Behind Sound Of Metal's Extraordinary - And 'Best Sound' Oscar-winning - Audio:

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 • Sound of Metal – sound team interview • Tonebenders: The Sound of Metal – with Foley Artist Heikki Kossi & more • Behind Sound of Metal‘s brilliant sound design • How Sound of Metal created the audio illusion of going deaf • Further reading • Overview: The Sound of Metal sound team

+ Bonus: Here are the sound stories behind the other nominees in the Best Sound category (Greyhound, Mank, News of the World, Soul)

Sound of Metal with Supervising Sound Editor Nicolas Becker:

Check out Soundworks Collection’s in-depth interview with Supervisor Sound Editor & Sound Designer Nicolas Becker:

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Sound of Metal – sound team interview

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

The Sound of Metal - Mix Presents Award Season 2021

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Tonebenders: The Sound of Metal – 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 Metal‘s brilliant sound design:

In this video, Thomas Flight shares his analysis of Sound of Metal’s excellent sound design:

Why Sound of Metal Won Best Sound At The Oscars

Playing times:
00:00 The Sound of Sound of Metal • 00:40 The Soundscape of Hearing Loss • 01:56 Perspectives in Recording • 03:17 The Importance of Contrast • 06:22 Foley in The Foreground • 08:33 Hearing The Character Arc
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How Sound of Metal Created the Audio illusion of Going Deaf:

CineFix’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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More on the Oscar-winning sound for Sound of Metal:

• Why the Sound of Metal Sound Design Is So Effective (Indiewire)
• The Resonating Body in Sound of Metal (Mix)
• How Sound of Metal captured the sounds of silence (Washington Post)

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The Sound of Metal sound team:

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

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

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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Behind Sound of Metal’s extraordinary – and ‘Best Sound’ Oscar-winning – audio:

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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 Mank’s vintage Hollywood-magic sound – 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 Soul’s Superb Sound – with Coya Elliott and Ren Klyce:

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