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    Composer/sound designer/mixer Rob Ballingall joins Sonic Union

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    NEW YORK --

    Audio studio Sonic Union has brought on board composer/experiential sound designer/mixer Rob Ballingall. Working out of both its Bryant Park and Union Square locations, Ballingall offers his talents in music and audio post, with an emphasis on the creation of compelling audio wizardry for emerging technology projects including experiential and VR.

    Ballingall recently created an audio-forward, experiential in-theater commercial for Mercedes-Benz Canada, utilizing Dolby Atmos, D-Box and 4DX technologies. In addition, for National Geographic’s One Strange Rock VR experience directed by Darren Aronofsky, Ballingall crafted audio for custom VR headsets designed in the style of astronaut helmets, which contained a pinhole projector to display visuals on the inside of the helmet’s visor. 

    Formerly at Nylon Studios, Ballingall also composed music on large brand campaigns for clients including Ford, Kellogg’s and Walmart, and provided sound design/engineering on projects for Ad Council and Resistance Radio for Amazon Studios and The Man in the High Castle, which collectively won multiple Cannes Lion, CLIO and One Show awards, as well as garnering two Emmy nominations.

    Born in London, Ballingall immigrated to the US eight years ago to seek a foothold in the music industry as a mixer, assisting numerous Grammy Award-winning engineers at the legendary Magic Shop recording studio in New York City. Having studied music composition and engineering from high school to college in England, he soon found his niche offering compositional and arranging counterpoints to sound design, mix and audio post for the commercial world. 

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    Robert Eggers and Willem Dafoe Reunite For “Nosferatu”

    Tuesday, December 24, 2024

    When Willem Dafoe enjoys working with a filmmaker, he'll often jump at the chance to do it again.

    The list of directors with whom the 69-year-old has worked with more than once is extensive, including Wes Anderson,Yorgos Lanthimos,Paul Schrader,Lars von Trier and, now for a third time, Robert Eggers. "If it's good, you come back," Dafoe said plainly.

    The pair spoke about Eggers' adaptation of "Nosferatu" that hits theaters Wednesday, some of the challenges they faced making "The Lighthouse" — their first project together released in 2019 — and the unique relationship that exists between actors and directors.

    The interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

    Q: Willem, I read that you called Robert after you saw "The Witch." What did you say?

    DAFOE: I want to meet you and I want to know who this filmmaker is.

    Q: What is it about him that keeps bringing you back?

    DAFOE: Well, if it's good, you come back. When I saw "The Witch," I thought, "Wow, this is a film about a period that I'm not particularly knowledgeable about, but I enter it so easily. This is relevant. It's rooted. It's my story. I'm with these people."

    That's quite an incredible trick because a lot of period films, they're always pointing to themselves. They're always sending messages. They're always showing. This had a kind of energy and the kind of physicality and sensuality that I thought, "Who does this? I gotta see this guy." And then I had a wonderful experience in "The Lighthouse" and I played a part that was really fun in "The Northman." So, when he wants to do this passion project and offers me this beautiful role of Professor Von Franz, I say,... Read More

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