This two-disc set featuring 19 compositions is a wonderful glimpse into the great civilizations past through the eyes of musical pioneer and Grammy Award winning composer, Kitaro. In An Ancient Journey, Kitaro takes his audience on a trek to worlds far away. Listeners embark on a mysterious crusade, witnessing "the texture, life and spirit of the world's ancient people." Traditional Middle Eastern and Chinese instruments in addition to one of his favorite technological advances, the analogue synthesizer, make An Ancient Journey a melodic voyage, which is vintage Kitaro. In addition to his signature arrangements, the recording features a new addition to Kitaro's musician family, Kristin Kanda on flute.
Kitaro was commissioned to record the accompanying soundtrack to the NHK television special, "Messages From the Past". An Ancient Journey continues this campaign, which spawned the creation of the 2001 Grammy Nominated release, Ancient..
Song List
Disk 1
01. Whisper
02. Daichi
03. Tabiji
04. Wave of Sand
05. Golden Mask
06. Fairy of Water
07. Sampona Dance
08. Toward the East
09. Maya Magic
Disk 2
01. Sumerian Magic
02. Inca
03. Wonderland I
04. Pray for Being
05. Sitara IV
06. Mori no Tami
07. The Pharaoh
08. Wonderland II
09. Main Theme Nile - Version II
10. Sumerian Magic II