Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn of sound design team e2 recorded some of the key sounds—including a famous roar—featured in the new, big-budget remake of Godzilla, hitting theaters this Friday.
by Clive Young A TV news theme we've heard a thousand times is arguably more deeply enmeshed in our lives than the songs that we more readily define as art, and yet we don't value it on the same level. If all art has value, then it's fair to say that we should—or at least could—find the guitar used to write a CNN theme just as fascinating as the one used to write "Welcome To The Jungle." And if that notion seems unlikely, then you may want to page through A Story of Six Strings, a new book by Stephen Arnold.
"I am a bit of a perfectionist. In some instances, having such a short time frame to record helped us get a better live energy and feel, but in other cases, I feel like some of the ballads and other things could have been realized a little bit better. But there is always some of that when you are working at this high level in New York City with one of the best studios and musicians in the world."—Sean Sullivan, From the latest issue of Pro Sound News; want to read more? Click here to subscribe to our free online edition!