SoundWorks Collection Interview Series - Mark Mangini - Sound Designer of Mad Max: Fury Road and Black Mass

This week we talk with Sound Designer and Re-recording Mixer Mark Mangini about his recent work on Mad Max: Fury Road and Black Mass and talk about some of his favorite sound moments in each film.

ABOUT MARK MANGINI:

Mark has made his life’s work creating unimagined aural worlds and fabricating sonic realities for theatrical motion pictures. Born in the suburbs of Boston, Mark dropped out of college at 19 to move to Los Angeles and pursue a career in film. His first job was as a cartoon sound editor at Hanna Barbera Studios followed by a 25 year run as owner and operator of the successful Post Production Sound Company, Weddington Productions Inc. His studio is part of the Formosa Group, in Hollywood. Mark has worked on such notable films as: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Gremlins, Die Hard, Star Trek, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Fifth Element, The Green Mile, Warrior and Jack the Giant Slayer. He is currently (2015) a Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences representing the Sound Branch.