Various Artists - Pure Moods

Originally advertised on television and then released to stores, Pure Moods could be subtitled "New Age's Greatest Hits." Certainly, it has everything that the mainstream pop audience could construe as new age -- atmospheric synthesizers, chants and haunting sonic textures. More importantly, it has all of the songs, from Enigma ("Return to Innocence," "Sadeness Part I"), Deep Forest ("Sweet Lullaby") and Enya ("Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)") to Jean Michel Jarre ("Oxygene Part IV"), Angelo Badalamenti ("Theme from Twin Peaks"), Mark Isham ("My Wife with Champagne Shoulders"), DJ Dado ("X-Files Theme") and Mike Oldfield ("Tubular Bells, Pt. 1"). In short, it's new age music for the pop music fan or the baby boomer, and it's hard to imagine that another compilation could cover the same ground quite as well. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Adiemus Performer Anders Hjelmtorp Compilation Producer Angelo Badalamenti Performer Anthem Art Direction Candy Dulfer Performer Claus Zundel Arranger, Mixing, Producer Dave Stewart Performer David Byrne Performer Deep Forest Performer DJ Dado Producer, Performer Enigma Performer Ennio Morricone Performer Enya Performer Geoffrey Oryema Performer Jan Hammer Performer Janne Lundqvist Compilation Producer Jean Michel Jarre Performer Jo Cheese Illustrations Mark Isham Performer Michael Nyman Performer Mike Oldfield Performer R. Gallo Salsotto Producer Sacred Spirits Performer