John Williams - Seven Years In Tibet (Original Soundtrack)

Release Date:12/16/2016;Notes:Limited 180gm audiophile vinyl LP pressing including four page insert and PVC protective sleeve. Seven Years In Tibet is the 1997 American war drama film based on the same-titled book written by Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer on his experiences in Tibet. In the film the main characters Heinrich Harrer and Peter Aufschnaiter, played by Brad Pitt and David Thewlis, are mountaineering in British India (now Pakistan) and their German citizenship results in their imprisonment by the British in a camp in the Himalayan foothills. They escape prison and flee to Tibet where Harrer befriends the 14th Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama becomes one of his tutors and a close friendship starts. The music of Seven Years in Tibet is composed by American film composer John Williams. He has won five Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, seven BAFTA Awards, and 21 Grammy Awards for his musical work. With a career spanning over six decades he has composed some of the most popular and recognizable film scores in cinematic history, to many of the highest-grossing films of all-time, including Jaws, the Star Wars series, Superman, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, the Indiana Jones series, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List and the first three Harry Potter films. Classical cellist Yo-Yo Ma is featured on the title theme and on most of the instrumental tracks plus there are several excerpts from the Tibetan Gyuto Monks.;Track List:1. Seven Years in Tibet from Seven Years in Tibet;2. Young Dalai Lama and Ceremonial Chant;3. Leaving Ingrid;4. Peter's Rescue;5. Harrer's Journey;6. The Invasion;7. Reflections;8. Premonitions;9. Approaching the Summit;10. Palace Invitation;11. Heinrich's Odyssey;12. Quiet Moments;13. Regaining a Son;14. Seven Years in Tibet (Reprise)