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.

THE OCEAN – FIVE YEARS TRAILER

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