Pure Moods is the first United States release of a series of compilation albums of new-age music released by Virgin Records. The original was titled Moods – A contemporary Soundtrack[1] and released in the UK in 1991. This was followed by Moods 2 in 1992.[2] The series focuses on the genres of new-age, ambient, world music, and to a lesser extent, downtempo, trip-hop and smooth jazz. Several artists are featured regularly throughout the series such as Massive Attack, Moby, Delerium, Enigma, Enya, Adiemus, Sacred Spirit and Yanni.
| Pure Moods | |
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| Compilation album by Various Artists | |
| Released | 1994 (original release) April 29, 1997 (re-release) |
| Recorded | Various dates |
| Genre | New-age, ambient, trip hop, downtempo |
| Length | 69:04 |
| Label | Virgin Records |
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The original volume of the series was initially promoted and sold by direct response television commercials. The first volume was initially released in 1994, with a different track listing from the 1997 re-release. There are twelve albums released by Virgin Records in the series — five "main entry" albums and six spin-off albums (Celtic, Scottish, Instrumental, Romantic, Gregorian and Christmas). Scottish Moods stands alone as an album featuring a single performer, David Methen and The Munros, while all the others are albums featuring multiple artists.
Track listings
Pure Moods (original 1994 release)
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Return to Innocence" | Enigma | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Sweet Lullaby" | Deep Forest | 3:51 |
| 3. | "Crockett's Theme" | Jan Hammer | 3:34 |
| 4. | "Oxygène Part IV" | Jean-Michel Jarre | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Orinoco Flow" | Enya | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Tubular Bells Part 1" (opening excerpt) | Mike Oldfield | 4:59 |
| 7. | "Chariots of Fire" | Vangelis | 3:26 |
| 8. | "The Heart Asks Pleasure First / The Promise" (theme from The Piano) | Michael Nyman | 3:13 |
| 9. | "Chi Mai" | Ennio Morricone | 5:04 |
| 10. | "Inspector Morse Theme" | Barrington Pheloung | 2:08 |
| 11. | "Sadeness" | Enigma | 4:16 |
| 12. | "Little Fluffy Clouds" | The Orb | 4:02 |
| 13. | "Only You" | Praise | 3:38 |
| 14. | "Aria on Air" (as featured on a British Airways commercial) | Malcolm McLaren | 4:09 |
| 15. | "Lily Was Here" | David A. Stewart featuring Candy Dulfer | 4:18 |
| 16. | "Songbird" | Kenny G | 4:59 |
| 17. | "Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence" | Ryuichi Sakamoto | 4:29 |
| 18. | "Theme from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me" | Angelo Badalamenti | 5:01 |
| 19. | "Theme from The Mission" | Ennio Morricone | 2:52 |
| 20. | "Another Green World" | Brian Eno | 1:31 |
Pure Moods (1997 re-release)[3]
Release Date: April 1, 1997
Label / Catalog #: Virgin Records US: 42186
UPC: 7 24384 21862 1
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Return to Innocence" | Enigma | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Orinoco Flow" | Enya | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Sweet Lullaby" | Deep Forest | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Oxygène Part IV" | Jean Michel Jarre | 3:19 |
| 5. | "The X-Files Theme (DADO Paranormal Activity Mix)" | DJ Dado | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Tubular Bells Part 1" | Mike Oldfield | 4:59 |
| 7. | "Sadeness, Pt. 1" | Enigma | 4:16 |
