“[The Grinding Gears] is the final tomb action theme in the game, once again evoking giant mechanical devices via percussion, orchestral stabs, and low pitched piano hits. Like with the Snow overworld, I knew I had to up the ante in terms of drama, and so once again I decided to reuse parts of the Lara Croft Overture that weren’t used yet elsewhere in the game. So in addition to referencing to Set’s theme early in the track, the brass (performed by James Naigus and Laura Saylor) also plays a hurried recap of the 5/8 motif from the Overture.'
- Wilbert Roget, II / Lead Composer, Music Supervisor