Podcast appearances and mentions of randy thom

Tonebenders was able to do an episode with every sound team, that has been nominated in the Best Sound category, at this years Oscars. So with the award show only a few days away, this week we are going to take listen to a selection of each interview, to try to get an idea of what was done on each film, to lead to it's nomination. First up we will hear from Paul Massey, Ted Caplan and Don Sylvester from A Complete Unknown. That is followed by Hortense Bailly, Cyril Holtz, Aymeric Devoldère & Carolina Santana from Emilia Perez. Jack Dolman, Nancy Nugent Title & John Marquis speak about their work on Wicked. The only animated film nominated, The Wild Robot, is represented by Gary Rizzo, Brian Chumney, Randy Thom & Leff Lefferts. The final sound team I talk to is from Dune Part 2, with Richard King, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett. What a line up on this episode! Check out Sound Ideas latest library, General Series 6000 Extension 12: www.sound-ideas.com/Product/2459/Ge…00-Extension-12 Episode Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/302-2025-oscar-pool-sound-category-round-up/ Podcast Homepage: www.tonebenderspodcast.com This episode is hosted by Timothy Muirhead

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SMFM2016500期节目的时候，有听友许愿想听五个人聚齐聊奥斯卡，你看，这不就来了么（央视主持范儿）。这期我们聊了聊10部提名奥斯卡最佳影片的作品，也顺便给大家推荐了几部，我们认为更值得的作品。我们吵了个痛快，也希望大家听个开心~04:05 今年的奥斯卡提名综述10:30 《艾米莉亚·佩雷斯》36:24 《魔法坏女巫》42:33 《粗野派》1:29:18 《无名小辈》1:37:23 《秘密会议》1:56:55 《阿诺拉》2:36:57 《沙丘2》2:39:52 《某种物质》2:45:39 《我仍在此 》2:49:33 《五分钱男孩》2:54:25 虽然没入围最佳影片，但是我们更推荐它们3:03:08 大家的一些预测「什么电苔」出了全新付费专辑《有什么好笑的？》，大家可以直接选择点击如下链接购买完整专辑，收听所有后续更新，https://www.xiaoyuzhoufm.com/podcast-topic/673ac195f373fe5d4d1f7d2f开头bgm：Dreaming by Blondie《阿诺拉》插曲结尾bgm：El Mal by Zoe Saldana/Karla Sofia Gascon/Camille 《艾米莉亚·佩雷斯》想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么电苔某老师B站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：什么电苔 全体主播第97届奥斯卡完整入围名单最佳男主角● 阿德里安·布洛迪 – 《粗野派》● 提莫西·夏勒梅 – 《无名小辈》● 科尔曼·多明戈 – 《监狱剧院》● 拉尔夫·费因斯 – 《秘密会议》● 塞巴斯蒂安·斯坦 – 《飞黄腾达》最佳男配角● 尤里·鲍里索夫 – 《阿诺拉》● 基兰·库利金 – 《真正的痛苦》● 爱德华·诺顿 – 《无名小辈》● 盖伊·皮尔斯 – 《粗野派》● 杰里米·斯特朗 – 《飞黄腾达》最佳女主角● 辛西娅·艾莉沃 – 《魔法坏女巫》● 卡拉·索菲亚·加斯孔 – 《埃米莉亚·佩雷斯》● 米基·麦迪逊 – 《阿诺拉》● 黛米·摩尔 – 《某种物质》● 费尔南达·托雷斯 – 《我仍在此》最佳女配角● 莫妮卡·巴巴罗 – 《无名小辈》● 阿丽安娜·格兰德 – 《魔法坏女巫》● 费莉西蒂·琼斯 – 《粗野派》● 伊莎贝拉·罗西里尼 – 《秘密会议》● 佐伊·索尔达娜 – 《埃米莉亚·佩雷斯》最佳动画长片 ● 《猫的奇幻漂流》 – Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens 和 Gregory Zalcman● 《头脑特工队2》 – Kelsey Mann 和 Mark Nielsen● 《蜗牛的回忆》 – Adam Elliot 和 Liz Kearney●《超级无敌掌门狗：企鹅的复仇》 – Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham 和 Richard Beek● 《荒野机器人》 – Chris Sanders 和 Jeff Hermann最佳动画短片● 《毛发再生的男人》 – Nicolas Keppens 和 Brecht Van Elslande● 《柏树树荫下》 – Shirin Sohani 和 Hossein Molayemi● 《魔糖》 – Daisuke Nishio 和 Takashi Washio● 《漫步至仙境》 – Nina Gantz 和 Stienette Bosklopper● 《噫！》 – Loïc Espuche 和 Juliette Marquet最佳摄影● 《粗野派》 – Lol Crawley● 《沙丘2》 – Greig Fraser● 《埃米莉亚·佩雷斯》 – Paul Guilhaume● 《玛丽亚·》 – Ed Lachman● 《诺斯费拉图》 – Jarin Blaschke最佳服装设计● 《无名小辈》 – Arianne Phillips● 《秘密会议》 – Lisy Christl● 《角斗士2》 – Janty Yates 和 Dave Crossman● 《诺斯费拉图》 – Linda Muir● 《魔法坏女巫》 – Paul Tazewell最佳导演● 《阿诺拉》 – Sean Baker● 《粗野派》 – Brady Corbet● 《无名小辈》 – James Mangold● 《埃米莉亚·佩雷斯》 – Jacques Audiard● 《某种物质》 – Coralie Fargeat最佳纪录片长片● 《黑箱日记》 – Shiori Ito, Eric Nyari 和 Hanna Aqvilin● 《唯一的家园》 – Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal 和 Yuval Abraham● 《瓷器战争》 – Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska 和 Paula DuPre’ Pesmen● 《政变的配乐》 – Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius 和 Rémi Grellety● 《甘蔗》 – Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie 和 Kellen