The Batman
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What Does the Gotham Sound Like?
"There's all the sound design that has to be thought out in advance, even before we get to the final mix," he says. "The best way to do it is for will and dug to give it to me in a five one track so that i can put it in front of mat."
THE BATMAN post production team of editors Bill Hoy and Tyler Nelson, along with supervising sound editors Will Files and Doug Murray, are justifiably proud of the film they've made. In breaking the mold of the superhero archetype, they achieved director Matt Reeves' vision of a noir murder mystery that's more in the vein of classis 70's cinema than the glossy blockbusters of the 21st century. Adding to this feat is the fact that they were forced to shut down one month into production only to return to action in a much more restrictive model of collaboration than they were used to. In spite of those challenges, audiences and critics alike have responded in a big way to the remarkably fresh take on DC Films' dark knight.
The story of THE BATMAN begins two years into his crimefighting legacy, forgoing the usual origin story elements often found in super hero tales, and follows Batman / Bruce Wayne as he ventures into Gotham City's underworld where he must track a sadistic killer prone to leaving behind a trail of cryptic clues. As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scale of the perpetrator's plans becomes clearer, he must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit and bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued the city.
WILLIAM HOY ACEWilliam Hoy is known for his work on NO WAY OUT (1987), DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990), THE BONE COLLECTOR (1999), DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2014) and WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (2017).
TYLER NELSONTyler Nelson is known for his assistant editing work on THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010), THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (2011) and GONE GIRL (2014); as well as his editing work on MINDHUNTER (2017-2019) and SHADOW AND BONE (2021).
WILL FILESWill Files is known for his work on CLOVERFIELD (2008), DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2014), WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (2017), STAR WARS: EPISODE VII - THE FORCE AWAKENS (2017) and VENOM (2018).
DOUGLAS MURRAYDouglas Murray is known for his work on THE ENGLISH PATIENT (1996), CLOVERFIELD (2008), DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2014), WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (2017) and ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (2018).
Making The BatmanIn our discussion with THE BATMAN post production team, we talk about:
- The influence of 70’s cinema on THE BATMAN
- Using POV driven sound to internalize character feelings
- Building the “voice” of the Batmobile
- The anatomy of a chase scene
- Futzing music on the fly
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