Crafting a Parallel Sonic Universe: The Sound of Bardo

December 07, 2022 - 04:45 PM

Sound editors Martín Hernández and Nicolas Becker and director Alejandro G. Iñárritu discuss the soundscape of Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, how it’s meant to serve as a “parallel universe” within the film and how it’s used to trigger a sense of memory throughout.

MOVIE STUDIO

Netflix

DIRECTOR

Alejandro G. Iñárritu

ORIGINAL MUSIC

Bryce Dessner & Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Synopsis

An acclaimed journalist and documentarian goes on an epic introspective journey to reconcile with the past, the present and his identity.

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