Quinn最佳纪录片短片● 《死亡数字》 – Kim A. Snyder 和 Janique L. Robillard● 《我准备好了，典狱长》 – Smriti Mundhra 和 Maya Gnyp● 《事件》 – Bill Morrison 和 Jamie Kalven● 《心跳的仪器》 – Ema Ryan Yamazaki 和 Eric Nyari● 《 爱乐唯她：纽约爱乐首位女团员》 – Molly O'Brien 和 Lisa Remington最佳剪辑● 《阿诺拉》 – Sean Baker● 《粗野派》 – David Jancso● 《秘密会议》 – Nick Emerson● 《埃米莉亚·佩雷斯》 – Juliette Welfling● 《魔法坏女巫》 – Myron Kerstein最佳国际影片● 巴西 – 《我仍在此》● 丹麦 – 《拿针的女孩》● 法国 – 《埃米莉亚·佩雷斯》● 德国 – 《神圣无花果之种》● 拉脱维亚 – 《猫的奇幻漂流》最佳化妆与发型设计● 《不同的男人》 – Mike Marino, David Presto 和 Crystal Jurado● 《埃米莉亚·佩雷斯》 – Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier 和 Jean-Christophe Spadaccini● 《诺斯费拉图》 – David White, Traci Loader 和 Suzanne Stokes-Munton● 《某种物质》 – Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon 和 Marilyne Scarselli● 《魔法坏女巫》 – Frances Hannon, Laura Blount 和 Sarah Nuth最佳原创音乐● 《粗野派》 – Daniel Blumberg● 《秘密会议》 – Volker Bertelmann● 《埃米莉亚·佩雷斯》 – Clément Ducol 和 Camille● 《魔法坏女巫》 – John Powell 和 Stephen Schwartz● 《荒野机器人》 – Kris Bowers最佳原创歌曲● 《El Mal》 – 选自《埃米莉亚·佩雷斯》；音乐：Clément Ducol 和 Camille；歌词：Clément Ducol, Camille 和 Jacques Audiard● 《The Journey》 – 选自《六三八》；音乐和歌词：Diane Warren● 《Like A Bird》 – 选自《监狱剧院》；音乐和歌词：Abraham Alexander 和 Adrian Quesada● 《Mi Camino》 – 选自《埃米莉亚·佩雷斯》；音乐和歌词：Camille 和 Clément Ducol● 《Never Too Late》 – 选自《埃尔顿·约翰：永不嫌晚》；音乐和歌词：埃尔顿·约翰, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt 和 Bernie Taupin最佳影片● 《阿诺拉》 – Alex Coco, Samantha Quan 和 Sean Baker, 制片人● 《粗野派》 – 提名待定● 《无名小辈》 – Fred Berger, James Mangold 和 Alex Heineman, 制片人● 《秘密会议》 – Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell 和 Michael A. Jackman, 制片人● 《沙丘2》 – Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe 和 Denis Villeneuve, 制片人● 《埃米莉亚·佩雷斯》 – 提名待定● 《我仍在此》 – 提名待定● 《五分钱男孩》 – 提名待定● 《某种物质》 – 提名待定● 《魔法坏女巫》 – Marc Platt, 制片人最佳美术指导● 《粗野派》 – 美术指导：Judy Becker；布景装饰：Patricia Cuccia● 《秘密会议》 – 美术指导：Suzie Davies；布景装饰：Cynthia Sleiter● 《沙丘2》 – 美术指导：Patrice Vermette；布景装饰：Shane Vieau● 《诺斯费拉图》 – 美术指导：Craig L；布景装饰： Beatrice Brentnerová● 《魔法坏女巫》- 美术指导：Nathan Crowley; 布景装饰: Lee Sandales最佳真人短片●一个外星人 – Sam Cutler-Kreutz 和 David Cutler-Kreutz●阿努贾 – Adam J. Graves 和 Suchitra Mattai●我不是机器人 – Victoria Warmerdam 和 Trent● 最后的游骑兵 – Cindy Lee 和 Darwin Shaw● 无法沉默的人 – Nebojša Slijepčević 和 Danijel Pek最佳音效● 无名小辈 – Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey 和 David Giammarco● 沙丘2 – Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett 和 Doug Hemphill● 埃米利亚·佩雷斯 – Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz 和 Niels Barletta● 魔法坏女巫 – Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson 和 John Marquis● 野生机器人 – Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo 和 Leff Lefferts最佳视觉效果● 异形：罗慕路斯 – Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin 和 Shane Mahan● 更好的人 – Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft 和 Peter Stubbs● 沙丘2 – Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe 和 Gerd Nefzer● 猩球王国 – Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story 和 Rodney Burke● 魔法坏女巫 – Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk 和 Paul Corbould最佳改编剧本（Writing – Adapted Screenplay）● 无名小辈 – 编剧：James Mangold 和 Jay Cocks● 秘密会议 – 编剧：Peter Straughan● 埃米利亚·佩雷斯 – 编剧：Jacques Audiard；与 Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius 和 Nicolas Livecchi 合作● 五分钱男孩 – 编剧：RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes● 监狱剧院 – 编剧：Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar；故事：Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John “Divine G” Whitfield最佳原创剧本● 阿诺拉 – 编剧：Sean Baker● 粗野派 – 编剧：Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold● 真正的痛苦 – 编剧：Jesse Eisenberg● 九月五日 – 编剧：Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum；联合编剧：Alex David● 某种物质 – 编剧：Coralie Fargeat

