Tonebenders Podcast

Wind is hard to do sound design for.... really hard.  What can sound like a huge powerful gust, when you are out in the world with a microphone, is often a major let down when you get back to the studio to listen. So I jumped at the chance to talk with the Twisters sound team to learn how they tackled the winds in this tornado focused film. Supervising sound editors Bjorn Schroeder & Al Nelson are joined by re-recording mixers Chris Boyes & Pete Horner, as well as assistant supervising sound editor Sarah Shaw, to break down how they designed the swirling wind (and lots more!) in this blockbuster adventure film. This episode is sponsored by Sound Ideas new Golf Sound Effects library: https://www.sound-ideas.com/Product/2441/Golf-Sound-Effects Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/291-twisters/Podcast Homepage: tonebenderspodcast.com This episode is hosted by Timothy Muirhead

The new film A Complete Unknown follows the early life of Bob Dylan as he first arrives in New York City and meets the people that would define his musical journey. Director James Mangold's movie features live performances in small rooms, bars, as well as massive festivals and the sound team had to make each song feel real and unique. Supervising Sound Editor Don Sylvester, Re-recording Mixer Paul Massey, Supervising Music Editor Ted Caplan and Production Sound Mixer Tod Maitland tell us how they built the live scenes of musical history with the use of real vintage microphones, cleaver editing and many passes on the mix stage. This episode is sponsored by Sound Ideas new Golf Sound Effects library: https://www.sound-ideas.com/Product/2441/Golf-Sound-Effects Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/290-a-complete-unknown/ Podcast Homepage: tonebenderspodcast.com This episode is hosted by Timothy Muirhead

Four members of the sound team from director Jacques Audiard's new film, Emilia Pérez, joined me for a talk about how they tried to use the sound design to make a new kind of musical. Cyril Holtz (Sound Supervisor & Re-Recording Mixer), Aymeric Devoldère (Supervising Sound Editor), Hortense Bailly (Supervising Voice Editor) and Carolina Santana (ADR Supervisor) share their workflows on this complicated film. Including dealing with songs featuring pre-recorded vocals, live singing from on set and ADR recorded months later and making it all flow seamlessly. This episode is sponsored by Sound Ideas new Golf Sound Effects library: https://www.sound-ideas.com/Product/2441/Golf-Sound-Effects Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/289-emilia-perez/ Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com This episode is hosted by Timothy Muirhead

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the kind of film that feels like anything can happen at any time. The wild sound design plays a large role is setting up that feeling of comedic unease. Supervising Sound Editor Jimmy Boyle, Re-Recording Mixers Chris Burdon & Gilbert Lake, Supervising Dialogue Editor Buster Flaws and Music Consultant & Arranger Mike Higham, join the podcast to talk about their bizarre adventures to create the sounds of Beetlejuice BeetleJuice. From re-creating classic rock tracks from scratch to using their own voices to create the sounds of the underworld, lots of creative thinking was needed. This episode was recorded at Formosa Trident studios, in London. This episode is brought to you by Sound Ideas, check out their latest sound effects library Just Wind. https://www.sound-ideas.com/Product/2400/Just-Wind-Sound-Effects- Check out Sonic Days website for full info about this amazing sound conference https://sonicdays.com Listeners in the Toronto area, mark your calendars for Dec 3rd at 7pm for the Toronto Tonebenders Sound Deign Meetup, Presented by The Motion Picture Sound Editors. It will be at The Pilot on the main floor. Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/284-beetlejuice-beetlejuice/ Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/ Tonebenders Host This Episode: Timothy Muirhead

In this discussion, Glenn Freemantle, a renowned Supervising Sound Editor, and Gillian Dodders, an expert in Dialogue/ADR editing, delve into the innovative sound design of Alex Garland's film, Civil War. They share insights on crafting immersive audio that captures the chaos of battle while creatively employing silence. The duo emphasizes the importance of collaboration in filmmaking and recounts their exhilarating experience at an IMAX screening. They also explore the challenge of balancing shock and realism in sound effects for intense scenes.

