Boys of Summer: American Legion Baseball Documentary

Published 2024-01-18

Boys of Summer" is a Daily News documentary featuring the Wahpeton, North Dakota, American Legion Baseball team. Filmmakers Robert Wanek Jr., Madison Nelson-Gira and Noah Clooten follow the program throughout its 2023 state championship season, bringing small-town baseball to the big screen with hard-hitting highlights and in-depth player interviews. This special group of ballplayers compiled a 108-19 record over the past three summers, making them one of the most successful legion programs in the United States. The film made its world premiere on December 30th, 2023, inside the 500-seat Bremer Bank Theatre at North Dakota State College of Science.

CREDITS
Musical Sources (Royalty Free):
Epidemic Sound
Artlist
Inaudio.org

Songs & Composers:
“Late Night Blues” - Roots & Recognition
“Everything Will Be Alright” - Sayer Hayashi Egnell
“Biome” - Ever So Blue
“Dismantle” - Peter Sandberg
“Gutter Gator” - Benjamin Kling
“At Dawn” - Ever So Blue
“Southern Comfort” - Grant Lamotte
“Etude No 1 For String Quartet” - Peter Sandberg
“Don’t Lie” - Will Harrison
“Beer, Beards, & BBQ” - Rockin’ For Decades
“Yin & Yang” - Iso Indies
“Veterans Day” - Francis Wells
“Leather Feather” - Lennon Hutton
“Lush Meadows” - Martin Landstrom
“Ace” - Pole Position
“Sport Power” - Infraction
“Leaf” - Infraction
“Innerbloom” - Infraction
“True Moments” - Infraction/OddVision
“Night Fight” - Infraction
“Funky Day” - Infraction
“Going to Battle” - Cold Cinema
“Glorious Hero” - Infraction
“Hope is Alive” - Infraction
“Groovy Town” - Infraction
“Destiny” - Cold Cinema
“Undercover” - Mokka Music
“Ambient Aria” - Mokka Music
“Floating Between Worlds” - Mokka Music
“Lions” - Mokka Music
“Statues” - Infraction
“Abandoned” - Independence
“Lifestyle” - Infraction
“World Changer” - Infraction
“Wicked” - Infraction
“Retribution” - Cold Cinema
“Pure Dreams” - Infraction
“Take Me out to the Ball Game” - Edward Meeker (1908)

Media Sources (Fair Use or Permission Granted):
North Dakota Today (News Reporting/Historical Purposes)
3 Borders Sports Network
i3G Media
KFGO
Magnitude Sports Network
WDAY-TV
WDAY Radio

Photo Credits
John Mayer Photo - Christian Sarkine
Creative Commons 4.0
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Lil Baby Photo - Frank Schwichtenberg
Creative Commons 4.0
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Big Bird Photo - U.S. Department of State
Public Domain