"The Wild Robot" had its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received enthusiastic reviews for its animation, story, heart, and music. An adaptation of Peter Brown's beloved, award-winning, No. 1 New York Times bestseller, the Dreamworks Animation film has gone on to gross over $300 million worldwide, won more Best Animated Feature prizes than any other film in 2024, including the Critics Choice Award, Annie Award, and Producers Guild Of America Award. And now, it's been nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Animated Feature, Best Original Score, and Best Sound. Composer Kris Bowers, supervising sound designer Randy Thom, supervising sound editor Brian Chumney, re-recording mixer Gary A. Rizzo, and supervising sound editor Leff Lefferts were all kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about their work on the film's soundscape, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to stream on Peacock from Universal Pictures and is up for your consideration for this year's Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature, Best Original Score, and Best Sound. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's Weekend Animation episode, AKAPAD dives into the Oscar-nominated The Wild Robot. Peter explores how this film revitalizes DreamWorks Animation, restoring the studio's reputation for excellence. He also examines the film's impact within the broader landscape of modern animation, analyzing the key factors shaping the industry today. Those who brought us The Wild Robot. Lupita Nyong'o as Roz and Rummage Pedro Pascal as Fink Kit Connor as Brightbill Boone Storme as Baby Brightbill Catherine O'Hara as Pinktail Bill Nighy as Longneck Stephanie Hsu as Vontra Mark Hamill as Thorn Matt Berry as Paddler Ving Rhames as Thunderbolt Randy Thom as the RECOs Additional voice roles include Alexandra Novelle, Raphael Alejandro, Paul-Mikél Williams, Eddie Park, Dee Bradley Baker, and more​ Crew: Director/Writer/Producer: Chris Sanders Executive Producer: Dean DeBlois Producer: Jeff Hermann Production Design: Raymond Zibach Editor: Mary Blee Head of Story: Heidi Jo Gilbert Cinematography: Chris Stover Music Composer: Kris Bowers Songs by: Maren Morris Sound Design: Chris Scarabosio & Randy Thom​

In today's Weekend Animation episode, AKAPAD dives into the Oscar-nominated The Wild Robot. Peter explores how this film revitalizes DreamWorks Animation, restoring the studio's reputation for excellence. He also examines the film's impact within the broader landscape of modern animation, analyzing the key factors shaping the industry today.Those who brought us The Wild Robot.Lupita Nyong'o as Roz and RummagePedro Pascal as FinkKit Connor as BrightbillBoone Storme as Baby BrightbillCatherine O'Hara as PinktailBill Nighy as LongneckStephanie Hsu as VontraMark Hamill as ThornMatt Berry as PaddlerVing Rhames as ThunderboltRandy Thom as the RECOsAdditional voice roles include Alexandra Novelle, Raphael Alejandro, Paul-Mikél Williams, Eddie Park, Dee Bradley Baker, and more​Crew:Director/Writer/Producer: Chris SandersExecutive Producer: Dean DeBloisProducer: Jeff HermannProduction Design: Raymond ZibachEditor: Mary BleeHead of Story: Heidi Jo GilbertCinematography: Chris StoverMusic Composer: Kris BowersSongs by: Maren MorrisSound Design: Chris Scarabosio & Randy Thom​

On this episode, I spoke to the composer and sound team about their work on The Wild Robot, which includes Kris Bowers, Brian Chumney, Leff Lefferts, Gary A. Rizzo & Randy Thom. All five of these artisans were nominated at the 2025 Academy Awards.  From DreamWorks Animation comes a new adaptation of a literary sensation, Peter Brown's beloved, award-winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, The Wild Robot.  The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.  The Wild Robot stars Academy Award® winner Lupita Nyong'o (Us, The Black Panther franchise) as robot Roz; Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us, The Mandalorian) as fox Fink; Emmy winner Catherine O'Hara (Schitt's Creek, Best in Show) as opossum Pinktail; Oscar® nominee Bill Nighy (Living, Love Actually) as goose Longneck; Kit Connor (Heartstopper, Rocketman) as gosling Brightbill and Oscar® nominee Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once, this summer's The Fall Guy) as Vontra, a robot that will intersect with Roz's life on the island. 

