Image from postPerspective In this article, Jennifer Walden explores the work of Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Jason Jennings and the E² Sound team on Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Meg. The music is very sparse, just a little bit of violins to give you that shiver up your spine. Then, WHAM!, the sound of the attack just shakes the whole facility. Read the full article on … [Read more...]
Vox News: A Quiet Place’s Very Loud Silence
American news website, Vox, has recently published an episode for their podcast, I think you're Interesting, featuring sound designers Erik Aadahl and Ethan van der Ryn. For us, it was about really stripping everything out and building up what we needed, which is sometimes kind of the opposite of what happens when you’re putting the sound together for a movie. Everything is … [Read more...]
News: Tonebenders Podcast: Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
On the most recent episode of the Tonebenders Podcast, the guys talk to experienced sound designers Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl about their long and varied careers, working philosophies, and recent films. Some of the recent films Van der Ryn and Aadahl have worked on are Transformers: Age of Extinction, Godzilla (2014), World War Z, and Argo, among others. Head over to … [Read more...]
Wired: Designing Sounds for “Transformers: Dark of The Moon”
August issue of Wired magazine has an article on the sound of "Transformers: Dark of the Moon", featuring Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van Der Ryn. The pair decamped to their LA studio and fired up Pro Tools 9 and a range of plugins, including GRM Tools and SoundToys, to warp the pitch and speed of a variety of recordings. The slowed-down squeal of a faulty car window became a deep … [Read more...]
Erik Aadahl Special: All About the Sound of "Transformers"
Transformers has been one of the most important titles for Erik Aadahl's career. As we are on his special, I take the opportunity to do a mashup of articles, interviews, and videos, trying to put all the info about Transformers and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen I found in the Internet, including also material from the rest of the crew on the mix, dialogue and foley. Also … [Read more...]
The Sound of "Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen"
New and great profile at SoundWorks Collection, this time for "Tranformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen" Director Michael Bay returns for a second serving of robot mayhem in “Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen”. Also returning for another call of duty with Bay include the talents of his sound team including Sound Re-Recording Mixer Greg Russell, Supervising Sound Editor Erik … [Read more...]
The Sound Design of "The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Two Towers"
More videos! Let's check these videos of The Lord Of The Rings, with director Peter Jackson, producer Barrie Osborne, co-producer Rick Porras, supervising sound editors Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van Der Ryn, sound designer David Farmer, ADR Recordist Chris Ward, and re-recording mixers Chris Boyes and Michael Semanick talking about the sound design of "The Lord Of The Rings: The … [Read more...]