Max’s hit series The Last of Us raises the intensity to new heights in Season 2. Here’s Michael Benavente, Christopher Battaglia, and Chris Terhune on how the sound team designed massive hordes of infected using only three voice actors, kept rain interesting using bespoke water recordings, re-created the Seraphites’ whistle-based communication, and so much more!
Read MoreDiving Deeper into Andor S2’s Superb Sound: Building Sonic Intensity for Ep. 208 – with David Acord and Margit Pfeiffer
David Acord (Re-Recording Mixer/Sound Designer/Supervising Sound Editor and Margit Pfeiffer (Dialogue & ADR Supervisor/Supervising Sound Editor) at Skywalker Sound break down their sound work scene by scene on Ep. 208 “Who Are You?” — up for Emmy consideration for both Sound Editing and Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour):
Read MoreDesigning Disquieting Sound for ‘Black Mirror’ Season 7 – with Tom Jenkins, James Hayday, James Ridgway, Poppy Kavanagh, and Alex Sawyer
Explore the disquieting sound for ‘Black Mirror’ Season 7 with sound supervisor/sound designer Tom Jenkins, sound designer James Hayday, re-recording mixer James Ridgway, music editor Poppy Kavanagh, and supervising dialogue editor Alex Sawyer, who dive into their sound work on “USS Callister: Into Infinity,” “Eulogy,” “Hotel Reverie,” and “Plaything.”
Read MoreAchieving Articulate Chaos on ‘American Primeval’ using the Rolling Mix Method – with Wylie Stateman and Anne Jimkes-Root
‘American Primeval’ sound designer Wylie Stateman and supervising sound editor/music editor Anne Jimkes-Root talk about their “Rolling Mix” approach to crafting organized chaos and contrasting beauty for Director Peter Berg’s limited series set in the American West.
Read MoreDesigning and Mixing the Gripping Sound of ‘Dope Thief’ – with the Formosa Group Sound Team
‘Dope Thief’ sound supervisor Marla McGuire, re-recording mixers Stephen Fitzmaurice and Danielle Dupree, and sound designer Jonathan Golodner detail their work on each episode, talk about designing and mixing realistic gunfights, using sound to set the scene and build tension, and much more.
Read MoreBehind the superb sound of Andor Season 2
Get the story behind the excellent sound of Andor season 2, in this in-depth interview with David Acord and Margit Pfeiffer
Read MoreSound Designing Doom for ‘LOTR: The Rings of Power’ Season 2
Go behind the sound of “LOTR: The Rings of Power” Season 2 with Glenn Freemantle and Ben Barker – and hear how they designed the battle crowds, the massive Troll, and the rings of power, what went into the siege machine sounds, and more!
Read MoreThe Audio Anatomy of The Pitt: Crafting Tension in a Medical Drama – with Bryan Parker
Supervising sound editor Bryan Parker at Formosa Group talks about designing tense, action-packed sound for the emergency room in the series “The Pitt”:
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