The SoundWorks Collection talks with Sound Supervisor and Sound Designer Erik Aadahl to discuss the sound of Director Ben Affleck’s Argo.
Argo is based on the Canadian Caper that took place during the Iran hostage crisis in 1979 and 1980. The film is directed by Ben Affleck. Chris Terrio wrote the screenplay based on the 2007 Wired article “How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans from Tehran” by Joshuah Bearman. Producers George Clooney, Grant Heslov and David Klawans set up a project based on the article in the same year, and Affleck’s attachment to the project was announced in February 2011.
SYNOPSIS:
In 1979, during the Iranian Revolution, Islamic militants take over the U.S. embassy in Tehran and hold 52 Americans hostage. Six other Americans escape and hide in the Canadian ambassador’s home. The Central Intelligence Agency and its specialist Tony Mendez (Affleck) put together a plan to help the six Americans escape Iran. With the cover of the 6 Americans being location finders for a movie called Argo, Tony must get the hostages to play the part of the Canadian movie makers, so they can escape Teheran.
MOVIE STUDIO: Warner Bros. Pictures
SOUND STUDIO: Warner Bros. Pictures
DIRECTED BY: Ben Affleck
ORIGINAL MUSIC BY: Alexandre Desplat
SOUND CREDITS:
Erik Aadahl – Sound Designer
Erik Aadahl – Supervising Sound Editor
James Ashwill – Foley Mixer
Eric Bautista – Sound Utility
Blake Collins – Foley Mixer
Greg Cosh – Boom Operator
Joel Erickson – Assistant Sound Editor
Jonathan Fuh – Boom Operator
José Antonio García – Sound Mixer
John Guentner – Foley Mixer
P-K- Hooker – Sound Effects Editor
Michael Miller – Adr Mixer
John T- Reitz – Sound Re-recording Mixer
Gregg Rudloff – Sound Re-recording Mixer
Unsun Song – Sound Re-recording Mix Technician
Greg Steele – Adr Mixer
Edward Tise – Sound Mixer
