A Case for Sound (Blog Preview)

As a part of a longer blog post I’m currently in the process of writing, I was inspired by the recent trailer from LAIKA studios film, Wildwood. A film that has been in production for the last 15 years, finally released it’s first teaser trailer a few weeks ago, inviting viewers in to this magical world they’ve constructed.

I was captivated immediately, while also feeling like something was missing. The trailer as a whole was dominated by M83’s viral track “My Tears Are Becoming A Sea” to drive the narrative of something otherworldly, but outside of ~10 lines of dialogue in the trailer, there wasn’t any further ear candy to drive the narrative and emotional weight of the possible outcome of the story.

So I decided to add some (SFX, Foley, AMB, etc.), without taking away from the dialogue or any of M83’s iconic track. I’ll dive deeper into the session, creative approach, and reasoning behind redesigning this trailer outside of just keeping my skills sharp.

Enjoy!