Table of Contents:

0:02:03 - ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

0:22:49 - AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER

0:53:44 - THE BATMAN

1:05:44 - ELVIS

1:39:20 - TOP GUN: MAVERICK

Welcome to this year’s coverage of the Academy Awards. Like last year, we have compiled interviews from each of the nominees in the Best Sound category. So, if you are an Oscar voter — either as an Academy member or as a fan participating in your annual office pool — you'll have a much better idea of what to watch for and (more importantly) what to listen for as you get to the Best Sound category on your ballot! Here are the nominees, in alphabetical order:

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT —Viktor Prášil, Frank Kruse, Markus Stemler, Lars Ginzel, and Stefan Korte

AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER — Julian Howarth, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, and Michael Hedges

THE BATMAN — Stuart Wilson, William Files, Douglas Murray, and Andy Nelson

ELVIS — David Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson, and Michael Keller

TOP GUN: MAVERICK — Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon, and Mark Taylor

With the exception of ELVIS (due to time), each of these interview excerpts is taken from our full episodes dedicated to the sound design of each of these incredible films. Here's a table of contents, in case you'd like to jump around, as well as links to the full episodes from our back catalogue:

0:02:03 - ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT - from episode 139, January 10, 2023

• Edward Berger — Writer and Director
• Lars Ginzel — Re-recording Mixer
• Viktor Prášil — Production Sound Mixer
• Frank Kruse — Sound Supervisor and Sound Designer
• Unfortunately, nominee Stefan Korte (Re-recording Mixer) was unable to join us at the time of this recording

0:22:49 - AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER - from episode 140, January 14, 2023

• Christopher Boyes — Re-recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor, and Sound Designer
• Dick Bernstein — Supervising Sound Editor
• Michael Hedges — Re-recording Mixer
• Julian Howarth — Production Sound Mixer
• Gwendolyn Yates Whittle — Supervising sound editor
• Unfortunately, nominee Gary Summers (Re-recording Mixer) was unable to join us at the time of this recording.

0:53:44 - THE BATMAN - from episode 116, March 8, 2022

• Matt Reeves — Director
• Michael Giacchino — Composer
• William Files — Supervising Sound Editor
• Douglas Murray — Supervising Sound Editor
• Andy Nelson — Re-recording Mixer
• Unfortunately, nominee Stuart Wilson (Production Sound Mixer) was unable to join us at the time of this recording.

1:05:44 - ELVIS - recorded recently, exclusively for this episode

• David Lee — Production Sound Mixer
• Wayne Pashley — Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer, and Supervising Sound Editor
• Michael Keller — Re-recording Mixer
• Andy Nelson — Re-recording Mixer

1:39:20 - TOP GUN: MAVERICK - from episode 133, November 22, 2022

• Joseph Kosinski — Director
• Bjørn Schroeder — Supervising Sound Editor
• James H Mather — Supervising Sound Editor
• Al Nelson — Supervising Sound Editor
• Chris Burdon — Re-recording Mixer
• Mark Taylor — Re-recording Mixer
• Unfortunately, Mark Weingarten (Production Sound Mixer) was unable to join us at the time of this recording.

Many thanks to all the studios for helping us pull these interviews together! Be sure to check out ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, THE BATMAN, ELVIS, and TOP GUN: MAVERICK before Oscars voting ends!

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