INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL

"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" swings into theaters May 22nd. Perfecting the sound of a whip crack are supervisors Ben Burtt and Richard Hymns. Both returning adventurers in the "Indy" series, Burtt is currently adding to "Wall-E's" vocal banks while Hymns supervised one of my favorite films of last year, "Zodiac" (there's a great blurb about the Zodiac's phone call ADR at the end of this ARTICLE). Final mix took place at Fox with Andy Nelson and Christopher Scarabosio manning dialog/music and effects, respectively. Nelson mixed January's "Cloverfield" while Scaraboiso is about to make his sound heard in "The Soloist". Adding to the list of the "El Speilbergo" mainstays on "Crystal Skull", mixer Ron Judkins came to production sound's rescue. He has worked with "The Beard" consistently since 1991's "Hook". Trumping all other collaborators on this film is composer John Williams, who has been with Spielberg since his first feature, "The Sugarland Express". Below Williams talks about his experiences composing for "Indy."



CLICK HERE FOR Q AND A WITH SOUND DESIGNER BEN BURTT (IN HIFI)


FOX DUB STAGE














SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR: Richard Hymns


SOUND DESIGNER: Ben Burtt


RE-RECORDING MIXER: Andy Nelson


RE-RECORDING MIXER: Christopher Scarabosio


PRODUCTION SOUND MIXER: Ron Judkins



SONY SCORING STAGE














COMPOSER: John Williams