Author Archives: Brendan

Sound in Scene – “Hanna” subway fight

Posted on 02/14/2013 by Brendan

As a movie, I felt Hanna didn’t live up to it’s potential and was ultimately an exercise in style over substance.  But man, what style!  If you haven’t scene it, it’s definitely worth watching.  For the fantastic sound design at least.  32 people worked … Continue reading →

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Sound of the Week = !?

Posted on 02/10/2013 by Brendan

100 points if you can guess the origins of this sound.  Hint – it’s made by a living creature. Click here for the answer.

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Sound of the Week – Bells

Posted on 02/04/2013 by Brendan

    I’m currently working on the DVD length cut of “JourneyQuest – Season 2″, a web-series I worked on last summer, and I was reminded of a very small moment in the series that I thought was interesting.  I’ve posted a … Continue reading →

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Sound of the Week – Humming Birds

Posted on 01/25/2013 by Brendan

What would the world sound like if we could climb inside the head of another animal?  I went to the Olympic National Park some time ago with my wife and got some great recordings of humming bird vocalizations.  The B&B … Continue reading →

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Sound of the Week – Harp Stretch

Posted on 01/19/2013 by Brendan

Several months ago I was hired to do some recording down at Pike’s Place market in Seattle. We recorded lots of things, including a good sampling of the fantastic street musicians that play there on a regular basis.  One of … Continue reading →

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Sound of the Week – Euler’s Disk

Posted on 01/12/2013 by Brendan

I want one of these!  Such a cool sound!  (the best bit is at the end btw)

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I am tricking you now

Posted on 01/06/2013 by Brendan

I think this scene from Mullholland Drive is a fantastic metaphor for just how powerful the illusion of storytelling is. Watch it first and then I’ll explain myself. This scene all leads up to the moment with the trumpet player. … Continue reading →

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The sound of Harry Potter

Posted on 12/16/2012 by Brendan

I just discovered this series that the NY times online does called “anatomy of a scene”.  Here’s one on a scene from “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”.  So many behind-the-scenes featurettes are just a bunch of self congratulatory drivel … Continue reading →

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Fractured – Prepared Acoustic Guitar sample library

Posted on 12/15/2012 by Brendan

I’m very proud to announce the release of my newest sample library “Fractured”.  You can see screenshots and listen to a collection of really wonderful demos from a group of very talented composers on the Big Fish site.  It’s a … Continue reading →

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Fractured Demonstration

Posted on 02/02/2012 by Brendan
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