How Extraordinary Sound Brings Hayao Miyazaki's Iconic Animated Films To Life:

An ode to the extraordinary sound that Hayao Miyazaki's films to life:

Posted June 5, 2020 by Asbjoern Andersen in Film sound, Sound community highlights

Filmschool Rejects discovered this excellent ode to the sound - and the unsung sonic heroes - of Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli's iconic animated films, put together by Youtuber kaptainkristian. Enjoy :)

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How Studio Ghibli Makes Animation Feel Alive

(Discovered by Filmschool Rejects, created by kaptainkristian)

Unfamiliar with Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli’s work? You may recognize titles such as Howl’s Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, Castle In The Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, The Castle Of Cagliostro, The Wind Rises, Ponyo and many more.

More on the sound of Miyazaki’s films

Want more on how Miyazaki uses sound and music in his films? Get more examples and thoughts on this, in the video from Crunchyroll below:

How Miyazaki Uses Sound In His Movies - Anime Explained

Bonus: Insights and resources for creating sound for animation
• Designing the sound of vintage anime – with Cooper Skinner
• The Key to Outstanding Animation Sound Design
• Need sound effects for animation? Check out a selection here

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The content has been recorded at 192KHz with a Sanken CO100K plus a Sennheiser 8050 for center image and a couple of Sennheiser MKH8040 for stereo image.
A special section of the library features samples recorded at 384KHz. For these sounds an additional microphone was employed, specifically the CMPA by Avisoft-Bioacoustics which records up to 200 KHz. This microphone was actually used to record most of the library but the 384KHz format was preserved only where energy was found beyond 96KHz not to occupy unnecessary disk space.
All files are delivered as stereo bounce of these for mics, though in some instances an additional couple of CO100K was added to the sides.
The resulting ultrasonic spectrum is rich and allows for truly extreme manipulation of the content.

Bonus: Two extra libraries included for free: This library also includes two additional releases from Mattia Cellotto - for free: Crunch Mode delivers 230 crunchy sounds made with a variety of vegetables, fresh bread, pizza crust and a selection of frozen goods. The Borax Experiment gets you 158 squishy, gory, slimy and gooey sounds.

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