Guest Contribution Courtesy of Matteo Milani Last year, Skywalker Sound’s Gary Rydstrom, joined for the first time the roster at View Conference - Italy’s leading computer graphics symposium - following Randy Thom in 2011. His feature presentation was called UNEXPECTED SOUNDS. The 19th October 2012, inside the Cavour Hall, at the conference center "Torino Incontra", … [Read more...]
The Sound of “Brave”
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/44754809[/vimeo] In this exclusive SoundWorks Collection sound profile we talk with Director Mark Andrews, Re-recording Mixer and Sound Designer Gary Rydstrom, Supervising Sound Editor Gwen Yates Whittle, and Sound Designer E.J. Holowicki. Since ancient times, stories of epic battles and mystical legends have been passed through the generations across … [Read more...]
Gary Rydstrom @ VIEW Conference 2012
Gary Rydstrom is one of the special guests at VIEW Conference 2012, the 13th international computer graphics conference to be held at TorinoIncontra, Turin, Italy (16 – 19 Oct). At Lucasfilm’s Skywalker Sound, Gary Rydstrom has sound designed and mixed many films, including “Terminator 2,” “Jurassic Park,” “A River Runs Through It,” “Toy Story,” “Quiz Show,” “Titanic,” … [Read more...]
Ideas in Sound Design: Deprivation and Barriers – Part 2
Cross-posting from my personal blog. This article is the follow up to Part 1 of Ideas in Sound Design: Deprivation and Barriers. I've gathered a selection of media to discuss the ideas presented in the original article. I will focus on three films and one video game trailer: Saving Private Ryan, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Fight Club and Mass Effect 3's Take Earth … [Read more...]
Mix Magazine: “War Horse” and the Return of Gary Rydstrom
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. … [Read more...]
Gary Rydstrom Talks “War Horse”
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/33262964[/vimeo] New profile by SoundWorks Collection, featuring sound designer Gary Rydstrom and composer John Williams talking about the sound and music of "War Horse". From director Steven Spielberg comes “War Horse,” an epic adventure for audiences of all ages. Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, … [Read more...]
An Interview with Gary Rydstrom
Matteo Milani of USO Project has made another of his great interviews, this time with Gary Rydstrom. Gary Rydstrom was born in 1959 in Chicago, IL. He graduated from the University of Southern California - School of Cinematic Arts in 1981. He began his career at Sprocket Systems, formerly Skywalker Sound, in 1983. Offered the job by a college professor, Gary received the … [Read more...]