Dune: A Masterclass in Bringing a World to Life Through Sound

Mark Mangini and Theo Green dive into the intricate layers of building the sound for Dune and how they helped create a science-fiction universe grounded in reality…

In this episode, we talk about…

• Getting the Blade Runner band back together 
• What it was like experiencing sand dunes for the first time  
• Running reconnaissance for sound team members and resources
• The multiple layers of editing production sound and actors’ dialogue 
• Creating the structure of language and sound palette for Dune 
• The process of building the ancestral skill of the Bene Gesserit voice 
• Beauty of discovery and finding balances for clouds of voices 
• Documentary realism and a universe that we acoustically recognize 
• Creating 3200 bespoke sounds to achieve analog reality
• Thematic approach to universe building and communication 
• How worm vocalizations were born and developed  

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Previous Mark Mangini Episode: https://megaphone.link/NNLLC2924908228

Episode with Greig Fraser and Joe Walker (dp and editor of Dune) https://megaphone.link/BLU5444028269

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