The 2020 Emmy nominees have just been announced – a big congrats from us to all the nominees! We’ve compiled 11 sound stories behind the nominees for Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and Original Music Composition for you below, as well as links to the full lists of sound-related nominees:
‘Star Trek: Picard’ – nominated for Sound Editing & Sound Mixing
Nominees for Sound Editing: Matthew E. Taylor, Sound Supervisor, Tim Farrell, Sound Editor, Henry Cohen, Sound Editor, Michael Schapiro, Sound Editor, Sean Heissinger, Sound Editor, Clay Weber, Sound Editor, Moira Marquis, Music Editor, Stan Jones, Music Editor, Alyson Dee Moore, Foley Artist, Chris Moriana, Foley Artist
Nominees for Sound Mixing: Peter J. Devlin, CAS, Production Mixer, Todd M. Grace, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer, Edward C. Carr III, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer, Michael Perfitt, Scoring Mixer
Get the story behind ‘THE STELLAR SOUND OF ‘STAR TREK: PICARD’ here
‘Space Force’ – nominated for Sound Editing & Sound Mixing
Nominees for Sound Editing: Bobby Mackston, Co-Supervising Sound Editor/ ADR Editor, Paul Hammond, Co-Supervising Sound Editor/ Dialogue Editor, Sean Garnhart, Sound Effects Editor, Vincent Guisetti, Foley Artist
Nominees for Sound Mixing: Ben Patrick, Production Mixer, John W. Cook ll, Re-Recording Mixer, Bill Freesh, Re-Recording Mixer
Get the story behind THE SPECTACULAR FOLEY OF ‘SPACE FORCE’ here
‘Stranger Things’ – nominated for Sound Editing & Sound Mixing
Nominees for Sound Editing: Craig Henighan, Co-Supervising Sound Editor, William Files, Co-Supervising Sound Editor, Ryan Cole, Sound Editor, Kerry Dean Williams, Sound Editor, Angelo Palazzo, Sound Editor, Katie Halliday, Sound Editor, David Klotz, Music Editor, Steve Baine, Foley Artist
Nominees for Sound Mixing: Michael Rayle, Production Mixer, Mark Paterson, Re-Recording Mixer, William Files, Re-Recording Mixer, Craig Henighan, Re-Recording Mixer
‘Westworld’ – nominated for Sound Editing & Sound Mixing
Nominees for Sound Editing: Sue Gamsaragan Cahill, Supervising Sound Editor, Benjamin L. Cook, MPSE, Sound Designer, Shaughnessy Hare, Special Effects Editor, Jane Boegel-Koch, Dialogue Editor, Tim Tuchrello, Dialogue Editor, Sara Bencivenga, ADR Editor, Brendan Croxon, Foley Editor, Adrian Medhurst, Foley Artist, Christopher Kaller, Music Editor
Nominees for Sound Mixing: Geoffrey Patterson, Production Mixer, Keith Rogers, Re-Recording Mixer, Benjamin L. Cook, Re-Recording Mixer
Get the story on DESIGNING THE FUTURISTIC SOUND AND MUSIC OF WESTWORLD SEASON 3 here
‘Ozark’ – nominated for Sound Mixing & Music Composition
Nominees for Sound Mixing: Felipe ‘Flip” Borrero, CAS, Production Mixer, Larry Benjamin, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer, Kevin Valentine, Re-Recording Mixer, Phil McGowan, CAS, Scoring Mixer
Nominees for Music Composition: Danny Bensi, Composer, Saunder Jurriaans, Composer
Get the story on BUILDING THE BROODING SOUND OF NETFLIX’S OZARK SERIES here
‘Watchmen’ – nominated for Sound Editing, Sound Mixing & Music Composition
Nominees for Sound Editing: Brad North, Supervising Sound Editor, Harry Cohen, Sound Designer, Jordan Wilby, Sound Effects Editor, Tiffany S. Griffith, Dialogue Editor, Antony Zeller, Foley Editor, A.J. Shapiro, Foley Editor, Sally Boldt, Music Editor, Zane Bruce, Foley Artist, Lindsay Pepper, Foley Artist
Nominees for Sound Mixing: Douglas Axtell, Production Mixer, Joe DeAngelis, Re-Recording Mixer, Chris Carpenter, Re-Recording Mixer
Nominees for Music Composition: Trent Reznor, Music and Lyrics, Atticus Ross, Music and Lyrics
Read about how composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross approached the series music here:
via DEADLINE: ‘Watchmen’ Composers Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Talk Crafting Playful, Raunchy Sound For “Punk Rock” HBO Drama
and via BACKSTAGE: Trent Reznor + Atticus Ross Discuss Taking Their Nine Inch Nails Sound to ‘Watchmen’
‘The Mandalorian’ – nominated for Sound Editing, Sound Mixing & Music Composition
The Sound Of The Mandalorian | Dolby Institute Podcast
Nominees for Sound Editing: David Acord, Co-Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer, Matthew Wood, Co-Supervising Sound Editor, Bonnie Wild, Sound Effects Editor, James Spencer, Dialogue Editor, Richard Quinn, ADR Editor, Richard Gould, Foley Editor, Stephanie McNally, Music Editor, Ryan Rubin, Music Editor, Ronni Brown, Foley Artist, Jana Vance, Foley Artist
