Jeff Beal & Nawang Kechog

In creating the music to accompany the film, Beal and Khechog's goal was to make the authentic Tibetan musical elements resonate with what would be a largely western audience.  It is evident that the music thus created is a result of the artists' special bond and mutual respect as well as their disparate cultural and musical backgrounds.  Nawang's personal relationships with many of the people chronicled in the film added a heightened emotional sensibility to this passionate and radiant work.

Utilizing many extraordinary field recordings that the filmmakers captured on their many visits to Tibet, Jeff Beal's first step was to incorporate these elements into "instruments" with which to write.  These field recordings in fact included many inspiring Tibetan chants that became the basis used to create themes and cues including  "One Human Life", "The Celebration", and fervent title track "Cry of The Snow Lion".  Flute and piano improvisations evolved into the tracks "The Mandala" and "Peace Prayer". This enhanced CD also includes music videos featuring footage from the film.

Enhanced CD