"When the showrunners decided they had been killed off," by nuclear events, or natural catastrophes, "we had to re-move them from the production tracks." To offer a sense of musical cohesion, but with unique points of view, the series utilized five different composers. I created libraries of dedicated sounds for each episode and time period, making sure these sounds did not get used in any other episode." "We also needed to establish whether or not we would hear cricket and bird sounds, for example, in these futuristic, dystopian worlds," Lanza stressed. "So we used sound effects unique to that particular world, using tonal differences.
"Every episode created new worlds that might be set many years apart from one another," Snodgrass added. With all 10 episodes being released at one time, "we made each episode sound as good as we could, with a seamless sound design," Lanza explained. The show was re-recorded at the Sony Pictures Studios by Elmo Ponsdomenech, Todd Beckett, Nick Offord and Ryan Collins. Lanza MPSE, with contributions from dialog editor Ryne Gierke, sound-effects editor Harry Snodgrass and music editor Brittany DuBay. The discussion panel was moderated by the series' supervising sound editor Mark A. As executive producer Michael Dinner revealed, "Our idea originated five years ago as an anthology series of the author's short stories with diverse points of view," using an overall theme of 'What does it mean to be human?' The current series uses different casts, characters and locations, with episodes being shot by different directors. Co-organized by the AES-LA Section's Richard Wollrich and SMPTE's Linda Rosner, the February meeting opened with a screening at Sony Pictures Studios' Kim Novak Theater of Autofac, the eighth episode of the series, and which is set in a future dystopian world where a large automatic factory is operating according to the principles of consumerism. The series is currently being streamed via Amazon Prime Video. Dick's Electric Dreams, a sci-fi anthology series with stand-alone episodes based on stories from the world-famous sci-fi writer produced by Sony Pictures Television in a joint venture with Channel 4 in the UK and Amazon Studios. The organizers had arranged a panel discussion between members of the sound-editorial team involved in preparation of the first 10 episodes of Philip K. Meeting Location: Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, California SummaryĪs has become traditional in recent years, the January 30 meeting of the AES Los Angeles Section was held in cooperation with the SMPTE Hollywood Section, and featured a sound-for-picture theme appropriate to the dual audiences. Other business or activities at the meeting: Joint Meeting with SMPTE Speaker Name: Michael Dinner, Ryne Gierke, Harry Snodgrass, Brittany DuBay Meeting Topic: Exploring Sound for Amazon Series Philip K. Ryan Gierke, Brittany DuBay, MIchael Dinner, Harry Snodgrass, Mark A. Music Production for Emerging Audio Formats.Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality.Archiving, Restoration and Digital Libraries.