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Behind Sound of Metalโ€™s extraordinary โ€“ and โ€˜Best Soundโ€™ Oscar-winning โ€“ audio:

By Asbjoern Andersen
Behind the Oscar-winning audio for Sound of Metal

Sound of Metal just won the Oscar for Best Sound - and here are the stories behind that award-winning sound:


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Sound of Metal with Supervising Sound Editor Nicolas Becker:

Check out Soundworks Collectionโ€™s in-depth interview with Supervisor Sound Editor & Sound Designer Nicolas Becker:


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Sound of Metal โ€“ sound team interview

Here, Jennifer Walden speaks with Jaime Baksht, Re-recording Mixer โ€ข Phillip Bladh, Production Sound Mixer โ€ข Nicolas Becker, Supervisor Sound Editor & Sound Designer โ€ข Carlos Cortes, Re-Recording Mixer โ€ข Michelle Couttolenc, Re-Recording Mixer โ€ข Carolina Santana, Sound Music Editor.


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Tonebenders: The Sound of Metal โ€“ with Foley Artist Heikki Kossi & more

Supervising Sound Editor Nicolas Becker, Foley Artist Heikki Kossi and Re-recording Mixer Jaime Baksht join the Tonebenders podcast for a talk about their work on the amazing film the Sound of Metal:


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Behind Sound of Metalโ€˜s brilliant sound design:

In this video, Thomas Flight shares his analysis of Sound of Metalโ€™s excellent sound design:

Playing times:
00:00โ€‹ The Sound of Sound of Metal โ€ข 00:40โ€‹ The Soundscape of Hearing Loss โ€ข 01:56โ€‹ Perspectives in Recording โ€ข 03:17โ€‹ The Importance of Contrast โ€ข 06:22โ€‹ Foley in The Foreground โ€ข 08:33โ€‹ Hearing The Character Arc

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Sound quiz - article continues below:

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Can you guess what the Mystery Sound is? If so, you could win SFX worth $1000! Listen below:

ENTER THE SOUND QUIZ HERE



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How Sound of Metal Created the Audio illusion of Going Deaf:

CineFixโ€™s in-depth sound design analysis on Sound of Metal (2020) is not one of those Sound of Metal explained videos. Instead, this video essay uses a Nicolas Becker interview to highlight interesting aspects of the Sound of Metal sound design:


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The Sound of Metal sound team:

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โ€ข Jaime Baksht (Re-Recording Mixer)
โ€ข Nicolas Becker (Supervising Sound Editor)
โ€ข Phillip Bladh (Production Sound Mixer)
โ€ข Maria Carolina Santana Caraballo-Gramcko (Sound Editor)
โ€ข Carlos Cortes Navarrete (Re-Recording Mixer)
โ€ข Michelle Couttolenc (Dialogue Editor)
โ€ข Hector De La Vega (Assistant Dialogue Editor)
โ€ข Jeremy Eisener (Boom Operator)
โ€ข Jeremy Emery (Adr Recordist)
โ€ข Cesar Gonzalez Cortes (Dialogue Editor)
โ€ข Pietu Korhonen (Foley Editor)
โ€ข Heikki Kossi (Foley Artist)
โ€ข Yanna Soentjens (Sound Recordist)
โ€ข Kari Vahakuopus (Foley Mixer)

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Bonus: Here are the sound stories behind the other nominees in the Best Sound category:

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GREYHOUND

WARREN SHAW, MICHAEL MINKLER, BEAU BORDERS AND DAVID WYMAN

Michael Minkler on Creating a Symphony of War Sounds for Greyhound:
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MANK

REN KLYCE, JEREMY MOLOD, DAVID PARKER, NATHAN NANCE AND DREW KUNIN

David Fincher and Ren Klyce Transport Us to The Golden Age of Hollywood in Mank:

Read the sound story here:

Making Mankโ€™s vintage Hollywood-magic sound โ€“ an in-depth interview with Ren Klyce:


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NEWS OF THE WORLD

OLIVER TARNEY, MIKE PRESTWOOD SMITH, WILLIAM MILLER AND JOHN PRITCHETT

The Music of News of the World with Composer James Newton Howard:


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SOUL

REN KLYCE, COYA ELLIOTT AND DAVID PARKER

Shaping Soulโ€™s Superb Sound โ€“ with Coya Elliott and Ren Klyce:


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