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How to Create Impactful Sound for Action Films – an AirCon interview with Oscar-winning Sound Supervisor James Mather

By Asbjoern Andersen
James Mather sound interview

In this A Sound Effect interview for AirCon, Jennifer Walden speaks with Oscar-winning supervising sound editor/sound designer/re-recording mixer James Mather (Top Gun: Maverick, Mission Impossible, Belfast):

How to Create Impactful Sound for Action Films:

 
Oscar-winning Sound Supervisor James Mather (Top Gun: Maverick, Mission Impossible, Belfast) shares advice on how to create impactful and detailed sound for action films, how to work dynamics into a huge action film, how higher resolution images affect the sound edit and mix, and the importance of mixing (and remixing) a film to fit the intended playback format (Dolby Atmos, 5.1, or IMAX):

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