11 New Audio Podcast Episodes: Fantastic film sound design, learn about the scores for ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Lords of the Fallen’, hear tips for aspiring composers – and explore a sonic mystery!

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Episode 12 explores the work of multi-Oscar, BAFTA, and CAS winning Re-recording Mixer, Ron Bartlett CAS and Golden Reel Winning, Sound Effect Field Recording Mixer, Eric Potter.

Coming up together in the industry, these two passionate artists have shared adventures in the trenches of sound for picture spanning well over 30 years. They even played in a band together. From films such as Basic Instinct to last year’s highly celebrated Dune, they teach us the creative value and joy of collaboratively exploring challenges within a team.

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Picture Editor Hilda Rasula is joined by Supervising Sound Editor Mandell Winter and Supervising Dialog /ADR Editor Sang Jun Kim, to talk about their work on American Fiction. This film has excellent writing and acting, so it was up to the post production team to live up to those standards and carry it through to the end.

They discuss the tight rope walk of keeping the comedy alive while also not letting it tip over into farce, and making buildings and spaces rich with sonic character to help tell story points.

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Oliver Kadel and Monica Bolles are joined by composer and sound artist Mariam Gviniashvili from Oslo, Norway.

Mariam works as a composer and sound artist  – combining electronics, electroacoustics and 3D sound technology with visuals, dance and live performance to penetrate deep into the physical and emotional essence of sound and space. Growing up in eastern Georgia, she sang and played the piano, and studied composition in Tbilisi, Budapest and Oslo.

Mariam talks about her journey as a conventional composer evolving into a multidisciplinary sound artist performing her work in spatial audio on multi-channel arrays in different immersive spaces across the world.This episode was produced by Oliver Kadel and Emma Rees and included music by Rhythm Scott.

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Joining us today is Jason Smith, the mastermind behind the retro shooter CULTIC. His passion for game development ignited in his early teens and persisted, leading to him working on games even while pursuing studies in graphic design and working in full-time jobs. As of March 2021, Jason embarked on a thrilling journey, signing with 3D Realms to work full-time on his labour of love, CULTIC.

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It’s always a joy catching up with composer Cris Velasco! This time around, we chat about his epic music for Lords of the Fallen, a souls-like action RPG with plenty of boss battles. He also clues me into another one of his recent scores, for a game called Fae Farm, He and I will talk more about that in a future episode, because it’s delightful. Also couldn’t be more different than his music for Lords.

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Greg Murphy is a production sound mixer based out of Melbourne, Florida. He does a lot of work in live news and also projects for Major League Baseball, the NFL, Super Bowl and NASCAR. For news, he uses a Sound Devices 688 mixer/recorder and for smaller jobs, a Sound Devices 633. For wireless, Greg uses Lectrosonics transmitters and receivers. He likes the Sanken COS-11 lavs and also uses dpa 4060 lavs. On the boom, he prefers a Schoeps CMIT 5u and a Sennheiser 416. Greg also uses a Schoeps CMC641 for sit down interviews. Greg likes the Denecke JB-1 time code sync boxes as well as Tentacle Sync. He also likes the Lectrosonics R1a for IFBs and camera hops.

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Today’s guest is Nicolas Gasparini, also known as Myuu. Nicolas is a long-time pianist and composer who’s been uploading dark piano horror music since 2006 and has built a huge following in that time with over 300,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, and another 300,000 subscribers on YouTube. He’s also worked on short films and video games and is currently working on the upcoming horror game Post Trauma.

In this episode we talk about finding your niche as a composer and how important it is to dive deep into your interests. We also talk about how Nicolas started writing horror music in the first place, why he releases music for free, and what up and coming composers can do to get out there, and so much more.

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Delve into the epic tale of Napoleon Bonaparte in Ridley Scott’s cinematic masterpiece. Join us as we explore the mesmerizing world of Napoleon, where the revolutionary backdrop of 18th-century France is painted with the strokes of impeccable storytelling and a captivating musical score and sound design.

In this video, we dissect the pivotal moments of Napoleon’s life, from the guillotine’s chilling descent on Marie Antoinette to the triumphant Battle of Austerlitz. From the audacious coronation scene in 1804 to the haunting echoes of the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805. Witness the symphony of emotions as Napoleon faces love, betrayal, and the inexorable march of time.

Featuring Paul Massey, Re-recording mixer, James Harrison, Sound Designer & Supervising Sound Editor, Stéphane Bucher Production Sound Mixer and William Miller Re-recording Mixer.

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Director Blitz Bazawule joins his composer Kris Bowers to discuss their new adaptation of The Color Purple. You may remember the original filmed adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, directed by Steven Spielberg, from 1985. This version is actually an adaptation of the hit Broadway show, which won two Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical.

Our guest host, music journalist Jon Burlingame, returns to the Dolby Institute Podcast to speak with Kris and Blitz about their collaboration on the film, which began very early in the filmmaking process.

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Music production on a full season of Star Trek begins! Our first two composers get to work, as Alexander Courage and Fred Steiner start writing and recording music at a frantic pace. We’ll hear the rest of Courage’s work on season one, and listen to Steiner’s amazing contributions to Star Trek‘s musical vocabulary. We also examine the critical role played by the music editors, as they work to establish and shape the music of season one.

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For our fourth annual Mystery Sound Game Show, we pitted the winners from the past three years against each other. The result? Chaos and hilarity. So unclog your ears, put on your listening cap, and get ready to play along. Featuring Travis McElroy, John Lagomarsino and Emily Jankowski.

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