Field & Foley

About this Episode Today, we have an incredible guest with us, Mark Mangini, a legendary sound designer who has left his mark on some of the most iconic films in Hollywood history. With two Oscars under his belt for his work on Dune and Mad Max Fury Road, and more nominations to his name, Mark's career spans over four decades of creating amazing sonic realities for motion pictures. His passion for...

About this Episode On today's episode, we will get to know Katharina Bär, a sound designer based in Düsseldorf, Germany. With a strong musical background, she combines her passion for music and recordings in her work on game audio, film projects, and audio books. She has also worked on audio narration with curated music and foley for the board game Frosthaven. Katharina also has experience in live...

About this Episode Today we're joined by Nathan Moody, a multi-talented composer, musician, and sound designer who specializes in creating immersive worlds through sound. Whether he's crafting soundtracks for games, or his own albums, Nathan is a master of using a variety of instruments and sound sources to build rich, evocative sonic landscapes. He's released over twenty solo albums, showcasing h...

About this Episode Today we have the pleasure of chatting with Amanda Niles, a sound designer who has previously worked on the open world action game "Days Gone". They are currently bringing audio to life in "Don't Starve Together" (especially creature vocals) and enjoy going out for field recording as a hobby! Things we talked about on this Episode Amanda Niles on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bab...

About this Episode Join us for a conversation with Emily E. Meo, a skilled musician, sound designer and composer currently lending her talents to the team at Arkane Studios Austin. Her portfolio includes working on video games such as Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark and the upcoming open-world immersive vampire shooter Redfall. Emily's dedication to her craft is truly remarkable, having docum...

About this Episode Jez riley French is a sound artist from Yorkshire who runs workshops and lectures on his art practices. He has a passion for capturing the overlooked details of life through his recorded work and creative output, which focuses on themes of audible silence, active listening, and stillness. For exploring these themes he develops and builds specialized microphones which have been w...

About this Episode David Woje is a Sound Designer and Field Recordist with over 20 years of experience. He currently works as Head Audio Engineer at Audily, a podcast and audiobook production company. And he produces the outstanding "Ambisonic Spaces" podcast, traveling to the farthest reaches of the world, discovering different audio artists to tell their stories. Things we talked about on this E...

About this Episode Greg Lester is a Sound Designer for video games at Soundcuts who worked on The Quarry. He is also one of the creators of gameaudiolearning.com, a central learning space for everything about game audio. And just recently he and Lewis Thompson launched Airwiggles, a brand new community for all things audio! Things we talked about in this episode Greg Lester - Sound Designer &...

About Field & Foley Welcome to Field & Foley, the podcast that explores the world of field recording and foley art. I am your host, Ben Reichstein, and every two weeks I'm joined by a new guest from the wonderful world of sound. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned professional, we'll answer your questions, share tips and tricks and tell stories about the people behind the sound. But ou...