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The Sound of Zappa with Composer John Frizzell Nov 30, 2020

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We chat with Composer John Frizzell about his recent work on Alex Winter's new music documentary, Zappa and explore the creative process for melodically representing the life of musician and composer Frank Zappa.

With unfettered access to the Zappa family trust and all archival footage, ZAPPA explores the private life behind the mammoth musical career that never shied away from the political turbulence of its time. Alex Winter’s assembly features appearances by Frank’s widow Gail Zappa and several of Frank’s musical collaborators including Mike Keneally, Ian Underwood, Steve Vai, Pamela Des Barres, Bunk Gardner, David Harrington, Scott Thunes, Ruth Underwood, Ray White and others.

Sound Of Metal with Supervising Sound Editor Nicolas Becker Nov 23, 2020

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Sound Of Metal with Supervising Sound Editor Nicolas Becker in conversation with Michael Coleman of SoundWorks Collection.

Sound of Metal is a 2019 American drama film directed and co-written by Darius Marder and starring Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff and Mathieu Amalric. It tells the story of Ruben, a drummer and one half of the duo Blackgammon along with his singer girlfriend Lou. A former drug addict, he is sober for four years. Suddenly, he begins to lose his hearing. His sponsor makes him go meet Joe, who leads a deaf community. With the help from them, Ruben struggles to accept his situation.

The film had its world premiere in the Platform Prize program at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2019. It will be released theatrically on November 20, 2020, and streaming on Prime Video on December 4, 2020, by Amazon Studios.

Muse - Simulation Theory Live Concert Film Oct 09, 2020

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In this episode, we chat with the sound team from Muse’s Simulation Theory live concert film featuring Supervising Sound Editor & Sound Designer Gerry Vazquez, Re-recording Mixer Aleks von Korff and Re-recording Mixer James Parnell.

The latest live film coming from Muse, based around the 2019 album, Simulation Theory, was released in select IMAX cinemas on August 17th with digital downloads from Amazon, Google Play and iTunes released on August 21st with a deluxe box-set set to be released on 11th December, featuring a 5.1 DTS Master Audio Blu-Ray, together with an LP, both with audio from the film, paired with a Casette of the film score, which was written by Bellamy himself.

The film was shot in 2019 at the O² Arena concerts, on 14th and the 15th September 2019.

The movie follows a team of scientists investigating the source of an unknown paranormal anomaly, spreading across the globe. The center of the anomaly is in London and appears to be at Muses stage. One of the scientists, known as Murphy touches the simulation theory arcade game and is electrocuted. He breaks the fabric of his reality and breaks into our own, standing alone out on the stage. He is soon pulled back, but shortly after is "bitten" by a phantom of a Muse Dancer. He then starts transforming into a monster after being infected by a mysterious pathogen.

The Sound of Bleeding Audio with Director Chelsea Christer Sep 03, 2020

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Told through the eyes of quirky, charming, and humble bandmates: Shawn, Jon, Matt, and Justin, Bleeding Audio is an intimate portrait detailing The Matches' promising career, defeating break up, and inspiring reunion, as they reflect on what success truly means for musicians in today's digital industry.

The Matches’ story overlaps with the drastic changes the music industry has undergone in the past several years. From declining record sales, to excessive touring, to illegal downloading and streaming. This documentary uses The Matches history and recent reunion to dig deeper into the root of the challenges the average musician faces in the digital age of the industry, and how artists can navigate their careers today.

Bleeding Audio features interviews from The Matches, their family and music industry friends; including Nick Hexum of 311, Mark Hoppus of Blink 182, Cassadee Pope from The Voice, Biffy Clyro, Plain White T’s, Motion City Soundtrack, Zebrahead, and more!

www.bleeding-audio.com
www.chelsmark.com

Composer Mark Isham - Bill & Ted Face the Music / Little Fires Everywhere Aug 18, 2020

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We chat with Composer Mark Isham about his recent Emmy nomination on the Hulu show, Little Fires Everywhere and explore the close collaboration with Florence + the Machines' Isabella Summers and drummer Vinnie Colaiuta. We also discuss their work on the Ingrid Michaelson song "Build it Up" and the covers of "In the Air Tonight" sung by Judith Hill and "Bitch" sung by Ruby Amanfu.

