Ambiance Movies

The Ultimate DVD: Home Theater Tuning Made Simple offers an easy way to maximize your home theater's sound system. By following the instructions one gets maximum benefit based on both the system, and the size of the room. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Tim Janis: Coastal America represents the latest addition to a series of home releases from Janis, a Maine-born neo-classical composer best known for his lush orchestral works, and an artist heavily influence by film scorers such as John Williams and Hans Zimmer. In Coastal America - an ambience effort - Janis juxtaposes a smooth, relaxing, original score with lush visuals of the American coastal landscapes. The program is designed primarily for relaxation, but - as in its companion release, Tim Janis: Beautiful America, Coastal America includes an accompanying voice-over from George Clooney that describes the scenery in vivid detail, educating while they soothe the spirit. Coastal America originally appeared on PBS affiliates across the country. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

The ambience program HD Window: The Great Southwest offers a picturesque backdrop of scenery from the southwestern United States, that can be left running on the viewer's television screen to provide a pleasant environment. This program is designed to run on both high-definition and standard DVD players. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

This one hour program compiles some of the best music from Irish recording artist Phil Coulter, whose ambient take on traditional Irish music has been relaxing fans for years. Each musical selection is set against imagery of some of Ireland's most beautiful natural landscapes such as the Cliffs of Homher in County Clare. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi

The spiritually-themed release Scenic Wonders: Proverbs displays scene after scene of natural beauty, set to gentle, relaxing music, while acclaimed thespian Alexander Scourby reads the entire Old Testament book of Proverbs on the soundtrack, in the King James Version. The program enables the viewer to select either the entire book of Proverbs or a specific chapter. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

This ambient release contains hours of footage of jellyfish undulating in the natural glory. The viewer can choose from different soundtracks to accompany the image. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Enhanced by the sun's penetrating rays, this program offers viewers a relaxing glimpse of the natural wonders and sense of tranquility unique to the deep sea and calm ocean waters. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

This program provides vivid footage of majestic mountains, exploring the peaks of famous ranges as well as exotic and seldom seen landscapes, all rendered in high definition so that HDTV owners can take full advantage of the technology 24 hours a day. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi

Grammy-winning writer-director Jan Nickman helms Living Temples, a philosophical examination of the American Southwest as a backdrop for the concepts of death and rebirth, and an examination of what specifically constitutes "sacredness." Nickman tells the story of the said landscape with a chronological approach, utilizing a succession of breathtaking vistas that (as the filmmaker reminds us) have survived adverse conditions and impacts, but remained flexible enough to be reshaped by those forces without crumbling. Significantly, Nickman draws parallels between the evolution of the landscape and the various personal journeys of the viewers, as they themselves wrestle with spiritual concepts and the meaning of inner transformation per se. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

From DVD international comes another entry in the Naxos Musical Journey series. Combining the elements of an armchair travel program with performances by renowned musicians of some of the world's best-loved classical compositions, each title in the series transports viewers to a different scenic location. A Naxos Musical Journey: French Festival - Ravel/Faure/Chabrier/Debussy/Offenbach/Godard/Saint-Saens features a trip to France set to the music of the titular composers as performed by The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Keith Clark and Ondrej Lenard. Cannes and Port de Poussai are among the many destinations visited. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

Designed to offer a relaxing audio/visual experience for the viewer, Slingshot Entertainment presents Medwyn Goodall's Natural Worlds. Combining the music of composer Medwyn Goodall with a montage of eclectic and serene imagery, the program attempts to create a collage of sight and sound. New age musician Goodall is responsible for the albums Kingdom of the Sun God and Medicine Woman. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

Nothing is more soothing than the sound of waves crashing against the shore. This relaxation video combines the beauty of the California, Oregon, and Washington coastlines with gentle music intermixed with the sounds of the Pacific Surf. The ultimate way to unwind, brought to you by Image Entertainment. ~ Heather M. Fierst, Rovi