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A sound review of popular
2001 – Regular rhythm of sound and silence in the scene with the black wall succeeds – it is making a sound that does not exist in this world, and it is hard to identify from which part of the black wall the sound is coming, and how they are making the sound. - Kenichiro Shimada
The Usual Suspects – Sounds like machine guns at the end of a violent scene turn out to be the rumble of a paint machine in the next scene….a closing door is made to sound like a gunshot Also, significant was the climax towards the end of the film, which was accompanied by a cacophonic whirlwind of echoey sounds, many repeated from earlier in the film. - Joseph Davolt
Gladiator – Instead of using a lot of big bass drums that most epic movies use, Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard decided to use string instruments. Both the background music and the sound effects were essential to the movie. When they shot the arrows with fire, you heard it from the time they pulled the piece back to get ready to shoot to the landing of the arrow. – Sarah McMahon
Pulp Fiction – The film makes excellent use of sound effect and dialogue. Quentin Tarantino’s musical choices add immensely to the atmosphere of the film…The opening scene contains a myriad of overdubbed sound effects in the background, panned in stereo. It opens with the sound a motorcycle driving by the restaurant, which fades into the scene, with Tim Roth’s character talking over it. In the background, you can also hear easy listening muzak, a man mumbling off to the left, a man coughing off to the right, and numerous pieces of silverware clanking on plates. - Ryan Hayes
Saw II – The movie is very gritty and the music is like a fusion of industrial and classical. The sound effects were used impressively in establishing the environment of the scenes. A good example of that was the scene on the docks between Eric and Daniel, you could hear the water being blown around and seagulls cawing. Even the minutest object in a scene seemed to have a sound effect as you could hear an old light bulb. – Brian Quinn
War of the Worlds – The “thwap” of lightening sounds like a precursor for the “thwaps” made when the death ray turns flesh to soot. The tripod’s footsteps are very methodical in a “step, one-two; step, one-two” pattern, heard in the initial death ray assault but more prominent later in the cellar of the stranger. One of the more interesting elements in regards to the sounds is the “call” made by the tripods when they locate targets – a minor sixth. – David Read
Miracle – The [hockey] hits in this movie sound and feel like you’re right there in the seats behind the glass, and from experience it’s an amazing sound. The slap shots ring in your head….the crowd noises and chants are beautifully caught. The office and home scenes are wonderfully done with just the right amount of ring tone for telephones, the ever so memorable sound of an old time film machine, and lastly the right amount of dialogue. – Eric Konicek
American Beauty – The dialogue in the movie is captivating. The lines are easy to hear and the way the dialogue is used builds the characters…The way certain lines are delivered explains their motives and actions. Much attention and detail was played on the sound effects – The initial gunshot was loud and extremely shocking…the gunshot is played a few different times, showing the reactions of the main characters. – Sarah Vorhees
External Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – Sound effects are vital to the film’s style because a portion takes place in a dream. We hear a car fall out of mid air and hit the ground to give the audience a jolt…We hear people in the train station vanish….We hear Clementine’s voiceover even though she’s not in the room, and the scene is not about her. The voiceover will continue and the transition will be of Joel appearing in the same room as Clementine, while she finishes her sentence from the last scene as the new scene continues….I suppose, in a movie about a dream, sound has the freedom to go anywhere. - Scott Richards
Rent - The movie starts with the cast standing on a stage singing a song, each about their lives. The first scene shows Mark with his camera doing some filming; the sounds at this time are city sounds since the story takes place in New York City...The movie cuts to a scene of a young African-American boy sitting in the street playing a drum. He is playing a slow beat as though to represent his homelessness. He gets up and walks away, and the entire time he says nothing. In the background, you hear a car horn, other cars and a siren. All these sounds combine to give a feeling of being alone and homeless - and a sense of hopelessness. - Patricia Niemeyer
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