We also talk about Mark's recent work on "Bill & Ted Face the Music" to craft the main title using a Prophet-5 and Moog Modular synthesizers and the direct influence the musical group Weather Report had on Mark's career.

The Sound of The Last of Us: Part 2 Aug 06, 2020

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In this conversation we chat with the sound team from Naughty Dog to discuss their extensive work on The Last of Us: Part 2. We explore the gun and foley sound recordings, creating the terrifying sounds of the infected, the whistle language of the Seraphites, the unique glass and breathing sound systems, Ellie’s guitar gameplay sounds and much more!

Robert Krekel - Audio Lead
Neil Uchitel - Senior Sound Designer
Jonathan Lanier - Audio Programmer
Maged Khalil Ragab – Dialogue Supervisor

Composer Mac Quayle - The Last of Us Part II Jul 20, 2020

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Composer Mac Quayle discusses working on The Last of Us Part II with Composer Gustavo Santaolalla and Naughty Dog Studios. We discuss the creative process for scoring a wide range of musical textures that were implemented throughout the game including Mac's music that was used for the 2018 E3 game preview. Mac shares his approach to scoring for video games and using the Resonant Garden, an acoustic-electronic hybrid instrument.

ABOUT MAC QUAYLE:
Audiences worldwide have been captivated by the unique musical stylings of emmy-winning and grammy-nominated composer, Mac Quayle. Quayle won an emmy for his score on usa network’s golden globe winning suspense-thriller Mr. Robot, starring christian slater and rami malek, now in its final season. Quayle also scores fx and ryan murphy’s peabody award-winning, golden globe and emmy-nominated 80’s nyc ball scene drama pose, starring billy porter; Fox’s procedural drama 9-1-1, starring angela bassett, which he co-composes with todd haberman; netflix’s the politician, starring gwyneth paltrow and ben platt; and fx’s golden globe winning and emmy-nominated horror anthology american horror story. He received his first emmy nomination for his score on american horror story: freak show. Quayle’s upcoming projects include Fox's 9-1-1 spinoff series 9-1-1: lone star, starring rob lowe and liv tyler, which he co-composes with Todd Haberman and which premieres January 19; and netflix’s ratched, which is based on ken kesey’s “one flew over the cuckoo's nest,” starring sarah paulson and scheduled to premiere in the Fall of 2020.

The Sound of Ozark Jul 16, 2020

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In the Netflix series Ozark, Marty and Wendy appear to have a normal suburban life, but that’s all a front for their real job: laundering money for a Mexican drug cartel. As with the story, the sound in the show is working on multiple levels, and in this episode Sound Supervisor Nick Forshager and Mixer Larry Benjamin take us through constructing the sonic environments of riverboat casinos and basement dungeons, and talk about how to use sound design and music to relentlessly build tension until the shocking resolution of the final episode of season 3.

Larry Benjamin - Re-Recording Mixer
Nick Forshager - Supervising Sound Editor

The Sound of Hamilton Jul 09, 2020

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Hamilton is a landmark Broadway production of remarkable scope, now streaming into your home on Disney+. In producing the film version, the show’s creative team sought to give the audience “the best seat in the house,” and in this podcast we talk with original Broadway team artists Alex Lacamoire and Nevin Steinberg along with the film’s sound team Tony Volante, Roberto Fernandez, and Dan Timmons about a number of Hamilton topics, including the challenges of designing a custom sound system for the historic Richard Rodgers Theatre, translating the live show into a cinematic world, and how Dolby Atmos played a key part in giving the audience at home the transformative theatrical experience. We also review clips and discuss in detail the numbers “Alexander Hamilton,” “Satisfied,” and “The Room Where It Happens.”

The Sound of MindHunter Jul 02, 2020

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Cinema director David Fincher created one of the first original streaming series with House of Cards, and his innovative spirit infuses the Netflix original series Mindhunter, now in its second season.

In this podcast episode, the sound team discuss Fincher’s unique approach to the sound of serial killer interrogation scenes, a hallmark of this fascinating, dark series. The team discuss setting the acoustic tone of the series, including the oppression of the FBI agents’ basement office (and a very special door), why it was important to Fincher to always hear trainee agents at Quantico at target practice, and the joy of receiving Fincher’s incredibly detailed mix notes.

Steve Bissinger - Sound Effects Editor
Scott Lewis - Re-Recording Mixer
Stephen Urata - Re-Recording Mixer

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