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A mix-and-match compilation project packaged as a tribute to the memory of Jacques Cousteau, the famed ocean explorer and environmental crusader, Cousteau's Dream is a low-key, high-minded collection of soft instrumental works compatible with an ocean's most serene state. Few of the mostly keyboard-generated compositions on this disc stir waves, making it an appropriate choice for laid-back listeners who favour the idea of tranquil ocean gazing on a becalmed afternoon. The assembled tracks, from Vangelis, Aria, Kitaro and others, along with two original pieces (including "Sun's Comin' Out", a semi-reverential work for trumpet and keyboards from Richard Burmer), exude a more earnest New Age inclination. Subtle grooves appear during Kamal's twinkling "Shakuhaji Tales" and periodically in Aria's "Un Bel Di", but the overall tone of the disc is better reflected by a worshipful, requiem-like selection such as Michael Hoppe's "Lachrymosa" or the brief, solemn beauty of Vangelis' "Eternity". The Kenny G tune, "Theme from Dying Young" seems a little out of place here, though 2002's Enya-like "Stella Maris" is a treat. The label, Real Music, says its EarthSea Institute will donate more than two dollars from the disc's sales to environmental groups. --Terry Wood
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Capt. Jacques-Yves Cousteau spent his life sharing his passion for the magnificence and beauty of the whales, dolphins and all the life of the sea, and his life is powerful testimony to the difference one person can make in the world. Capt. Cousteau died in 1998, but you can join with Real Music and world class musicians to help keep his dream alive. From each U.S. purchase of Cousteauís Dream, approximately $2.50* will be donated by Real Musicís non-profit EarthSea Institute to The Cousteau Society and organizations with similar goals of protecting and preserving the earth and its inhabitants. Ranging from tribal to operatic, poignant to passionate, Cousteauís Dream is a musical voyage of hope and inspiration, tribute to one who cared and acted upon that caring. Featuring Vangelis, Yanni, Danny Wright, 2002, Aria, Kevin Kern, Tim Wheater, Michael HoppÈ, Kitaro, Kamal, Richard Burmer and Frederic Delarue.
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