The Shape of the Land

The Story of Naomi Uemura

The soundtrack is composed and performed by Philip Aaberg

with additional compositions and performances by William

Ackerman and Michael Hedges all from Windham Hill.

"The film Naomi Uemura, tells the story of an adventurer,

an explorer from Japan acknowledged by the world community

for his remarkable achievemenrts. Naomi dedicated his life to

exploring the most challenging areas of the earth. He made

solo ascents of the highest, more difficult mountains on each

continent. He was the first Japanese to sucessfully climb

Mount Everest. Alone, he rafted the length of Amazon River.

Pushing the limits of endurance, bravery and resourcefulness

to unimaginable limits, Naomi made a solitary exploration to

North Pole. In 1984 on descent from Mount McKinley, and alone

once again, he disappeared into the icy mist of a winter storm.

His memory and this film are a testament to the courage of

rhe human spirit." In the playlist you will listen all the 11 tracks

from the magnific soundtrack.