MY DAD’S TRUCK
Sound Design and Mix by JETSONIX
The Approach
The mix was developed through detailed remote reviews with John Burton. John worked from the United States while we worked from Warsaw, Poland. We collaborated through Frame.io for timecoded notes and Audiomovers LISTENTO for online sync review, allowing us to listen to the mix together in real time.
The remote process made it possible to make precise creative decisions across continents. We reviewed levels, timing, perspective, silence, Foley and music together, then refined the mix immediately inside the session.
The guiding principle was simple: make the real experience feel closer.
The Result
A detailed documentary mix that supports the film’s emotional range: quiet, strange, intimate, funny, tense and ultimately uplifting.
The soundtrack gives weight to ordinary moments while preserving the honesty of the documentary. It creates space for Todd’s story, lets silence carry meaning and gives the final musical moments enough scale to land with impact.
John Burton described the work this way:
“It’s a beautiful mix. So many little flourishes in here that really sell the emotion.”
The result was a soundscape designed not to draw attention to itself, but to make the audience feel closer to the people, places and memories at the centre of the story.
For a film about legacy, the smallest details mattered.
The Project
Created in partnership with Ford Motor Company, My Dad’s Truck is an intimate documentary about Todd Leach’s attempt to rediscover and restore his father’s lost truck.
What begins as a restoration project becomes something more personal: a journey through grief, memory, family and healing. The truck acts as a physical connection to Todd’s father, his childhood and the identity he inherited.
The film also supports awareness for No Stomach For Cancer, connecting Todd’s personal story to a wider mission.
Directed and edited by John Burton, shot by Cayne Tucker and produced by Chrome Productions, the film was awarded Gold in the General Documentary category at the 47th Annual Telly Awards and received an Official Nomination for Best Documentary Short at the 2026 International Motor Film Awards.
The Sound Challenge
The film relies heavily on atmosphere, detail and emotional restraint.
There are long stretches where the audience is carried almost entirely by sound, without music telling them what to feel. Small details had to feel meaningful: keys landing on a table, a door opening, paper moving, a garage door rising, the hum of a hospital, a car travelling down the road.
The mix needed to:
Preserve the imperfect character of real documentary recordings
Keep dialogue clear and emotionally present
Use silence and near-silence deliberately
Make everyday objects feel significant
Build contrast between intimate moments and larger musical peaks
Support the film’s emotional rhythm without over-explaining it
credits
Executive Producers: Joel Mishcon, Robert Chew
Executive Creative Director: Stephen Parker
Global Head of Production: Melly Cook
Head of Post Production: Ben Turze
Head of Technology: Joel Ogden
Co-Producers: Ian Cohen, Karl Henkel, Tanya Moutzalias
Director & Editor: John Burton
Producer: Lauren C Brooks
Director of Photography and Colorist: Cayne Tucker
Sound Mixers: Ben Drain, Lon Keith
Motion Graphics Designer: Ben Drain
Special Thanks: The Leach Family: Todd & Stephanie, Thomas, Justin, Rob, Daniel;
James Miramontes, Lee More, John Ruebush, Dustin Campbell, Cody Blodget,
George Seely, Nicholas Henderson, Dr. Paul Mansfield, Dan Gillet, Robert Chew, Sam Strong,
Ford Motor Company, No Stomach For Cancer
