Sinfonia do Alto Ribeira

In May 1985, Hermeto Pascoal was invited to compose a score for a documentary drawing attention to Parque Estadual do Alto da Ribeira (High Creek State Park), a park near the southern border of São Paulo, which is now a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site, a stunning and important remnant of Atlantic rain forest.  At the time of the film, the park was in danger of ever encroaching development.

credits:

music composed and performed by Hermeto Pascoal

film by Ricardo Lua