So it turns out going to watch a horror movie in Dolby Atmos is a little bit frightening, and that’s exactly how I spent the latter end of my Halloween weekend! Dolby Atmos is an enhanced surround sound experience, in this case featuring 64 speakers, to give you the most
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Interview with Composer, Robert Duncan
Sam Hughes speaks to composer Robert Duncan about his career so far, his recent Emmy nomination and more! Robert Duncan has recently been honoured by ATAS with a fourth EmmyⓇ nomination for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for his work on Whispers for Amblin Television. For all eight seasons of ABC’s
Transformers The Movie (1986) Composer, Vince DI Cola
Article by Sam Hughes To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the original Transformers: The Movie (1986) today, we're re-releasing Sam's interview with the film's iconic composer, Vince Di Cola! Apart from the heavy metal/rock soundtrack that accompanied the epic battle between Autobots, Decepticons and Unicron (including the epic cover of the Transformers' theme
Suicide Squad: An Audio Review
Suicide Squad: An Audio Review Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Director: David Ayer Composer: Steven Price Sound Designer(s): Various: FULL LIST Reviewed on: 2D Cinema All personal views presented in this review are those of the author and not of The Sound Architect So pretty much by now, based on my list of articles over the past year
Hans Zimmer: Live On Tour 2016 Review
Independence Day: A Retrospective Film Sound Review
Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Production Company: Centropolis Entertainment Director: Roland Emmerich Composer: David Arnold Sound Designers: John P. Fasal, Jon Johnson, Jonathan Miller It’s been nearly 20 years since we nearly lost all civilisation to an alien race… That’s right, you’re about to feel old with the 20th anniversary of Independence Day. With it’s
Interview with VJ Rosales from The Filharmonic
Sam Hughes speaks to VJ Rosales of The Filharmonic about their origins, career, challenges, Pitch Perfect 2 and more! The unique and harmonious a-cappella band, The Filharmonic's culturally diverse tone, and style exemplifies a melodic, urban-esque sound with a 90's vibe. The Filipino-American group was brought into recognition when they won
Interview with Anne Juenger, COO of Umlaut Audio
Sam Hughes speaks to Co-founder and COO of Umlaut Audio. Umlaut Audio designs fully customizable software instruments and samples. Umlaut’s products are inspired by years of experience developing custom virtual instrument solutions and samples for many of the world's most famous composers such as Harry Gregson Williams,Danny Elfman (1953- )
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Captain America: Civil War – The Sound of Civil War
Captain America: Civil War The Sound of Civil War Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Studio: Marvel Studios Composer: Henry Jackman Director: Anthony Rosso Sound Designers: Shannon Mills, David C. Hughes, Nia Hansen Reviewed on: IMAX 3D As you can probably tell by now, I’m a bit of a superhero geek. Not quite the Sheldon Cooper of