180 Degrees South OST

VINYL FORMAT. Original music composed by Ugly Casanova (Issac Brock from Modest Mouse) and Hames Mercer (The Shins/Broken Bells); also featuring songs from Mason Jennings, Jack Johnson, and Love Is Laughter.

"In 2007 I flew down to Patagonia with my friends James Mercer and Mason Jennings. My cousin, Chris Malloy (filmmaker), and I were excited to have both James and Mason work on music for the film, so bringing them down to see Patagonia with their own eyes seemed mandatory. We told them they didn't have to write or play any music while down there and that we just wanted them to check it out and meet everyone making the film. Then the first camp fire lit up and guitars and accordions came out. It was not long before Mason and James joined in and gave us a nice night under the stars listening to them trade off on Neil Young covers. In that moment, we didn't really care any more if they helped make music for our film because bringing them down there already felt worth it. When we returned home, the experience was etched so beautifully in our minds but unfortunately it would be a long time before any music was needed. There was miles of footage to go through and a film to be made. We stayed in touch with James and Mason and gave them updates on the film, although we were lying when we said it wouldn't be long before we were done. The trip really had a profound effect on Mason and within the next few weeks he had written a couple of songs that really put our experiences to music. Then a few more months passed and we showed a preview of the film to Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse. James lived near Isaac in Portland and kept telling me that he thought he would be a good fit to work on some music for the film as well. Isaac liked what he saw and then handed me a pamphlet on saving the salmon in Alaska and said he would do it if we could help with this cause. Seemed fair enough. When we finally had a rough edit of the movie, we headed to Portland to Isaac's studio to record the soundtrack fo