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    Sonic Union adds Amanda Fink Mandell as EP, partnerships

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    NEW YORK --

    Audio studio Sonic Union has added Amanda Fink Mandell as executive producer, partnerships. Working across Sonic Union’s Union Square and Bryant Park locations in NYC, Mandell will help foster and nurture both present and future client partnerships at Sonic Union. With a demonstrated history of strategic business development in the music and advertising industries, Mandell will act as a driving force to bring about creative sound opportunities within and outside of the traditional advertising world. 

    She comes to Sonic Union after her most recent post as EP at Mophonics.  She is most known for producing a star-studded multi-singer cover of the Les Miserables power ballad “I Dreamed a Dream” for the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival’s “Dream” spot that earned a Gold Cannes Lion for Music. Her expertise across marketing and sales, music supervision, and producing original music composition will expand Sonic Union’s continually growing scope of immersive/creative sound expertise and client base.

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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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