115 - Best Sound Nominees: Academy Awards 2022

Welcome to our continuing coverage of this year's Academy Awards. Like last year, we have compiled interviews from each of the nominees in the Best Sound category. So, if you are an Oscar voter — either as an Academy member or as a fan participating in your annual office pool — you'll have a much better idea of what to watch for and (more importantly) what to listen for as you get to the Best Sound category on your ballot! Here are the nominees, in alphabetical order:BELFAST: Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, James Mather and Niv AdiriDUNE: Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron BartlettNO TIME TO DIE: Simon Hayes, Oliver Tarney, James Harrison, Paul Massey and Mark TaylorTHE POWER OF THE DOG: Richard Flynn, Robert Mackenzie and Tara WebbWEST SIDE STORY: Tod A. Maitland, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson and Shawn MurphyEach of these interview excerpts is taken from our full episodes dedicated to the sound design of each of these incredible films. Here's a table of contents, in case you'd like to jump around, as well as links to the full episodes from our back catalogue:0:01:33 - BELFAST - from episode 104, December 9, 2021Sir Kenneth Branagh — Director, Writer, and Producer Simon Chase — Sound Supervisor and Re-recording MixerNiv Adiri — Academy Award-Winning Re-recording MixerJames Mather — Sound Supervisor0:16:56 - DUNE - from episode 99, October 26, 2021Denis Villeneuve — Director, Writer, and ProducerMark Mangini — Supervising Sound EditorTheo Green — Sound Designer / Supervising Sound EditorRon Bartlett — Re-recording Mixer0:33:02 - NO TIME TO DIE - from episode 101, November 10, 2021Oliver Tarney — Supervising Sound EditorPaul Massey — Re-recording MixerMark Taylor — Re-recording Mixer0:46:04 - THE POWER OF THE DOG - from episode 105, December 13, 2021Jane Campion — Director, Writer, and ProducerRobert Mackenzie — Supervising Sound EditorDave Whitehead — Sound DesignerTara Webb — Re-recording Mixer (1st nom)0:57:39 - WEST SIDE STORY - from episode 114, February 22, 2022Gary Rydstrom - Re-recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound DesignerShawn Murphy - Scoring MixerBrian Chumney - Supervising Sound EditorTod A. Maitland - Sound MixerAndy Nelson - Re-recording MixerMany thanks to all the studios for helping us pull these interviews together! Be sure to check out BELFAST, DUNE, NO TIME TO DIE, THE POWER OF THE DOG, and WEST SIDE STORY before Oscars voting ends!We have two more episodes just like this one — for the Best Cinematography and Best Animated Feature categories —  coming up. So if you haven't already, please subscribe to Sound + Image Lab: The Dolby...