The Two Towers

Jan 1, 2003, by Blair Jackson

Two down, one to go. Director Peter Jackson's take on The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a spectacularly ambitious undertaking: three films, each well over two hours, released just a year apart. They were shot all at once in Jackson's native New Zealand two years ago, but the posting and extensive visual effects work (also mostly in New Zealand) has been going on ever since......

Star Trek: Nemesis

Jan 1, 2003, by Maureen Droney

Phenomenon, franchise, lifestyle call it what you like. The Star Trek television series and roster of movies not to mention books, the Las Vegas theme...

The Chamber of Secrets

Jan 1, 2003, by Blair Jackson

In the year since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was released, it has gone on to become the second highest-grossing film of all time. Much of the all-British sound team who worked on Sorcerer's Stone also came back for the new film, but was augmented by a pair of Yanks: Sound designer and co-supervising sound editor Randy Thom, and Co-supervisor Dennis Leonard....

Avast and Away!

Jan 1, 2003, by Maureen Droney

Disney magic still manages to bring out the kid in everybody, including the veteran creative and production personnel for the animated feature Treasure...

Shift_Record

Jan 1, 2003, COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY

Finally, a commercial that audiophiles can get behind. In the new Nissan Altima commercial, DJs Ming+FS (www.mingandfs.com) portray an experimental production...

Scoring Two Towers With A/V SAN

Jan 1, 2003, COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY

Grammy Award-winning music engineer David Gleeson, scoring engineer John Kurlander and systems expert Mark Wilsher put the finishing touches on Howard...

SKYWALKER HOSTS LA BOHEME CAST RECORDING

Dec 1, 2002, Chris Michie

The Scoring Stage at Marin County's Skywalker Sound recently hosted sessions for the cast recording of Baz Luhrmann's La Boheme. Produced by David Frost...

FEARLESS MUSIC HITS THE WEST COAST

Dec 1, 2002

For six years, Fearless Music (www.fearlessmusic.net) has provided full-service commercial music production on the East Coast. Now, signing on industry...

GANGS of New YORK

Dec 1, 2002, By Blair Jackson

Director Martin Scorsese is back on New York City's Mean Streets. No, it's not Little Italy, where much of the action in his critically lauded breakthrough...

ZOMBIE, CORPSES AND ADR, OH MY!

Nov 1, 2002, COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY

Widget Post (Culver City, Calif.) recently finished up a comprehensive sound package for Rob Zombie's gothic horror film, House of 1000 Corpses, in its...

SOUNDS OF NATURE 24/7

Oct 1, 2002, COMPILED BY SARAH BENZULY

Last month, the CBC began to broadcast continuous natural soundscape recordings on its Galaxie pay-audio service channels. Eighteen of these recordings...

Paramount Scoring Stage M

Oct 1, 2002, By Chris J. Walker

Despite an increasing number of productions going out of state and abroad, Southern California is still a filmmaking hub. When it comes to scoring, producers...

Location RecordingReal Time

Sep 1, 2002, BY BLAIR JACKSON

They are the workhorses of the film sound world, enduring endless days toiling in often hostile environments, arriving on the set before shooting begins...

Crime Scene Audio

Sep 1, 2002, By James Careless

Clean, clear audio: It's central to the success of CBS' hit series, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Without clear audio, the complex CSI plot line would...

9/11: In Memoriam

Sep 1, 2002, By Gary Eskow

Premiered on May 26, 2002, the HBO documentary In Memoriam: New York City, 9/11/01 recounts the events of that extraordinary day by intercutting interview...

Foley Goes to Sea

Aug 1, 2002, By Michael Axinn

The sonar ping of a submarine is something of a staple in the annals of film sound, one that any filmgoer can summon on command from the collective memory...

Composer Spotlight: Christopher Young

Aug 1, 2002, By Bryan Reesman

In a world that seeks to pigeonhole artists, composer Christopher Young has fashioned a career as diverse as it is prolific. He is now reaping the rewards....

Men In Black 2

Jul 1, 2002, by Blair Jackson

Fourth of July weekend. It's hot dogs and parades, flags and fireworks, and more often than not in recent years, the opening of a new movie starring Will...

Scooby Doo

Jul 1, 2002, by Maureen Droney

Scooby Doo supervising sound editor Michael Wilhoit seems like a pretty normal guy. Still, you have to figure that to work on this kind of wacky, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink...

Insomnia

Jul 1, 2002, by Blair Jackson

With just three major films under his belt, director Christopher Nolan has already proven to be a true master of complex, psychological dramas. First...

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