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May the 4th be with you, in a new documentary on the sounds of Skywalker
From Ben Burtt’s creations for Star Wars to Bonnie Wild’s work on The Mandalorian to sound editor André Fenley and Jurassic Park, the greatest sounds are all here. Apple has shot a loving look behind the scenes, in glorious black and white. And if that’s not enough for you, we’ve got more. Apple’s angle here […]
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Watch a half hour documentary on the sound of Star Wars Rogue One
For lovers of sound design – cinematic or otherwise – Star Wars is always good reason to nerd out. But Rogue One is something different, as the first film to be a standalone or spinoff. On the music side, it meant a new composer who wasn’t John Williams (Michael Giacchino). But perhaps the less known […]
Peter Kirn - March 29, 2017
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Explore a huge, free archive of the history of Japanese animation
We live in a marvelous age, not just because it gives us access to what’s new, but access to what’s old, too. And artists feel free to draw from the past for their visual and musical imagination. Media archaeology and invention go hand in hand. And if you want to appreciate just how much is […]
Watch James Horner Play Piano, Talk Overnight ‘Aliens’ Climax
Peter Kirn - June 24, 2015
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Fake Your Own Lord of the Rings with an All-Elven Software Instrument
- December 16, 2014
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Music Videos from NYC's Aurora Halal: Do Video Synths Dream of Electric Sheep?
Peter Kirn - February 12, 2013
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