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Mix Magazine: “War Horse” and the Return of Gary Rydstrom

December 28, 2011 by Miguel Isaza

If the great SoundWorks Collection profile wasn’t enough, now there’s a 4-part article at Mix Magazine, featuring Gary Rydstrom talking about the sound of “War Horse”.

“When I saw it, I was amazed how old-fashioned it felt, in a good way,” comments Gary Rydstrom, who was co-supervising sound editor (with Richard Hymns), sound designer and FX re-recording mixer for the film. “So many modern movies tend to have more edge or sarcasm or self-awareness, and this is telling a very big story in an episodic way. It’s traveling long distances and meeting a lot of different characters. It has a David Lean grandness.

“It’s a story about humanity surviving in the midst of war, told through how people relate to horses, really,” he continues. “It has a beauty to it that’s fitting and also a real emotional power. I had never worked on a movie quite like this. For me, it felt like I was able to get into a time machine and do a movie in 1960, but with Pro Tools and digital consoles.” [Laughs]

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Comments

  1. DIE says

    January 10, 2012 at 9:35 pm

    No comments? Well let me be the first to say that it’s great to have Gary Rydstrom back creating amazing new soundtracks to inspire.

    Great work Gary!

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