September 26, 2022 - 06:15 PM
Acclaimed composer and song-writer Alan Menken was moved and speechless after a magic ride of concert festivities that culminated with standing ovations by Viennese audiences, while he received the Max Steiner Achievement Award by the City of Vienna. The award was handed to Alan by Viennese City Councillor Peter Hanke and Hollywood in Vienna Founder Sandra Tomek. The ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Michael Kosarin and musical performers lead by Broadway’s Susan Egan and Adam Jacobs performed during a brilliant and elegant concert in Menken’s honor.
September 23, 2022 - 06:00 PM
WaterTower Music is proud to announce that two albums of music from the New Line Cinema film “Don’t Worry Darling” are now available for digital purchase and streaming, and are also available for Vinyl and CD pre-order from Mondo. Directed by Olivia Wilde (“Booksmart”), “Don’t Worry Darling” stars Florence Pugh (Oscar-nominated for “Little Women”), Harry Styles (“Dunkirk”), Wilde (upcoming “Babylon”), Gemma Chan (“Crazy Rich Asians”), KiKi Layne (“The Old Guard”) and Chris Pine (“All the Old Knives”), and opens today in North American theaters.
January 25, 2022 - 06:15 PM
Today, the Cinema Audio Society announces its nominees for the 58th Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2021 in seven categories, as well as ten Outstanding Product nominees.
December 10, 2021 - 11:00 PM
Kick off Awards Season with Mix‘s Shortlist Sneak Peek, offering an early look at some of the contenders for the 2022 Oscars, MPSE Golden Reels and CAS Awards. Shortlist nomination voting for the Oscars begins December 10, so before checking off your ballot, check out our conversations with the sound teams behind some of the top films in contention!
August 20, 2020 - 07:00 PM
The Cinema Audio Society recently joined together with the Motion Picture Sound Editors and The Association of Motion Picture Sound in sending an open letter to the entertainment industry regarding grouping together key sound professionals and positioning them in the credits in proximity with other key roles.
July 23, 2020 - 02:45 AM
Minecraft Dungeons is a new action-adventure game set in the Minecraft Universe. In this episode you can eavesdrop on a choir of villagers and find out if we opted for an original soundtrack or a dubstep remix of Vanilla.
July 22, 2020 - 08:45 PM
Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. In this long-awaited prequel to the beloved classic Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive, John Cooper will join forces with the runaway bride Kate, the shady hitman Doc McCoy, the giant trapper Hector, and Isabelle, a mysterious lady from New Orleans. On Cooper’s quest for redemption, his adventures lead him and his gang from rural towns, over swamps and riverbanks, and finally to a dramatic showdown worthy of Wild West legends.
July 06, 2020 - 04:00 PM
Ian Honeyman is a prolific film composer, music producer and multi-instrumentalist. He builds his own musical instruments as well as playing a wide variety from around the world, incorporating them into his scores to create his unique sound. Formally trained in composition at Peabody Conservatory, he combines classical skills, cutting edge production and a focus on using live musicians to create unforgettable film scores.
February 11, 2020 - 08:30 PM
Songwriter extraordinaire Diane Warren and operatic prima donna Anna Netrebko have been named the Laureates for the 2020 Polar Music Prize, to be presented in a ceremony at the Grand Hotel on June 9. The announcement was made Tuesday morning (Feb. 11) at Stockholm City Hall by Alfons Karabuda, chairman of the Polar Music Prize award committee.
January 26, 2020 - 04:00 PM
The Cinema Audio Society Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing Motion Picture - Live Action was presented to the sound mixing team from “Ford v Ferrari ” Steven A. Morrow CAS, Paul Massey CAS, David Giammarco CAS, Tyson Lozensky, David Betancourt, and Richard Duarte. Top honors for Motion Picture - Animated went to “Toy Story 4” and the sound mixing team of Doc Kane CAS, Vince Caro CAS, Michael Semanick CAS, Nathan Nance, David Boucher, and Scott Curtis.
January 20, 2020 - 07:00 AM
The Motion Picture Sound Editors tonight presented the 67th MPSE Annual Golden Reel Awards at a black-tie ceremony at the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. Golden Reel Awards recognizing outstanding achievement in sound editing were presented in 23 categories encompassing feature films, long-form and short-form television, animation, documentaries, games, special venue and other media.
