Latest Episode
The sound of Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day
Disclosure Day is at once a conspiracy thriller, a first-contact story, and a wildly inventive showcase for cinematic sound. In this conversation supervising sound editor, sound designer, and re-recording mixer Gary Rydstrom, supervising sound editor Brian Chumney, and re-recording mixer Andy Nelson join us to discuss crafting the film’s immersive soundtrack, from its disorienting opening wrestling sequence, to Emily Blunt’s alien-clicking language, to John Williams’s score, and its many spectacular action sequences. But underneath the film’s mystery and spectacle, the sound team was guided by something much simpler and more human: Empathy.
*NOTE: This episode contains spoilers.
The sound of Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day
Disclosure Day is at once a conspiracy thriller, a first-contact story, and a wildly inventive showcase for cinematic sound. In this conversation supervising sound editor, sound designer, and re-recording mixer Gary Rydstrom, supervising sound editor Brian Chumney, and re-recording mixer Andy Nelson join us to discuss crafting the film’s immersive soundtrack, from its disorienting opening wrestling sequence, to Emily Blunt’s alien-clicking language, to John Williams’s score, and its many spectacular action sequences. But underneath the film’s mystery and spectacle, the sound team was guided by something much simpler and more human: Empathy.
*NOTE: This episode contains spoilers.