The Sound of Steven Spielberg's West Side Story
If it seems like the Hollywood musical is making a comeback, that’s because, in many ways, it is. And after decades of promising to one day direct one, legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg finally decided to tackle a new interpretation of “”West Side Story.”” The film is now nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Picture, and Best Sound.
Joining us today is the sound team behind this film, who collectively took great pains to use as many modern recording techniques available to them to create this impressive, cutting-edge soundtrack.
- Gary Rydstrom - Re-recording Mixer / Sound Designer / Supervising Sound Editor - this is his 20th Academy Award nomination (seven wins)
- Shawn Murphy - Scoring Mixer - fourth nomination (one win)
- Brian Chumney - Supervising Sound Editor - first nomination
- Tod A. Maitland - Sound Mixer - fifth nomination
- Andy Nelson - Re-recording Mixer - 22nd nomination (two wins)
MOVIE STUDIO
20th Century Studios
DIRECTOR
Steven Spielberg
ORIGINAL MUSIC
Leonard Bernstein
Synopsis
An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.