"The Hidden Magic of Sound in 'Wild Robot'" takes you deep into the realm of cinematic sound with Jamey Scott, a renowned sound designer who worked on the acclaimed film. This interview illuminates the often unnoticed role sound plays in elevating storytelling, particularly in 'Wild Robot,' where Jamey was instrumental in crafting the intricate auditory details of the main character, Roz. Discover how sound design intertwines with visual storytelling to create an immersive experience, and gain insight into Jamey's creative process and collaborations with industry legends like Randy Thom. Kingdom of Dreams is a podcast about cinema and the art of storytelling. The series interviews those behind the scenes, from screenwriters to directors and animators. Don't miss this engaging discussion on the power of sound in film. Listen to the podcast on your favorite platforms.#thewildrobotreview #wildrobotreview #thewildrobot #implementingsounddesign #sounddesignimplementation  http://twitter.com/dreamingkingdomhttp://instagram.com/kingdomofdreamspodcasthttp://facebook.com/kingdomofdreamspodcast Watch the feature films that I have directedCitizen of Moria - https://rb.gy/azpsuIn Search of My Sister - https://rb.gy/1ke21Official Website - www.jawadmir.com

Legendary filmmaker, animator, writer, and voice actor Chris Sanders (you may know him as “Stitch”) joins his sound team — including our first-ever guest on this podcast, Randy Thom — to talk about their stunning work on the latest animated adventure/tearjerker from DreamWorks Animation, “The Wild Robot.” A truly visual spectacle, the film has an appropriately spectacular soundtrack, which Chris and the team relished in crafting its richness and complexity for over two years.“We didn't have any score at all for a while. So one of the really neat things about the opening [reel] is that it's all sound design. It's all sound effects, which is really, really cool. I was impressed with how much detail — and it was necessary to have that kind of detail — and because we had the opportunity of getting as deep into this as we wanted to. So it's an especially good reason to go see this movie on a big screen as the sound of this whole film is really is so spectacular.”—Chris Sanders, Writer and Director, “The Wild Robot”Joining today's discussion:- Chris Sanders - Writer and Director- Randy Thom - Sound Designer- Gary Rizzo - Re-recording Mixer- Leff Lefferts - Re-recording Mixer & Supervising Sound EditorBe sure to check out “The Wild Robot” in stunning Dolby Vision® and Dolby Atmos®, in theaters now.Please subscribe to Dolby Creator Talks wherever you get your podcasts.You can also check out the video for this episode.Learn more about the Dolby Institute and check out Dolby.com. Connect with Dolby on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.

Are you nervous about starting a new project? Don't worry; so is everyone else, including your sound design hero, Randy Thom. Spotting sessions are a chance to talk through the edit, scene by scene. These gatherings give the director, the composer and the rest of the editorial team a chance to sort out out technical issues and determine the direction and shape the soundtrack is going to take. Randy joins us to talk about about what kind of attitude, questions and objectives he brings to the spotting sessions for new film projects. (This episode was originally released in March 2020) Show Notes & Full Transcript: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/258---randy-thom-on-getting-the-most-out-of-spotting-sessions-re-podcast/ Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com Tonebenders Hosts This Episode: Timothy Muirhead & Teresa Morrow

Peter J. Devlin, recently elected as a Governor of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, has worked on more than 70 films and been nominated for five Oscars including Black Panther, Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon, Transformers, Star Trek (2009) and Pearl Harbor. He received a BAFTA nomination for his work on Star Trek and a Primetime Emmy nomination for Star Trek: Picard. He has worked closely with some of the top directors in film, including Michael Bay, Ryan Coogler, Ron Howard and Patty Jenkins. Earlier in the year he wrapped his work on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and is thrilled to have just worked with Chris Pine, who is making his directorial debut with the upcoming film Poolman. A past CAS Board member, it was his first CAS nomination for Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday that introduced him to the organization in 2000. Since then, he has received multiple nominations. Born and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Devlin knew that he wanted to work in film after seeing Jaws as a teenager. Though his school principal told him his dreams were “pie in the sky,” he applied for a trainee audio assistant position at the BBC in Belfast in 1981. Initially thinking he might move into the camera department, he quickly realized his true interest was in production sound. To prepare for the interview, he spent his days in the local library reading as much about microphone principles, recording techniques and filmmaking as he could find. He got the job, which proved the perfect training ground, with the BBC's wide range of productions, from news, to sports, to concerts and to radio drama. “I had great mentors, and I learned about all of the different disciplines of sound there.” Devlin's focus and persistence were evident as he took the next step, writing to directors he admired, including Michael Mann. He still has the letter Mann sent him in 1987, inviting him to visit the set of Miami Vice. From there, Devlin forged connections with others in the industry, landing his first job in the United States, working in commercials. Eventually, he moved into television and film. Today, Devlin continues to adapt to the ever-changing technologies that enhance storytelling through production sound mixing. While he wishes that he had today's tech for some of the films he worked on in the past, he says, “The most important element will always be the work of the sound department as a team, boom operators and sound utilities. Their expertise allows me to concentrate on recording performance and create tracks that can elevate a scene when they are handed off to our colleagues in post production.” Devlin joins an illustrious group of past CAS Career Achievement Honorees including: Anna Behlmer, Willie Burton, Tom Fleischman, Les Fresholtz, Ed Greene, Tomlinson Holman, Doc Kane, William B. Kaplan, David MacMillan, Paul Massey, Scott Millan, Mike Minkler, Walter Murch, Andy Nelson, Chris Newman, Lee Orloff, Richard Portman, John Pritchett, Don Rogers, Gary Rydstrom, Dennis Sands, Randy Thom, Jim Webb, Jeffrey S. Wexler and Charles Wilborn.

