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  1. 131 - Randy Thom On Getting The Most Out Of Spotting Sessions

    30 april 2020 · 48 min

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    Are you nervous about starting a new project? Don’t worry; so is everyone else, including your sound design hero, Randy Thom… Talking through the edit, scene by scene gives the director, the composer and the rest of the editorial team the chance to sort out out technical issues and determine the direction and shape the soundtrack is going to take… Randy joins us to talk about about what kind of attitude, questions and objectives he brings to the spotting sessions for new movie projects. Lees meer
  2. 135 - Sam Girardin at Game On

    28 april 2020 · 22 min

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    We visit Game On in Montreal to get a tour of their massive Motion Capture stage and recording studios. Sam Giradin tells us about their audio workflow recording on the stage and in the booth when pushing through ten of thousands of dialog lines for AAA games. Lees meer
  3. 134 - Moving To Home VO Recording Setups

    21 april 2020 · 44 min

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    In this episode, René and Tim talk with acclaimed voice actor Eric Vale about the process of setting up a home voice recording setup during the age of quarantine when studios are not available and work still needs to be done. Lees meer

    We dispel some myths, we talk gear, we show off some mics, and we crack some jokes. If you know voice actors going through the process of setting up (or stepping up) a home recording rig, send them this episode.

  4. 133 - Talking Foley with John Roesch, Shelley Roden & Scott Curtis from Skywalker Ranch

    16 april 2020 · 54 min

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    What with one thing and another, John, Shelley and Scott are sheltering at home. We take advantage of this rare break in the schedule to bring them back together over Skype. They pull back the curtain (Zuzz, but just a hairball) on the unique space they've created to work in and share the irrepressible camaraderie that fuels their work at Skywalker Ranch. We also talk Foley for animation, including some thoughts on Pixar's newest, Onward. Lees meer
  5. 132 - Peter Weir Talks The Psychology Of Sound

    9 april 2020 · 49 min

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    In this episode we are "re-broadcasting" an interview from the Sound Perspective Podcast with legendary Australian film director Peter Weir (Witness/Master & Commander/Truman Show/Dead Poets Society). Peter talks with host Alfie Faber about working early in his career with legendary sound pro Alan Splet, and then with Richard King on his later films. This is one of the many great interviews available from the Sound Perspective Podcast. Lees meer
  6. 130 - RecordingTheWinterClassic

    22 maart 2020 · 47 min

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    René reminisces about his adventure recording the NHL winter classic way back when it was ok for 80,000 people to get together and watch a game.

  7. 129 - COVID and The Sound Community Roundtable

    17 maart 2020 · 51 min

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    A quick roundtable with Kate and Jeff from Boombox about the current coronavirus situation and how it affects the sound community.

  8. 127 - ATMOS For The Rest Of Us

    5 maart 2020 · 42 min

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    Rene & Tim are joined by guests who are all just getting started with working in ATMOS. After having to figure out ATMOS on their own, without the benefit of a full tech staff, we discuss the mistakes made, lessons learned & some discovered tricks. Guests on this episode are Korey Pereira , Nicole Auringer and Glenn Eanes. They are all doing audio post production out of Austin Texas. Special thanks to Soundcratfer Studios for hosting us for this talk. Lees meer
  9. 126 - Production Mixer Stuart Wilson on 1917

    22 februari 2020 · 26 min

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    We talk with Stuart Wilson about his work as Production Mixer on the extremely challenging set of Sam Mendes' epic film 1917. The films long continuous shots presented new and unique obstacles (both physical and technical). He also worked on two other recent films in The Two Popes and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Since we recorded this interview Stuart Wilson has won the Best Sound Mixing Oscar for his work on 1917. Lees meer
  10. 125 - Martin Stig Andersen

    3 februari 2020 · 37 min

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    In this wide-ranging interview, René speaks with Martin Stig Andersen about the tools and techniques he's used as a designer and composer over the course of his acclaimed career.

