The Sound of Alien: Earth
Set two years before the events of the original Alien film, FX’s ALIEN: EARTH follows the aftermath of a mysterious spacecraft crash on Earth and introduces a new chapter in the Alien universe, featuring new creatures, technologies, and characters.
For this SoundWorks Collection conversation, we speak with Lee Gilmore — Supervising Sound Editor and Sound Designer, Justin Davey — Sound Designer, and Nolan McNaughton — Sound Designer about creating the sonic world of ALIEN: EARTH.
The team discusses honoring the distinctive sound of the original Alien films while creating an entirely new sonic palette; designing the series’ new creatures, including the Ticks and other species; building the atmospheric environments of the ships, laboratories, and Neverland; and creating the sounds of synthetic, hybrid, and futuristic technologies.
They also break down the massive ship crash sequence, Foley, crowds, debris, sparks, steam and mechanical backgrounds, creature performances, the use of silence and dynamics, and the collaboration between sound design and composer Jeff Russo’s score. The conversation also explores the challenges of delivering an eight-hour television series on an intense production schedule while maintaining the distinctive sonic identity of the Alien universe.
MOVIE STUDIO
FX on Hulu
DIRECTOR
Noah Hawley
ORIGINAL MUSIC
Jeff Russo
Synopsis
Alien: Earth takes place on a planet governed by powerful mega-corporations. When the Weyland-Yutani research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth with deadly alien specimens aboard, a young hybrid woman named Wendy and a tactical team must confront the universe's ultimate biological threat.
Sound Credits
- Tina Babakishvili
- Foley Coordinator, POSTRED
- Moksha Bruno
- Sound Coordinator
- Smokey Cloud
- Sound Editor
- Justin M. Davey
- Sound Designer
- Joe DeAngelis
- Re-Recording Mixer
- Lee Gilmore
- Sound Designer / Supervising Sound Editor
- Biko Gogaladze
- Foley Artist, POSTRED
- Katrina Henson
- First Assistant Sound Editor
- Beso Kacharava
- Supervising Foley Editor, POSTRED
- Sandeep Kanani
- ADR Recordist
- Richard Kitting
- Re-Recording Mixer
- Giorgi Lekishvili
- Foley Mixer, POSTRED
- Nolan McNaughton
- Sound Designer / Sound Effects Editor
- Brad North
- Supervising Sound Editor
- Albert Romero
- Re-Recording Mix Technician
- Alexander Sanikidze
- Foley Editor, POSTRED
- Chris Terhune
- Sound Designer
- Tim Walston
- Sound Effects Editor
- Byron Wilson
- Dialogue Editor
- Levan Tserediani
- Foley Editor, POSTRED
- Chris Whiteside
- ADR Mixer
- Trino Madriz
- ADR Mixer
- Craig Henighan
- Supervising Sound Consultant
- Sebastian Vaskio
- ADR Mixer
- Emily Yang
- Mix Technician
- Rati Chkhetiani
- Foley Editor, POSTRED
- Alec Rubay
- Sound Effects Editor
- Paul Philpott
- ADR Recording
- Mark Stephenson
- ADR Engineer