RaShaun Brown of Screen Skinz joins Randy Thom with Keyscaper to talk about the world of sports licensing, the challenges, innovations, and how their teaming up to bring products to your door! For a limited time during 2023, use the code “LIFO” for 15% off one-time packs on sujajuice.com. Follow us on Instagram @lifeinthefrontoffice for sneak peaks of upcoming episodes and throwbacks to great content from past episodes! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lifeinthefrontoffice/message

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode revisit Titanic in its 25th anniversary year, looking at James Cameron's epic blockbuster as both a disaster film and a story of immigration. Ellen explores the forgotten tales of immigration onboard the Titanic, talking to journalist Ray Hanania about the Syrian refugee stories only hinted at in the 1997 film. She also speaks to Sally El-Hosaini, director of new Netflix film The Swimmers. They discuss how immigration is depicted on screen and how Sally wanted to portray immigration in her own work. Inspired by the grand spectacle and ground breaking special effects of Titanic, Mark talks about disaster films with theme park ride designer Peter Alexander and legendary sound designer Randy Thom from Skywalker Sound. They discuss the 1974 film Earthquake, the theme park ride it inspired and the innovative Sensurround sound system created for the movie. This week's Viewing Note is courtesy of Joanna Hogg, director of The Souvenir and the new A24 film, The Eternal Daughter, and disaster movie fan. Producer: Freya Hellier A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

My guest is Leff Lefferts making a return to WCA after his first appearance on WCA #101. Leff comes from a music recording background but has worked in film sound for the last 16 years at Skywalker Sound. He's worked as a Sound Effects Editor, Sound Editor, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, and Re-Recording Mixer on various movies, including, The Croods: A New Age, The Revenant, The Peanuts Movie, How to Train Your Dragon 2, and many more.  In this episode, we discuss: Randy Thom Skywalker Sound ATMOS Telling Stories Roles in Film Sound Technology Changes  Content on Streaming Services Planning Your Life Music Industry vs Film Industry Watching the Credits Making Records for Enjoyment Financial Security UA Plugins Early Days of Pro Tools Bay Area Pro Audio Lore Matt's Rant: Being Proactive Links and Show Notes Leff on WCA #101 Leff's Email Leff on IMDB WCA on Instagram Matt on Instagram  Connect with Matt on Linkedin Current sponsors & promos Credits Guest: Leff Lefferts Host: Matt Boudreau Engineer: Matt Boudreau Producer: Matt Boudreau Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau  WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell  Announcer: Chuck Smith

In this episode, for the first time ever, Ieuan and Will welcome their first guest to Short Films, Big Questions! Ollie Campbell is a professional sound designer. He sound designed both Ieuan and Will's latest short films. You can find out more information about him via his website here. He's currently working on a video game project, called The House of Ashes (more information about that here). They cover Ollie's background, the way he likes to work with directors, the resources that he has found helpful, and what both Ieuan and Will wished they did differently in the sound design process on their short films.Resources mentioned:Randy Thom's Sound Design Blog

Warm up your vocal cords and come sing your version of My Own Drum! Join guest instructors Randy Thom and Alex Lacamoire to play a special game to discover your vocal range - and what makes your voice unique to YOU!

Ready to get in sync with Keep the Beat? Join guest instructor Randy Thom to play a special game and learn all about how to go from melody to harmony!

On today's episode of Art of the Cut, we're doing something a little different. Steve met up with multi-Oscar-winning sound designer Randy Thom, CAS to hear about the incredible and iconic work he has done at the legendary Skywalker Sound. With a career marked by cinema classics like Apocalypse Now and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Randy has some fascinating stories and advice to share. Thanks to Frame.io for their support of Art of the Cut and their pledge to keep this content coming your way. Read this interview and many others at blog.frame.io, where you'll also find expert guides, tutorials, and insights from veteran filmmakers across the film and TV industry.

Special: The Cinematography Podcast- War Stories Vol. 6 In our sixth War Stories Special, we feature twelve guest's harrowing, hilarious, heartbreaking or heartwarming stories they had while on set, or a formative career experience that led them to the film industry. Find full interviews with each of our featured guests in our archives! Cinematographer Jim Frohna was thrown into the DP position at the last minute on a commercial; director Bruce Van Dusen on getting his first big Crazy Eddie commercial; sound designer Randy Thom on gathering sound in the field for The Right Stuff; 1st AD Adam Somner's story about his footrace with Russell Crowe while horsing around on the Gladiator set; cinematographer Paul Cameron on shooting the ending of Tony Scott's Man on Fire; Xavier Grobet talks about one of his first film experiences working on Total Recall; DP Eric Branco's crazy job working on a music video in Tanzania; cinematographer Tommy Maddox-Upshaw and the American crew get deported from Canada; Maryse Alberti on shooting the documentary Me & Isaac Newton with director Michael Apted and their emotional experience at an AIDS clinic in Africa; John Benam on his harrowing adventures in Sudan as a National Geographic wildlife cinematographer; one of Roberto Schaefer's shoot days on Quantum of Solace got spectacularly interrupted; and finally, Ben Rock talks about an early experience as an art department production assistant. Do you have a War Story you'd like to share? Send us an email or reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! Find out even more about this episode, with extensive show notes and links: http://camnoir.com/warstories6/ Sponsored by Hot Rod Cameras: www.hotrodcameras.com Website: www.camnoir.com Facebook: @cinepod Instagram: @thecinepod Twitter: @ShortEndz

