Musical choices were poor. There are better songs that they could have chosen for this album. Eight out of the twelve songs were good, especially the first song, Egypte. Color photo's are great, but do not be mislead by the photo's when choosing this album.

Cirque du Soleil are revolutionaries in the performing arts world. They have stood up and presented something fresh and new to the world, the world loves them for it, as do I. Essentially, they basically mix together performing styles of all around the world and mix them with exciting new visions. The end product is a dazzling spectacle of circus, acrobatics, dancing, makeup, costumes, set, and lights. And of course, music. Though only the music is a poor substitute to actually seeing the shows, the composers have made a fantastic job of making sure the music can stand on its own. And not only stand on its own, but reflect the actual shows themselves through the music. While listening, you can almost see the complex makeup, and the flourishing colors. Indeed, one who knows nothing about Cirque du Soleil can certainly hear the colors of the music itself as expressed through instrumentation, harmony, pitch, melodys, and percussion. This is the best way to start listening to Cirque du Soleil. Simply buying one of their albums is great, but their shows are themed, thus there are a range of different sounds that you may not hear based on the fact you only have one album. This album combines their sounds into a rich mixture of tracks from their best shows. I reccommend this.

I've always enjoyed Cirque and this album is no exception, but while reading some of the customer recommendations posted on this page I discovered an artist by the name of Mehdi (pronounced meddie). After some investigation I found Their site (SoothingMusic.Com) and listened to the samples...
I was instantly blown away by the quality of this music and so I gave it a try and now that I have listened to these CDs several times I really must say that although I'm still a Cirque DuSoliel fan, I find Mehdi to be a tad more interesting. I also discovered that Cirque Du Soliel has used Mehdi as an Opening act in some of their shows. I have them both in my multi-disc CD player and love the way they compliment each other. I highly recommend that you give this artist a try or atleast just go listen to the samples, I have a feeling you'll be glad you did.

If you are not familiar with the rising cult status of Cirque du Soleil, you may not understand the passion and dedication those who have seen a performance give to these productions. By far, these are the most passionate songs you will ever encounter, and make for some intense love-making sessions. Highly recommended, this is a necessity for any contemporary musician's collection.

Also Recommended: Mehdi~Instrumental Heaven Volume 7 - Samples are at SoothingMusic.Com...A True Gem, Just Go Listen.