At last year’s Academy Awards, “Arrival” won the Oscar for best sound editing. This was not to be confused with the award for best sound mixing, which went to “Hacksaw Ridge.” This year, the same ...

From dialogue to music, the sounds you hear in movies are multilayered. More often than not, these sounds are brought together in postproduction to create an immersive aural experience that requires a ...

Sound design is woefully underappreciated, but the Academy's new Best Sound category is a better reflection of the craft in the digital age. Let’s get this out of the way: Great films tell stories ...

Spread the loveMixing music is an art form that transforms raw audio tracks into polished, professional-sounding pieces. Whether you’re an aspiring producer, an indie artist, or just a passionate ...

With a penchant for baffling nominees and counter-intuitive production ideas, the Academy Awards ceremony is often as fun to pick apart as it is to celebrate. But as gimmicks come and go, one question ...

A category shakeup at the Oscars may be around the corner, as a subcommittee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' sound branch is "favoring" a consolidation of the sound mixing and ...