Randy Thom feels it's important for the sound elements of a film to be present right from the start, at the script writing stage. Sound is an important tool for a filmmaker because it “sneaks into the side door to your brain” and enhances the emotional impact of the film. As George Lucas once told Randy, sound is 50% of the movie experience. After working in the sound department on over 150 projects and winning two Oscars, Randy has helped elevate motion picture sound into an art form, and is often involved in the creative process right from the beginning. He thinks it's important for the sound production mixer to be as involved in preproduction with the director as the DP and production designer are, in order to think about the sound possibilities within the movie. Randy stumbled into sound design later in life, starting out in college radio, then moving to the Bay Area in the 1970's to work professionally in public radio. Once he saw the movie Star Wars, it changed his life, and Randy decided he really wanted to transition from radio into film. Through a friend, he managed to get in touch with Walter Murch, who worked as a sound designer at Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope Studios. He sat in on a remixing session of American Graffiti, and Walter Murch next hired him to work on Apocalypse Now as a field sound recordist, where he spent his time recording sound for a year and a half. Randy began working in sound at a time when Northern California filmmakers George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola and Phil Kaufman had a shared philosophy that fresh sounds should be collected for each project. Each movie should have its own sound style, which can be difficult to articulate to a director, much as a cinematographer talks to the director about the visual style. Sound styles are audio look books for your ears. For example, when Randy created the auditory experience for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, he had to think about what elements would create the sounds of magic, which had to be based in the natural world. Things disappear and reappear through the transporter in a Star Trek movie as well, but the sound style is distinctly electronic and digital. The sounds used for a transporter would be jarring in a Harry Potter movie. After Apocalypse Now, Randy was asked to record sound effects for Star Wars Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back with supervising sound editor Ben Burtt. They needed to find the right sound elements for the Imperial Walkers. Randy found metal factories through the phone book, and was able to go record metal sheer noise from the factory in person. The metal noises Randy recorded comprise about 90% of the Imperial Walker sound effect. For the Robert Zemeckis movie Contact, sound plays an important role. Jodie Foster's character, a scientist listening for alien life in the universe, finally hears an alien signal. Randy and Zemeckis had to decide what that extraterrestrial signal would sound like. As the sound designer, Randy had input in preproduction early on and gave Zemeckis his take on how much sound to use in the visual sequences traveling through space. There was little dialog in the film The Midnight Sky, so Randy could collaborate closely with composer Alexandre Desplat. Randy integrated radio signal sounds with the score, so that it would sound interesting but not conflict harmonically with the music. For the dramatic ice breaking sequence in the film, they knew they needed an organic, natural sound, so he accessed the sound library at Skywalker Sound, using several types of ice breaking, even reaching out through contacts to find sound recordists who could get the raw recordings of breaking ice that were then layered and pitch manipulated to help them stand out and not just become background noise. You can see The Midnight Sky streaming on Netflix. Read Randy Thom's tips for sound design on his blog: https://randythomblog.wpcomstaging.com/

Mary Payne started her career as an intern at Skywalker Sound working with Randy Thom. She later came to ILM and worked her way up from computer graphics production assistant to lighting technical director. Today she lives, most of the time, in mainland China working with BASE where she recently wrapped up work on their feature animated film, Wish Dragon. Mary shares how she worked her way up by diving in head first and learning new skills at every step.

Are you nervous about starting a new project? Don’t worry; so is everyone else, including your sound design hero, Randy Thom… Talking through the edit, scene by scene gives the director, the composer and the rest of the editorial team the chance to sort out out technical issues and determine the direction and shape the soundtrack is going to take… Randy joins us to talk about about what kind of attitude, questions and objectives he brings to the spotting sessions for new movie projects.

Are you nervous about starting a new project? Don’t worry; so is everyone else, including your sound design hero, Randy Thom… Talking through the edit, scene by scene gives the director, the composer and the rest of the editorial team the chance to sort out out technical issues and determine the direction and shape the soundtrack is going to take… Randy joins us to talk about about what kind of attitude, questions and objectives he brings to the spotting sessions for new movie projects.

 In this podcast series, Carolyn Giardina, Tech Editor for The Hollywood Reporter, extends her coverage of the filmmaking crafts. She speaks with the cinematographers, editors, production designers, composers, visual effects supervisors, and other leading artists that bring the magic of motion pictures to theaters. Subscribe now to receive episodes of this inspired new series that shines a light on the artists that spend most of their time behind the screen.

