The Sound of Spider-Noir
The sound of Spider-Noir blends gritty period character with immersive mixing. Re-recording Mixer/Sound Designer Ryan Collins and Re-recording Mixer Nick Offord explore vintage dialogue treatments, atmospheric transitions, distinctive web effects, and inventive sonic details—including a unique sound for Spider-Sense—to create a fresh sonic identity for this new take on Spider-Man.
The team also created a unique sonic identity for Spider-Man’s web powers, deliberately moving away from the familiar sound of previous Spider-Man films. Ben Reilly’s suppressed abilities inspired a drier, more cobweb-like sound incorporating textures reminiscent of bone creaks, while old magnetic film stock was manipulated to create the distinctive trailing sound of the web.
Electricity was another opportunity for experimentation, combining synthetic sounds with organic details to give the power surges weight and scale while maintaining the show’s period character. Even small sounds were carefully crafted, including a skincare wand recording that became the foundation for subtle electrical movements.
It’s a fascinating look at how Collins, Offord, and the wider sound team used experimentation, collaboration, and immersive mixing to give Spider-Noir a sonic identity all its own—all within the intense challenge of a five-day final mix.
MOVIE STUDIO
Sony Pictures Television
DIRECTOR
Oren Uziel
ORIGINAL MUSIC
Kris Bowers & Michael Dean Parsons
Synopsis
Spider-Man Noir is a gritty, hard-boiled alternative take on the web-slinger. Set in 1933 New York City during the Great Depression, the classic story follows Peter Parker—a cynical investigative reporter and vigilante—who gains mystical arachnid abilities from an ancient spider god and wages a brutal war against mob boss Norman Osborn (The Goblin).
Sound Credits
- Alex Altman
- sound mixer
- Ryan Collins
- re-recording mixer / sound designer
- Ethan Beigel
- supervising sound editor
- Paul Drenning
- adr mixer
- Will Digby
- sound designer
- Aaron Hasson
- adr mixer
- Ted Hamer
- sound utility
- Josh Aude
- re-recording mix technician
- Luke Kelley
- foley (uncredited)
- Sanaa Kelley
- foley artist / sound effects editor
- Jordan McClain
- foley mixer / foley artist
- Arielle McGrail
- dialogue editor
- Matt Hovland
- adr mixer
- Shaun M. Mullins
- adr recordist / adr mixer
- Nick Offord
- re-recording mixer
- Chris Omae
- sound utility
- Matt Salib
- foley artist
- Matthew Sanchez
- sound mixer
- Andy Sisul
- sound designer / supervising sound editor
- Caitlin Lutenske
- sound effects editor / dialogue editor