All About The Oscar-winning Sound For Bohemian Rhapsody:

Posted February 25, 2019 by Asbjoern Andersen in Film sound

Congrats to all the winners and nominees at the 2019 Oscars! Bohemian Rhapsody won the 2019 Oscars for both Sound Editing (John Warhurst and Nina Hartstone) & Sound Mixing (Paul Massey, Tim Cavagin and John Casali) - and we've gathered all the stories behind that sound below:

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In-depth sound team interview:

An in-depth Dolby Institute/ Soundworks Collection interview with John Warhurst, Nina Hartstone, Paul Massey, Tim Cavagin, and John Casali on the sound for Bohemian Rhapsody:

The Making Of: Bohemian Rhapsody - 2019 Oscars® | Dolby Institute Podcast | Dolby

Nina Hartstone & John Warhurst on the Tonebenders Podcast:

Bohemian Rhapsody | “Put Me In Bohemian” - Mixing in the Vocals | 20th Century FOX

John Warhurst, on mixing in the vocals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rISaXGRkuxU
How the sound team brought the Live Aid music to life

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