We talk with the audio team behind the smash hit film Top Gun Maverick about making the film sound bombastic and loud while also letting smaller sounds, like the pilots breathing, play prominently to build tension. Sound supervisors Al Nelson, James Mather and Bjorn Schroeder are joined by re-recording mixers Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor explain the whole audio post process from field recording jets on an aircraft carrier to the final mix.
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Massive and huge Thanks to David Weaver for editing and mixing this episode on a super fast turn around, He did a fantastic job and was great to work with. His website for audio tools and plugin development is weaveraudio.com and he is the Technical Audio Designer at PlaySide Studios. Follow him @dweaveraudio on Twitter for unreal engine audio breakdowns and silly (but very cool) audio nonsense!
Big Thanks to Katrine Amsler for donating her Sonic Springs Sound Library to our volunteer sound editors. This is a fantastic library!