Canyon Dreams is the thirtieth album, and the fourteenth soundtrack, by German band Tangerine Dream. It was recorded in 1986 and released in 1991 on compact disc and compact cassette formats. The music was written as a sound accompaniment for an eponymous scenic video film about the Grand Canyon by Jan Nickman, released by the record label Miramar. The album's tracks are divided into various episodes and related to the titles of the cuts.

This album has musical influences from Native American cultures. Edgar Froese, Christopher Franke, and Paul Haslinger created sequenced, atmospheric soundscapes using a Native American pace and native flutes to give the disc a feel of the American Southwest. The execution is recognizable as a product of the Berlin School of electronic music, and brought Tangerine Dream their first Grammy nomination.

The music on Canyon Dreams has influenced contemporary musicians, including Soulfood, Steve Roach, Matthias Gohl, and Michael Stearns.

In 1991, the soundtrack of the video release Canyon Dreams was released as the first TD album by the Seattle-based company Miramar, beginning the band's Seattle Years period. Canyon Dreams was nominated for the Grammy for Best New Age Album 1991. Some months before its release, a bootleg version of the soundtrack titled The Canyon Dreams, featuring the music from the video, was released. The music on the official soundtrack was partially remixed with slightly different running times and features the bonus track "Colorado Dawn" composed by Jerome Froese.

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