A very nice article by Harley Brown talking about environmentalism, ecology, the pandemic and the healing factors of nature sounds. It was lovely to talk to Harley… Read more ““Croaks, squelches, waterfalls”: The Guardian features Swedish Forest Textures”
Category: Emotions & Sound Design
Thinking Natural Soundscapes in Films
Being a natural environment enthusiast, a field recordist and a sound designer it has been great to research for this article. There I mention Chris Watson approach… Read more “Thinking Natural Soundscapes in Films”
3 Film Directors That Place Importance on Sound
What follows is an article I wrote for the SFX website SoundSnap. I discuss some examples of films of Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant and Hayao Miyazaki… Read more “3 Film Directors That Place Importance on Sound”
Using Sound Design to reveal the under layers
Two films I am involved in inspired me mostly to write this article. I have been giving this matter a lot of thought, which bursted particularly while… Read more “Using Sound Design to reveal the under layers”
The Wind Rises – Sound Design Analysis III – challenging and supporting the notions of vococentrism
For the purpose of this review, principles and notions from Chion are going to be referenced and hopefully challenged at times. Chion’s notion of the central role of… Read more “The Wind Rises – Sound Design Analysis III – challenging and supporting the notions of vococentrism”
The Wind Rises sound design analysis II – elements of nature / the earthquake
The earthquake In September 1923, Tokyo became a hell on earth. In less than three days, a magnitude approximate 7.9 earthquake and subsequent conflagrations reduced nearly half… Read more “The Wind Rises sound design analysis II – elements of nature / the earthquake”
The Wind Rises – sound design analysis I – the oneiric realm of Jiro (part 2)
Part 1 of this analysis can be read here. 6/ [00:54:54] / A world with pyramids After his stay in Germany, Jiro proceeded west, sent by his… Read more “The Wind Rises – sound design analysis I – the oneiric realm of Jiro (part 2)”
The Wind Rises sound design analysis I – the oneiric realm of Jiro (part 1)
The oneiric realm in this analysis concerns the dreams that Jiro experiences when he is sleeping and the visions that predict the outcome of a new aircraft construction… Read more “The Wind Rises sound design analysis I – the oneiric realm of Jiro (part 1)”
The Wind Rises – sound design analysis / intro
The Wind Rises is the first film being covered on this sound analysis upcoming series. Among the the many many films I’ve watched, TWR, was the one that… Read more “The Wind Rises – sound design analysis / intro”
A Sound Technician in a bullfighting arena (distress warning)
I came across this while scrolling down through facebook and after some thought I decided to translate it and share it (I apologise in advance for my unprofessional… Read more “A Sound Technician in a bullfighting arena (distress warning)”
Melissa Pons 