01.  The Leaving of the Hengilás Lotus Tree


Nine Inch Nails:  “Leaving Hope”

Jónsi:  “Hengilás”

Lama Gyurme / Jean-Philippe Rykiel:  “The Six Syllable Mantra of the White Lotus Lord”

Kroke:  “The Secrets of the Life Tree”




02.  The Nine Songs to the Siren


Nine Inch Nails:  “Corona Radiata”

This Mortal Coil:  “Song to the Siren”




03.  The Sand Shivers


Philip Glass:  “Sand Mandala” (Kundun OST)

Coldplay:  “Shiver”




04.  The Serpentine Sandstorm Takes the Tracker


Solace:  “Serpentine”

Peter Gabriel:  “Sandstorm” (Passion: The Last Temptation of Christ OST)

A-Ha: “Take On Me”

Peter Gabriel: “The Tracker” (Long Walk Home: The Rabbit-Proof Fence OST)

Nine Inch Nails: “Only”

Philip Glass: “Chinese Invade” (Kundun OST)

Morcheeba: “World Looking In”

The Beach Boys: “Caroline No”

Radiohead: “Treefingers”

Massive Attack: “Teardrop”

The Beatles: “Eleanor Rigby”

Daniel Ash: “Sweet Little Liar”




05.  The Fiery Vision of Tombak Yaar


unknown Iranian musicians:  “Bedâh-e navazi tombak”

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan:  “Allah, Mohammed, Char, Yaar”

Mariah Carey: “Vision of Love”

Johnny Cash: “Ring of Fire”




06.  The Deeper Secrecy


Muse:  “Ruled By Secrecy”

Nine Inch Nails:  “The Greater Good”

Nine Inch Nails: “The Warning”

Peter Gabriel: “Open” (Passion: The Last Temptation of Christ OST)

unknown Tibetan musicians: “One Deep Singing Monk with Singing Bowls, Cymbals, and Ganta”

unknown Tibetan musicians: “Three Deep Singing Monks with Singing Bowls and Cymbals”




07.  The Stillness of My Love


Nine Inch Nails:  “Gone, Still”

Justin Timberlake:  “My Love”




08.  The Loving Maid of Moungod is I


Ghost:  “Moungod Radiant Youth”

Macy Gray:  “I Try”

Led Zeppelin: “Since I’ve Been Loving You”

Burial: “Forgive”

OMD: “Maid of Orleans”




09.  The Rain of Small Blessings


Portishead:  “Small”

Lama Gyurme / Jean-Philippe Rykiel:  “Rain of Blessings”




10.  The Lazarus Poem


Peter Gabriel:  “Lazarus Raised” (Passion: The Last Temptation of Christ OST)

David Lynch / Chrysta Bell:  “Polish Poem”




11.  The Signs Are So Big, God’s Heart is So Small


The Flaming Lips:  “The Stars Are So Big . . . I Am So Small . . .”

Bloc Party:  “Signs”

Blondie: “Heart of Glass”

The Beach Boys: “God Only Knows”




12.  The Square Place with the Chiropractor


Nine Inch Nails:  “A Warm Place”

Bloc Party:  “Ion Square”

Genesis: “Ravine”

Carbon Based Lifeforms: “Set Theory”

spoken excerpt from the film Jacob’s Ladder




13.  The Hidden Pool


Tori Amos:  “The Pool”

Björk:  “Hidden Place”

Nine Inch Nails: elements of “Me I’m Not” and “The Greater Good”




14.  The Praise of the Oceanic Crown


Nine Inch Nails:  “Corona Radiata”

Fatboy Slim: “Praise You”

L. Gyurme / Jean-Philippe Rykiel: “Longevity Prayer to Kalu Rinpoche”

Imogen Heap: “Hallelujah”

Nine Inch Nails: elements of “In This Twilight” and “The Good Soldier”

Peter Gabriel:  “Gethsemane” (Passion: The Last Temptation of Christ OST)

Peter Gabriel: “In Doubt” (Passion: The Last Temptation of Christ OST)

The Besnard Lakes: “Like the Ocean, Like the Innocent 1: The Ocean”

The Dust Brothers: “Chemical Burn” (Fight Club OST)




15.  The Hope That I’ll Be Beside You in Time


Nine Inch Nails:  “Beside You in Time”  [five different mixes]

unknown Tibetan musicians: “Three Deep Singing Monks with Singing Bowls and Cymbals”

Nine Inch Nails:  “Leaving Hope”

The Dead Weather: “Hang You From the Heavens”

Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room: “Tiki Room War Chant”


track components for

ToTemic II: The Opiates of Love