| 8. | "Adiemus" | Karl Jenkins | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Crockett's Theme" | Jan Hammer | 3:34 |
| 10. | "Theme from The Mission" | Ennio Morricone | 2:52 |
| 11. | "Main Title Theme from The Last Emperor" | David Byrne | 4:03 |
| 12. | "Yeha-Noha (Wishes of Happiness & Prosperity)" | Sacred Spirit | 4:26 |
| 13. | "Theme from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me" | Angelo Badalamenti | 5:01 |
| 14. | "Makambo" | Geoffrey Oryema | 5:01 |
| 15. | "My Wife with Champagne Shoulders" | Mark Isham | 5:32 |
| 16. | "The Promise" | Michael Nyman | 3:13 |
| 17. | "Lily Was Here" | David A. Stewart, Candy Dulfer | 4:18 |
Instrumental Moods (original 1995 UK release)[4]
Release Date: November 6, 1995
Label / Catalogue Number: Virgin Records UK: VTCD 65
UPC: 7 24384 11232 5
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Riverdance" | John Anderson Concert Orchestra | 3:51 |
| 2. | "Cacharpaya" | Incantation | 2:54 |
| 3. | "Return to Innocence" | Enigma | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Yeha-Noha (Wishes of Happiness & Prosperity)" | Sacred Spirit | 4:26 |
| 5. | "The Celts" | Enya | 2:57 |
| 6. | "Sentinel" | Mike Oldfield | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Samba Pa Ti" | Santana | 3:09 |
| 8. | "Albatross" | Fleetwood Mac | 3:09 |
| 9. | "Love's Theme from Midnight Express" | Giorgio Moroder | 5:33 |
| 10. | "Adiemus" | Karl Jenkins | 3:59 |
| 11. | "Songbird" | Kenny G | 4:59 |
| 12. | "Cavatina" (Theme from The Deer Hunter) | John Williams | 3:35 |
| 13. | "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" | The Shadows | 3:24 |
| 14. | "Inspector Morse Theme" | Barrington Pheloung | 3:28 |
| 15. | "Brideshead Revisited theme" | Geoffrey Burgon | 2:03 |
| 16. | "Theme from Soldier Soldier" | Jim Parker | 2:54 |
| 17. | "Chi Mai" | Ennio Morricone | 5:07 |
| 18. | "Stranger on the Shore" | Acker Bilk | 2:58 |
| 19. | "Theme from People's Century" | People's Century Orchestra | 1:46 |
| 20. | "Panis angelicus" (Theme from The Choir) | Anthony Way | 3:23 |
Cinema Moods (1995)
Release Date: 1995
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Theme From The Piano" | Michael Nyman | |
| 2. | "Theme From the Sheltering Sky" | Ryuichi Sakamoto | |
| 3. | "Theme From Dangerous Liaisons" | George Fenton | |
| 4. | "Theme From The Mission" | Ennio Morricone | |
| 5. | "Music From Shadowlands" | George Fenton | |
| 6. | "Theme From Jean de Florette" | Jean-Claude Petit | |
| 7. | "Opening Titles From The Remains Of The Day" | Richard Robbins | |
| 8. | "Theme From Germinal" | Jean-Louis Roques | |
| 9. | "Music From Betty Blue" | Gabriel Yared | |
| 10. | "Main Theme From The Last Emperor" | David Byrne | |
| 11. | "Music From The Killing Fields" | Mike Oldfield | |
| 12. | "Music From The Draughtsman's Contract" | Michael Nyman | |
| 13. | "Music From The Age Of Innocence" | Elmer Bernstein | |
| 14. | "Theme From Hamlet" | Ennio Morricone | |
| 15. | "Music From A Room With A View" | Richard Robbins | |
| 16. | "Theme From Cinema Paradiso" | Ennio Morricone | |
| 17. | "Music From Platoon" | Samuel Barber | |
| 18. | "Theme From The Big Blue" | Eric Serra |
Gregorian Moods (1997)
Release Date: July 1997
Label / Catalogue Number: Virgin Records UK: VTCD 171
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cantique De Jean Racine" | Fauré | |
| 2. | "Ad Coenam Agni Providi" | Gregorian Chant | |
| 3. | "Locus Iste" | Bruckner | |
| 4. | "Attende, Domine" | Gregorian Chant | |
| 5. | "Ave Verum Corpus" | Elgar | |
