I've been a bit remiss in my duty lately, and there are several people who need to be thanked for their contributions on the site. To begin, let me thank two gentlemen who contributed in May: Randy Thom - for his thoughts on "Time" as both an element in sound design, and a work-flow issue Jeremy Peirson - for taking the time to discuss his work on the film Looper … [Read more...]
Nathan Johnson on creating a sound-based score for Looper
I caught up with Looper's composer Nathan Johnson to talk about the dynamics between his sound-based score, the sound design of the film and between himself and director Rian Johnson. What follows is part of the transcription of our Skype conversation. Can you talk about the dynamics between your sound-intensive soundtrack and the sound design of the film? For any movie, I … [Read more...]
The Sound of Looper – Interview with Jeremy Peirson
I contacted Jeremy Peirson, the sound designer for Looper (2012), to talk about his role in the best received time travel movie in a very long time. What follows is a transcription of our phone conversation. Enjoy! DS: For our theme on the site this month we're talking about "time," and I though it would be interesting to talk about Looper (2012) as a time travel movie and … [Read more...]