  11. 124 - Onnalee Blank & Katy Wood on Just Mercy

    23 januari 2020 · 24 min

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    This episode we talk to the co-supervising sound editors on Just Mercy, Onnalee Blank and Katy Wood. They talk us through the evolution of the sound of the prison interiors in the film, how to get courtroom loop group to work, and lots more.

  12. 123 - Brad Engleking on A Hidden Life

    4 januari 2020 · 29 min

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    Brad Engleking is nominated for a MPSE Golden Reel Award this year for his work on Terrence Malick’s latest film A Hidden Life. We talk about his work dialog editing, sound designing and mixing this 3 hour epic.

  13. 122 - John Wick 3 with Mark Stoeckinger & Andy Koyama

    25 december 2019 · 34 min

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  14. 121 - George and Thomas record rain

    10 december 2019 · 1 uur 3 min

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  15. 120 - Joker w/ Alan Murray, Dean Zupancic & Tom Ozanich

    7 december 2019 · 27 min

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    Supervising Sound Editor Alan Murray and Re-Recording Mixers Dean Zupancic & Tom Ozanich talk us through their work on Joker. We dig deep into subway shooting scene, and how they found the sound of Gotham.

  16. 119 - Wylie Stateman

    4 december 2019 · 34 min

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    We sit down with 8 time Oscar Nominee, Wylie Stateman to talk about the state of the audio post industry, his first steps when tackling new projects and how he maintains decades long working relationships with directors like Quentin Tarantino. We also pull apart his recent work on Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood Lees meer
  17. 118 - Jojo Rabbit with Ai-Ling Lee & Tobias Poppe

    22 november 2019 · 22 min

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    We talk with the co-Supervising Sound Editors on Taika Waititi's new film Jojo Rabbit, Ai-Ling Lee (Also SFX Re-Recording Mixer) and Tobias Poppe. They tell us about passing scenes back and forth during the edit phase, how they treated the films imaginary characters with sound and lots more. Lees meer
  18. 117 - Skip Lievsay & Blake Lehy

    16 november 2019 · 25 min

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    In this episode we check in with Skip Lievsay & Blake Leyh to talk about their recent work on the bio-pic Harriet. They discuss bringing the sound of the 1800s to the screen, dealing with studio execs on the mix stage and their many years of collaboration since their first shared credit on 1991's Barton Fink. Lees meer
  19. 116 - Ford vs Ferarri with Paul Massey & David Giammarco

    12 november 2019 · 29 min

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    In this episode Paul Massey and David Giammarco talk us through the their mix of the James Mangold film For vs Ferrari. We break down two particular scenes soup to nuts.

  20. 115 - The Sound of The Cave

    8 november 2019 · 44 min

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    We are joined by 4 Members of the sound team of the AMAZING new documentary The Cave from Oscar nominated director Feras Fayyad. Sound supervisor Peter Albrechtsen is joined by sound editor Rena Eid, and re-recording mixers Tim Neilsen and Lars Ginzel to talk about the unique sound design for this gritty doc about an underground hospital in war torn Syria. Mixed in ATMOS, the sound plays an unusually large role in telling this heartbreaking story. Lees meer
  21. 114 - I Am Mother Sound Crew & Director

    31 oktober 2019 · 54 min

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    This episode features two separate interviews about the sound work on the Sci-fi film I Am Mother. First up, we talk with Pete Smith (Re-recording mixer), Tom Heuzenroeder (Sound designer), Duncan Campbell (Sound designer & Foley recordist) and special co-host for this interview Carlos Manrique Clavijo (Mix assistant & mix studio tech). They talk about the task of bringing the robot (Mother) to life with sound design plus lots more. After that (39 min) Timothy talks, one on one, with the film's director Grant Sputore. Grant tell us about how blown away he was by the sound design on I am Mother and the way he communicated with the sound team to achieve his (aural) vision. Lees meer
  22. 113 - Midge Costin Director of Making Waves

    24 oktober 2019 · 18 min

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    Timothy talks to Midge Costin about her new documentary feature on the art of sound for films called Making Waves. Calling in from Ghent, Belgium, Midge tells us about how the film came to be and why she was born to make this project. Go to www.makingwavesmovie.com to find a way to see this film, featuring sound luminaries Walter Murch, Ben Burtt, Gary Rydstrom and so many more! Lees meer
  23. 112 - Rocketman's Music, Sound & Picture

