Plato believed that the soul of the world was written in music; that reality itself was a score woven with divine harmony. His contemporaries called it the music of the spheres—the union of numbers, structure and sound echoing through the cosmos.

Music has travelled with us since the dawn of humanity. Long before language was fixed to paper, we made instruments to soothe ourselves, to lift our spirits, to summon courage. Thousands of years later, we still cannot imagine life without music—just as we cannot live without the beating of a heart.

Throughout ACCIONA’s history, we have sought to live and share values such as the positive impact of our work and the central role of people, both within our organisation and in society.

And if there is one thing that transcends cultures and borders, it is music. That is why we wanted to create a theme that inspires ACCIONA’s people everywhere, accompanying our projects and strengthening the ties that unite us.

The music that emerged not only accompanies our solutions. The process of composition and performance—by Lucas Vidal together with the Prague Symphony Orchestra—also reflects our work philosophy, where effort and the human factor always come first. In this feature, we show how the award-winning composer has managed to turn ACCIONA’s heartbeat into music.

When we approached Lucas Vidal, we already knew of his success as a composer in the American film industry and his talent for moving audiences and telling stories through music. We wanted a score that reflected who we are, but above all, one that would energise us as an organisation to keep innovating and looking ahead. Lucas accepted the challenge.

He explains that the composition was built in layers, starting with simple ideas and adding instruments one by one. The piece itself, combining computers and electronic sounds with live performance, mirrors the encounter of digital and analogue, of reason and heart, of innovation and emotion.

Likewise, Lucas cites his influences: from the structure of Bach to the vision of contemporary composers such as John Williams. The past that tells us who we are, and the future towards which we are heading.

In this way, the music rose like a whirlwind, designed to stir and uplift its listeners at each ACCIONA event. An extension of Lucas’s wider soundtrack work, in which he has once more succeeded in making sound a reflection of our identity.

As the piece took shape, the music had already started sketching itself in Lucas’s mind. The melody grew into an epic and thrilling climax, but its beginning needed to be simpler, closer to memory. He chose the flute—a return to the first instrument he had played as a child.

Lucas decided to perform it himself, a small moment that takes us back to origins: his, and ACCIONA’s. Of course, the flute was only one voice within many.

To bring the music to life, we knew we needed an orchestra of international renown, able to embody the global nature of ACCIONA. The Prague Symphony Orchestra, one of the most admired ensembles in film music, became the natural choice.

The simple fact of having a group of musicians of this calibre introduced a human dimension and gave it a strength and expressiveness that a machine cannot provide. As Lucas Vidal himself says, "it is people who give meaning to music".

More than sixty professionals took part in performing and recording the work.  Although Lucas composed the score, its final form depended on the sound engineers, the editor and, above all, the expressiveness of each musician. 

Lucas worked with them one by one, setting aside hierarchies and drawing out the best in each person. This mirrors the day-to-day of ACCIONA’s work: however advanced technology may be, it is ultimately people who make the difference.

Our composer has written a piece that moves through passages from the most intimate to the most triumphant, created with a drive for improvement and perfection. Lucas speaks of learning through sacrifice and effort.

In the same way, we are all apprentices in the art of living, tasked with growing and leaving behind a world better than the one we found. From now on, ACCIONA has a score to accompany us in that mission: music to inspire our daily work and strengthen our resolve to leave a positive mark on the planet.