Features
What’d I Say: Paul Hirsch Riffs on ‘Ray’ with Norman Hollyn
On November 18, Paul Hirsch and I sat down for an interview. […]
Film
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They Make the Noises for the Talkies: Foley Artists are of Sound Mind and Body
What is a Foley artist? 41 years after its namesake’s death, Foley is among the last bastions of organic filmmaking––a cinematic art that is still relatively untouched by the digital revolution, and whose true origin belongs more to the Golden Age of radio than to the visual medium it so greatly enhances. […]
This Quarter in Film History
‘Broadway’ Playback
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s film legacy is its musicals. Perhaps because it was the most politically conservative of the major studios, MGM was more comfortable with melodramas and musicals than with social issues. […]
Features
Goin’ Back Up the Country:
‘Woodstock’ Re-Revisited with Hours of Bonus Footage
What truly makes Untold Stories a memorable event, however, are appearances from five artists––Paul Butterfield, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Grateful Dead, Mountain and Johnny Winter––whose performances have never appeared in any of the previous film versions. […]
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‘Basterd’ Sounds:
Wylie Stateman and Harry Cohen
From hyper-real audio effects to vintage-sounding equipment, the sound in a Quentin Tarantino film is always distinctive. it has been the handiwork of supervising sound editor Wylie Stateman and sound designer Harry Cohen, MPSE. […]
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Transformative Mixer: Greg P. Russell Strives for a Well-Balanced Soundtrack
With some 190-plus films to his credit, not to mention 14 Academy Award nominations, it is perhaps hard to believe that such a seasoned re-recording mixers Greg P. Russell, CAS,got his start in a modest recording studio. […]
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Settler of Scores: John Kurlander Mixes Music for Film
Probably best known for his creative work on the scores for director Peter Jackson’s The Lord of The Rings trilogy, scoring mixer John Kurlander earned three consecutive Best Score Soundtrack Album Grammy Awards for Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and Return of the King. […]
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A Good Way to Mic and Mix Scoring Sessions
Orchestral layout is highly dependent upon the type of film music being recorded, according to scoring mixer John Kurlander. […]
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Music Editor, Jen Monnar, Captures the Folk Scene in ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’
Fifteen years ago, if you told Jen Monnar that she would one day work as a music editor on films directed by the likes of Marc Webb, Neil LaBute, and Joel and Ethan Coen, she would not have believed you. In fact, she would have very likely asked, “What’s a music editor?”
My Most Memorable Film
Jay Boekelheide on ‘The Right Stuff’
The canvas of The Right Stuff (1983) is rightly thought of as large — Herculean, even. In recounting the history of America’s valiant test pilots and astronauts, writer-director Philip Kaufman’s adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s acclaimed book is peopled by an enormous cast, and it traverses the earth, sea and outer space. […]
