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‘House of the Dragon’ Sound Designer Used Seals, Pigs, Birds and Infants to Give the Creatures ‘Beautiful Voices Even in Death’
"It’s honoring the legacy of these dragons to find their...beautiful voices even in death,” says "House of the Dragon' sound designer Paula Fairfield
When creating the vocal personalities of the titular fire breathers in HBO’s “House of the Dragon,” sound designer Paula Fairfield starts by giving them a story. One of the biggest challenges Fairfield faces is not only finding the right vocals, but also making sure she builds enough range to punch through composer Ramin Djawadi’s soaring score, which she says can sometimes drown out the dragons’ distinctive voices if she’s not prepared. One such scene was Season 2’s “The Red Sowing,” when Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) bolsters her ranks by finding riders for unclaimed dragons from a pool of her distant (aka illegitimate) relatives.
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