Wed, Oct 19, 2022
We talk with the sound team from our favorite show of the year - The Bear. They tell us about how they built the chaos of the restaurant kitchen in the series, editing dialog where everyone is yelling at the same time in a small space, and the many, many grocery store trips the Foley team had to go on to create all the food sounds in the show. Steve Giammaria (re-recording mixer/supervising sound editor), Annie Taylor (Supervising Foley Editor) and Evan Benjamin (Dialog Editor) break it all down for us.
Wed, Nov 2, 2022
Andreas Franck and Bent Holm join us to talk about their work as Supervising Sound Editors and Re-Recording Mixers on Director Ruben Östlund's amazing new film - Triangle of Sadness. They tell us about how they used sound to juxtapose expected emotions and add lots of humor. A major scene in the film involves a yacht caught in a massive destructive storm, but we never see an exterior shot, leaving the sound to carry the heavy load of conveying the power of the weather outside. This is a fun talk.
Mon, Nov 7, 2022
We talk with the audio team behind the smash hit film Top Gun Maverick about making the film sound bombastic and loud while also letting smaller sounds, like the pilots breathing, play prominently to build tension. Sound supervisors Al Nelson, James Mather and Bjorn Schroeder are joined by re-recording mixers Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor explain the whole audio post process from field recording jets on an aircraft carrier to the final mix.
Wed, Nov 16, 2022
In our first of 3 episodes focused on Sound Design for Documentaries, we talk to the sound team and director of the NatGeo Doc - Fire Of Love. Sound Designer Patrice Leblanc and Re-Recording Mixer Gavin Fernandes talk about working with the film's Director, Sara Dosa, to create the sounds of the many volcanoes in the film. Most of the film is built from archive footage that was originally shot without sound. Leaving the audio team a heavy workload to help bring the images to life.
Wed, Nov 23, 2022
We have gathered the sound people behind some of the most impressive recent musicals to appear on screen. They talk about the many challenges the genre presents and how they triumphed against them. West Side Story, Tick Tick Boom, In The Heights, Schmigadoon, High School Musical: The Musical and many more productions are represented and discussed. Even if you think you are not generally a fan of musicals, this episode will have you singing their praises.
Thu, Dec 1, 2022
We talk with Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer and Re-Recording Mixer Johnnie Burn about the amazing sounds in director Jordan Peele's recent film: Nope. Johnnie tells us about designing winds to evoke something more sinister, using ATMOS to its fullest and creative ways of making alien vocals.
Tue, Dec 6, 2022
In the second episode of our Documentary Sound Focus series we talk about the mesmerizing film, The Territory. Director Alex Pritz and composer Katya Mihailova are joined by co-sound designers Peter Albrechtsen and Rune Klausen for this in depth talk. We dig into The Territory's use of subjective sounds, what the jungle really sounds like and the blurred lines between sound design and music (and lots more).
Fri, Dec 16, 2022
We are joined by the sound team from the excellent new film, The Woman King. Production Sound Mixer Derek Mansvelt, Supervising Sound Editor Becky Sullivan and Re-Recording Mixer Tony Lamberti tell us about making the battle sequences sound extra visceral, and how the dial and battle chants went from being captured on set, through sound editorial and finally onto the mix stage.
Wed, Dec 28, 2022
We are joined by 5 members of the audio team on the epic Playstation game, God Of War Ragnarok. We discuss the tricky things they did for the mix of the game, how the massive amount of work was distributed, the amazing foley and lots lots more. Michael Kent, Stephen Schappler, Bryan Higa, Beau Jimenez and Alex Previty tell us everything.
Sat, Dec 31, 2022
For the first time in a long time, all 4 Tonebenders hosts get together to hang out and play a game of audio post production based trivia. Tim, René and Mark go head to head in attempting to answer Teresa's oddball quiz. Feel free to play along at home!? Lots of laughs and general fun as we wrap up our most successful year yet. Thanks to everyone for listening in 2022.