Japanese video game composers and musicians get a good bit of coverage and acclaim over in the West, but the people making the booms and whoosh sounds don't seem to get much visibility. To that end I reached out to Tomoya Kishi, who is the Audio Director and Senior Manager of Audio Design and Production at Capcom: "Tomoya Kishi joined Capcom in 2001, beginning his career as … [Read more...]
The Sound of “Prometheus”
While set in the same fictional universe of Ridley Scott’s original offering, and sharing some of its key dramatic events, the director is clear in his intention that his latest film Prometheus is unrelated to the rest of the original franchise. There had been talk of a fifth Alien movie — with Scott reportedly committing to a sequel or prequel a decade ago — but it took 20th … [Read more...]
Harry Cohen Special: Opening Inglourious Basterds
I got Harry Cohen on the phone to talk about one of my favorite scenes, the opening of Inglourious Basterds. There's nothing big or over the top in this scene, it just an excellent example of subtle technique in support of the moment. In the course of the chat, we occasionally diverge into some interesting work-flow tangents. Hope you enjoy it. Designing Sound: The scene was … [Read more...]
November’s Featured Sound Designer: Harry Cohen
I'm happy to announce Harry Cohen as the featured sound designer of November. Bio I was born in New York City a long time ago…..1954. Grew up in Flushing , Queens (a borough of NYC). Undoubtedly the city has left an indelible imprint on me. As a kid I was mainly a science nerd that liked to build hand wired oscillator circuits in my basement 'lab'. I moved to CA with my … [Read more...]
Supervising Sound Editor Lon Bender on “Drive”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvBhpkeckTY[/youtube] Supervising Sound Editor Lon Bender of Soundelux discusses the creative process behind the sound design for DRIVE. Soundelux … [Read more...]
The Sound of “Green Lantern”
New article on Post Magazine featuring supervising sound editors Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers talking about the sound of "Green Lantern". Warner Bros. Pictures’ summer action adventure Green Lantern brings the popular comic book hero to the big screen for the first time. Directed by Martin Campbell and starring Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard and Mark … [Read more...]
Post Magazine: Recording ‘Mr. Popper’s’ Penguins
Quick article from Post Magazine featuring Mark Mangini, who talks about his work on"Mr. Popper's Penguins". Mangini decided to capture original penguin recordings, so he arranged to have access to the birds that were used in the film. “We couldn’t use a regular recording facility because penguins need to be in an environment that is 40 degrees or colder at all times,” he … [Read more...]