The Sound of Real Steel
Who says robot boxing won’t happen in 2020?! “Real Steel” plays out this fantasy as robots have replaced humans in boxing in this Shawn Levy film (“Night at the Museum” franchise and “Date Night”).
Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) loses a chance to become a boxing champion when robots take over, and he becomes a small-time promoter. When he has difficulty making a living, he reluctantly teams up with his son Max (Dakota Goyo) to build a robot that can contend for the championship.
The stunning visual effects behind the robots can only be brought to life by believable sound. The team responsible for this difficult task include Craig Henighan (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer, supervising sound editor), Skip Longfellow (first assistant sound editor), Warren Hendriks (sound designer), Rob Nokes (sound effects field recordist), and Dan O’Connell (foley artist).
Grab your boxing gloves and step into the ring!
MOVIE STUDIO
DreamWorks Pictures
SOUND STUDIO
20th Century Fox
DIRECTOR
Shawn Levy
ORIGINAL MUSIC
Danny Elfman
Synopsis
A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future where the sport of boxing has gone high-tech, “Real Steel” stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8- foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback.
Sound Credits
- James Ashwill
- foley mixer
- Ron Bedrosian
- adr mixer
- Steve Cantamessa
- sound mixer
- Derek Casari
- adr stage engineer
- John T. Cucci
- foley artist (as John Cucci)
- Susan Dawes
- dialogue editor
- Neal Garon
- epk sound recordist
- John Guentner
- foley mixer
- Warren Hendriks
- sound designer
- Craig Henighan
- sound designer
- Craig Henighan
- sound re-recording mixer
- Craig Henighan
- supervising sound editor
- Bobby Johanson
- adr mixer
- Oleg Kulchytskyy
- sound re-recording mixer
- Scott La Rue
- boom operator
- Wayne Lemmer
- sound designer
- Skip Longfellow
- first assistant sound editor
- Helen Luttrell
- dialogue editor
- Paul Massey
- sound re-recording mixer
- Rob Nokes
- sound effects field recordist
- Dan O'Connell
- foley artist
- Erin Michael Rettig
- sound engineering
- Dan Sharp
- re-recordist
- Greg Steele
- adr mixer
- Bruce Tanis
- foley editor
- Gary Thomas
- boom operator
- Greg Zimmerman
- adr recordist