The Witcher - Wild Hunt - Cinematic Sound Redesign

Hello Folks! 🤘

I’m proud to share with you my first Sound Redesign for 2025: The Witcher - Wild Hunt! 

I’m not going to lie, this wasn’t the easiest cookie to work on but luckily I had the help of my good friends and actors @NicolasVanBeveren @thebarefootmovement aka @TommyNorris & @NoahWall as well as @PaulStoughton and @DominiqueDelguste who gave me very precious feedbacks! ⚔️

For me this is the start of a new era. An era where I choose to face my fears and fight for my dreams!  

Some of you may know that I wasn't the most enthusiast Avid Pro Tools users and for far too long I’ve avoided to use it and I’ve missed opportunities and exciting projects as I was not able to replicate what I could do in other DAWs.

This is why I chose to pause Sound Design for a while and focus on Field Recording.

This was one of the best decision I have ever made as this completely changed my perception of sound and how to record things through trial and errors. 

The more I recorded and made mistakes the bigger my curiosity grew and I can’t thank enough @NathanMoody and @FrankBry for taking the time to guide me during that process! 

@Soundly also played a major role in helping me raise the quality of my recordings and I’m grateful for their constant support since I started working with them! 🎧

Field Recording got my energy back on a high and I used that momentum to jump back into what I love doing most: Sound Design! 💣

And what better way to reset than with a Witcher Cinematic?

Only this time I wanted to get it done in Pro Tools with no cut, no music, no cheat! Time to face that monster once and for all! 

If like me Pro Tools is not your tea cup I highly recommend watching @MattYocum, @Thomas Boykin and @JoelDicatalan youtube channels. They helped me greatly and I learned tons from them. 📺 Once I managed to get the hang out of Pro Tools, I was able to do so much more than I ever could in other DAWs! 

This was also the perfect opportunity to ask questions to @PaulStoughton from Penguin Grenade and @MichaelFentum from the latest Nosferatu movie. Their advise and views on non-diegetic & horror sound design was a true eye-opener and they greatly inspired me! 

I also had the chance to speak with @JohnRoesch from the @Skywalkersound as I was curious with Creature Foley amongst other things, and he kindly agreed to chat about it. I’ll never forget the motivational talk he gave me that day! Thank you so much John! 🤗

I dedicate this project to all of you who have helped me make that project possible through feedback, inspiration, chat and support. I hope you will enjoy revisiting the world of The Witcher with this Cinematic Sound Redesign! 

Thank you for being there Folks! ❤️

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