Exclusive Video: Behind The Powerful Sound Of 'One Night In Miami' - With Andy Hay And Bryan Parker

Posted March 11, 2021 by Jennifer Walden in Film sound

Supervising Sound Editor/re-recording mixer Andy Hay and Sound Designer Bryan Parker delve into the sonic details of One Night in Miami... in this exclusive video interview:

Interview with Andy Hay and Bryan Parker, courtesy of Amazon Studios

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The Oscar nomination announcements are inching closer. And in the running for Best Sound is director Regina King’s One Night in Miami… — a fictional account of a meet-up in which Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown discuss their roles in the Civil Rights Movement and cultural upheaval of the 60s.

In this Amazon Studios-created video interview, Formosa Group‘s supervising sound editor/re-recording mixer Andy Hay and sound designer Bryan Parker break down their sound work (even sharing their Pro Tools sessions) for specific scenes from the film: the opening Wembley Stadium fight, and Sam Cooke’s a cappella stage performance in the Boston.

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Behind the powerful sound of 'One Night in Miami...' - exclusive video w/Andy Hay & Bryan Parker

Want to learn more about One Night in Miami? Check out the trailer below:

One Night in Miami... - Official Trailer | Prime Video

Watch One Night in Miami on Amazon Prime here

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