Tonebenders Podcast

Michael Mann's new film "Ferrari", is a personal drama at heart, but we all know that it is the CARS that will draw people to see this one. Fortunately those cars sound amazing and we have the sound team with us, to talk about how they created and designed those sounds. Production sound mixer Lee Orloff, Supervising Sound Editors Tony Lamberti & Bernard Weiser, and Re-recording mixer Andy Nelson t...

Johnnie Burn joins in to talk about his work on the new Yorgos Lanthimos film, Poor Things. He discusses his working process with Yorgos, the sonic differences between the black and white portion and the full color parts of the film as well as how he figured out the vocals for the hybrid animals. We even briefly touch on his work on Zone Of Interest. Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/239-...

Friend of the podcast Mark Mangini invites us into his studio to talk about his work on the new documentary 32 Sounds. He tells us about his experience learning how to mix for headphones, what his personal "ghost sounds" are and lots more. Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/238---32-sounds-with-mark-mangini/ Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com Tonebenders Host This Episode: Ti...

Doing sound design for water is incredibly difficult, and this film involves a lot of water! We talk with Deborah Wallach & Grant Elder about their work on new Netflix film Nyad. They tell us about the challenges of making long cinematic swimming sequences sound dynamic and varied. Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/237---nyad/ Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com Tonebenders H...

Production Sound Mixer Nina Rice and Supervising Sound Editors Ai-Ling Lee & Dan Kenyon tell us about the rules of what sounds can exist in Barbie Land, how that contrasts with the Real World and lots more. Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/236---barbie/ Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com Tonebenders Host This Episode: Timothy Muirhead

We dig into the sound of the sonically amazing race scenes in the Neill Blomkamp film, Gran Turismo. Re-recording Mixer Beau Borders and co-supervising sound editors Erin Oakley & Kami Asgar talk us through how they wanted the sound of the cars to feel like they are always from the POV of the drivers, so they felt hyper real. They also discuss how the story is being told through the race teams com...

Let's talk about the criminally under-discussed topic of cutting ambiences for film and series. This important craft, often feels like it has become an after thought in post audio workflows. Our guests are here to praise the role backgrounds play in making movies feel and sound real. Tim Nielsen, Kayla Stewart, Mitchell Lestner and Michael O'Connor tell us why they love cutting BGs and share a lot...

In this episode we talk with the sound people behind some of our favorite scripted podcasts, to learn how they are put together. Guests Allison Grasso, Marcus Bagala, Jonathon Roberts, Jamie Coupar and Daniel Brunelle share their experiences working on great shows like Quiet Part Loud, Limetown, Case 63, Harley Quinn and Joker: Sound Mind, Shipworm, Melon's House Party and lots lots more. Show Not...

Tonebenders host, Timothy Muirhead, tells tales of some of his favourite field recording (mis)adventures and invites all our listeners to send in their own stories of capturing interesting sounds in the wild. Tim shares stories of recording in unusual places, when strangers find microphones left to record on their own, his favourite sound he has ever recorded and lots more. Full information on how...

In this episode we talk to members of the sound teams from some recent animated features, about the art of sound design for this tricky genre. Julian Slater (The Bad Guys/Puss in Boots: The Last Wish), Justin Davey (My Father's Dragon), Bill Dean & Jesse Pariseau (DC League of Super-Pets) and Jay Jennings (The Bad Guys/Puss in Boots: The Last Wish/My Father's Dragon) all tell us about their advent...

In this episode we talk with the team behind the new amazing sound effects library Cataclysm. Mattia Cellotto, Kyle Fraser and Robbie Elias tell us about their adventures recording propane cannons in remote mountain locations as well as many other loud and explosive source sounds for the library. Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/230---recording-cannons-for-cataclysm/ Podcast Homepage: ht...

In this episode Doc Kane tells us about his illustrious career as the main voice and ADR recordist at Disney Studios in Burbank California. He also talks about how he runs a session, which microphones he likes and lots more. Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/229---doc-kane/ Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com Tonebenders Host This Episode: Timothy Muirhead

We are joined by re-recording mixers Lindsey Alvarez and Mathew Waters from the fictional rock and roll series Daisy Jones & The Six. They talk about how they worked to put the music in all the venues the band played in, from garages to stadiums. They also dig into how they created the sound of 20,000 fans singing along with the band, plus lots more. Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/228-...

