Toward the Within contains 15 songs, of which only 4 appeared on their previous albums, and 2 of which were later re-recorded and included on Lisa Gerrard"s first solo album, The Mirror Pool. The others previously existed only in live performances and unofficial bootlegs, but were not officially released until Toward the Within. In addition to the original content, the DVD release contains a few extras: a discography, music videos for "Frontier," "The Protagonist," and "The Carnival Is Over," as well as a chapter from Baraka entitled Calcutta Foragers/Homeless, which is set to "The Host of Seraphim."