''Spirit of Akasha'' is an Australian surfing film. Its

soundtrack album A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television show. The first such album to be commercially released was Walt Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' ...

was nominated for a 2014

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for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album.

Film

''Spirit of Akasha'' is a follow-up to '' Morning of the Earth'' directed by Andrew Kidman. It was an attempt to "recapture the values and spirit that was represented in ''Morning of the Earth'' but this time also feature women surfing." It debuted at the

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on the 25th of January 2014. It was filmed in 2012 and 2013 and the surfers featured include Sam Yoon, Mick Fanning,

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, Tom Curren,

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, Ellis Ericson, Kye and Joel Fitzgerald, Heath Joske, and Harrison Roach. Fred Pawle of The Australian gave it a mixed review, writing that it "has many beguiling moments that will entertain surfers and non-surfers alike, but it will never define its era as Morning of the Earth did." Bernard Zuel wrote in the

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that "it could make even the aquaphobe start considering what it would be like to be that deeply immersed in nature, all to a dreamscape soundtrack."

Soundtrack

Samuel J. Fell writing in Rolling Stone gave it 4/5 stars calling it "an incredible soundtrack to a stellar film." The

's Bernard Zuel praised the album writing "The beauty of the new soundtrack is how it gels with but also expands on the spirit of the original." Meredith McLean of the AU. Review gave it 9/10 saying "This project is a wonderful way to mirror a very overlooked part of our nation’s history."

Track listing

# To Be Young - Andrew Kidman And The Windy Hills # Drifting On A Daydream - Grouplove # I Just Knew -

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# Starcrossed Lonely Sailor - Chris Robinson Brotherhood # What The Devil Has Made - Matt Corby # Wavves - Jack River # Before Your Very Eyes - Atoms For Peace # Akasha - Canyons Featuring Lee-Ann Curren # Spirit Of Akasha - Corsaire ( Ben Howard, Mickey Smith, Nat Wason) # Great Divine - Xavier Rudd # Unchained - Tom Curren # Dancing Through The Air (part 1) - Brian Cadd & Tim Gaze # Gravity - Lee-Ann Curren # The Weatherman -

Angus Stone Angus Stone (born 27 April 1986) is an Australian soul and pop singer, record producer and audio engineer. He is one half of the musical sibling duo Angus & Julia Stone, with whom he has released four studio albums. His debut solo album, ''Smok ...

# We Love Our Hole -

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& The Cairo Gang # In My Moondreams -

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# The Pier - Dirty Three # Colouring The Streets - Pond # The Burren - Corsaire (Ben Howard, Mickey Smith, Nat Wason) # Old Mother Sea - Bill Bensing # Dancing Through The Air (reprise) - Brian Cadd & Tim Gaze * "What the Devil Has Made" was released as a single in January 2014.

References

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External links

''Spirit Of Akasha''
2014 films Documentary films about surfing Compilation albums by Australian artists Australian surfing films Australian sports documentary films