This is the third Oscar Primer podcast for Contra Zoom, continuing the series of Oscar Primer’s Dakota does every year, normally just as written articles. He is flying solo this episode once again as he talks about The Revenant and Spotlight. Unfortunately due to my illness last week I was unable to talk about Brooklyn and Room, but you should still totally check those films out because they are great. This is the last Oscar Primer Podcast, but you can check out my first and second ones to refresh your memory on who is likely to win. These are the nominees for The Revenant. – Best Picture – Best Actor- Leonardo DiCaprio – Best Supporting Actor- Tom Hardy – Best Directing- Alejandro González Iñárritu – Best Cinematography- Emmanuel Lubezki – Best Film Editing- Stephen Mirrione – Best Costume Design- Jacqueline West – Best Makeup and Hairstyling- Sian Grigg, Duncan Jarman and Robert A. Pandini – Best Sound Mixing- Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño, Randy Thom and Chris Duesterdiek – Best Sound Editing- Martín Hernández and Lon Bender – Best Visual Effects- Richard McBride, Matt Shumway, Jason Smith and Cameron Waldbauer – Best Production Design- Jack Fisk and Hamish Purdy These are the nominees for Spotlight. – Best Picture – Best Supporting Actor- Mark Ruffalo – Best Supporting Actress- Rachel McAdams – Best Directing- Tom McCarthy – Best Original Screenplay- Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy – Best Film Editing- Tom McArdle Make sure you check out the latest written Oscar Primer where Dakota discusses Ex Machina, Trumboand Creed. These primers come out every Monday with next week’s being the last of the season! Follow Dakota @Dgapa and follow the show @ContraZoomPod on Twitter. Ways to Subscribe to Contra Zoom Podcast: Subscribe via iTunes Subscribe via RSS Original post date was Febraury 18th, 2016 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/contrazoompod/message

Randy Thom started his career in radio after moving to a town in Ohio before making the transition to film in 1975. After another move as well as being persistent and searching for someone who would allow him a foot in the door, he eventually started working on Apocalypse Now as a sound effects recordist. […] The post Ep. 18 Randy Thom Interview appeared first on The Right Scuff.

Concert: Young Caesar Upbeat Live provides historical and cultural context for many concerts, featuring engaging speakers, audio examples, and special guests. These events are free to ticket holders and are held in BP Hall, on the second floor, accessible after your ticket is scanned. For more information: laphil.com/upbeatlive About the Speaker: Eva Soltes is a prolific performing arts producer, dancer, and documentarian, who has championed the work of gifted artists and underserved art forms for decades. She is the Founder/ Director of Harrison House Music, Arts & Ecology, a residency/performance program based in the late Lou Harrison's straw bale retreat in Joshua Tree, California. Soltes enjoyed a multi-faceted personal and professional relationship with Lou Harrison that spanned nearly 30 years. During that time she developed a large body of media on the composer, culminating in her featurelength documentary, LOU HARRISON: A World of Music, which has been called “wizardly” (SF Chronicle) and “affecting” (The New Yorker). Other highlights of Soltes' career include producing Sound Design in Media, the first national conference on the creative use of sound in media at Lucasfilm's Skywalker Ranch, with John Cage as Keynote Speaker and Academy Award-winning sound designer Randy Thom and Radio Drama producer Erik Bauresfeld as hosts. Previously she was Concert Director of 1750 Arch Concerts in Berkeley, California, where with Music Director Tom Buckner she presented over 800 performances and hosted more than 100 live radio broadcasts with composers and musicians from around the world. As a dancer Soltes specializes in Bharatanatyam, classical dance of South India, having trained for decades with the late legendary South Indian artist T. Balasaraswati. In 2014/15 Soltes was a visiting teacher at the Balasaraswati Institute of Music and Dance in Chennai, and in 2016 she was invited to dance at the Madras Music Academy in a performance celebrating Bala's 98th birthday. Visit louharrisonhouse.org.

Fellow sound designers Randy Thom and Chris Foster pose questions to Walter Murch, and we discuss the state of cinema sound before and after Apocalypse Now. https://linktr.ee/dolbyinstitute (Subscribe) to the Dolby Institute Podcast. Learn more about the https://www.dolby.com/institute/ (Dolby Institute) and check out https://www.dolby.com (Dolby.com). Connect with Dolby on https://www.instagram.com/dolbylabs/ (Instagram), https://twitter.com/Dolby (Twitter), https://www.facebook.com/Dolby/ (Facebook), or https://www.linkedin.com/company/6229/ (LinkedIn). Movie buff? Follow Dolby Cinema on https://www.instagram.com/dolbycinema/?hl=en (Instagram).

