The Australian Outback
The Australian outback, with its spectacular scenery and primal  mythology, has long been revered as one of the most beautiful and spiritual  places on earth.  This DVD pays lavish tribute to the outback by combining  spectacular nature photography with ethereal "tribal music" by the Australian  ambient group Rivertribe.  Landscape photographer Michael Scott Lees contributes  the visuals, gorgeously shot images in panoramic format of magnificent  mountains, lush rainforests, craggy coastlines, even captivating scenes of  modern urban Australia.  As the camera slowly pans across the detailed  panoramas, Rivertribe's didgeridoo and other instruments cast a meditative  spell.  A remarkable segment lavishes attention on ancient aboriginal cave  paintings, and a contrasting montage portrays modern man's incursion into the  Australian wild by elegantly framing such scenes as windmills and the remote  fences marking boundaries of sheep pastures.  This splendid feast for the eyes  and ears elegantly captures the essence and raw beauty of the outback.-- Robert J. McNamara