The Sound of Drive

October 20, 2011 - 12:00 AM

Supervising Sound Editor Lon Bender talks about his work on Director Nicolas Winding Refn’s film “Drive”.

The project was mixed at Sound One by Re-recording Mixers Roberto Fernandez and Dave Paterson.

Video Courtesy of CSS Studios.

MOVIE STUDIO

FilmDistrict

SOUND STUDIO

Sound One

DIRECTOR

Nicolas Winding Refn

ORIGINAL MUSIC

Cliff Martinez

Synopsis

A lone-wolf Hollywood stunt driver (Ryan Gosling) moonlights as a freelance getaway wheelman, and he finds his solitary existence taking on new meaning after befriending Irene (Carey Mulligan), the lonely wife of convicted felon Standard (Oscar Isaac), and her young son Benicio (Kaden Leos). When Standard gets released from prison and is strong-armed into committing a bold daytime robbery, the Driver offers his services in an effort to help the repentant ex-con cut his ties to the criminal underworld. Things get complicated, however, when the robbery goes unexpectedly awry, and the Driver just barely manages to escape alive. When the take from the job proves to be stratospherically higher than the Driver was led to believe, it quickly becomes apparent that they were set up. Later, thugs threaten to kill Irene and Benicio, and all evidence points to transplanted New York crime boss Bernie Rose (Albert Brooks) and his hot-headed partner Nino (Ron Perlman) as the masterminds. As the Driver attempts to turn the tables on them, it becomes clear that the chain of command goes much higher than he could have ever anticipated.

Sound Credits

Julie Altus
adr recordist
Lon Bender
sound designer
Lon Bender
sound supervision
Sean Byrnes
sound utility
Kerry Ann Carmean
sound effects editor (as Kerry Carmean Williams)
Krissopher Chevannes
sound recordist
Robert Eber
sound mixer
Scott Edelson
boom operator
Victor Ray Ennis
sound designer
Victor Ray Ennis
supervising sound editor
Robert Fernandez
sound re-recording mixer
Paul Hackner
foley editor
Catherine Harper
foley artist
Dan Korintus
dialogue editor
Darrin Mann
foley mixer
Christopher Moriana
foley artist
Dave Paterson
sound re-recording mixer
Dean St. John
adr mixer
Greg Steele
adr mixer
John C. Stuver
dialogue editor (as John Stuver)
Damian Volpe
sound effects editor
Greg Zimmerman
adr recordist
Peter Zinda
sound effects editor
Mark DeSimone
adr mixer

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