August 20, 2019 - 05:00 PM
Continuing its iconic Deep Note movie trailer tradition, THX unveils its newest trailer. It’s a next-gen, deeply engaging audio-visual experience created by the award-winning Hollywood creative team at American Meme. With Ben Rosenblatt, known for “the Alienist”, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Star Trek Into Darkness, at the helm as executive producer, plus Andrew Kramer and Robby Stambler, known for their Star Wars: The Force Awakens animation and sound work respectively, viewers take an unprecedented 60 second journey, based on the distinguished Deep Note signature sound. Adding to the experience is the pre-rendered immersive THX Spatial Audio mix which draws audiences into the middle of the story. Listen with headphones to experience it with deeper immersion and incredible realism.
July 15, 2019 - 10:45 PM
Foley artist Bryan Higa shares some of his recent recording adventures while working on the video game League of Legends.
July 11, 2019 - 05:00 AM
Join Academy Award®-winning sound editor Richard King (Dunkirk, Inception) for a candid discussion on his approach to sound design, workflow advice for new sound artists and more.
July 09, 2019 - 03:30 AM
Youtube video creator Scruffy shares some insight to the sound design of the popular game, Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
April 16, 2019 - 07:00 PM
Fox Music is releasing the digital album of the Breakthrough score, composed by Emmy-nominated composer and pianist Marcelo Zarvos, on April 17th.
March 15, 2019 - 04:00 AM
Lakeshore Records is set to release Five Feet Apart—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack digitally March 15 composed by Brian Tyler (Crazy Rich Asians, What Men Want) and Breton Vivian. Directed by Justin Baldoni (Jane the Virgin, Madam Secretary), the film starring Haley Lu Richardson and Cole Sprouse opens March 15 in theaters via CBS Films and Lionsgate.
March 13, 2019 - 02:15 PM
Sony Music announces the release of THE CHAPERONE (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) with music by Emmy Award-nominated composer MARCELO ZARVOS (Fences, Wonder, Sin Nombre) – available everywhere March 29. Originally making its premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival, The Chaperone makes its theatrical debut alongside the soundtrack’s release on March 29.
March 04, 2019 - 07:30 PM
Submersion is a sound effect library delivering over 1,800 high quality sounds in 377 files (more than 10Gb), from bubbles and impacts over whooshes to ambiences, propellers sounds and many more, this collection has all you need to create an exciting underwater audio experience.
February 20, 2019 - 06:45 AM
The Cinema Audio Society Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing Motion Picture - Live Action was presented to the sound mixing team from “Bohemian Rhapsody” of John Casali, Paul Massey, Tim Cavagin, Niv Adiri, CAS, Mike Tehrani, Glen Gathard, Jemma Riley Tolch.
February 20, 2019 - 05:45 AM
The Motion Picture Sound Editors tonight presented the 66th MPSE Annual Golden Reel Awards at a black-tie ceremony at the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. Golden Reel Awards recognizing outstanding achievement in sound editing were presented in 23 categories encompassing feature films, long-form and short-form television, animation, documentaries, games, special venue and other media.
February 07, 2019 - 02:30 AM
Lakeshore Records is set to release What Men Want—Music From the Motion Picture digitally February 8, 2019. The original score was composed by Brian Tyler (Crazy Rich Asians).
January 24, 2019 - 07:00 AM
The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) has announced its nominees for the 66th Annual Golden Reel Awards, honoring sound-editorial achievements in feature film, TV, animation and computer entertainment.
January 23, 2019 - 08:00 AM
Dolby Laboratories’ Dolby Institute and Sundance Institute, along with the Ray and Dagmar Dolby Family Fund, today announced that Honey Boy, directed by Alma Har’el and written by Shia LaBeouf, and The Sound of Silence, directed by Michael Tyburski and co-written by Ben Nabors and Michael Tyburski, have both received the Dolby Family Fellowship. The Fellowship offers recipients a wide array of post-production technologies including Dolby Atmos, and new this year, the addition of Dolby Vision to further amplify the filmmakers’ visions. Honey Boy will premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival in Dolby Atmos at the Eccles Theatre on Friday January 25 at 3:30 p.m. MT, and the world premiere of The Sound of Silence takes place Saturday, January 26, in Dolby Atmos at the Ray Theater at 12:30 p.m. MT.
