Boston-area music house Kusiak Music scored the latest ESPN spots in the “It’s Not Crazy, It’s Sports” campaign launched on Aug.1. John Kusiak and P. Andrew Willis scored the 15-, 30- and 60-second “trailers,” as well as a short documentary entitled “Team Spirit” about fans who choose to be buried with their sports memorabilia.nnAcademy Award® winning Director Errol Morris was commissioned for the project. The spots are already garnering high praise in ADWEEK and other venues. “The music is great,” said Morris. “Another successful collaboration with John Kusiak. We’ve done so many now, I’ve lost count.”nnMorris previously directed the critically acclaimed The Fog of War, Gates of Heaven, The Thin Blue Line, Standard Operating Procedure and Tabloid. Kusiak scored Tabloid, which was released in 2011, as well as other ads and television programs directed by Morris, including ads for MasterCard, United Airlines, H&R Block and Quaker Oats and Morris’ First Person television series for Bravo and IFC.nn
nnCREDITSnClient: ESPNnProject: “It’s Not Crazy, It’s Sports” – “Team Spirit“nnAgency: Wieden + Kennedy, New YorknExecutive Creative Directors: Ian Reichenthal, Scott VitronenCreative Directors: Brandon Henderson, Stuart JenningsnArt Director: Cyrus CoulternCopywriter: Dave CanningnHead of Content Production: Lora SchulsonnExecutive Producer, ESPN: Temma ShoafnSenior Producer: Jesse WannnDirector of Business Affairs: Sara JagielskinBusiness Affairs Manager: Angel CielonGroup Account Director: Brandon PrachtnAccount Director: Casey BernardnAccount Supervisors: Brian D’Entremont, Katie HoaknAccount Executives: Mark Williams, Alex ScarosnProduction Manager: Julie KnightnDesigner: Darren PhilipnStop Motion Animation: Jamie CarreironnProduction: Moxie PicturesnDirector: Errol MorrisnExecutive Producer: Robert FernandeznProducer: Julie AhlbergnProduction Supervisor: Dina PiscatellinDirector of Photography: Robert ChappellnnEditorial: Rock Paper ScissorsnEditor: Grant SurminAssistant Editor: Victoria LesiwnExecutive Producer: Eve KornblumnProducer: Melanie GaglianonConform, Retouching: Eddie ReinannAnimation, Art Direction: ElasticnArt Director, Designer: Jeremy LandmannProducer: Jamie McBrietynAnimator: Alan ChennnRetouching: 150 ProofnRetouchers: Chris McLelland, Jesse CorinellannSound Mixing: Sonic UnionnMixer: Steve RosennnTelecine: Company 3nColorist: Tom PoolennMusic Composition (:60, :30, :15, Short Film): Kusiak MusicnComposers: John Kusiak & P. Andrew WillisnnAdditional Music Track (Short Film): Paper DrumnComposer: Adam Crystal nnAbout Kusiak MusicnKusiak Music is a boutique music house in the Boston area where John Kusiak and crew compose music for film, television and live performance. He has scored hundreds of projects, including feature films: Tabloid, Secrecy and The Fog of War (additional music), television documentaries for HBO, PBS and IFC, and large-screen exhibitions (Yellowstone National Park and the Smithsonian). His score for Errol Morris‘ Tabloid won the 2012 Cinema Eye Honors Award for “Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score.” Kusiak Music has written music for numerous national television commercials. Clients include: MasterCard (McCann Erickson), H&R Block (Campbell Mithun), United Airlines (Fallon), Earthlink (Crispin Porter + Bogusky), SBC (GSD&M), Quaker Oats (Element79Partners) and CVS (Hill Holiday). www.kusiakmusic.comJohn Kusiak Kusiak Music 781-646-1966 Contact John via email
Mel England Joins The Cast Of “Snow Falling On Pumpkins”
Award-winning indie film star and activist Mel England will star in the upcoming feature, Snow Falling on Pumpkins, an LGBTQ+ romance movie from award-winning writer/director Jeff London. England will play James McCarthy, the new love interest of Michael Davis (Ben Stobber). The storyline centers around 43-year-old Michael’s sudden diagnosis with early-onset Alzheimer's just as the couple decides to marry. While James must support his new husband, Michael embarks on a heartfelt journey to discover his true purpose, finding support in a spiritual guide, David Walker (Tony Enos). Barbara Reininger and Elaine Ballace also star. The feature is set to begin production on March 10th in Utah and reteams England and London for a third time. England starred in the award-winning LGBTQ+ feature “Best Day Ever” (2014) and “A Wonderful Life” (2023), both helmed by London and available on Amazon Prime. “Mel is a gifted actor with a full range of emotions and life stories to draw from,” says London. “I instinctively know he can deliver the story's emotional and heartfelt character arc and moments. He is a very strong actor with many talent levels through his characters.” James McCarthy is a successful video game designer who now lives in a small town, when he meets Michael after a lifetime of missed connections. Unexpectedly, he faces the difficulty of supporting the love of his life while losing him at the same time. “When Jeff told me what the film was about, it resonated deeply with me because I recently experienced taking care of my father, who had Alzheimer’s.” England continues, “After reading the script, it felt so personal. When I went through it, it felt isolating and almost like I had it too. I depended on my support... Read More