    28 september 2019 · 43 min

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    In this episode Tim & Teresa welcome Rocketman's Picture Editor (Oscar Winner Chris Dickens), Music Editor (Andy Patterson) and Sound Supervisor (Danny Sheehan). They talk about how their departments worked together to create the film's complicated sound scape. The picture had to be edited to match the music, and then the music had to be chopped up to accommodate the picture's needs. Finally the sound effects and mix had to sell all the transitions to make it all work. Lees meer
  24. 111 - Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

    12 september 2019 · 52 min

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    In this episode Tim sits down with Harry Cohen, Zach Goheen & Leo Marcil to talk about their work on Quentin Tarantino's latest film Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood. They talk about an epic session recording all the cars in the movie, building worlds with sound, the magic of foley and lots more. Lees meer
  25. 110 - Marc Straight

    6 september 2019 · 27 min

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    Marc Straight is a composer and sound designer for games, films and live attractions. For the commemoration of our 100th episode, we commissioned Marc to create a new theme for the podcast. Lees meer

    In this episode, we break down the sounds and inspirations for the track that came forth.

    You can buy tonbender at Marc's bandcamp page. https://marcstraight.bandcamp.com/track/tonebender

  26. 109 - Benjamin Cook

    18 augustus 2019 · 11 min

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    In this mini episode Tim calls up Benjamin Cook to talk about the work he did to earn his recent Emmy Nomination as Supervising Sound Editor on s1 of Amazon's Jack Ryan series.

  27. 108 - True Detective s3 with Mandell Winter & Micah Loken

    16 augustus 2019 · 21 min

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    We dig deep into the sound of Season 3 of the HBO series True Detective with Supervising Sound Editor Mandell Winter and Dialog Editor Micah Loken. Both have been nominated for an Emmy for there work on the show and talk about how they got the dialog so smooth and created an unique sonic mood for the series. Lees meer
  28. 107 - Sound & Picture Crews for SEAL Team

    8 augustus 2019 · 42 min

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    In this episode we talk about the unique working relationship between SEAL Team's picture and sound departments during the show's post production. Editors David C. Cook and John Vitale sit down with the series' Supervising Sound Editor Greg Hedgepath and Sound Designer Charles Maynes. They discuss how they collaborate and influence each others choices during the fast-paced schedule of the military-themed action series. Lees meer
  29. 106 - Dallas Taylor of Twenty Thousand Hertz

    1 augustus 2019 · 48 min

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    Today Teresa, René and Timothy sit down with Dallas Taylor from Defacto Sound. Dallas tells us about his work doing sound for ads, trailers, promos and Docs as well as the process behind his blockbuster podcast Twenty Thousand Hertz. After the interview we play one of our favourite episodes of Dallas' podcast "The Booj" Lees meer
  30. 105 - Watson Wu

    19 juni 2019 · 51 min

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    René and Timothy sit down with Watson Wu to talk about his epic field recording sessions for the game Ring of Elysium. Watson recorded car drops, multiple types of vehicles and lots and lots of guns to create an incredible sound library.

  31. 104 - Working with Dialog on Marvelous Mrs Maisel

    5 juni 2019 · 54 min

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    René and Timothy are joined by the Production Recordist, Dialog Editor and Re-Recording Mixer from Amazon's Marvellous Mrs Maisel. We track every step the dialog takes from the actor's mouths to the final print master. Mathew Price, Sara Stern and Ron Bochar talk us through how they deal with one of the most dialog heavy shows ever produced. Lees meer
  32. 103 - Dave Whitehead Reissue

    25 mei 2019 · 1 uur 8 min

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    One of our favorite episodes was our first interview with Dave Whitehead. Lees meer

    His kind and wise words were inspirational then and they continue to be now. We're dropping that interview in our feed as the last episode before we do the big 100th episode giveaway, so just sit back and let the greatness wash over you.