January 10, 2019 - 11:00 PM
To celebrate the release if Bohemian Rhapsody in theaters on November 2, Queen fans around the world recorded their best rendition of “Bohemian Rhapsody” at PutMeInBohemian.com. John Warhurst, the supervising sound and music editor working on the film, mixed thousands of fans’ recordings together to create part of the crowd singing during the live performance scene in the movie.
January 08, 2019 - 04:00 PM
The Cinema Audio Society announces the nominees for the 55th Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2018 in seven categories. Also announcing the Outstanding Product Nominations. “It is always my distinct pleasure to congratulate our colleagues on their stellar work,” said CAS President Mark Ulano. “This year the creativity of our community is front and center with exceptional projects that represent the finest in sound mixing for 2018”.
December 26, 2018 - 02:15 AM
Disneyland’s version of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the highly anticipated Star Wars-themed land, will open in summer of 2019, while Disney World’s version in Hollywood Studios will open later in Fall 2019. But while the grand opening of those lands are a little less than a year away, the Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade just made that far, far away premiere date seem just a bit closer. The annual parade gave us a Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge sneak peek that will hold Star Wars fans over until the summer and fall 2019 debuts.
December 25, 2018 - 11:00 PM
The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) announced that supervising sound editor Stephen Flick will receive the organization’s career achievement award at the 66th Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards ceremony, Feb. 17 in Los Angeles.
December 25, 2018 - 10:00 PM
Listen to Martian wind blow across NASA’s InSight lander. The spacecraft’s seismometer and air pressure sensor picked up vibrations from 10-15 mph (16-24 kph) winds as they blew across Mars’ Elysium Planitia on Dec. 1, 2018.
December 24, 2018 - 05:00 PM
Check out an exciting video from Cologne, Germany based Multimedia and Musical Artist Gourski. “Against our fast-moving world, in which media content is often reduced, Jonas and I let inspiration guide us to create a seven and a half minutes long sample project in a docks setting surrounded by abandoned industry.”
September 04, 2018 - 09:09 PM
Sound always plays a particularly important role in the horror genre, but A Quiet Place takes this a step further, making sound itself a key element of the story. So in this video I talk to the sound designers of the film, Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn, to learn more about the ways sound can be used in storytelling.
May 03, 2018 - 05:47 PM
Multi award-winner and BAFTA nominated composer Olivier Derivière (Get Even, Remember Me, Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag – Freedom Cry) reunites with DONTNOD Entertainment, the studio behind Remember Me and Life Is Strange, to score Vampyr, a deeply immersive role-playing experience steeped in vampire mythology. The soundtrack will premiere on Bandcamp May 5, with a digital release to follow on all platforms June 5.
February 25, 2018 - 07:13 AM
The Cinema Audio Society Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing Motion Picture - Live Action was presented to the sound mixing team from “Dunkirk” of Mark Weingarten CAS, Gregg Landaker, Gary Rizzo CAS, Alan Meyerson CAS, Thomas J. O’Connell and Scott Curtis.
February 19, 2018 - 10:09 AM
The Motion Picture Sound Editors tonight presented the 65th MPSE Golden Reel Awards at a black-tie ceremony at the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. Golden Reel Awards recognizing outstanding achievement in sound editing were presented in 23 categories encompassing feature films, long-form and short-form television, animation, documentaries, games, special venue and other media. Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor and Re-Recording Mixer Paul Ottosson presented the annual MPSE Filmmaker Award to Director Kathryn Bigelow. Supervising Sound Editor Alan Robert Murray presented the Career Achievement Award to Sound Designer and Field Recordist John P. Fasal.
January 23, 2018 - 01:39 PM
In this exclusive SoundWorks Collection podcast, we talk with the sound team behind Director Guillermo del Toro’s latest film, The Shape of Water. Featuring re-recording mixers Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern, supervising sound editors Nelson Ferreira and Nathan Robitaille.