Working Class Audio Session #101 with Leff Lefferts!!! Leff Lefferts has spent the his career working in audio for  music and film. He graduated from Berklee college and music with a degree in Music Production & Engineering in 1997 and  joined on at the famous Plant Studios in Sausalito, California that same year as an intern. He quickly moved up to assistant engineer and was able to work on records with Metallica, Dave Matthews Band, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Primus, Oysterhead and Joe Satriani. In 2003 after leaving the Plant (which later closed it's doors) Leff signed started working at Cutting Edge Audio in San Francisco  to handle Pro Tools System Design & support. It's through Cutting Edge that Leff made contacts at Skywalker Sound where he would ultimately end up working next stating in 2006 as a Digital Audio Technician. In 2008 Leff made a lateral move to take on the role of Assistant Sound Designer, Sound Editor, Mixer working with the legendary Randy Thom.  In the position Leff has gone on to work on films such as Horton Hears a Who, Ice Age 3-5, Coraline, Rio, Flight, How to Train Your Dragon 1&2, Crimson Peak, The Walk, The Revenant and Allied.  Leff and Matt (who have been friends since the early 2000's meet at Matt's house for a chat. They were accompanied by Matt's Bulldog Moto who snored for 90% of the interview. 

Randy Thom, director of sound design at Skywalker Sound, discusses how writers and directors can use sound to tell their stories, and the importance of Apocalypse Now to modern sound design. https://linktr.ee/dolbyinstitute (Subscribe) to the Dolby Institute Podcast. Learn more about the https://www.dolby.com/institute/ (Dolby Institute) and check out https://www.dolby.com (Dolby.com). Connect with Dolby on https://www.instagram.com/dolbylabs/ (Instagram), https://twitter.com/Dolby (Twitter), https://www.facebook.com/Dolby/ (Facebook), or https://www.linkedin.com/company/6229/ (LinkedIn). Movie buff? Follow Dolby Cinema on https://www.instagram.com/dolbycinema/?hl=en (Instagram).

Skywalker Sound’s Director of Sound Design Randy Thom discusses with Dolby Institute’s Glenn Kiser how writers and directors can use sound as a tool to tell their stories, the importance of APOCALYPSE NOW to modern sound design, his work with Robert Zemeckis to maroon Tom Hanks on an island in CAST AWAY with no music or wildlife sounds, and what’s wrong with the current state of sound for animated films. About "Conversations with Sound Artists" Podcast: Sound is an art and a craft that many people appreciate but that few know much about. The Dolby® Institute and the SoundWorks Collection collaborated on a limited series of 10 podcasts that take an in-depth look at different aspects of the sound process, including sound design for writers, dialogue editing, and sound design for games. In each episode, the artist talks with the Dolby Institute's Glenn Kiser and SoundWorks Collection's Michael Coleman about the challenges and opportunities the artist faced while building the soundscapes you enjoy. We'll introduce you to one sound artist per week over the next few months. In keeping with Dolby’s history of supporting artists, Dolby Institute engages and empowers artists by providing education, inspiration and support throughout the creative process. With this podcast series, Dolby Institute hopes to empower next generation content creators and help unlock the power of sound and image technologies to help tell their stories. Learn more about the Dolby Institute: www.dolby.com/us/en/dolby-institute/podcasts.html

In this exclusive SoundWorks Collection video we talk with Tabitha Jackson, Director of the Sundance Institute's Documentary Film Program, Randy Thom, Director of Sound Design at Skywalker Sound and Composer and Sundance Creative Advisors Todd Boekelheide and Miriam Cutler. This will be the third year the Music and Sound Design Labs take place at the Skywalker Ranch in northern California. The Labs are part of 24 residential labs the Institute hosts annually to discover and foster the talent of emerging independent artists in film, theatre, new media and episodic content. The Music and Sound Design Labs provide a space for composers, directors and sound designers to collaborate on the process of designing a soundtrack for film. Fellows participate in workshops and creative exercises under the guidance of leading film composers and film music professionals acting as Creative Advisors.The Music and Sound Design Lab for narrative feature films is a joint initiative of the Institute’s Film Music Program and Feature Film Program, and the Music and Sound Design Lab for documentaries is a joint initiative of the Film Music Program and Documentary Film Program.

The University of Nottingham has recruited an Oscar-winning Hollywood sound designer as part of a unique collaboration between the global film industry and pioneering academic researchers. Randy Thom is Director of Sound at Lucasfilm Ltd's Skywalker Sound facility in Northern California and has a string of blockbuster movies to his name including Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Harry Potter. His most recent award was an Oscar for his work on Pixar's The Incredibles. Mr Thom is working with the U

Old School Hollywoods åldersfascism drabbar inte längre bara kvinnor som fyllt 32. I veckan meddelade Gene Hackman, 78, att han går i pension. Trött på att spela farfar, less på de ointressanta roller som erbjuds den som är gammal och grå. Få amerikanska filmer handlar om att bli äldre, de som finns är ofta solskenshistorier om att det aldrig är för sent att leva livet fullt - tänk Maggie Smith med väninnor åker till Toscana. Och den forne rebellen Jack Nicholson har på ålderns höst mutat in en ny persona - Nicholsongubben, som vi sett i filmer som About Schmidt och Galen i kärlek. Nu kommer hans nya film Nu eller aldrig. För några år sedan lockade Carin Mannheimers pensionärsserie Solbacken avd. E två miljoner tv-tittare. Vi ringer upp henne och frågar: Är det en rättighet för äldre att få se sig själva på tv och film? Följ också med in bakom filmindustrins kulisser i Kinos nya serie om filmarbetets vardag. Vi börjar med ljuddesignern Randy Thom, som jobbat med ljud sen Apoc