“No Country for Old Men” found its way into theaters November 9th. Sound supervisor and re-recording mixer Skip Lievsay handled editorial, dialog, and music mixing on the Coen Bros film. A Coen mainstay, Lievsay was one of the first sound craftsmen I ever saw with an opening title credit on a movie as a supervisor. He is currently helping Will Smith figure out how to cope with … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with William Sarokin, Production Sound Mixer on “American Gangster”
“American Gangster” crossed 110th street into a theater near you November 2nd. All sound editorial trafficking was handled by co-supervising sound editors Per Hallberg and Karen M. Baker. Coming off a strong summer with "The Bourne Ultimatum", "Gangster" marks over the 40th collaboration between the two. Mixing posted up at Todd-AO West in Santa Monica with re-recording … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Tim Prebble, Supervising Sound Editor of “30 Days Of Night
“30 Days of Night” descended into theaters October 19th. Helping to make vampires sound scary again is Sound Supervisor/Designer Tim Prebble. Prebble, a native Kiwi, supervised films ranging from the film adaptation of "The Bridge to Terabitha" to the livestock snuff film "Black Sheep". Mixing took place at Peter Jackson's Park Road Post, with two craftsmen from LOTR mixing … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Paul Soucek, Supervising Sound Editor on “Michael Clayton”
"Michael Clayton" arrived in theaters October 12th. Paul Soucek supervised the sound editorial for the film. Re-recording mixers Michael Barry and Andrew Kris mixed at New York's Sound One studio D. Kris, who also dabbles in TV mixing, worked on this latest season of HBO's "The Wire". Barry who has collaborated with Soucek on previous projects throughout the years, mixed the … [Read more...]
“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” (Pt.2) – Exclusive Interview with Sound Supervisor Richard King
I want to thank sound supervisor Richard King for taking the time to do this Q and A. "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" is a film you need to experience on big screen. Hopefully Warner Bros. will decide to open wider, for it would be a shame not to see it in a darkened theater. DS: The trailer depicts a very unique and specific visual style. I have … [Read more...]
The Seeker: Dark is Rising – Exclusive Interview with Supervising Sound Editor Craig Henighan
"The Seeker: Dark is Rising" arrives in theaters October 5th. Sound Supervisors Craig Henighan and John A. Larsen honed their sound editorial powers on the film. Together the team already supervised this summer's "Fantastic Four 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer". Henighan is currently designing on Doug Liman's next "Jumper", and Larsen is hard at work on Eddie Murphy's next … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with Gregory King, Supervising Sound Editor on “The Kingdom”
"The Kingdom" explodes into theaters September 28th. Sound supervisors Gregory and Darren King rallied their troops including sound designer Yann Delpuech, for an all-out editorial assault. A part of “Sounddogs,” they have currently been working on the next season of "Friday Night Lights" after tackling sound for the feature film that goes by the same name. Mixing for "The … [Read more...]