I want to thank sound supervisor Richard King for taking the time to do this Q and A. "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" is a film you need to experience on big screen. Hopefully Warner Bros. will decide to open wider, for it would be a shame not to see it in a darkened theater. DS: The trailer depicts a very unique and specific visual style. I have … [Read more...]
Archives for 2007
The Seeker: Dark is Rising – Exclusive Interview with Supervising Sound Editor Craig Henighan
"The Seeker: Dark is Rising" arrives in theaters October 5th. Sound Supervisors Craig Henighan and John A. Larsen honed their sound editorial powers on the film. Together the team already supervised this summer's "Fantastic Four 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer". Henighan is currently designing on Doug Liman's next "Jumper", and Larsen is hard at work on Eddie Murphy's next … [Read more...]
News Flash: MPSE Sound Show Returns!
Extra, extra, the MPSE sound show is back! As hinted a few weeks earlier, here in Los Angeles on Nov. 5th, 2007, a sound event featuring editorial crew members (and maybe other craftsmen) of "Transformers" is being put on by the Motion Picture Sound Editors. Though my favorite transformer Soundwave didn't make it into the film, I am excited that the MPSE is putting on what … [Read more...]
October: Mix Magazine
October's issue of Mix Magazine unloaded a few film sound articles online today. Mostly mini-bio's on each person along with links to past articles featured in the publication... SKIP LIEVSAY KEN HAN AND BILL MARINO HANS ZIMMER BEN BURTT … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Gregory King, Supervising Sound Editor on “The Kingdom”
"The Kingdom" explodes into theaters September 28th. Sound supervisors Gregory and Darren King rallied their troops including sound designer Yann Delpuech, for an all-out editorial assault. A part of “Sounddogs,” they have currently been working on the next season of "Friday Night Lights" after tackling sound for the feature film that goes by the same name. Mixing for "The … [Read more...]
“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” (Pt.1) – Exclusive Interview with Scoring Mixer Jake Jackson
"The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" drifts into theaters September 21st. Sound supervisor Richard King and additional sound supervisor Hamilton Sterling wrangled up their sound posse and staked their claim on the editorial. King and Sterling completed Leonardo DiCaprio's "The 11th Hour," earlier this year and King recently started work on the film I am … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Michael O’Farrell, Supervising Sound Editor on “Eastern Promises”
"Eastern Promises" hits theaters September 14th. Supervising Sound editors Wayne Griffin and Michael O'Farrell helped mark the soundtrack with dialog, ADR, effects, and Foley. O'Farrell, whom supervised director David Cronenberg's last, "A History of Violence, is currently mixing one of Judd Apatow's next projects, the David Gordan Green directed "Pineapple Express". While … [Read more...]