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The Sound of Music, or the Music of Sound?

March 4, 2013 by Jack Menhorn

By: Karen Collins  *note: some excerpts from this section are taken from my book, Playing with Sound (MIT Press, 2013). Music and sound design are often treated as separate disciplines. We describe ourselves as composers or sound designers, get hired to do one or the other (usually) and awards are given to these jobs as separate categories. It’s rare that sound design gets … [Read more...]

Ben Burtt’s Sound Lab for “Forbidden Planet”: Artifacts from the Krell

October 19, 2011 by Miguel Isaza

Ben Burtt explains how the electronic score of "Forbidden Planet" was created. The video is at the right side of this page. Prior to the screening, Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Craig Barron and Oscar-winning sound designer Ben Burtt investigated some of the secrets behind the making of the film. Barron examined the film’s breakthrough effects sequences that used … [Read more...]

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