Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts

Audio Libraries for You!

Posted: Thursday, December 18, 2014 by Dylan Benson in Labels: , , , , ,


I have constantly run into situations when listening to a movie or video game and said, “that’s not the right sound!”  My solution?  I am releasing sound libraries to combat that.  As of writing this blog post, there are only two, but there are plenty more on the way.

So far they are car specific libraries: a 2002 Chevy Blazer and a custom 2005 V6 Mustang.  Now the next time you are working on a movie and need those two vehicles, you have the right sounds!  Don’t need those exact ones?  Well the Blazer is perfect for any full sized SUV, and the Mustang is great for any sports car!

So what do you get?  Basically if it makes a sound, it’s recorded.  This is everything from door locks, glovebox opening and closing, engine loops at idle, mid range RPM, and high RPM from inside, in front, and behind the vehicles, drive-bys, creaks and rattles, and SO MUCH MORE.

Each library has over 60 files, and most files have more than one sound giving you a crazy amount of sound effects to use!

Want more?  Well, the first one is free.  That’s right, for a limited time, the 2002 Chevy Blazer is yours to download at no charge.  Enjoy these libraries, and let me know what you use them for!

Find the libraries here!




Movie Audio: Getaway (2013)

Posted: Thursday, November 28, 2013 by Dylan Benson in Labels: , , , ,


I am a huge fan of Fords – Mustangs specifically.  Needless to say, when I first saw the trailers for the movie Getaway (2013), I have always wanted to see it.  However, I only got the chance to see it recently.  Since this is not a movie review blog, I’ll save you my less-than-satisfied comments on the movie itself, and stick to the audio.

It’s obvious that anything big budget these days (this movie cost $18 million to make) needs to have audio that is high quality.  For the most part, this movie did a good job with the audio.  Probably one of the best audio related aspects of the movie was in the car dialogue.  When the two main actors Selena Gomez and Ethan Hawke were sitting in the Shelby GT500 talking to each other, the audio characteristics and reflections of the voices definitely sounded like they were in a car with the windows up.  That was a nice touch.

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Movie Audio: Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Posted: Tuesday, August 6, 2013 by Dylan Benson in Labels: , , , , ,


There are tons of war movies out there that are done very well.  However, one of the best would have to be Saving Private Ryan.  I’m sure everyone who has seen it has said the same thing, but how many have focused on the audio of it?  Being a sound guy, that’s obviously one of the first things that I do.  So let’s dive into the audio of the classic war film’s audio shall we?

If anyone has seen this movie, that opening scene that takes place on the shores of Normandy, France during D-Day will be something you will always remember.  While it was shot incredibly well, Gary Rydstrom did an amazing job as the sound designer for Steven Spielberg’s hit film. 

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Soundtrack that Boosts Productivity

Posted: Sunday, July 21, 2013 by Dylan Benson in Labels: , , , ,

If you’re like me, you find yourself doing many tedious tasks that often take a bit of time.  This could be creating some document on a computer, or soldering some cables together.  Either way, there comes a time where you find yourself looking at the clock and wondering why time has slowed down.  You’re losing interesting, and productivity has slowed down.

For me personally, I have found listening to specific music doesn’t exactly help me focused, but it helps the time pass faster, and I whine less about the work I have to do.  However, not just any music did it (nothing new to anyone, but just hear me out).  If there were lyrics, I would get distracted and sing.  So I found movie or videogame soundtracks worked the best.  Then I started playing a group of soundtracks, and my productivity increased, and my mental fatigue decreased.  I present to you, my soundtracks of choice: Back to the Future, Part I, II, and III.


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