The Bourne Ultimatum

Jason Bourne breaks back into theaters August 3rd. Helping to sell all the close-quarter sounds are sound supervisors Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg. The film was mixed at Todd-AO WEST in Gary Summers, David Parker, Bob Beemer, and Scott Milan’s dub stage. production mixer Kirk Francis shot the location dialog while composer John Powell scored the film at Abbey Road. Sorry for the brief entry on this film but you can get your film sound fix with the recently published Mix Magazine article HERE. There is great coverage on the LA based foley stage “One Step Up” which foley artist Dan O’Connell(brother of mixer Kevin O’Connell) shoots feet and props on some pretty big films…

“O’Connell says that when possible, they’ll try to match the feeling of existing production tracks: “If we can fall into that area sonically, it helps the dubbing mixers in the long run because if they have to match something we’re doing into a scene that exists, it’s an easier time for them.” Adds Baker Landers, “The art of great Foley is that it sounds like it was recorded on the day [the visuals were shot].”–Mix Magazine Aug 2007

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