Christopher Willits

San Francisco, USA

The Unknown Sea

AmbientInstrumental

Behind the Music

I love this book. It has become one of my favorites. Ian’s work reveals the dark secrets of the sea and, in doing so, illuminates hope for change. The Outlaw Ocean listens to the voices of the unknown, salvaging stories and mapping their ethical murmurs for others to discover.

Music can express the unknown, like feelings beyond words. My music reflects the mystery and magnitude of the ocean, but below the surface of the sound is a story of heartbreak and healing.

Christopher Willits
About Christopher Willits

Christopher Willits creates immersive ambient music. Over the last 20 years he has produced a prolific and diverse catalog of deep listening while pioneering new ways in which the space of sound can bring people closer.

Winner of the 2021 Scripps Howard Award for Excellence in Innovation in Journalism

The Journalism behind the Music

All music in this project is based on The Outlaw Ocean, a New York Times Best-Selling book by Ian Urbina that chronicles lawlessness at sea around the world. This reporting touches on a diversity of abuses ranging from illegal and overfishing, arms trafficking at sea, human slavery, gun running, intentional dumping, murder of stowaways, thievery of ships and other topics.

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