The Sound of The Hobbit
In this exclusive SoundWorks Collection sound profile we visit Park Road Post Studios in Wellington, New Zealand to talk with the sound team of Director Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit.
Featured interviews include Re-recording Mixer Michael Hedges, Re-recording Mixer Chris Boyes, Re-recording Mixer Michael Semanick, Co-Supervising Sound Editor Brent Burge, Co-Supervising Sound Editor Chris Ward, and Dolby Atmos Re-recording Mixer Gilbert Lake.
MOVIE STUDIO
New Line Studio
SOUND STUDIO
Park Road Post Production
DIRECTOR
Peter Jackson
ORIGINAL MUSIC
Howard Shore
Synopsis
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey follows title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior Thorin Oakenshield. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain, first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever... Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths ofguile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum's "precious" ...a simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.
Sound Credits
- Neil Aldridge
- adr editor
- Neil Aldridge
- adr recordist
- Neil Aldridge
- adr supervisor
- Ray Beentjes
- dialogue editor
- Christopher Boyes
- sound re-recording mixer
- Brent Burge
- supervising sound editor
- Jason Canovas
- supervising dialogue editor
- Tim Chaproniere
- mix assistant
- Hayden Collow
- sound effects editor
- Justin Doyle
- assistant sound effects editor
- Corrin Ellingford
- boom operator
- David Farmer
- sound designer
- Alexis Feodoroff
- sound mix technician
- Buster Flaws
- assistant sound editor
- Chris Hiles
- sound mixer
- Tony Johnson
- production sound mixer
- Martin Kwok
- sound editor
- Toby Lloyd
- sound recordist
- Adrian Medhurst
- sound recordist
- Dan Morgan
- adr supervisor
- Michael Semanick
- sound re-recording mixer
- John Simpson
- foley artist
- Peter D. Smith
- foley recordist
- Carlos Solis
- sound re-recording mixer
- Sam Spicer
- boom operator
- Matt Stutter
- dialogue editor
- Gary Summers
- additional sound re-recording mixer
- Craig Tomlinson
- supervising foley editor
- Matt Vowles
- additional sound re-recording mixer
- Chris Ward
- adr mixer
- Chris Ward
- supervising sound editor
- Justin Webster
- sound effects editor
- Dave Whitehead
- sound designer
- Ryan Young
- adr recordist