When Johnnie Burn first came on Tonebenders in 2022, to talk about his sound work on director Jordan Peele’s hit film Nope, it was immediately clear that he was going to be one of our favourite guests. He has since been on many more times, but this first interview is…
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Netflix’s live action take on the classic manga and animated series, One Piece, has been a massive, world wide success. For season 2, supervising sound editor Paul Col and re-recording mixer Gavin Fernades, were presented with an intimidating amount of audio challenges. A sword fight involving 100 enemies, bad guys…
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In the fall of 2025, Tonebenders’ hosts Tim Muirhead & Renè Coronado travelled to Mexico City to host a talk with 3 members of the Pan’s Labyrinth sound team. The event was to celebrate the film’s 20th anniversary. Re-Recording Mixer Jaime Baksht, Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer Martín Hernández and Sound…
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One of the most watched films ever on Netflix is the recent Joe Carnahan directed action-thriller, The Rip. Key members of the sound team sat down with me at Formosa Hollywood to walk me down the path of the unique challenges this film presented them. From endless dog barking on…
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Psychological Thrillers present some of the most fun sound design challenges. Building tension through ambience shifts, and subtle builds can manipulate an audience with out them even realizing it. The recent hit film The Housemaid, from Director Paul Feig, is a masterclass in using sound to to bring the thrills…
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