The Sound of All Quiet on the Western Front
This week the Dolby Institute sits down with the writer/director and sound team behind the harrowing new adaptation of “All Quiet on the Western Front.” Joining director Edward Berger is sound supervisor and sound designer Frank Kruse, co-sound designer Markus Stemler, re-recording mixer Lars Ginzel, and production sound mixer Viktor Prášil. This film has been shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Sound, and as Berger says in the interview, this team has a strong track record when it comes to winning sound awards in Germany.
MOVIE STUDIO
Netflix
DIRECTOR
Edward Berger
ORIGINAL MUSIC
Volker Bertelmann
Synopsis
Set in the closing days of World War I, it follows the life of an idealistic young German soldier named Paul Bäumer. After enlisting in the German Army with his friends, Bäumer finds himself exposed to the realities of war, shattering his early hopes of becoming a hero as he does his best to survive.