This past September, Tonebenders' host Tim Muirhead got to cover The Toronto International Film Festival. In this episode he interviews the sound teams behind some of the films he saw at TIFF '24. The main interview is with Eugenio Battaglia and Michael Babcock who did the sound work behind the psychological horror, Heretic. Next, Katie Halliday drops by to talk about her work as supervising sound editor on the boxing film The Fire Inside. Next up Zach Goheen and Juan Campos discuss the sound design of The Last Showgirl. Finally director Olivier Sarbil sits down for a one on one about his sound focused documentary, Viktor. 7:00 Heretic 30:51 The Fire Inside 40:52 The Last Showgirl 54:36 Viktor This episode is brought to you by Sound Ideas, check out their latest sound effects library Fight Foley Sound Effects https://www.sound-ideas.com/Product/2404/Fight-Foley-Sound-Effects Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/287-tonebenders-goes-to-t-i-f-f/ Podcast Homepage: tonebenderspodcast.com/ Tonebenders Host This Episode: Timothy Muirhead

Gemma Nicholson made the leap from being a busy sound editor to a successful post production supervisor. It is not a typical career path, but it gives her insight into the sound work done on any given project. This differentiates her from many other post supervisors, that might not have this built-in knowledge. In this interview she gives us her advice on how to get the most out of a working relationship with your post production supervisor. We discuss how to ask for more budget, how to set expectations, all the other departments that they deal with and lots more. This episode is brought to you by Sound Ideas, check out their latest sound effects library Fight Foley Sound Effects https://www.sound-ideas.com/Product/2404/Fight-Foley-Sound-Effects Check out the sonic Days Conference next week in Kolding. Denmark. Full Details at https://sonicdays.com Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/286-how-to-successfully-work-with-your-post-supervisor/ Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/ Tonebenders Host This Episode: Timothy Muirhead

In this re-podcast of an episode from 2018 we talk with Re-Recording Mixer Bernard Gariépy Strobl and Supervising Sound Editor Sylvain Bellemare, about their work on Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic Arrival. They tell us about the way they brought the soundtrack of the film to new heights. They even created an entire character in post, that was not in the script, through communications chatter and world-izing all the speakers and devices. This is a great talk about a fascinating film. This episode is hosted by Tim Muirhead & Teresa Morrow.

The Palme D’or winner from this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Anora is the latest film from director Sean Baker. Anora is also one of my favourite movies of the year so far. Co-supervising sound editors (and also the re-recording mixers) Andy Hay and John Warrin discuss how they molded the sound of this film. The film was largely shot docu-style with lots of overlapping dialogue and real life sound obtrusions, and a significant amount takes place in dance clubs with loud music blaring. These combined to make sound edit and mix particularly challenging. Check out www.sonicdays.com to register and learn all the details on this amazing sound conference happening in Kolding, Denmark from Nov. 19th-21st. This episode is brought to you by Sound Ideas, check out their latest sound effects library Just Wind. https://www.sound-ideas.com/Product/2400/Just-Wind-Sound-Effects- Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/283-anora/ Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/ Tonebenders Host This Episode: Timothy Muirhead

"Best Score" Oscar winner and Grammy "Album of the Year" winner, Jon Batiste joins Tonebenders to talk about his score for the Jason Reitman film, Saturday Night. He discusses the unusual way the music was recoded. It was captured on the set of the film during the evenings, after shooting was wrapped up each day. He also explains the way this idea came together and the people he collaborated with in order to pull it off. Make sure you check out this episode's companion with the sound team from the same film in Tonebenders #281 This episode is brought to you by Sound Ideas, check out their latest sound effects library Just Wind. https://www.sound-ideas.com/Product/2400/Just-Wind-Sound-Effects- Check out the Field Recording Slack's Regional Birds Crowd Sourced Library and how you can take part in it https://tinyurl.com/2s3pnkt4 
Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/282-jon-batiste-amp-his-unique-score-for-saturday-night/ Homepage: tonebenderspodcast.com/ Tonebenders Host This Episode: Timothy Muirhead