Hi. JT again: There’re a lot of great sound design elements in Minions that I love – everything from the Warner Bros. & Hanna-Barbara whistles and clangs to the Disney gulps. A simple grenade makes that little “fwoo!” sound and explodes with that “pa-ch-oo-k” sound (beyond +12 semitones); a projectile makes the generic firework whistle and sorta plays in reverse, just like it did in “Threads: A Pond full of Pigs” when they all fly out of the pond and fall back down, playing the firework sound in reverse. The AT-AT thuds for Kevin’s big feet, that ricochet when the windows break a little earlier, the Hanna-Barbara whistle and Warner Bros. clang to indicate a dropping anvil, the bell toll of ice hitting a monster’s head in a very cartoon-y fashion (a particular favorite of mine), a penguin quacking, bird card’s heart, bending sword, Bob’s long legs making that cable sound I assume was invented for Jurassic Park, butts squeaking and honking, electrical sounds and explosions… all my favorite stuff. I’d love to do an article on the sound for this particular movie and examine the elements of the aformentioned sounds. You’re among the top 5-10 of sound editors and a great sound designer.
P.S. is the particular moment where “everyone was laughing”, regarding “violent” sounds, when the Minions mess with the computer?
All the love for your work, JT Green ([email protected])
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