Deep Forest had composed music in the past for films like Pret-A-Porter (Martha) and Strange Days (While the Earth Sleeps & Coral Lounge), but they had never composed an entire score. The French film Prince du la Pacifique is directed by Alain Corneau, and takes place during 1914 in Tahiti.

Eric and Michel were flown out to Tahiti where the film was being shot so that they could gather music material. Once there they met with a local musician who intruduced them to a number of Tahitian musicians. Deep Forest was under sharp time restraints and began composing immediately. The style is a bit more electronic than their other works, and is composed with the film imagery in mind rather than as a stand alone album.