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When Nature and Music become One!

Timothy J. O'Connor | Kissimmee, FL United States | 12/14/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Glacier Bay was my first taste of Mr. Hysom's excellent talent. His music and the interwoven sounds of some of the last great natural places on this planet are fully developed, tapestried works of art that together transcend either alone. This music is truly artistic talent at its best.The Nature Company originally carried his works, but has long since stopped. It's a shame because any other "mood" or "nature" music will seem very plain and contrived to anybody after an evening at Glacier Bay.For quite a while his music was difficult to find, though Dennis himself on several occasions (via email) directed me to various small outfits that still carried him. It is great to see Amazon now carries some of his works. Hopefully they will pick of the rest of his work.These works are real treasures, truly musical masterpieces. If you're a classical fan, I enthusiastically place Dennis Hysom's works every bit as novel to our ages as Beethoven, Mozart, or Brahms was of past generations. If you love the New Age, this will be some of the best you've heard. And if you just love nature, nothing I've ever heard has been better. I do not give praise lightly; I've played musical instruments in symphonies for years myself. Dennis Hysom had a truly inspirational talent in putting these pieces together. Buy Glacier Bay and listen to the world speak its voice. I guarantee you you'll love it!"

Much More Than Background Music

Cathy T, | Atlanta, GA | 06/25/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This beautifully packaged series was once available through the Nature Company stores, and part of the proceeds passed on to The Nature Conservancy to assist in it's conservation efforts. When I bought my first "Last Great Places on Earth" CD by Dennis Hysom "for the cause", so to speak, I was prepared for some insipid background noise, shapeless and colorless, with cute little animals noises interjected here and there. What I discovered is truly beautiful music, fully formed and orchestral in sound. This man writes movie themes, so it shouldn't have been surprising that I was hooked from the first track. Virtually every track is smooth and seamless. "Wolf Trail" may be a bit heavy-handed with howls, but once the moody, jazzy sax and poignant cello start up, the woven tapestry of canine voices and human instruments can move me to tears. I was so impressed by his treatment of "Glacier Bay" (Alaska) that I bought every other title I could find, going as far as contacting distributors to find tapes or CD's that I still wanted after the series was out of print. Another album I particularly recommend, if you can find it, is "Cloud Forest" (Costa Rica). If this is considered "background music", it sure has class! I am very happy to see Amazon.com carrying these titles and hope they will soon make the entire catalogue available."