Go Behind The Scenes With Star Wars' Sound Design Team
A 30-minute video reveals how the ‘Rogue One’ engineers produced its crazy sci-fi sounds.
2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has been hailed as one of the best Star Wars movies since The Empire Strikes Back. Its gritty war film aesthetic is a real departure for the franchise, and a lot of its realism can be directly attributed to the sound design.
In a 30-minute video made by Sound On Sound, Star Wars’ sound designers at Skywalker Sound in Northern California discuss how they utilized samples—like field recordings of handicap access motorized doors—to make Star Wars’ futuristic weapons and battle scenes sound more menacing and less fantasy-like. Watch their fascinating process below.
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(Via Sound On Sound)