Iron Sky ADR

Soundworks is selected by the producers of Iron Sky to record ADR in Los Angeles.
Director Timo Vuorensola was in studio A with engineer Dan Montes and second engineer Jacob Craner. On day one ADR was recorded for the character of Wolfgang Kortzfleish played by Udo Kier. Day two we were back in the studio with actor Stephanie Paul playing the President of the United States. This was followed by a walla session covering many extra roles and group shots. We look forward to seeing the film due to release later this year. More information can be found at the official site http://www.ironsky.net/site/ including footage of our sessions here at Soundworks. Below is a brief synopsis of the film taken from the official movie site, take a look!

The Story of Iron Sky
Towards the end of World War II the Nazi scientists made a significant breakthrough in anti-gravity. From a secret base built in the Antarctic, the first Nazi spaceships were launched in late ‘45 to found the military base Schwarze Sonne (Black Sun) on the dark side of the Moon. This base was to build a powerful invasion fleet and return to take over the Earth once the time was right.
Now it’s 2018, and it’s the time for the first American Moon landing since the 70′s. Meanwhile the Nazi invasion, that has been over 70 years in the making, is on its way, and the world is goose-stepping towards its doom. The three main characters of the story are Renate Richter (Julia Dietze), Klaus Adler (Götz Otto), and James Washington (Christopher Kirby).

Watch the Director’s Video Diary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9xXGeJG77Y

 


Disney’s The Black Hole Soundtrack Release

Intrada and Walt Disney Records ReleaseThe Black Hole Soundtrack by John Barry has finally been released on the Intrada label and Soundworks helps make it happen. Senior Disney producer Randy Thornton and Jeff Sheridan completed the restoration and remix of the soundtrack after an extensive transfer process that started two years ago. The score was originally recorded in 1979 on the 3M 32 track digital mastering machine in what is now called the Eastwood Scoring Stage at the Warner Bros. Studio. After months of research we were able to locate machines still in operation and the tracks were meticulously transferred to a modern digital audio workstation known as Sequoia for processing and mixing. The initial transfers of this recording happened almost 30 years later to the day! The recently released soundtrack sold out of the first run and a second run is planned. Producer liner notes by Randy Thornton go into great detail about this daunting task and pictures of the actual recording session with John Barry conducting can be seen in the booklet. The album includes over 20 minutes of previously unreleased material as well as a special mix by Randy and Jeff called “In, Through…And Beyond!”  This mix features the analog synthesizers used in the score without the addition of the orchestra, it makes for an interesting listen and helps to hear all of the nuances of these additional sounds. The soundtrack is available now through the Intrada lablel.


Now Recording: ‘How To Train Your Dragon: The Series’

 

We are extremely excited to be recording dialogue for the first season of Dreamworks Animation‘s upcoming ‘How To Train Your Dragon‘ television series.  The show, based on the highly popular film, will air on Cartoon Network beginning in 2012.

While it is too far in advance of the show’s release for us to divulge any specifics, we can say that the show remains true to the spirit of the original film and will be sure to please fans of the movie’s unique blend of heart & humor.  Soundworks is tremendously proud to be collaborating with the outstanding creative team behind the production and we expect the show to be a huge hit with audiences worldwide.  You can check out the official press release here.  And below, you can watch a video with some helpful hints for dragon-training.

 


‘Tom & Jerry and The Wizard of Oz’

 

Soundworks is proud to announce the release of Warner Bros Animation‘s all-new feature-length film, ‘Tom & Jerry and the Wizard of Oz‘.  The movie follows everyone’s favorite cat-and-mouse duo as they travel to the land of Oz and join-in on the classic adventure that we all know and love.

The Soundworks staff had a tremendous amount of fun recording all of the dialogue, ADR and music vocals for the film, which is currently available to rent on iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, and other video-on-demand outlets. The Blu-ray/DVD release will be available in stores on August 23rd.

Directed by animation-wizard Spike Brandt, with casting and voice-direction by our close friend Maria Estrada, the film stars the extraordinary voice talents of Grey Delisle, Laraine Newman, Kath Soucie, Rob Paulsen, Michael Gough, Todd StashwickStephen Root, Frances Conroy and Joe Alaskey.

Follow the links to check out the trailer for the film over at Amazon or here on iTunes.


Disney Read-Alongs & Apps: ‘Cars 2′, ‘Tinker Bell’, ‘Finding Nemo’

 

Continuing Soundworks’ long-standing collaboration with Walt Disney Records and Disney Publishing Worldwide, we are pleased to announce the release of several new Read-Along books and iPad/iPhone Interactive Apps. These multimedia Disney products feature original audio produced by Soundworks, combined with dialogue clips from the actual movie cast members and music from the Walt Disney Records Music Library – to create a one-of-a-kind interactive learning experience.

First off, there is the ‘Cars 2 Read-Along‘. The book-and-CD package can be found at Amazon. The content of the Read-Along is digitally reformatted and combined with games & other interactive features for the ‘Cars 2 Storybook Deluxe‘ iPad App, which can be found here at iTunes. Check out the preview video of the App below.

 

 

Last year’s ‘Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue’ Read-Along has also just been released as an iPhone/iPad app, which can be found here at iTunes. Check out the preview video below.

 

 

Soundworks also had the pleasure of producing the audio for the recent ‘Finding Nemo: My Puzzle Book‘ and ‘Mickey’s Spooky Night Puzzle Book‘ Apps, both of which can be found here.

