Join the conversation with Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Michael Hedges, Julian Howarth and Gary Summers. The Sound behind the Scenes.

“Philharmonia Fantastique,  which won a Grammy for Best Engineered Classical Album, was performed by the Chicago Symphony, recorded by Charlie Post and Shawn Murphy, and mixed right here at Skywalker Sound.  Shameless plug: check it out on Apple +!” – Gary Rydstrom

Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra is a captivating introduction to the instruments, sounds and science of the orchestra with a masterful score and classy, creative animation. The album was performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Edwin Outwater.  More Info

Grammy Award winning Director of Music and Scoring, Music and Scoring Recording Engineer and Mixer, Leslie Ann Jones, will join University of the Pacific in early April as Artist in Residence. She will mentor students and host a Master Class in recording and mixing as part of the Pacific Music Business Conference in early April 2023.

More information here.

Skywalker Sound has received two Academy nominations in the Best Sound category!

A huge congratulations to nominees Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Christopher Boyes and Gary Summers for Avatar: The Way of Water; and to Al Nelson for Top Gun: Maverick. We also would like to congratulate Supervising Sound Editor, Bjørn Schroeder for his significant contribution to Top Gun: Maverick!

For the complete list of 2023 Nominees in all categories, please click here.

The 95th Academy Awards will be held at the Dolby Theater @ Ovation Hollywood on March 12, 2023.

Top Gun: Maverick and Avatar: The Way of Water have been nominated for BEST SOUND by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Congratulations to our Skywalker Sound Nominees:

Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle for Avatar: The Way of Water

Al Nelson for Top Gun: Maverick

The Awards Ceremony will take place on February 19, 2023. For a full list of the 2023 nominees, click here.

Congratulations to the talented mixers representing Skywalker Sound in the 59th Annual CAS Award nominations for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing! The Cinema Audio Society Awards ceremony will be held on Saturday March 4th, 2023.

Skywalker Sound Nominees:

MOTION PICTURES – LIVE ACTION

Avatar: The Way of Water

Production Mixer: Julian Howarth CAS
Re-Recording Mixer: Christopher Boyes
Re-Recording Mixer: Gary Summers
Re-Recording Mixer: Michael Hedges
Scoring Mixer: Simon Rhodes
ADR Mixer: Bill Higley CAS
Foley Mixer: Tavish Grade

MOTION PICTURES – ANIMATED

Lightyear

Original Dialogue Mixer: Paul McGrath CAS
Re-Recording Mixer: Stephen Urata
Re-Recording Mixer: Ren Klyce
Scoring Mixer: Warren Brown
Foley Mixer: Scott Curtis

Minions: The Rise of Gru

Re-Recording Mixer: Tim Nielsen
Re-Recording Mixer: Brandon Proctor
Scoring Mixer: Alan Meyerson CAS
Foley Mixer: Jason Butler

Turning Red

Original Dialogue Mixer: Vince Caro CAS
Re-Recording Mixer: Stephen Urata
Re-Recording Mixer: Ren Klyce
Scoring Mixer: Chris Fogel CAS
Foley Mixer: Scott Curtis

MOTION PICTURES – DOCUMENTARY

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song

Re-Recording Mixer: Bob Edwards
Re-Recording Mixer: Scott R. Lewis

NON-THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES OR LIMITED SERIES

Moon Knight E6 Gods and Monsters

Production Mixer: Tamás Csaba

Re-Recording Mixer: Bonnie Wild

Re-Recording Mixer: Scott R. Lewis

Scoring Mixer: Scott Michael Smith

ADR Mixer: Doc Kane CAS

Foley Mixer: Jack Cucci

Obi-Wan Kenobi E6 Part 1

Production Mixer: Julian Howarth CAS

Re-Recording Mixer: Bonnie Wild

Re-Recording Mixer: Danielle Dupre

Re-Recording Mixer: Scott R. Lewis

ADR Mixer: Doc Kane CAS

Foley Mixer: Jason Butler

TELEVISION SERIES: HALF HOUR

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law S1:E9 Whose Show Is This?

Production Mixer: Marcus Petruska

Re-Recording Mixer: Pete Horner

Re-Recording Mixer: Karol Urban CAS MPSE

Scoring Mixer: Alvin Wee CAS

ADR Mixer: Doc Kane CAS

Foley Mixer: Jason Butler

TELEVISION NON-FICTION, VARIETY or MUSIC – SERIES or SPECIALS

Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name

Production Mixer: Danny Kortchmar

Re-Recording Mixer: Gary A. Rizzo CAS

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi’s Return

Production Mixer: Richard Hays

Re-Recording Mixer: Danielle Dupre

Scoring Mixer: Scott Michael Smith

The full list of CAS nominees here.