Digital Opts & Sound Design

03/02/2024

22/07/2023

A good example of interactive immersive art.

17/12/2022

The uber talented Natalie Holt...you have paved the way and inspired so many of us. Thank you, and congratulations, Natalie!

18/10/2022

Now streaming: Shut Down Line 5. https://youtu.be/-pZLDT_ZAE0 Humbled to have created the soundtrack for this important documentary.

08/06/2022

Newsmagazine for Michigan communities of Birmingham, Bloomfield, and Bloomfield Hills.

07/06/2022

Great book, great composers, wonderful project.

The gothic period drama The Essex Serpent is currently slithering — excuse me, streaming — on Apple TV+ and the adaptation of Sarah Perry‘s 2016 novel boasts significant star power between three-time Emmy winner Claire Danes (Homeland) and Marvel bad boy Tom Hiddleston (Loki). Centering around...

27/04/2022

This is the future of sound.

12/04/2022

MEUTE will perform at both weekends of Coachella 2022, as well as a set in downtown L.A.

09/04/2022

Travailleurs du centre-ville, offrez-vous un moment ludique et collaboratif avec ARcade, la nouvelle expérience de jeux augmentés. Réservez votre terrain dès maintenant !

29/03/2022

Dune won the Oscar for Achievement in Sound, in one of Sunday’s category outcomes that had been widely predicted. The statuette was one of eight being handed out in a non-televised series of …

28/03/2022

"Women are breaking through, and we need to celebrate that." - Germaine Franco, composer

As the Oscars approach, this year’s percentage of female nominees hit a three-year low. NBC News’ Hallie Jackson sat down with a composer and post-production coordinator to go behind the scenes of women in Hollywood.

24/03/2022

Making it happen!

The Latina composer on breaking down barriers in Hollywood and landing an Oscar nomination.

20/03/2022

10/03/2022

Thank you to the AWFC (Alliance for Women Film Composers) for empowering female composers.

It's International Women's Day!
A message from AWFC Board Member Ariel Marx:

"The AWFC empowers female composers to find their voices and thrive in this vibrant industry. Our goals are to increase visibility, create opportunities, and to support each other in our professional and personal lives. I am a proud member of the Live Recording Committee and AWFC Care Committee."

18/02/2022

AWFC Spotlight Series: A Q&A with German Film Composer and Violinist, Martina Eisenreich
https://theawfc.com/spotlight/martina-eisenreich/

09/11/2021

Today on The SoundGirls Podcast is Kyrsten Mate.
Check out all episodes here soundgirls.org/the-soundgirls-podcast/
Kyrsten Mate is an award-winning Sound Designer who has worked for Skywalker Sound for 25 years. Her credits include Mulan, The Midnight Sky, Ready Player One, Tomorrowland, Jarhead, and many others. Among the directors she has worked with are Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, Brad Bird, and Walter Murch. In addition, she recently completed the Sound Design for Disneyland’s Batuu: Galaxy’s Edge.

09/11/2021

President Joe Biden this week received a collaborative request from Michigan’s 12 federally recognized tribes that make up the Three Fires Confederacy of the Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi to intervene in their ongoing struggle to shut down Line 5 and preserve their treaty rights. Meanwhile, the pre...

02/10/2021

28/09/2021

16/09/2021

Congratulations, Tom Salta and Arkane Studios.

If you've watched anything even remotely related to video games this year, you've probably seen a trailer for Deathloop. The latest game created by Arkane

23/08/2021

19/08/2021

Wow - this is how the kora is played...emotional and amazing.

23/06/2021

The Magic of Foley - the sound makers behind the visuals, interesting story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO3N_PRIgX0

In Hollywood, everything is magic and make-believe, even sounds. When you watch a film that immerses you completely in its world, you’re probably hearing the...

05/05/2021

Interview with Hans Zimmer; inspiring. What a body of work.

Hans Zimmer is one of the most celebrated and successful film composers of all time. He has scored more than 150 movies including Gladiator, Hannibal, Sherlock Holmes, The Last Samurai, the Thin Red Line, and many more. He won an Academy Award for Lion King and has earned 10 other nominations. Hi...

23/12/2020

23/12/2020

21/12/2020

Finally. But much more progress is needed.

The performance rights organizations have teamed on the new SONGVIEW platform to offer comprehensive publishing data.

09/09/2020

This should be a great score from Hans Zimmer -- looking forward to hearing more of it.

The star-studded epic arrives December 18th.

26/04/2020

The Library of Congress, led by "innovator in residence" Brian Foo, is launching an open-source hip-hop sample tool called Citizen DJ.