Mix Presents Sound for Film: And the Award Goes To…
Southpaw
Antoine Fuqua makes intense, gritty, real movies, and his soundtracks reflect that. Think back to Training Day or last year’s The Equalizer. David Esparza returns as sound designer, as he has for the last three Fuqua films; same for supervising sound editor Mandell Winter. The mix team of Pederson-Leahy has been onboard since Training Day in 2001. A solid team, with a track full of in-ring punches and street battles and training gyms and locker rooms. Intensity does well in awards season. A dynamic, reality-based track on steroids. Note, it’s one of three James Horner scores released posthumously this year.
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Movie Studio: The Weinstein Company
Sound Re-Recording Facility: Sony Pictures Studios
Re-Recording Mixers: Daniel J. Leahy, Steve Pederson
Additional Re-Recording: Roberto Cappannelli, uncredited
Sound Designer: David Esparza
Supervising Sound Editor: Mandell Winter
Sound Editorial: Ryan Collins, sound effects editor; Eryne Pine, first assistant sound editor; Christopher Eakins, dialog editor; Robert Troy, dialog editor; Mark DeSimone, ADR mixer; Howard London, ADR mixer; Chris Navarro, ADR mixer; Beauxregard Neylon, ADR mixer; Reed Lovell, ADR mixer uncredited; Lauren Hadaway, ADR editor; John Sanacore, supervising Foley editor, Foley mixer; Amy Kane, Foley artist
Production Sound Mixer: Ed Novick
Music By: James Horner
Music Scoring Mixer: Simon Rhodes
Music Supervisor: John Houlihan
Music Editor: Barbara McDermott