VR game Moss: Book II. Kristen Quinn (Audio Director), Stephen Hodde (Voice Director, Engineer) and Sun Kim (Senior Sound Designer) tell us about how the games soundscape came together. They discuss telling stories with sound in virtual reality, a clever approach to spatialization, and why one of their team members is a magical unicorn?! Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/227---moss-book-i...

We are joined by Supervising Sound Editor Nicholas Renbeck, ADR Supervisor Angela Organ and Re-Recording Mixer Andy Kris from the HBO series Succession. They tell us about their work on the final season of the series, with a special focus on how the series handles dialog. We also dig deep into the game changing 3rd episode and how its incredible sound was achieved. Show Notes: https://tonebendersp...

James Mather joins in to talk about the amazing work he and his team did on Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Pt 1. He discusses, with depth, the sound design of the car chase scene in Rome, the sonic representation of "The Entity", the train sequence in the final act and lots more. Don't miss this one! Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/225-mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-pt-1-with-jame...

Co-Supervising Sound Editors John Marquis and Nancy Nugent Title, join us for a talk about their sound work on The Flash. We discuss the various ways they tackled electricity sounds in the film, dealing with dialog recorded on an LED volume stage, and lots more. Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/224---the-flash/ Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com Tonebenders Host This Episod...

In this episode Kate Finan & Jeff Shiffman, from Boom Box Post in Burbank California, tell us about their experience of transforming a former auto body shop into a brand new multi-room audio post facility. From finding a building, hiring acousticians and architects, overseeing the actual build, and deciding on the gear to outfit the studios with, they discuss every step they went through. Jeff and...

The Bourne Trilogy changed the way action films sound, and raised the bar for everything that came after them. Supervising Sound Editor Per Hallberg takes us back through his work on all three films (Identity, Supremacy & Ultimatum). We dig into the sound design for the mesmerizing fight scenes, the intense car chases and even the tension built into the CIA's war rooms. Special Thanks to Formosa H...

Co-Sound Supervisors Bobbi Banks and Greg Hedgepath join us to talk about their wonderfully detailed sound work on the new film - Chevalier. They tells us about designing the period accurate crowd reactions, sword fights, riots and a bunch more. Lots of big laughs in this one. Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/221---chevalier/ Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com Tonebenders H...

Michael Benavente (Supervising Sound Editor) and Chris Battaglia (Sound Designer) tell us about the amazing sound work they did on the HBO series The Last of Us. We talk about the pressure to stay true to the sound work done on the original games, designing decrepit and terrifying soundscapes and lots more. Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/220-the-last-of-us/ Podcast Homepage: https://to...

We are joined by Steven Ticknor (Supervising Sound Editor) and Michael Babcock (Re-Recording Mixer) from the recent Sci-fi film “65”. The challenge of designing sound for dinosaurs and spaceships makes the soundscape especially unique. They tells us how to craft the sound of a jump scare, about the idea of “speaker real estate” and how to make he most of the ATMOS possibilities. Show Notes: https:...

We dig into the fantastic sound in Evil Dead Rise with the film's writer/director Lee Cronin as well as the Sound Designer and Supervising Sound Editor Peter Albrechtsen. We talk about their creative use of ATMOS, designing scenes where sound is doing the heavy lifting and lots more. Show Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/218---evil-dead-rise-with-director-lee-cronin--sound-designer-peter-albr...

Dmitry and Mattia talk about their adventures recording many different animals, both big (like Lions and Wolves!) and small (Guinea pigs!). They talk about the gear they use, how to approach the creature's keepers to gain permission to record and how to best interact with animals to get the best vocalizations out of them. Plus some great stories on how they captured specific sounds. Stay tuned to...

BAFTA Award winning director Mark Jenkin joins us to talk about his unique approach to sound for his films. He shoots his films on a bolex camera, entirely without sound and only adds ADR (which he records himself) after the film is edited. He also writes and records the score himself. All of this to make utterly unique films that have found both an audience and critical acclaim in the UK and beyo...