January 10, 2018 - 03:00 PM
The Cinema Audio Society announces the nominees for the 54th Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2017 in seven categories. Also announcing the Outstanding Product Nominations.
October 05, 2017 - 07:06 PM
The “Blade Runner 2049” original score has been at the center of a mystery ever since Denis Villeneuve’s regular collaborator, Jóhann Jóhannsson, left the project over the summer and Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch came on board to replace him. Anyone who feared Zimmer’s involvement with the sequel would mean his usual bombast (see “Dunkirk” for the latest example) can rest easy, however, as the entire original score is now streaming online.
September 27, 2017 - 06:24 PM
Emmy® award winning sound mixer, Ronan Hill, CAS, credits his father for introducing him to the entertainment business.
“My career in sound started when I was a child, working on occasion with my father, Patsy Hill, who was a freelance news cameraman. If there was a soft news story local to our home in Ballycastle on the North Antrim coast, I would hope to be involved. This is where I got my love for film…. Little did I know, that years later, I would revisit some of these picturesque locations as production sound mixer on Game of Thrones.”
August 20, 2017 - 03:00 PM
For three decades, Codemasters® has been one of the United Kingdom’s leading videogame developers with such classics like the TOCA series of touring car games, as well as Dizzy, DiRT, GRID Autosport, and the official games of FORMULA ONE™. The F1 racing series is created by a team of professional artists and sound designers headquartered at the company’s Birmingham studio.
July 31, 2017 - 04:59 PM
Cinema Audio Society President Mark Ulano, CAS, announced that the organization will honor multiple CAS and Oscar® nominated Re-Recording Mixer Anna Behlmer with the Cinema Audio Society’s highest accolade, the CAS Career Achievement Award, to be presented at the 54th CAS Awards on Saturday, February 24, 2018, at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza – Bunker Hill Ballroom, Los Angeles, California.
February 21, 2017 - 05:04 AM
“Hacksaw Ridge” was the big winner on Sunday night at the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ Golden Reel Awards, winning two feature-film awards, including the category that most closely corresponds to the Oscar for sound editing.
February 19, 2017 - 05:57 PM
The Cinema Audio Society Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing Motion Picture - Live Action was presented to the sound mixing team of Steven Morrow, CAS, Andy Nelson, CAS, Ai Ling Lee, Nicholai Baxter, David Betancourt, and James Ashwill for “La La Land”. Director Damien Chazelle was on hand to support his winning sound mixing team!
February 02, 2017 - 07:30 PM
Film/TV Composer Sage Lewis breaks down how the narrative ideas become unique fodder for electronic and acoustic music in the SXSW hit film Operator by Logan Kibens starring Martin Starr and Mae Whitman. Modular synthesizers and vocoders were orchestrated with acoustic instruments to evoke the emotions of artificial intelligence, love, and heartbreak. Features modular synthesist Computo.
January 25, 2017 - 07:01 PM
From massive swarms in different densities and activity levels to individual passby sounds and landings, this insect sound library covers pretty much all variants of insect wing buzz sounds.
January 10, 2017 - 06:22 PM
The Cinema Audio Society announces the nominees for the 53rd Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2016 in seven categories.
December 12, 2016 - 07:49 AM
TONSTURM 19 | Rushing Wind features pure wind ambiences. From blustery howling, whirling and rushing gusts to calm and smooth whistling winds, this wind library offers you a vast palette of the most pristine and wide sounding wind ambiences.
December 05, 2016 - 08:41 PM
The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) today announces that it will honor Guillermo del Toro with its annual Filmmaker Award. The acclaimed director of such films as Hellboy (2004), Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), Pacific Rim (2013), Crimson Peak (2015) and the forthcoming The Shape of Water is being recognized for his outstanding contributions to the art of cinema. He will receive the award at the MPSE Golden Reel Awards ceremony February 19th in Los Angeles.
October 18, 2016 - 03:00 PM
Multi-hyphenate Jon Favreau will receive the Cinema Audio Society Filmmaker Award at the 53rd Annual CAS Awards on February 18th, at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza in downtown Los Angeles.
September 30, 2016 - 07:03 PM
Check out this great video with Composer Kris Dirksen which profiles his work behind the sounds of Cinemax’s show Quarry.