| 6. | "Venite, Filli" | Gregorian Chant | |
| 7. | "Pange Lingua" | Gregorian Chant | |
| 8. | "Crux Fidelis" | King John Of Portugal | |
| 9. | "Laeta Dies Magni Ducis" | Gregorian Chant | |
| 10. | "Ave Verum Corpus" | Mozart | |
| 11. | "Veni, Sancte Spiritus" | Gregorian Chant | |
| 12. | "Thou Knowest, Lord" | Purcell | |
| 13. | "Domine, Jesu Christe" | Gregorian Chant | |
| 14. | "Geistliches Lied" | Brahms | |
| 15. | "A Solis Ortus Cardine" | Gregorian Chant | |
| 16. | "Magnificat" | Lassus | |
| 17. | "Ave Verum Corpus" | Byrd | |
| 18. | "Alma Redemptoris Mater" | Gregorian Chant | |
| 19. | "O How Amiable" | Vaughan Williams |
Celtic Moods (1997)
Release Date: November 11, 1997
Label / Catalog #: Virgin Records US: 44951
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Overture (Rob Roy/The Rieving Party)" | Carter Burwell | 4:43 |
| 2. | "Theme From Harry's Game" | Clannad | 2:30 |
| 3. | "Samain Night" | Loreena McKennitt | 4:31 |
| 4. | "Only a Woman's Heart" | Eleanor McEvoy | 3:38 |
| 5. | "Strange Boat" | The Waterboys | 3:03 |
| 6. | "Invisible to You" | Mary Coughlan | 4:30 |
| 7. | "The Call to Dance Medley (Westburne Reel, Andy Renwick's Ferret)" | Leahy | 4:07 |
| 8. | "The Gaelic Reels" | Capercaillie | 1:08 |
| 9. | "Sleepy Maggie" | Ashley MacIsaac | 5:29 |
| 10. | "The Crib of Perches/Carmel Maloney Mulhaire's" | Matt Malloy | 3:30 |
| 11. | "Blackbird" | Sharon Shannon | 3:37 |
| 12. | "Heroine" | The Edge & Sinéad O'Connor | 4:26 |
| 13. | "No Frontiers" | Mary Black | 3:59 |
| 14. | "The Island" | Paul Brady | 5:26 |
| 15. | "Caide Sin Don Te Sin?" | Altan | 3:14 |
| 16. | "Ride On" | Christy Moore | 4:06 |
| 17. | "Woodbrook" | Michael O'Suilleabhain | 3:29 |
Instrumental Moods (1998)
Release Date: February 24, 1998
Label / Catalog #: Virgin Records US: 45397
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In the Full Moon Light" | 3rd Force | 4:40 |
| 2. | "Knocking on Forbidden Doors" | Enigma | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Barcelona Nights" | Ottmar Liebert | 4:03 |
| 4. | "Montezuma" | Cusco | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Dawa (Cradlesong)" | Sacred Spirit | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Heat (From The Fifth Element)" | Éric Serra | 2:54 |
| 7. | "Tempest" | Jesse Cook | 2:58 |
| 8. | "Cliffs of Dover" | Eric Johnson | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Midnight Express" | Neal Schon | 5:10 |
| 10. | "Weather Storm" | Massive Attack | 4:59 |
| 11. | "Samba Pa Ti" | Santana | 3:09 |
| 12. | "Sure-As-Not (Full Whack Dub)" | Afro Celt Sound System | 6:51 |
| 13. | "Widescreen" | Vanessa-Mae | 3:53 |
| 14. | "Gabriel's Oboe (From The Mission)" | Ennio Morricone | 2:13 |
| 15. | "Cristofori's Dream" | David Lanz | 6:02 |
| 16. | "Gathering of the Tribes" | Craig Chaquico | 4:54 |
Christmas Moods (1998)
Release Date: October 20, 1998
Label / Catalog #: Virgin Records US: 46753
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "We Three Kings" | David Arkenstone | 5:20 |
| 2. | "O Come All Ye Faithful" | Nando Lauria | 3:28 |
| 3. | "I Believe in Father Christmas" | State of the Heart | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Mistletoe and Wine" | State of the Heart | 2:54 |
| 5. | "First Noel" | Spencer Brewer | 4:54 |
| 6. | "Christmas Eve" | Ira Stein | 4:34 |
| 7. | "Unto Us a Boy Is Born" | Michael Jones | 4:08 |
| 8. | "Gloria" | Nando Lauria | 5:58 |
| 9. | "Fairytale of New York" | State of the Heart | 3:02 |
