You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet
Sound Design in 25 Great Films
A film without sound is a skeleton. Sound brings those bones to life. Skillful sound design makes them dance. In this title, Hollywood’s heavy-hitter sound designers reveal the secrets of this enlivening. They break down 25 well-known films to illustrate the techniques that elevate sound design to art.
Sound design is a story within the story. You Ain’t Heard Nothin’ Yet reveals the hidden workings of that inner story of sound. This guide weaves together lessons from sound design technique and evolution as applied through 25 mainstream movies.
A master of sound effects and sound mixing, composer, director, and writer, Roy Finch has seen the film industry from many different roles. He began his career at American Zoetrope, Francis Ford Coppola’s production company, working on The Secret Garden and Dracula. His credits also include scoring music for film and television, as well as a directorial debut in 2003 for his feature film Wake, which earned him the “Best Director” award at the Queens International Film Festival. Finch is a film professor at Chapman University, Dodge College of Film and Media Arts.
Born and raised in Spain, Andrés de la Torre began his career as a TV editor and composer for independent films and advertising. Andrés’ music earned international recognition in 2010, when his scoring of the documentary Disney: Through the Looking Glass won him a Jerry Goldsmith Film Music Award for Best Soundtrack. Andrés moved to California in 2010 to pursue a career in postproduction. As an editor, he’s worked on Knight of Cups and To the Wonder, assisting director Terrence Malick’s editorial team. As a sound designer, Andrés’ growing list of narrative and documentary credits includes the cutting-edge virtual-reality series Defrost by director Randal Kleiser, where he and his team collaborated in the Dolby Laboratories and pioneered using Dolby Atmos technology within a virtual-reality format. Andrés teaches at the Los Angeles Film School and is a part-time lecturer at Chapman University.
