David Acord, Matthew Wood, Bonnie Wild and David Collins have had their ears on just about every high-level Star Wars project in the last decade or more. From films to games to series (both live action and animated) these four are the modern-day care takers of the sounds from that galaxy far, far away. We discuss the Star Wars Sound Effects library, how the iconic sounds of the franchise are evolving, and why The Mandalorian And Grogu was the most fun they have ever had on a Star Wars gig.
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Tonebenders’ host, Tim Muirhead, will be hosting and moderating a FREE screening of Independence Day to mark the films 30th anniversary. In attendance will be some of the original sound crew that worked on it. This will take place in Toronto, on July 6th, starting at 6pm at the Hot Docs Theatre. After the screening I will talk with the film’s Supervising Sound Editor Val Kuklowski, Foley Artist Andy Malcom and Sound Effects Editor Mark Lanza about their work on this groundbreaking film. Go here and use the code “VFFTonebenders” to claim your free seats and entrance to the post screening party where there will be complimentary bites and refreshments.
Attention, sound designers! The community run Field Recording Slack Channel’s Mechanical Malfunctions Crowdsource is open from now through July 17th. All you have to do is Submit one original recording, of some kind of mechanical malfunction, to participate. Everyone who enters, will automatically get a full sound library featuring everyone’s submissions. This is a great way to add a treasure trove of unique sounds to your arsenal. Plus More Additional prizes will be awarded, including a Radius Mini Alto wind shield, a pair of LOM Uši Pro microphones, plug-ins from Audio Kids, tons of free sound libraries and more prizes still to be announced.
Find the details here. Let’s start recording!
LINKS:
David Collins on IMDB
Previous Star Wars related Tonebenders content:
153 – The Mandalorian with Bonnie Wild & Dave Acord
213 – Andor with David Acord & Margit Pfeiffer
A blog post about a 1984 publication called Film Sound Today featuring an article about the sound work on Return of The Jedi
David Collin’s Amazing Podcast The Soundtrack Show
