Sound designer John Kassab recently interviewed supervising sound editor James Mather about his work on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. He kindly sent me the full Q&A for publishing here on the site, so we hope you enjoy it. [By John Kassab for Designing Sound] JK: To What extent is sonic consistency a priority when creating sounds for a film franchise like … [Read more...]
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” – Exclusive Interview with Sound Designer Andy Kennedy
" Harry Potter and the Order if the Phoenix" materializes into theaters July 11th. Helping to make all those spells sound "wicked" is sound supervisor James Mather. This the fifth Potter flick, is Mather's first enrollment into Hogwarts. Joining an alumni that includes Randy Thom and David Evans, Mather enters a great pedigree of Muggle free sound soups. Sound designers James … [Read more...]