| 10. | "Blue Christmas" | State of the Heart | 3:20 |
| 11. | "White Christmas" | State of the Heart | 4:38 |
| 12. | "When a Child Is Born/Stay Another Day Medley" | State of the Heart | 5:55 |
| 13. | "Ukrainian Carol" | Spencer Brewer | 3:38 |
| 14. | "Away in a Manger" | David Darling | 3:13 |
| 15. | "I Saw Three Ships" | David Arkenstone | 4:33 |
| 16. | "Gaudete" | Mediæval Bæbes | 2:17 |
Pure Moods II (1998)
Release Date: November 17, 1998
Label / Catalog #: Virgin Records US: 46796
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Mummers' Dance" | Loreena McKennitt | 6:08 |
| 2. | "Montezuma" | Cusco | 5:18 |
| 3. | "The Cradlesong (DaWa)" (remix) | Sacred Spirit | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Nightingale" | Yanni | 5:44 |
| 5. | "Life in a Northern Town" | Dream Academy | 4:18 |
| 6. | "Zarabanda (Saraband)" | Adiemus | 4:37 |
| 7. | "Euphoria (Firefly)" | Delerium | 4:36 |
| 8. | "Weather Storm" | Craig Armstrong | 6:05 |
| 9. | "Teardrop" (edit) | Massive Attack (featuring Elizabeth Fraser) | 4:10 |
| 10. | "Theme from Harry's Game" | Clannad | 2:27 |
| 11. | "Chariots of Fire" | Vangelis | 3:31 |
| 12. | "Breezin'" | George Benson | 5:39 |
| 13. | "Emily" | Dave Koz | 5:30 |
| 14. | "2 the Night" | Ottmar Liebert | 4:19 |
| 15. | "Beyond the Invisible" (short radio edit) | Enigma | 3:43 |
| 16. | "The Mystic's Dream" | Loreena McKennitt | 7:43 |
Scottish Moods (1999)
Release Date: February 23, 1999
Label / Catalog #: Virgin Records US: 46986
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dark Island" | David Methven and the Munros | 2:48 |
| 2. | "Amazing Grace" | David Methven and the Munros | 2:03 |
| 3. | "My Home" | David Methven and the Munros | 2:37 |
| 4. | "Skye Boat Song" | David Methven and the Munros | 2:32 |
| 5. | "Highland Cathedral" | David Methven and the Munros | 2:51 |
| 6. | "Hasten and Come with Me" | David Methven and the Munros | 2:47 |
| 7. | "Scots Wha Hae" | David Methven and the Munros | 2:44 |
| 8. | "Flower of Scotland" | David Methven and the Munros | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Scottish Soldier" (Green Hills of Tyrone) | David Methven and the Munros | 4:26 |
| 10. | "El Alamein" | David Methven and the Munros | 3:07 |
| 11. | "Lord Lovat's Lament" | David Methven and the Munros | 2:42 |
| 12. | "Ye Banks and Braes" | David Methven and the Munros | 3:27 |
| 13. | "Abide with Me" | David Methven and the Munros | 2:30 |
| 14. | "Ae Fond Kiss" | David Methven and the Munros | 3:51 |
| 15. | "Morag of Dunvegan" | David Methven and the Munros | 1:56 |
| 16. | "Auld Lang Syne" | David Methven and the Munros | 1:58 |
| 17. | "Glengarry's Lament" | David Methven and the Munros | 2:00 |
Pure Moods III (2001)
Release Date: February 6, 2001
Label / Catalog #: Virgin Records US: 50935
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Only If..." | Enya | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Porcelain" | Moby | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Life in Mono" | Mono | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Games Without Frontiers" (Massive Attack / David Bottrill remix) | Peter Gabriel | 5:18 |
| 5. | "Cristofori's Dream" | David Lanz | 6:03 |
| 6. | "Land of Anaka" | Geoffrey Oryema and Brian Eno | 5:19 |
| 7. | "Dela Dela" | Sacred Spirit | 4:42 |
| 8. | "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" | Ryuichi Sakamoto | 4:36 |
| 9. | "The Velocity of Love" | Suzanne Ciani | 4:27 |
| 10. | "Ever So Lonely / Eyes / Ocean" | Sheila Chandra | 3:24 |
