Quote:
|
Originally Posted by esc
I have to nominate TITAN AE for audio. Despite what you may have to say about the film, the DTS track really makes me appreciate what a good sound mix can do. Every once in a while i wonder if spending over four grand on a sound system was a good idea because some films sound good but just not *that* great, and i wonder if i should have gone to WalMart instead and gotten an out-of-the-box all-in-one HT system for $299. Then i hear something that has an amazing sound mix and i appreciate what a good sound designer can do for a film.
The beginning of the film is so quiet and then the 'helicopters' start flying over from front to rear speakers and the engine of the hover-vehicle is roaring and the music is blasting, and then the earth goes KA-blewie and its all quiet again and then you get assaulted with Cosmic Castaway, all of which are expertly mixed.
|
ditto (except for the $4k part, I'm not there yet)
And well said. The mix on that is a great demo piece for the folks that come over and actually do know something about audio.
Another one that is both bombastic and discrete is the mix for
Band of Brothers. One scene in particular in episode 2 when they are about to rush the German artillery positions. As you come up you can hear the boom from them firing the guns, but as you closer you start to hear the clank from the recoil. It finishes off with a bit of a bass kicker to accentuate the power of the artillery. Extremely well done stuff.