
An early morning phone call in 2017 changed the lives of two teenage brothers bonded by their love of percussion.
One died tragically in a car accident while the other determined to make sense of his loss through music.
September 2017, at the age of 19, Ryan McCutcheon, a wildly talented percussionist and older brother of Brett, was killed in a car accident – his family left to wade through the heaviness of death. Five years later, Brett released the hauntingly emotional album “The Ocean – Five Years.” Written in collaboration with Brett’s friend and vocalist, June Bracken, it fuses classical orchestration and pop as it explores the depth and complexity of grief. The film of the same name mirrors the album’s track list to ebb and flow with stories of friends and family who share Brett’s journey. Even through grief, they are determined to honor Ryan’s memory and legacy with love, music education and hope.
Crew
Production Agency | Flying Scooter Productions® |
Director | Jennifer Schlieper |
Executive Producers | Jennifer Schlieper |
Courtney Gumpf | |
Brett McCutcheon | |
Bob McCutcheon | |
Dana McCutcheon | |
Producer | Waya Slater |
Director of Photography | Phillip Atkins |
Dylan White | Dylan White |
Cameras | Nick Hewitt |
Stefano Ceccarelli | |
Anita Harnish | |
Greg Neiser | |
Audio | Nathaniel Robinson |
Finishing Editor | Ashley Gallardo |
Film Mix | Bob McCutcheon |
Recording Engineers | Bob McCutcheon |
Jimmy Hoyson | |
Brian Ammon | |
Mastered | Bob McCutcheon |
Writer | Jennifer Schlieper |
Colorists | Dylan White |
Jennifer Schlieper | |
Phillip Atkins | |
Special Thanks | Mike Clark |
Cast
Brett McCutcheon |
Bob McCutcheon |
Dana McCutcheon |
June Bracken |
Terese LaVallee |
Matt Hickly |
Danielle Omasits |
Liam Beaber |
Christopher Wu |
Chris Jamison |
Jimmy Hoyson |
Justine Campagna |
Luke Wood |
Members of The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra |
Musicians
Piccolo | Rhian Kenny |
Flute 1 | Jenny Steele |
Flute 2 | Alyssa Pysola |
Clarinet 1 | Michael Rusinek |
Clarinet 2 | Ron Samuels |
Bass Clarinet | Jack Howell |
Oboe | Max Blair |
Bassoon | Phil Pandolfi |
Horn 1 | Steve Kostyniak |
Horn 2 | Mark Houghton |
Trumpet 1 | Sam Huss |
Trumpet 2 | Drew Fennell |
Trumpet 3 | Karen Sloneker |
Trombone 1 | Jim Nova |
Trombone 2/3 | Liam Beaber |
Bass Trombone | Jeff Dee |
Tuba | Craig Knox |
Violin 1 | Justine Campagna |
Susanne Park | |
Violin | Marta Krechkovsky |
Krystyn Houck | |
Viola | Andrew Wickesberg |
Sean Juhl | |
Cello | Allie Lee |
Karissa Shivone | |
Bass | Joe Campagna |
John Moore |