Blow the Man Down
Dear Friends,
I hope this finds you well.
After almost a year since Amazon began streaming the film, the soundtrack to Blow the Man Down — which I co-composed with Brian McOmber — has been released! The album is published by Editions Verde on CD/MP3 and is streaming on all major platforms worldwide. Here are some links: Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, YouTube.
The soundtrack — which was mixed by Ben Greenberg and mastered by Alan Jones — features instrumentalists Michael Pestel (flutes), Thollem McDonas (piano), and Malcom Parson (cello). And just in time for the internet’s insatiable craze over sea shanties, of the 26 tracks on the album four are traditional sea shanties sung by David Coffin and friends. We all worked super hard on the music to help make this film really come to life; I hope you enjoy it! Blow the Man Down was recently included on the list of best movies of 2020 from The Washington Post and Robert Abele at the Los Angeles Times wrote: “The story’s sharp turns are nicely echoed, too, in the jig-like, clattery score from Brian McOmber and Jordan Dykstra, with the atmosphere often punctuated by professional shanty singer David Coffin (seen on screen as one of those fishermen) occasionally warbling the ominous sea tune 'Blood Red Roses.'”
For now,
Jordan