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Video: Behind the magic sounds of Harry Potter

By Asbjoern Andersen
Magic sound effects

What does magic sound like? In this new video, the team at Nerdwriter examines the myriads of magic sounds in the Harry Potter series, what their essential sonic components are - and how they have evolved over time (+ this post gets you insights from the Harry Potter sound team, as well as magic highlights from the sound community):

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If you want stories straight from the sound team working on Harry Potter: Check out this great Soundworks Collection interview on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows โ€“ Part 2, featuring re-recording mixers Stuart Hilliker and Mike Dowson, supervising Music Editor Gerard McCann, supervising Sound Editor James Mather, and sound designer Dom Gibbs:

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