The collaboration between film directors and sound mixers is a balance between objective and subjective responses. Mostly, a sound mixer’s responsibilities are technical, like notching the music and SFX frequencies around the dialog to maintain intelligibility. But the mixer often has some latitude to make artistic decisions, like muting an instrument or putting a Foley track through a guitar fuzz box. F&V asked some top sound mixers to share some of the most creative contributions they’ve made to feature films — including Chicago, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, and Road to Perdition — and about working with some of the best-known directors in the business.
Photo: Renée Zellweger in a scene from Chicago
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