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How the ‘Maestro’ Sound Team Used 22 Microphones to Capture the Party Scene
Oscar-nominated sound mixer Steve Morrow explains how he used 22 microphones to capture 'Maestro's' Dakota Building party scene.
Oscar-nominated sound mixer Steve Morrow has recorded quite a few party scenes in his career, in movies such as “Don’t Worry Darling,” “The Prom” and “Babylon.” When it came to Bradley Cooper ’s “ Maestro,” Morrow had to figure out how to capture the sound in a prominent party scene that takes place at the Bernstein family apartment in the Dakota Building in New York. It’s a key moment that transitions the film from black and white to 1970s color, anchored by Carey Mulligan’s Felicia smoking a cigarette, staring out the window at Central Park while a bustling party surrounds her.
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