  33. 102 - Guest Host Peter Albrechtsen Interviews René, Teresa & Tim

    22 mei 2019 · 1 uur 2 min

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    For part two of our 100 episodes celebration, we invited past guest Peter Albrechtsen back on the show to interview us. Peter talks with Timothy, Teresa and René about how the audio post production community is changing and ways it isn't changing fast enough. We also finally hear Teresa's audio origin story and how she came to be a part of Tonebenders. Don't forget to enter our big give-a-way before May 29th http://tonebenderspodcast.com/tb-100-give-a-way/ Lees meer
  34. 101 - Avengers EndGame with Shannon Mills

    9 mei 2019 · 31 min

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    René and Timothy sit down with Shannon Mills, Supervising Sound Editor on Marvel's biggest film yet, Avengers: EndGame. Shannon talks about how he tackles projects with such epic scale, how important his team is and lots more.

  35. 100 - Tonebender's 100 w Mark Mangini & Our Biggest Give-A-Way Ever!

    1 mei 2019 · 1 uur 42 min

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    Life Death and a Box of Sound Effects! René, Teresa & Timothy sit down with Mark Mangini to listen to clips sent in by some of our favorite past guests. Ai-Ling Lee, David Whitehead, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van Der Ryn, John Warhurst, Mildred Iatrou Morgan, Nina Hartstone, Paul Davies, Richard King and Sylvain Bellemare, all contribute stories about some of their best days on the job. We also announce our greatest give-a-way ever! Thanks to Sound Radix, iZotope and ProSoundEffects for providing the amazing prizes. Lees meer
  36. 099 - Sound Design for VFX Round Table

    11 april 2019 · 1 uur 5 min

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    In this episode the sound designers behind two of the biggest franchises in the world talk about doing sound for VFX heavy projects. Paula Fairfield, of Game of Thrones, and Nia Hansen, of the Avengers' films, tell us how they plan, prepare, design and then re-design the sounds of dragons and super heroes. Lees meer
  37. 098 - The Sound of Big Little LIes

    30 maart 2019 · 59 min

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    In this Episode Teresa and Timothy head to Montreal to talk with Gavin Fernandes (re-recording mixer) and Martin Pinsonnault (Supervising Sound Editor) about their work on HBO's Big Little Lies, Season 1. They talk about their long time collaboration with series' Director Jean-Marc Vallée, the challenges of working on prestige television projects and working with L.A. based production companies while doing sound post in Montreal. Lees meer
  38. 097 - Gary Bourgeois

    20 maart 2019 · 1 uur 26 min

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    René, Teresa and Tim all chat with Gary Bourgeois as he takes us through his personal Protools template. Hear what he uses as a starting point when mixing films like Captain America: The First Avenger, Team America: World Police and literally hundreds of other films and TV shows. Really interesting talk with a super interesting guy! Lees meer
  39. 096 - Enos Desjardins

    18 maart 2019 · 30 min

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    René and Tim talk with Enos Desjardins about his work on the new Netflix film Close, making the jump from indies to a larger budget project and how he approaches sound to influence the audience.

  40. 095 - Paul Davies

    27 februari 2019 · 22 min

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    In this episode we sit down with Paul Davies and talk about his long collaboration creating sound for director Lynne Ramsay’s films. In particular we focus on the amazing sound design on their latest work You Were Never Really Here. We also get a preview of his upcoming talk at the School of Sound International Symposium in London April 24 – 27, 2019. Lees meer
  41. 094 - Nina Hartstone & John Warhurst on Bohemian Rhapsody

    15 februari 2019 · 38 min

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    We sit down with co-supervising sound editors Nina Hartstone and John Warhurst to talk about their Oscar nominated work on Bohemian Rhapsody. We cover the exhaustive work they did to re-create the concert crowds, music and the world Freddie Mercury and Queen lived in. Lees meer
  42. 093 - Mic Mod Test

    8 februari 2019 · 22 min

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    In this episode René talks about his methodology and philosophy for budgeting for personal gear, and then does some shootout tests with an MXL 440 microphone he modded with a capacitor upgrade.

