Ron Bartlett, a re-recording mixer renowned for his work on major films, Addison Teague, a supervising sound editor and sound designer from LA, and Tormod Ringnes, a Norwegian sound designer and mixer, delve into the sonic landscape of Tron: Ares. They share insights on merging LA and Norwegian teams for a unique sound experience, crafting light cycle audio from scratch, and the intricate process of voice clarity in character dialogue. The discussion also explores collaboration with Nine Inch Nails for a dynamic score that enhances the film's atmosphere.
The latest film in the Tron franchise, Tron: Ares, expands that world's sonic pallet in dramatic ways. The music by Nine Inch Nails is huge, the sound design is grittier and the dialog is being processed in creative and constantly changing ways. This film benefited from an international sound team, collaborating together. Re-Recording Mixer Ron Bartlett & Supervising Sound Editor Addison Teague, both based in California, shared duties with Supervising Sound Editor Baard Ingebretsen and Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer/Supervising Sound Editor Tormod Ringnes, who are working out of Oslo, Norway. Bringing these two teams together became a great strength for the sound of the film as a whole. They discuss merging the sounds of the real world with "The Grid", building light cycle sounds from scratch, the detailed process of finding exactly the right amount of dialog processing when digitizing the human voice and lots more.________
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The Soundscape Fund - George Vlad, Andy Martin and Thomas Rex Beverly are three of the sound community’s busiest field recordists and they have joined forces to raise money for environmental causes this holiday season. All three have a deep love for the natural world and actively work to conserve the soundscapes of nature, through their field recording. They are each offering some of their recordings as prizes to bring the community together to help a great cause.
There are three identical prizes to win, each worth more than $15,000! These prizes include, huge collections of commercial sound effects libraries, a one hour call with each of the three organizers, and nature albums for casual listening. For every $5 you donate, you get an additional chance to win! Just head over to the https://thomasrexbeverly.com/products/the-soundscape-fund-2025, and choose your donation amount. Contest runs until Dec 28th 2025. so enter now._________
Episode Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/340-tron-ares/
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This episode is hosted by Timothy Muirhead
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