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Tonebenders Sound Design Podcast
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We talk with the sonic artists behind our favorite films, games and series.
Check our new episode with the Oscar nominated composer, sound editorial team and re-recording mixers from the animated feature, The Wild Robot. Hear the full conversation wherever you find podcasts or at tonebenderspodcast.com/299-the-wild... @randythom.bsky.social
February 7, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Get ready Los Angeles! Come on out for an evening with the sound community, to share stories and laughs with old friends & hopefully meet some new friends too. February 20th, 7pm. Don’t miss it.
February 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Our latest epsiode is a fantastic 1on1 with production sound mixer Simon Hayes @simonhayessound.bsky.social He is so full of knowledge & enthusiasm for his craft that this talk is a can’t miss. Listen wherever you find your podcasts or at tonebenderspodcast.com/297-producti... #filmsound #filmmaking
January 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
New Tonebenders eps with Damian Volpe and Steve Little talking about their sound work on Nosferatu.
January 17, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The latest Tonebenders eps is a deep dive into the sound of director Steve McQueens new film Blitz. Lots of war destruction surrounding the characters. Listen as they talk about recording trains, fire, and crafting an excellent mix.
January 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
January 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Latest episode is with the sound team behind the crowd pleasing epic, Wicked! This film was no easy task. Hear how they pulled it all off from production sound to final mix. Hear the full episode wherever you find your podcasts.
January 2, 2025 at 11:42 PM
A pretty great way to end 2024. A kilometer+ of smooth open ice.
December 31, 2024 at 5:23 PM
For the last episode of 2024 Tonebenders is presenting the 1st Bendie Awards. Listen to who the winners are & a quick rundown of some of the best moments for the podcast this past year. Have a happy new year everyone, and stay tuned for some excellent episodes coming in the first few weeks of 2025.
December 30, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Supervising Sound Editor Al Nelson and the rest of the sound team talk about designing the sounds of the tornados in Twisters. Listen to the full episode wherever you find your podcasts.
December 27, 2024 at 7:22 AM
Our latest eps is a deep breakdown of designing sound for tornados in Twisters. From recording wind, to editing it & mixing it all together to make the swirling wind feel powerful & real. Al Nelson, Bjorn Schroeder, Chris Boyes, Pete Horner & Sarah made this adventurous film pop to life w/ sound.
December 22, 2024 at 4:58 PM
A Complete Unknown’s re-recording mixer, Paul Massey, describes how he approaches a scene where our main character hears singing in a room down a long hall & roams until finding them. Thru reverb, panning +more the mix leads the viewers. Not an easy illusion to pull off. Go listen to the full eps.
December 15, 2024 at 3:12 PM
The latest Tonebenders is a really good one! We talk with the sound team behind A Complete Unknown. Paul Massey, Don Sylvester, Ted Caplan & production sound mixer Tod Maitland have a lot to share about their work for this film. Hear the full episode wherever you listen to podcasts.
December 13, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Check out our latest w the sound team behind the new gritty Netflix musical, Emilia Pérez. Lots of talk about making dialog & vocals work despite varied sources (pre-records/live singing on set/adr). Fun talk, give it a listen wherever you find your podcasts or tonebenderspodcast.com/289-emilia-p...
December 8, 2024 at 12:43 AM
The Toronto Tonebenders Sound Design Meet-Up, presented by M.P.S.E., was another smashing success! We doubled the people from the previous Toronto Meet-Up. An amazing time was had by all. So great to meet so many new people and also catch up with a lot of old friends. Thanks to all that came out!
December 5, 2024 at 8:21 PM
In this clip from our latest episode, Glenn Freemantle, Civil War’s Supervising Sound Editor & Sound Designer, discusses why he doesn’t like to tune his sfx to be in harmony with the the film’s music. #sounddesign #filmsound #postproduction #audiopost #audiopostproduction #alexgarland
December 3, 2024 at 7:55 PM
The Toronto Tonebenders Sound Design Meet-Up is Tomorrow! Tuesday Dec 3rd at 7pm. Come to The Pilot, on the main floor, to hang out with the Toronto Sound Community. If you work in sound for picture on films, games or series this will be a fun night to see old colleagues and meet new ones.
December 2, 2024 at 6:44 PM
New Tonebenders episode with the sound team behind director Alex Garland’s latest film, Civil War. Go listen to this one. It is a fun one! tonebenderspodcast.com/288-civil-war/
November 28, 2024 at 8:18 PM
New eps w founder of Post-Super, Gemma Nicholson. She takes us on her incredible journey from sound editor to post supervisor! Packed w insights, career tips & personal stories, this is a must listen for anyone passionate about post-production. Listen wherever you find podcasts or on our website.
November 15, 2024 at 7:14 PM
New episode about the sound of Arrival. Don’t miss this one!
November 7, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Check out the newest Tonebenders episode featuring the sound team from Beetlejuice Beetlejuice! Lots of interesting talk about making gore sounds comedic, matching the energy of the original & lots more. Listen wherever you find podcasts.
November 6, 2024 at 3:50 AM
Longlegs!!! Eugenio Battaglia talks about the unique, gritty & unhinged #sounddesign of the surprise hit of the summer box office. Listen where ever you find podcasts or at tonebenderspodcast.com/272-longlegs/
August 9, 2024 at 6:14 PM
New Tonebenders eps is a fascinating talk between Frank Bry & Charles Maynes about what they’ve learned from years of recording explosions. This talk is great for anyone wanting to either record or edit explosions in sound-design. Listen on your podcast app or tonebenderspodcast.com/271-recordin...
271 – Recording Explosions with Frank & Charles – Tonebenders Podcast
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August 3, 2024 at 10:16 PM
How much Fun would it be to record a B17 “Flying Fortress” plane that is still operational? The sound team from “Masters Of The Air” got to do just that. They were able put 60 microphones all over the B17, to record every part of it that made a sound. tonebenderspodcast.com/263-masters-...
May 31, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Today marks the opening for Furiosa, a prequel for character 1st introduced in MadMax: Fury Road.  Seems like a perfect time to reach into our archives & go back to May/2015, when we did an episode w Oliver Machin & his work recording the vehicles on Fury Road. tonebenderspodcast.com/262-mad-max-...
May 24, 2024 at 10:36 PM