During this month, our special guest Ric Viers has created an special promotion exclusively for Designing Sound readers, called The Sound Effects Bible Starter Kit, a package that includes three great products at an affordable price. Below are the details: … [Read more...]
Peter Albrechtsen Special: The Sound of Music [Part 2]
Music is sound and sound is music. That’s how it is for me. I’m a big fan of all kinds of music and music really influences all aspects of my work. I wanted to share with you some different songs and talk about how they’ve inspired my work. It’s by no means a list with all the artists I love – there’s no Kraftwerk, no Fela Kuti, no Miles Davis, no Slayer, no Philip Glass, no … [Read more...]
Peter Albrechtsen Special: The Sound of Music [Part 1]
[Written by Peter Albrechtsen] Music is sound and sound is music. That’s how it is for me. I’m a big fan of all kinds of music and music really influences all aspects of my work. I wanted to share with you some different songs and talk about how they’ve inspired my work. It’s by no means a list with all the artists I love – there’s no Kraftwerk, no Fela Kuti, no Miles Davis, … [Read more...]
The Sound Collectors Club – February’s Theme: Wind
The theme for february's collect at The Sound Collectors Club has been announced: Wind! The result of the vote for the ‘Night and Day’ theme was a three way tie, so I’ve decided to give all three contributors the chance to choose a theme over the coming months. First up is Dan Gallard of Sonik Boom Sound in Australia who has chosen ‘Wind’ to be February’s theme: “My theme … [Read more...]
The Sound of "TRON Legacy"
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/17426879[/vimeo] SoundWorks Collection has released a new profile featuring the creators of the sound of "TRON Legacy". Explore the world of TRON: LEGACY, a high-tech adventure set in a digital world that’s unlike anything ever seen or heard. In this exclusive sound for film profile we talk with Sound Re-Recording Mixer Gary Rizzo, Supervising Sound … [Read more...]
The Music and Sound of "The Social Network"
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/16648906[/vimeo] SoundWorks Collection has published a new video featuring sound re-recording mixer/supervising sound editor Ren Klyce and music composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross discussing their work on “The Social Network”. The 45 minute discussion was moderated by Bruce Carse. … [Read more...]
Sound, Emotion and Mickey Mouse
Modern Mechanix re-published an article from 1937 on their blog , featuring fascinating stories about the use of sound in Mickey Mouse cartoons. MUSIC and noises in the animated cartoon interpret the action of the story. The narrative theme of the music and what is called the “sound effects” punctuates and emphasizes the story. By playing on the aural nerves with symbolic … [Read more...]