| 11. | "Virtue" | Jesse Cook | 4:08 |
| 12. | "Theme from Silk Road" | Kitaro | 4:30 |
| 13. | "Synaesthetic" | Blue Man Group | 5:32 |
| 14. | "On Sacred Ground" | Yanni | 7:07 |
| 15. | "Gravity of Love" | Enigma | 3:57 |
| 16. | "Deliver Me" | Sarah Brightman | 4:00 |
Pure Moods IV (2002)
Release Date: October 1, 2002
Label / Catalog #: Virgin Records US: 12082
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "November" | Mythos | 4:58 |
| 2. | "Purify" | Balligomingo | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Shadows in Silence" | Enigma | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Silence" | Delerium featuring Sarah McLachlan | 6:34 |
| 5. | "Songs from a Secret Garden" | Secret Garden | 3:31 |
| 6. | "One Man's Dream" | Yanni | 2:45 |
| 7. | "Devotion" | Jim Brickman | 3:36 |
| 8. | "Fields of Gold" | Eva Cassidy | 4:42 |
| 9. | "Garden of Eden" | Govi | 2:54 |
| 10. | "La Valse d'Amélie" (Theme from Amélie) | Yann Tiersen | 2:00 |
| 11. | "Sea" | George Winston | 2:42 |
| 12. | "God Moving Over the Face of the Waters" | Moby | 5:45 |
| 13. | "Main Titles (From Chocolat)" | Rachel Portman | 3:09 |
| 14. | "Angel" | Sarah McLachlan | 4:28 |
| 15. | "She Moves Through the Fair" | B-Tribe | 5:00 |
| 16. | "This Love" | Craig Armstrong featuring Elizabeth Fraser | 6:19 |
| 17. | "River of Stars" | Paul Schwartz | 4:04 |
| 18. | "When You're Falling" | Afro Celt Sound System featuring Peter Gabriel | 5:17 |
Romantic Moods (2002)
Release Date: 2002
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Endless Tide" | 5:24 |
| 2. | "Sea of Serenity" | 4:39 |
| 3. | "Starfinder" | 5:44 |
| 4. | "Halycon Blue" | 5:25 |
| 5. | "Leeward Shore" | 5:11 |
| 6. | "Fantasea" | 5:21 |
| 7. | "Forest Beneath the Waves" | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Atlantica" | 5:17 |
| 9. | "Driftwood" | 5:41 |
| 10. | "Oceanic Dreams" | 4:45 |
Pure Moods: Celestial Celebration (2004)
Release Date: February 24, 2004
Label / Catalog #: Virgin Records US: 96797
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Here with Me" | Dido | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Building a Mystery" (live) | Sarah McLachlan | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Love of Strings" | Moby | 6:12 |
| 4. | "More Than This" | Charlie Hunter featuring Norah Jones | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Wake Up in New York" | Craig Armstrong featuring Evan Dando | 3:32 |
| 6. | "Have a Day / Celebratory" | The Polyphonic Spree | 4:39 |
| 7. | "Amado Mio" | Pink Martini | 4:48 |
| 8. | "San Antonio" | Kinky | 3:33 |
| 9. | "Euphoria" (edit) | Delerium | 4:35 |
| 10. | "Voyageur" (Chillout Mix) | Enigma | 4:54 |
| 11. | "Crescent Silver Scythe" | Sheila Chandra | 3:48 |
| 12. | "I Don't Know What I Can Save You From" (Röyksopp Remix) | Kings of Convenience | 4:16 |
| 13. | "Weather Storm" | Massive Attack | 5:01 |
| 14. | "Harvest Moon" | Cassandra Wilson | 5:03 |
| 15. | "The Chokin' Kind" | Joss Stone | 3:38 |
| 16. | "Days Go By" (Acoustic Version) | Dirty Vegas | 2:46 |
| 17. | "Ain't No Sunshine" | Eva Cassidy | 3:25 |
| 18. | "What a Wonderful World" | Sarah Brightman | 3:41 |
References
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- ^ "Various – Moods 2 – A Contemporary Soundtrack (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Pure Moods". allmusic Album ID: R 256815. AMG Data Solutions. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ^ "Release "Instrumental Moods" by Various Artists". MusicBrainz. 1995-11-06. Retrieved 2014-08-20.