Welcome back! Today I will talk about the role of the sound editor and film score composer! I will also discuss the Wilhelm Scream and
SOUND EDITOR
The sound editor is the person who is in charge of selecting and arranging sound clips ready for the final sound mix for the film. There are 3 aspects to the final mix, dialogue, special effects and music. Now, if the film is funded heavily in terms of production then the sound editor will be allocated to one of these aspects, in which there could be up to 3 different sound editors depending on the financial backing.
JONATHAN MILLER
An example of a sound editor is from my favourite film, Saw, Jonathan Miller. Miller is more tailored to the horror genre in which he has featured in the sound department for Saw, Evil Dead and The Hills Have Eyes II. In 2005, Miller was nominated for a Golden Reel award for his work as a sound editor.
RICHARD KING
Another famous sound editor is Richard King, who has worked on The Dark Night, The Dark Night Rises and Inception. As a result of his work, he has won 3 Oscars and been nominated 22 times for other awards.
THE SOUND OF INTERSTELLER
FILM SCORE COMPOSER
A film score composer is a person who creates an original, unique piece or collection of music for a film. In which, these pieces are heavily influenced off of the piece of film that it will be accompanying. Film scores are usually orchestral, instrumental or choral pieces in which complement the film to increase the dramatic aspect of the scene.
HANS ZIMMER
Hans Zimmer is a film score composer in which he has created film scores for many films including Inception, Gladiator and The Dark Night Rises. Since 1980, he has produced film scores for over 150 films.
THE SOUND OF THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
WILHELM SCREAM
The Wilhelm Scream is a universal sound effect in which has been used in almost 500 movies starting with 'Distant Drums'. The scream is used when someone is shot and falls from a large height or is thrown from an explosion. Because this sound effect is used so much, it started to develop into more of a 'joke sound effect'.
Here are a few examples!
Here are a few examples!
Next time: I will discuss and present my film treatment!
