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Film/TV:
Mix goes on the set and in the studio to get the story behind the sound for today's blockbusters.
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The 76th Annual Academy Awards
It's another crisp winter night in L.A. Annie Lennox stands center stage at the Kodak Theatre on Hollywood and Highland, clad in jeans and faux fur and singing “Into the West” from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, as if her very life depended on it.
May 1, 2004
Boom Times for TV Location Recordists
>When we talk about film and TV sound, we tend to gravitate toward the “sexier” disciplines of sound design and effects generation — recording those 18th-century muskets or supercharged hot rods, or combining whale noises with lions, wind and creaking wood to make the perfect dinosaur roar.
Apr 1, 2004
A Day in the Life of a Scoring Stage
Multiple formats, mountains of preamps and converters, miles of cable, a 96-input console and a 100-piece orchestra: These days, recording an orchestral score for a major motion picture often requires an infinitely complicated setup — and a very skilled crew.
Apr 1, 2004
Moog Documentary in the Works
Director Hans Fjellestad and producer Ryan Page are halfway through the production of MOOG, a feature-length documentary film that explores the life of electronic musical instrument pioneer Robert Moog.
Feb 1, 2004
Gary Rydstrom
It's the rare individual who is able to go out on top, to walk away from a career while still at peak performance.
Feb 1, 2004
'Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World'
THE EPIC sea adventure is as old as film itself, spanning from the silent years up through various remakes of Treasure Island and Mutiny on the Bounty, the unforgivable turkey Cutthroat Island and last summer's surprise smash hit, Pirates of the Caribbean.
Dec 1, 2003
“Heartworn Highways”
During the early 1970s, while rock music was shooting for the arenas and pop was entering a seemingly committed phase of disposable one-hit wonders,...
Dec 1, 2003
“Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits”
The late engineer/producer/rock 'n' roll pioneer Sam Phillips said, “There's music in voice. If you feel it and it's a part of your spirituality,...
Dec 1, 2003
Live Orchestra for ‘The Hobbit’
I once heard Buzz Burroughs, director of audio at Sony Computer Entertainment and game audio guru, jokingly say, “The only post-production in video games is the shrinkwrap that's put on the jewel case.
Oct 1, 2003
Yuki Kajiura
Captivated by music from around the globe, Japanese composer Yuki Kajiura absorbs it all and unleashes it in her work for movies, musicals, video games and, especially, anime, that ever-growing subgenre that is giving American animation increased competition.
Oct 1, 2003
Evil Twin Produces Radiohead Spots
Los Angeles-based Evil Twin Productions (www.eviltwinproductions.com) recently finished up TV and radio spots for Radiohead's latest release, Hail to the Thief.
Sep 1, 2003
Lee Dichter
After 40 years in film sound — half of those working at Manhattan's premier post-production house, Sound One — Lee Dichter has earned his reputation as the Dean of New York Re-Recording Mixers.
Sep 1, 2003
Out of the Shadows of Motown
You know the hits, now read the book. You've read the book, now listen to the tapes. You've listened to the tapes, now watch the movie. You've seen the movie, now buy the DVD.
Sep 1, 2003
Brian Tarquin's Jungle Room
Techno: It's not just for clubs anymore. Composer/guitarist Brian Tarquin writes the high-test electronica that helps drive a wide variety of TV shows, including MTV's Road Rules, NBC's Extra and Celebrity Justice and, of all things, ABC Daytime's All My Children.
Sep 1, 2003
'Sex and the City'
TV can be a sensual experience, and very few shows appeal to the eyes — and ears — more than HBO's Sex and the City.
Sep 1, 2003
Zimmer Walks the Plank With 'Pirates'
Academy Award™-winning composer Hans Zimmer recently mastered the Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack at Santa Monica, Calif., Cups ‘N Strings.
Sep 1, 2003
Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
NEW DOCUMENTARY REFLECTS PRODUCER'S LIFE
At the grand opening of the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, revelers got one of the first glances of the Tom Dowd & The Language of Music feature-length, independently produced documentary.
Jul 1, 2003
Hulk
On the final day of April, the Technology Building at Skywalker Ranch is buzzing with activity, as post-production work on director Ang Lee's eagerly anticipated film The Hulk charges toward its final mix and its much-hyped June 20 opening.
Jul 1, 2003
Tapping Into ''A Mighty Wind''
A Mighty Wind won't save the music industry, but it will definitely provide it with some much-needed laughs.
Jun 1, 2003
Wattstax
The great soul. music concert film of the 1970s is re-released in surround sound so a new generation can listen to Isaac Hayes and Rufus Thomas and countless others. Recording and mixing techniques and equipment used during post-production.
Jun 1, 2003
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