Tonebenders Podcast

Join the composer, sound editorial team and re-recording mixers of director Chris Sanders emotional animated feature, The Wild Robot. The film has been nominated in both the Best Sound and the Best Score categories at this years Oscars. So we brought together the whole team to talk about how they found the "sonic voice" of the movie. Through unique instrumentation, in parallel with a full orchestra, and sound design that evolves along with the main characters, the sound in The Wild Robot is a driving force behind it's success. Check out Sound Ideas Latest Library Doors Gates & Hatches: https://www.sound-ideas.com/Product/2455/Doors-Gates-and-Hatches-Sound-Effects- Get Tickets to the MPSE Golden Reel Awards Here: https://www.mpse.org Full Details on the Tonebenders Los Angeles Sound Design Meet-up, Presented by The Motion Picture Sound Editors Here: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/tonebenders-sound-design-meet-up/ Episode Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/299-the-wild-robot/ Podcast Homepage: www.tonebenderspodcast.com This episode is hosted by Timothy Muirhead

The Lifetime Achievement recipient at the M.P.S.E. Golden Reels this year will be Greg Hedgepath. He and I got to sit down and go over his career from his start in Washington DC with NPR, through his time at Lucas Films/Skywalker Ranch to his current hometown in Los Angeles, as a busy sound editor on films like Straight Out of Compton, Speed, Twister, Higher Learning, Blade and many, many more. Tonebenders is also excited to announce The 3rd Annual Los Angeles Tonebenders Sound Design Meet-Up, presented by The Motion Picture Sound Editors. Come on out on February 20th, 7pm, at The Thirsty Merchant in Studio City. This episode is sponsored by Sound Ideas, check out their latest library Doors, Gates and Hatches: https://www.sound-ideas.com/Product/2455/Doors-Gates-and-Hatches-Sound-Effects- Get all the details for purchasing tickets to this years Golden Reel Awards at: https://www.mpse.org/event-5866365 Episode Notes:https://tonebenderspodcast.com/298-greg-hedgepath/ Podcast Homepage: tonebenderspodcast.com This episode is hosted by Timothy Muirhead

Oscar winning production sound mixer Simon Hayes sits down with Tim, for an in-person, one on one talk. He describes his goal of a world where there is no distinction between the production sound team and the audio post team. Everyone is working as one big crew to get the best possible sound for each project, through collaboration and open communication. Simon spins wonderful stories, going all the way back to Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, about his innovative ways of recording performances so that is ready for a dialog editor to use with ease. He also discusses he techniques to keep everyone on set, working towards the goal of clean dialog. I could listen to Simon all day. This episode is sponsored by Sound Ideas, check out their 50% off sale happening now until Jan 31st: www.sound-ideas.com Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/297-production-sound-mixer-simon-hayes/ Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com This episode is hosted by Timothy Muirhead

Robert Egger's latest film, Nosferatu, is loaded with dread. That feeling of dread is largely delivered by the amazing sound design created by Damian Volpe (Sound Designer, Re-recording Mixer & Supervising Sound Editor), Steve Little (Supervising Sound Editor, Dialog Editor & Supervising ADR Editor) and the rest of the sound team. Egger's instructions were to base everything on organic sounds, so eerie ambiences were built out of the actors breathing and machines were built to create haunting winds. They also discuss the voice processing that was done to create the iconic voice of Count Orlock and lots more. Please consider donating through the M.P.S.E donation portal to California Wild Fire Relief. https://www.justgiving.com/page/mpselafirerelief If you donate now M.P.S.E. will match your donation, effectively doubling the amount that will get to those in need. Tonebenders has already donated this way, and hope that listeners will follow. This episode is sponsored by Sound Ideas, check out their 50% off sale happening now until Jan 31st: www.sound-ideas.com Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/296-nosferatu/ Podcast Homepage: tonebenderspodcast.com This episode is hosted by Timothy Muirhead

Director Steve McQueen's new film, Blitz, is full of stunning visuals. The audio team was tasked with coming up with sounds that could match, and often exceed, the beauty of the images they are accompanying. The war surrounding our main characters is often happening off screen, as the bombs are raining down as a catalyst for the human drama happening in underground shelters and tube stations. The team had to dream up the sound design of steam trains, massive fires and explosions galore.  All of this while creating a realistic sound scape for 1940s London. James Harrison and Paul Cotterell both served as Blitz's re-recording mixers and supervising sound editors and they are joined in this talk by production sound mixer John Casali. This episode is sponsored by Sound Ideas, check out their 50% off sale happening now until Jan 31st: www.sound-ideas.com Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/295-blitz/ Podcast Homepage: tonebenderspodcast.com This episode is hosted by Timothy Muirhead

Gladiator II is the massive sequel to director Ridley Scott's award winning original film, released in 2000. This time everything is raised up a few notches though. The sound team of Paul Massey (Dialog/Music Re-Recording Mixer) Danny Sheehan (Supervising Sound Editor), Matt Collinge (Supervising Sound Editor & SFX/Foley Re-Recording Mixer) and Stéphane Bucher (Production Sound Mixer) had to equal, and even exceed, that levelling up with their sound work. So much detail and effort went into making the crowd reactions in the Roman Coliseum, almost narrate the emotions of the battles. The production sound team and the audio post team had to work hand in hand to create this impressive feast for the ears. This episode is sponsored by Sound Ideas, check out their 50% off sale happening now until Jan 31st: www.sound-ideas.com Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/294-gladiator-ii/ Podcast Homepage: tonebenderspodcast.com This episode is hosted by Timothy Muirhead

Wicked has music that swings from massive orchestral pieces, to delicate underscore. There is sound design adding comedy, tension and fear. On top of all that, there is the singing, recorded live on set, that really brings out the emotions of the story. Production sound mixer Simon Hayes tells us how they captured the vocals on a busy set and supervising sound editors Nancy Nugent Title & John Marquis discuss building up the sounds to create the sonic world of Oz. Supervising music editor Jack Dolman, discusses how the music all came together from pre-records to the final edit. All that work, so re-recording mixers Andy Nelson and John Marquis could sculpt the mix to make this crowd pleasing epic operate at its peak. This episode is sponsored by Sound Ideas, check out their 50% off sale happening now until Jan 31st: https://www.sound-ideas.com Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/293-wicked/ Podcast Homepage: tonebenderspodcast.com This episode is hosted by Timothy Muirhead

The 1st annual Bendie Awards featuring winners in categories like "Guest of The Year", "Sound Sequence of The Year", "Best Subtle Sound Detail", "Favourite Movie of the Year" and "Most Listened To Episode of the Year". Plus Tim gives a run down of all the amazing things that happened for Tonbenders in 2024. 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/292-the-year-end-bendie-awards/ Podcast Homepage: tonebenderspodcast.com This episode is hosted by Timothy Muirhead

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