 


Promo Mixing: Spring 2011 Recap

As usual, the Soundworks crew has been quite busy mixing a wide array of promotional campaigns produced by our good friends and frequent collaborators over at NuContext Creative.

Recent projects include the series launch of Oxygen’s ‘The World According To Paris‘, USA’s ‘Character Project’ spots, Disney’s ‘Lemonade Mouth Soundtrack‘ release, the launch of Fuse’s ‘Cee Lo Green: Talking To Stranger’s‘, as well as ads for season 2 of ‘Hoppus on Music‘, ‘Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure‘, and multiple campaigns for ‘N.C.I.S.‘ and ‘Law & Order: S.V.U.‘ on USA.

An interesting coincidence worth noting: the ‘Hoppus On Music’ campaign was filmed at legendary Los Angeles eatery ‘Chili John’s‘, located just a few blocks down the street from Soundworks, on Burbank Boulevard. You can check out the spot below (along with one of the ads for ‘Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure’).

 

Hoppus On Music:

 

Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure:


‘Red Faction Armageddon: The Machinima Miniseries’

 

In collaboration with Volition Inc. and THQ Games, our associates at Machinima have produced a 5-webisode miniseries to aid in the promotion of the recently-released Red Faction: Armageddon videogame. The story unfolds in parallel to the game narrative, following the character of Lt. Curt MacReady, as he encounters the rising threat to the Mars colonists.

Ramping-up to the June 7th release of the game itself, the Machinima series was produced by utilizing the existing game engine and assets, in order to create an original animated adventure that takes place within the world of Red Faction: Armageddon.

In addition to recording the dialogue, Soundworks had the great pleasure of creating original sound-design and mixing the final audio for the miniseries. Since the airing of the final episode, the show has accumulated over 500,000 views on YouTube.

Check out Episode 1 here:

 

 

Episode 2                    Episode 3                    Episode 4                    Episode 5


‘Works’ #2: ‘The Sherman Brothers Songbook’

 

For this next installment in our ‘Works’ series (highlighting some of Soundworks’ favorite projects from the past), our subject is the 2009 release of ‘The Sherman Brothers Songbook’.

The ‘Songbook’ was released as an audio companion to the documentary, ‘The Boys: The Sherman Brothers Story’, which covered the lives and work of the legendary songwriting duo. The brothers are responsible for composing some of the most well-loved and globally recognized songs of the twentieth century – notably, the work resulting from their tenure with the Walt Disney Studios.

 

Producer Randy Thornton and Engineer Jeff Sheridan worked together to compile, restore, and remaster the track selection for the 2-disc compilation – including a handful of songs which saw their first-ever CD issue. Audio restoration and final mastering was overseen by Richard Sherman himself. As usual, Soundworks utilized the power of Magix’ Sequoia digital mastering system to tastefully bring the sound of the tracks into the 21st century (to Sherman’s specifications), with assistance from Audionamix plug-ins.

 

In the following clip from “The Boys”, Richard Sherman recalls the experience of writing (the now iconic) music for the Disneyland theme-park attractions.

 

In a September 2009 interview with MouseClubhouse.com, producer Randy Thornton details some of the behind-the-scenes work that went into creating the project, as well as the personal connections he had with the material. The interview can be read here.

 

(Engineer Jeff Sheridan with Richard Sherman in Soundworks’ Studio A)


Walt Disney Records Music Library Update

Soundworks is currently working on a substantial update to the Walt Disney Records Music Library. The “library” is an ever-expanding catalogue of production music created for, and used exclusively by, the Walt Disney Company. The company utilizes these tracks to underscore all manner of video, events, spoken-word and multi-media projects that it produces.

As in the past, Walt Disney Records has once again enlisted producer Randy Thornton and audio engineer Jeff Sheridan to oversee this latest expansion. Working with original compositions written and arranged by composer Gannin Arnold, Soundworks will be recording, mixing and mastering full orchestral performances of this new material – representing a significant addition to the already impressive resource that is the Walt Disney Records Music Library.


Now Recording: “Handy Manny”

 

Soundworks is in the process of recording dialogue and music vocals for 17 all-new 22-minutes episodes of Disney’s hit show, “Handy Manny“. Six of these will comprise 3 double-length specials (à la the “Motorcycle Adventure” and “Big Construction Job” episodes).

In addition to the regular cast, new and returning guest stars will include Ed O’NeillJane LynchMarion RossHarold PerrineauGeorge TakeiHenry WinklerRebecca RomijnPenn JilletteFreddy RodriguezFlorence Henderson, and America Ferrera.

While these episodes are expected to air in 2012 (on Disney’s recently launched “Disney Junior” network), some new episodes will be appearing throughout 2011 (check your local listings). Also, be sure to check out the Disney Junior YouTube Channel and the main Disney Junior site for full videos and info.

 

Handy Manny Music Video: “You Break It, We Fix It”

(via Disney Junior’s YouTube channel)

 

Below, you can see a few photos taken during one of our recent Handy Manny recording sessions. Coincidentally, we were privileged to be recording three 1970′s icons (Henry Winkler as “Mr. Diller”, Marion Ross as “Mrs. Lopart” and Florence Henderson as “Aunt Ginny”) all on the same day, so we were more than pleased to document the occasion.

 

(L to R: Florence Henderson, Series Voice-Director Maria Estrada, and Marion Ross)

(Henry Winkler and Marion Ross)


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