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Dune: A Masterclass in Bringing a World to Life Through Sound

Dune: A Masterclass in Bringing a World to Life Through Sound

Mark Mangini and Theo Green dive into the intricate layers of building the sound for Dune and how they helped create a science-fiction universe grounded in reality…

The No Film School Podcast

March 22, 20221h 1m

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Show Notes

Mark Mangini and Theo Green dive into the intricate layers of building the sound for Dune and how they helped create a science-fiction universe grounded in reality…


In this episode, we talk about…

  • Getting the Blade Runner band back together 
  • What it was like experiencing sand dunes for the first time  
  • Running reconnaissance for sound team members and resources
  • The multiple layers of editing production sound and actors’ dialogue 
  • Creating the structure of language and sound palette for Dune 
  • The process of building the ancestral skill of the Bene Gesserit voice 
  • Beauty of discovery and finding balances for clouds of voices 
  • Documentary realism and a universe that we acoustically recognize 
  • Creating 3200 bespoke sounds to achieve analog reality
  • Thematic approach to universe building and communication 
  • How worm vocalizations were born and developed  


Links to Resources: 

Previous Mark Mangini Episode: https://megaphone.link/NNLLC2924908228

Episode with Greig Fraser and Joe Walker (dp and editor of Dune) https://megaphone.link/BLU5444028269


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