The soundtrack was written for Paulo Coelho's novella "The Alchemist." The story tells of a young boy traveling from Span through Egypt on a search for his "Personal Legend." Each piece from the soundtrack centers around a scene from the story.
The boy begins his journey as a shepard in Andalusia, Spain. As the opening track, it highlights a nylon guitar and excitement for adventure, before the rest of the soundtrack moves into more middle-eastern style instruments.
The Arabic word for "story." This piece centers around the boy's decision to follow his own story and depart from Spain.
This piece offers a backdrop to the boy experiencing the "Call to Prayer" for the first time in a Muslim country.
An Arabic word meaning "it is written," this piece highlights the boy's understanding that God puts and holds things in place. Destiny.
The boy and the caravan encounter bedouin scouts while crossing the desert. Waring tribes surround them.
An oasis in the Sahara Desert near Cairo and to the west of the Nile river. In the story, this oasis is a neutral territory.
The boy sees a vision in the desert of enemies to come.
The boy continues his adventure through many hard days in the desert, and eventually talks with the wind.