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How Sound Pros for ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Maestro’ and ‘Spider-Man’ Found the Right Mix for Their CAS-Nominated Work


Sound mixing pros from movies including 'Oppenheimer,' 'Maestro' and 'Spider-Man' talk with Variety about their CAS Awards nominated work

The awards honor the work of sound teams across eight categories — from live action and animated movies to one-hour and half-hour TV series — that has them navigating complex technical challenges, while applying sonic shadings and narrative arcs that are often virtually undetectable to audiences. But even in the black-and-white scenes, whenever orchestral music is heard (performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin), it is presented in full, immersive surround. Although the film is hyperactive and hyper-stylized, re-recording mixer Michael Semanick says he endeavored to make the soundscape “powerful and fun, but not assaultive,” even in the loudest moments, such as the opening montage that intercuts a drum solo by Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld) with her voiceover setting up the story.

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