Tonebenders Podcast

We are joined by Tim Nielsen, Kristina Morss & Mark Kilborn to talk about gear obsession and strategies to reign in those new purchase impulses. Why do we all feel like we need 20 reverbs!? We also talk about Tim's impressive Handheld Recorder comparison of 11 different units. Show Notes (including transcript): https://tonebenderspodcast.com/179-handheld-recorder-shootout-gear-obsession-roundtable/ Podcast Homepage: www.tonebenderspodcast.com

Supervising Sound Editors and Re-recording Mixers Christopher Scarabosio & Wayne Lemmer talk to us about their work on The French Dispatch. They tell us about what is it like working with director Wes Anderson, mixing at Abby Road Studios for the first time, and how they go about building/mixing an amazing sounding montage sequence. Show Notes (including transcript) at https://tonebenderspodcast.com/178-the-french-dispatch-with-wayne-lemmer-chris-scarabosio/

We are joined by Mark Mangini, Theo Green and Dave Whitehead to talk about their work on the new Denis Villeneuve film, DUNE. They talk about designing the sounds for the personal shields, Ornithopters, the ambiences of all the planets and the sand worm! Plus lots, lots more. Show Notes (including transcript): https://tonebenderspodcast.com/177-the-sound-of-dune/ Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com

We are joined by Barry Donelly, Kristen Quinn, Benoît Marsalone and Arnaud Noble to talk about recording and designing sounds for underwater scenes in films and games. We discuss our favourite underwater recording sessions, what works and doesn't work with hydrophones and when it is best to fake it with water sounds recorded with normal microphones. See Show Notes and full Bios at https://tonebenderspodcast.com/176-recording-designing-underwater-sounds-roundtable/

Guest host Mark Kilborn sits down with Loic Couthier & Toivo Kallio, to talk about their sound work on the new PS5 game, Returnal. The Game is a sci-fi third person shooter, based on time loops happening within a shape shifting planet. The game really takes advantage of the new sound capabilities on latest playstation console, especially 3d audio. Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/175-returnal-with-loic-couthier-toivo-kallio/ Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com

Brad Engleking tells us about working on the sound for the amazing documentary, Fathom. The film is about scientists that are recording humpback whale calls and trying to decipher their language. Fathom features some of the most beautiful whale recordings ever captured.

In this episode we talk to Emmy nominated co-supervising sound editors Bernard Weiser and Brent Findley, from the hit series Ted Lasso. They do a deep dive on how they built a massive stadium full of fans chanting "Wanker" from a small loop group for source. They also discuss the rapid evolution of the ADR process in pandemic times, having now done two seasons under various levels of lockdowns. Some things they hope stay going forward and others that they can do without.

In this episode we talk with Craig Henighan (Supervising Sound Editor/SFX Re-Recording Mixer), Paul Massey (Dial/Music Re-Recording Mixer) and Ryan Cole (Dialog Supervisor) from the Shawn Levy directed film, Free Guy. We talk about finding sonic space for dialog when total chaos is happening on screen, dealing with visual effects changing with each new delivery and ADR during a pandemic.

In this episode we talk with the team behind the music documentary Billie Eilish: The World's A Little Blurry. Joining us are director RJ Cutler and members of the sound team including re-recording mixers Elmo Ponsdomenech & Jason "Frenchie" Gaya as well as Supervising Sound Editor Richard E. Yawn. They talk about the challenges of having source footage originally recorded on everything from VHS to iPhones, mixing music for concert footage and keeping Billie's home life sounding intimate.

In this episode we talk with Supervising Sound Editor Mac Smith and Re-Recording Mixer Brandon Proctor, from the new film Nine Days. They tell us how they created the sound for a story that takes place on another plane of existence and yet is entirely recognizable. The film centres on a wall of TVs that that needs sound to lead the viewers to what is (and isn't) important to the story.