Audio Interview: Get The Story Behind The Sound Of OBI-WAN KENOBI - Told By Bonnie Wild, Julian Howarth, And Danielle Dupre:

Posted February 24, 2023 by Asbjoern Andersen in Television sound

Want the story behind the sound of Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi? Star Wars fan site Talking Bay 94 has just shared this interesting new audio interview with Re-Recording Mixer Bonnie Wild, Production Sound Mixer Julian Howarth, and Re-Recording Mixer Danielle Dupre. Hear the interview, or read the transcript below + for more on the sound of Obi-Wan Kenobi, we've also added an interview with series composer Natalie Holt:

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Bonus: Hear the story behind the score for Obi-Wan Kenobi, in Soundtracking’s interview with composer Natalie Holt:

So thrilled to be welcoming Natalie Holt back to Soundtracking – a composer who’s doing great things, most recently in providing the score for Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney +.

Here she tells Edith about adding to the legendary musical landscape of the franchise, and meeting the man who’s behind much of it, her idol John Williams.

Hear the interview here – starts at 3:34:

Hear the full Obi-Wan Kenobi soundtrack below:

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