The Brilliant Sound Design of Sound of Metal
From the dropped frequencies to the powerful contrast, here s how the film uses sound to convey its protagonist s subjective experience with hearing loss.
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Beginning with this year’s Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will no longer adjudicate sound mixing and sound editing as two separate categories. For the folks who found the split confusing, this is a win. But “Achievement in Sound” definitely undersells how complex and interdisciplinary crafting a film’s “sound” can be.