  43. 092 – Erik Aadahl & Ethan Van der Ryn On Their Amazing 2018

    3 februari 2019 · 14 min

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    In this episode Timothy checks in with Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn to congratulate them on their Oscar Nomination in Sound Editing for "A Quiet Place". They also talk about their amazing a year of work in 2018. In addition to "A Quiet Place", they Sound Supervised "Christopher Robin", "Bumblebee" and "The Meg", four completely different films in every way. Lees meer
  44. 091 - Andrew Stirk

    23 januari 2019 · 11 min

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    In this episode we talk with Andrew Stirk about the sound work he did as the Sound Supervisor and re-recording engineer, on the recent film "A Private War". We discuss the films gritty, almost documentary-like approach to sound and the times when they threw the realism out the window to create impactful moments in the story. Lees meer
  45. 089 - Mary Poppins Returns Megacast

    12 januari 2019 · 1 uur 11 min

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    In this episode we have 3 different interviews with members of the sound team for Mary Poppins Returns. First up is the film's dialog and music re-recording mixer Mike Prestwood Smith, followed by the Supervising-Sound Editor Reneé Tondelli and then effects and foley re-recording mixer Michael Keller. They all have fascinating stories on how the film's sound evolved into the impressive final mix. Lees meer
  46. 090 - Ai-Ling Lee & Mildred Iatrou Morgan on First Man

    11 januari 2019 · 49 min

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    Mildred Iatrou Morgan & Ai-Ling Lee sit in with us for this episode. They were the co-supervising sound editors on Damien Chazelle's recent film First Man. They talk about the epic challenge of bringing this film to life, knowing so much of the plot uniquely depends on sound to tell the story of the first moon landing. Lees meer
  47. 088 - Thoughts on DesigningSoundOrg

    2 januari 2019 · 16 min

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    Host Timothy goes for a frozen, snowy walk in the woods while recalling some of DesigningSound.org's best content, why the site was/is so important to the audio community and how much it will be missed.
    Go to http://tonebenderspodcast.com/088-thoughts-on-designingsoundorg/ to find links to a bunch of Timothy's favourite articles from DS over the years.
    Huge Thanks to Miguel, Jack and Shaun (& everyone else) for all the hard work they have done on DS!
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  48. 087 - SoundGirlsOrg: Career Paths in Audio Post-Production

    20 december 2018 · 1 uur 3 min

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    What does it take to make a career in sound post-production? In this episode we listen in on a panel discussion hosted by Soundgirls.org, with 5 talented audio-post pros: Onnalee Blank (Re-Recording: Mixer Game of Thrones, If Beale Street Could Talk), Karol Urban (Re-Recording Mixer: Grey’s Anatomy, New Girl), Kate Finan (Supervising sound editor: Future-Worm!, Muppet Babies) and April Tucker (Re-recording Mixer: The Bachelor, Alt-Right: Age of Rage) and moderator Anne-Marie Slack (Executive of Organization Services for MPSE). They each tell how they got started, and share stories and advice on how to keep moving forward in film and TV post-production. Lees meer
  49. 086 - Richard King

    13 december 2018 · 32 min

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    Richard King is a 4 time Oscar Winner for Sound Editing (actually nominated 6 times!) and a giant in the film sound world. He sits down with Timothy to talk about his work on Dunkirk, what it is like to work with Christopher Nolan and Hans Zimmer and many of the other amazing films he has been a part of. Great talk! Lees meer
  50. 085 - The Sound of "Dreaming of A Jewish Christmas"

    4 december 2018 · 48 min

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    In this episode Timothy and René sit down with the sound team behind the new Emmy nominated documentary “Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas”. The film tells the story of how Jewish songwriters are responsible for so many of the best-loved Christmas tunes. Set in a Chinese restaurant on Christmas Day, the tale unfolds using a combination of musical performance, interviews and archival footage. Joining us for the interview are the film’s producer Liam Romalis, re-recording engineer Richard Spence-Thomas, location recordist Gary Vaughan and Music Supervisor Aaron Davis. Lees meer