“Where the Wild Things Are”

“Where the Wild Things Are”

Posted On: January 4, 2010
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Explore Director Spike Jonze’s heartfelt adaptation of the classic children’s book “Where the Wild Things Are” with Sound Re-Recording Mixer and Supervising Editor Ren Klyce. Learn about the unique approach they created for capturing the voices of the actors and other stories about bringing the wild creatures to life.

Movie Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures

Mix Studio:
Skywalker Sound

Directed by:
Spike Jonze

Original Music by:
Carter Burwell
Karen Orzolek

Sound Department:

Thom Brennan …. foley editor
Lawrence L. Commans …. boom operator
Marie Ebbing …. music editor
Coya Elliott …. assistant sound effects editor
Mark Fay …. boom operator
Malcolm Fife …. sound effects editor
Alan Freedman …. adr mixer
David Jobe …. foley mixer
Tom Johnson …. additional re-recording mixer
Ren Klyce …. sound re-recording mixer
Ren Klyce …. supervising sound editor
Scott R. Lewis …. mix technician
Zach Martin …. sound mix technician
Jeremy Molod …. assistant supervising sound editor
Chris Navarro …. adr mixer
Juan Peralta …. sound re-recording mixer
Richard Quinn …. dialogue editor
Andrew Ramage …. sound mixer: second unit
David Raymond …. boom operator: Los Angeles
Ronald G. Roumas …. sound recordist
Jurgen Scharpf …. sound mix technician
Clint Smith …. sound recordist
Rachael Tate …. adr recordist
Eric Thompson …. adr mixer
Mark Weingarten …. sound mixer
Matthew L. Weiss …. boom operator
Gary Wilkins …. sound mixer
Aaron Zeller …. sound utility
Peter Gleaves …. adr mixer
Rick Gould …. boom operator


Movie Synopsis:
Innovative director Spike Jonze collaborates with celebrated author Maurice Sendak to bring one of the most beloved books of all time to the big screen in “Where the Wild Things Are,” a classic story about childhood and the places we go to figure out the world we live in.

The film tells the story of Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy who feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. Max lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions.

The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. Max soon finds, though, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Legendary Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures, a Playtone/Wild Things Production of a Spike Jonze film: “Where the Wild Things Are,” starring Max Records, Catherine Keener, Mark Ruffalo, Lauren Ambrose, Chris Cooper, James Gandolfini, Catherine O’Hara and Forest Whitaker.

“Where the Wild Things Are” is directed by Spike Jonze from a screenplay by Spike Jonze & Dave Eggers, based on the book by Maurice Sendak. It is produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, John Carls, Maurice Sendak and Vincent Landay, with Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni and Bruce Berman serving as executive producers.

The creative team is made up of many long-time collaborators of Jonze, including director of photography Lance Acord, production designer K. K. Barrett, editor Eric Zumbrunnen and costume designer Casey Storm, as well as Karen O and Carter Burwell, who did the music. They are joined by editor James Haygood.