 2026). Original work owned by App Business Ventures LLC.
• Homeward: Composed for Sunlit Reel (music/originals.py, 28 Oct 2026). Original work owned by App Business Ventures LLC.

Recorded from scores with the MuseScore General sound library (MIT licence; its piano samples are public domain and its strings CC0).