Galapagos: A Musical Odyssey

Product Description The Galapagos Islands are considered one of the world's last remaining pristine paradises, where the wildlife lives without fear of humans. Award winning Composer Suzanne Ciani and Naturalist Videographer Robert Grimstone have collaborated to bring you a marriage of music and film shot in HD: the exotic wildlife is all here, from dancing Boobies to sleek-swimming sharks, all in perfect harmony with Ciani's brilliant music. Bring your home theatre to life with images filmed in high definition and music in 5.1 surround sound. Includes a unique bonus slideshow "An Historic Perspective" narrated by Naturalist Robert Grimstone. Eleven musical scores by 5-time Grammy nominee Suzanne Ciani. It is both entertaining and educational for children and adults. It's, "Edutainment!" Review "Very much a state of the art...experience." -- Roy Barnes, Entertainment Writer Assoscitated Content " ...the piano driven music of Suzanne Ciani is her best work...the kind that demands attention." ... people who really love travel and nature will be very tempted to book a trip to the Galapagos Islands after watching... -- Chris Spector, Editor, Midwest Record "Never before has the magic, richness and vitality of nature's most important evolutionary laboratory been captured so brilliantly with film and music. This engaging film will leave you forever changed." -- -Donald Johanson, Discoverer of Lucy and Founding Director of the Institute of Human Origins From the Contributor "I was fortunate to be invited to visit the Galapagos Islands, one of the world's last remaining pristine paradises and had the further good fortune to meet naturalist guide Robert Grimstone. This DVD is the result of our collaboration to bring you a marriage of image and sound: exquisite HD images created by a cinematographer with a deep understanding of the wildlife he is filming, and my music, which has always been inspired by nature." About the Actor British Naturalist and filmmaker, Robert Grimstone, lives in the Galapagos Islands, where he brings his unique understanding of the wildlife to his perceptive hi-def images of this pristine paradise.