Nominees for Sound Mixing: Shawn Holden, Production Mixer, Bonnie Wild, Re-Recording Mixer, Chris Fogel, Scoring Mixer
Nominees for Music Composition: Ludwig Göransson, Composer
Read about composer’s Ludwig Göransson approached to the score here:
via LA Times: ‘Black Panther’ composer Ludwig Göransson brings new sounds to ‘Star Wars’ series ‘The Mandalorian’
and via Variety: Composer Takes Music for the ‘Star Wars’ Series ‘The Mandalorian’ to a New Universe
Interested in the creation of Baby Yoda’s voice? Check out this story:
via Flickering Myth: The Mandalorian sound designer on creating Baby Yoda’s voice
‘Apollo 11’ – nominated for Sound Editing & Sound Mixing
Nominees for Sound Editing: Eric Milano, Sound Design
Nominees for Sound Mixing: Eric Milano, Re-Recording Mixer
‘El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie’ – nominated for Sound Editing & Sound Mixing
Nominees for Sound Editing: Nick Forshager, Co-Supervising Sound Editor, Todd Toon, Co-Supervising Sound Editor, Kathryn Madsen, ADR Editor, Jane Boegel, Dialogue Editor, Luke Gibleon, Sound Effects Editor, Jason Tregoe Newman, Music Editor, Bryant J. Fuhrmann, Music Editor, Jeff Cranford, Foley Editor, Gregg Barbanell, Foley Artist, Alex Ullrich, Foley Artist
Nominees for Sound Mixing: Phillip W. Palmer, CAS, Production Mixer, Larry Benjamin, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer, Kevin Valentine, Re-Recording Mixer, Stacy Michaels, Foley Mixer
For more on how Production sound mixer Phillip Palmer captured ‘El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie,’ check out: ‘Lectrosonics Captures El Camino’ via Pro Sound News
‘The Boys’ – nominated for Sound Editing
Nominees for Sound Editing: Wade Barnett, Sound Supervisor, David Barbee, Sound Effects Editor, Mason Kopekian, Foley Editor, Brian Dunlop, Dialogue Editor, Ryan Briley, ADR Editor, Chris Newlin, Music Editor, Christopher Brooks, Music Editor, Joe Sabella, Foley Artist, Jesi Ruppel, Foley Artist
‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ – nominated for Sound Mixing & Music Composition
Nominees for Sound Mixing: Mathew Price, CAS, Production Sound Mixer, Ron Bochar, Re-Recording Mixer, George A. Lara, Foley Mixer, David Boulton, ADR Mixer
Nominees for Music Composition (Original Music & Lyrics) : Thomas Mizer, Music & Lyrics, Curtis Moore, Music & Lyrics
Check out an exclusive video interview with Production sound mixer Mathew Price and Re-recording mixer Ron Bochar on ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ here: ‘Ron Bochar and Mathew Price (‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ sound mixers) on capturing stand-up comedy and music acts’ via Gold Derby
‘Hollywood’ – nominated for Sound Mixing & Music Composition
Composer Nathan Barr on distinctly different music for ‘The Great,’ ‘Hollywood’ and ‘Carnival Row’
Nominees for Sound Mixing: John Bauman, CAS, Production Mixer, Joe Earle, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer, Doug Andham, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer, Bob Lacivita, CAS, ADR Mixer
Nominees for Music Composition: Nathan Barr, Composer
See the complete list of sound editing, mixing, and music composition 2020 Emmy nominees here:
Sound Editing
- Outstanding Sound Editing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special – 2020
- Outstanding Sound Editing For A Nonfiction Or Reality Program (Single Or Multi-Camera) – 2020
- Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour) – 2020
- Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation – 2020
Sound Mixing
- Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation – 2020
- Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour) – 2020
- Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Limited Series Or Movie – 2020
- Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Nonfiction Or Reality Program (Single Or Multi-Camera) – 2020
- Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special – 2020
Music Composition
- Outstanding Music Composition for A Limited Series, Movie Or Special (Original Dramatic Score) – 2020
- Outstanding Music Composition for A Series (Original Dramatic Score) – 2020
- Outstanding Music Composition for A Documentary Series Or Special (Original Dramatic Score) – 2020
- Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music – 2020
- Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics – 2020