Anima Mundi (also known as The Soul of the World) is a 1991 Italian-American short documentary film directed by Godfrey Reggio. The film focuses on the world of nature and wildlife, particularly jungles, sealife, and insects.

Production

Anima Mundi was commissioned by Italian jewellers Bulgari for use by the World Wide Fund for Nature in their Biological Diversity Program.

Music

The film was scored by Philip Glass, who also worked with Reggio on Koyaanisqatsi (1983), Powaqqatsi (1988), and, later, on Naqoyqatsi (2002). Anima Mundi features many of the techniques from the Qatsi trilogy, but it is not considered to be directly related to the series. Two tracks from the soundtrack, "Living Waters" and "The Beginning," appeared on the soundtrack to the 1997 film The Truman Show.

Home media

Anima Mundi was released on the Criterion Collection alongside the Qatsi trilogy on December 11, 2012.