# Johnsonville Sausage TV Spot Song Intrigue Reveals The Brilliance of Composer Paul Bessenbacher

- Link: https://indierockcafe.com/2009/07/johnsonville-sausage-tv-spot-song-intrigue-reveals-the-brilliance-of-composer-paul-bessenbacher/
- Published: 2009-07-29T14:49:00-04:00
- Author: Max Hammer

A nationwide commercial from Johnsonville Sausage that has been running for the
past month or so has left plenty of people asking where they can get the song. So
we did some digging and found the song is called “Roll On By” by OpusOrange , a 
music project by L.A. composer Paul Bessenbacher .

In an IRC exclusive, Bessenbacher has made the unreleased song available for the
first time. “Roll On By” is a catchy summer pop song that had some people guessing
it was a new song from Vampire Weekend . Even though the song may not qualify as‘
indie’ (_it is_ used in an advertisement), it has that unforgettable pop song charm–
like a one-hit wonder.

But what is even more exciting is that Bessenbacher, both in his professional career
and with his band, has an entire array of impressive music to choose from. Bessenbacher
has a unique talent for writing, composing and recording songs and music pieces 
that range from indie pop tunes to hypnotic film tracks.

“For me, music can be therapy, storytelling, a job, or just plain fun,” Bessenbacher
said. “With all these, my work is destined to all sound different.”

Take for example the song “Surface” – a dreamy piano and percussion track that sounds
like Pink Floyd blended with M. Ward. The song was featured in the indie short film
_David Shakes His Head_ by director Tamim Nashir. Another fine song, “Wait, Wait,
Wait” (listen below), was recently used to promote the 2009 Stockholm Film Festival
in Sweden. In addition to films and TV spots, Bessenbacher has also composed music
for a number of television series including _The Last Comic Standing, The Suite 
Life of Zach and Cody_ and _Stacked._

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Bessenbacher’s musical background reaffirms his love of music and ability to wear
many hats as a composer and musician. After graduating from Wheaton College Conservatory
outside of Chicago, Bessenbacher returned to his native California and played live
folk gigs with Waterworks, jazz romp with The David Yun Quartet and ska shows with
Runforyerlife. He even opened for the popular band Skatalites.

[“Roll On By”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/Roll%20On%20By.mp3) –
OpusOrange (for Johnsonville Sausage)

“Surface” – Paul Bessenbacher for indie film “David Shakes His Head”

[“Wait, Wait, Wait”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/Wait%20Wait%20Wait.mp3)–
OpusOrange – premiered at 2009 Stockholm Film Festival

Update: Paul makes [two more songs](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/summer-indie-rock-mix-vol-iii-songs.html)
from OpusOrange available to Indie Rock Cafe exclusively.

Later this week, in the next [summertime playlist](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/indie-rock-summer-mix-vol-i-dodos.html)
mix, IRC will premiere a new single from OpusOrange that should get some people 
talking.

Check out [OpusOrange.com](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/opusorange.com)
for more.

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