The Sound of Babylon

Our coverage of the 2023 Academy Awards continues with another film on the Best Sound shortlist — Babylon. The work of director Damien Chazelle (La La Land, Whiplash) is certainly no stranger to awards season, so this is definitely a film to watch out and, in this case, listen for. If you’ve seen the film then you already know it is a bombastic depiction of Hollywood decadence in the time of transition from the silent film era to “the talkies.” And from the what we’ve heard in today’s episode, the production was appropriately over-the-top as well.