#008 Maestro: Stephen Griffiths on the sound design of TÁR

The Apple and Biscuit Show

British Supervising Sound Editor and Sound Designer Stephen Griffiths is responsible for some of the most intelligent and entertaining soundtracks of the last two decades or more, seamlessly moving between multi-million-dollar movies and high-end television dramas.

In this episode Neil and Jason are in conversation with Stephen about his role in helping to create one of the most complex yet subtle soundtracks of the recent era, the 2022 movie, TÁR.

In this thorough exploration of the film’s precise sound, Stephen describes the meticulous attention to detail demanded by Writer and Director Todd Field and details how bringing together live orchestral recordings alongside dialogue was achieved, why dialogue perspective was so important, and the benefit of fully loading temp mixes.

About the presenters:

Stephen’s IMDb page is here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0341756/

Books mentioned in the podcast:

The Routledge Handbook of Sound Design (with a Chapter on Tár by Neil Hillman)

and

Sound for Moving Pictures by Neil Hillman

Details about Neil and Jason’s work as dialogue editors and mixers and how to contact them is here: https://www.theaudiosuite.com

Details of our 1-to-1, training and coaching programmes for ambitious media professionals are available at:

https://www.drneilhillman.com and https://soundproducer.com.au/coaching and www.soundformovingpictures.com

Technical notes:

Written, produced and presented by Jason Nicholas and Dr Neil Hillman – IMDb

Recorded using the CleanFeed remote recording system

Programme edited and mixed by Jason Nicholas