Nostalgia, was initially inspired by three things: a photo taken by Doug Barber of an old man looking out of a window during sunset, a painting by Luc Leestemaker titled Voyager #7, and an accompanying poem to the painting by the same artist titled "Voyager".

This arrangement of Nostalgia, for vibraphone and piano, was written by the composer at the request of Evelyn Glennie. Nostalgia was originally written for solo vibraphone, as an encore for the percussion concerto The Shaman, commissioned by Evelyn Glennie.