Oceans: Lifeblood of the Planet
We used our classically-influenced New Age music to create this music video that shines a spotlight on the fragility of Earth's grandest bodies of water. Meant to inspire viewers to help protect the blue planet.
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JONATHAN SPROUTDirectorGrammy Nomination, 24-time Film Freeway Winner
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RODNEY WHITTENBERGDirectorco-producer of Caregivers, Emmy Award winner, 18-time Film Freeway Winner
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JONATHAN SPROUTWriter
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JONATHAN SPROUTProducer
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RODNEY WHITTENBERGProducer
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Project Type:Music Video
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Runtime:6 minutes 12 seconds
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Completion Date:May 23, 2022
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Production Budget:4,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Berlin Shorts AwardBerlin
Germany
March 12, 2021
Official Selection -
Florida ShortsFlorida
United States
June 30, 2021
Semi-Finalist -
Tokyo ShortsTokyo
Japan
Award Winner -
Palm Springs Movie AwardsPalm Springs, CA
United States
Semi-Finalist -
Virgin Spring Cinefest 2022
Award Winner
Since his first professional appearance in 1972, Jonathan Sprout has recorded 12 albums, performed more than 6,500 concerts (including 5,500 children’s concerts), and taught more than 800 songwriting workshops throughout the United States. His songs have appeared on several internationally released compilation albums.
Jonathan’s seventh release, American Heroes, won critical acclaim for its groundbreaking contribution to the field of educational children’s music in 1996. Three American Heroes sequels followed in 2000, 2009, and 2014. The series has earned a remarkable 26 national awards, including a GRAMMY® nomination for Best Children’s Album, several NAPPA Awards, several Parents’ Choice awards, two Film Advisory Board of Excellence awards, a Family Choice Award™, Dr. Toy One of the 10 Best Audio/Video/CD/DVDs, Academics' Choice Award, KIDS FIRST! Award, Tillywig Brainchild Award, Dove Foundation Seal, Mom's Choice Awards® Gold, Creative Child Magazine Award, Santa’s Choice Award, National Parenting Center Award, and a Global Music Award Bronze Medal.
Inspired by the heroes he has been writing, performing and recording about for more than 20 years, Jonathan founded Force For Good in 2016. Force For Good provides uplifting compositions and character-driven messages to unify, inspire, and energize people to engage in responsible civic duties. Force For Good’s music videos compassionately and intelligently address important issues including sensible gun legislation, immigration reform, renewable energy, combatting hunger and homelessness, and celebrating and protecting the environment. The music videos he co-created with Rodney Whittenberg from the Passions CD received 18 film festival awards in 2020.
Rodney Whittenberg is an Emmy Award winning composer and Emmy-nominated filmmaker for Outstanding Documentary. From a young age he’s had four passions: music/sound, film/television, technology, and education. Rodney’s deep sense of faith has called him on a lifelong quest to integrate these passions into his art. In his late 20s he directed the non-profit Banner Project, an educational anti-drug program that emphasized nonviolence, and witnessed the power of music and arts to heal and transform communities.
In the early 1990s, Rodney created Melodyvision, a production and consulting company, to serve as a platform for his original audio and visual creations and a vehicle to help others achieve their artistic visions. In 2016, he produced We Stood Up, an audio CD of original songs, poetry and interviews with civil rights leaders. In 2018, he co-produced Caregivers, a film about the people who help the helpers that was nominated for an Outstanding Documentary Emmy.
From his numerous projects as a children’s music producer and composer to his award winning Voices of Ages, a feature documentary about the first intergenerational choir, Rodney makes art to heal, empower, and transform.
Force For Good music videos, as of 5/24/22, have been accepted into 76 film festivals and won 24 awards since 2020.
We hope this film will inspire others to take better care of the oceans.