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Accidents

June 1, 2010 by Miguel Isaza

“Think outside the box. That’s why sound is fun. You keep your ears open, and if you hear something accidental, you can try to work it into the film. It happens all the time.”

–Ben Burtt

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Comments

  1. Agargara says

    June 1, 2010 at 10:44 pm

    Sometimes when making music, I’ll preview a sound and think “Oh god, that is so jarring, it doesn’t fit at all!” But then I realize that using it right can give the music a unique character.

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