https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHUxwn61Nc8 A project?
A single max7219 can control up to 64 leds. They can also by chained to increase the number of leds. You will need descent speed on the SPI bus to send the data out and create the needed effect, so you will probably need a chip with hspiout support.Probably serial chips available to control lots of leds.