Sound Lounge Mixes Eight Projects for Sundance

The Brief:

Sound Lounge's talented stable of sound editors and re-recording mixers contributed to eight projects that will debut at this month's Sundance Film Festival. Their work includes a pair of entries in the Dramatic Competition, one Spotlight film, one documentary, the closing night film, and three shorts.

Dramatic Competition

• The Dry Land
  Sound Designer: Cory Melious
  Re-recording Mixer(s): Cory Melious, Tony Volante
  ADR Editor: Steve 'Major' Giammaria
  Foley Artist: Sasha Awn
  (World Premiere at Sundance)

Directed by Ryan Piers Williams and produced by Heather Rae (Frozen River), The Dry Land is the story of an Iraqi veteran who struggles to reconstruct his life upon returning home.

• Blue Valentine
  Re-recording Mixer(s): Cory Melious, Tony Volante
  Assistant Re-recording Mixer: Ryan Price
  Foley Artist and Editor: Sebastian Henshaw
  (World Premiere at Sundance)

Blue Valentine is the project of director and co-writer Derek Cianfrance, 12 years in the making. The film stars Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams playing young parents, struggling to save their marriage.

Documentary Competition

• Casino Jack and the United States of Money
  Re-recording mixer: Tony Volante
  Assistant Re-recording mixer: Steve 'Major' Giammaria
  (World Premiere at Sundance)

Directed by Alex Gibney, whose film Taxi to the Dark Side won an Oscar (mixed by Sound Lounge's Tony Volante), Casino Jack and the United States of Money portrays the fall of D.C. lobbyist Jack Abramoff from an over-zealous member of Republican political world to a shamed outsider. The film brings viewers along for an adventurous ride as it shows how money undermines politics.

Spotlight Competition

• Daddy Longlegs
  Re-recording Mixer: Evan Mangiamele

In Daddy Longlegs (formerly known as Go Get Some Rosemary) Josh and Benny Safdie have crafted a realistic fairy tale that captures the magic of parenthood.

Closing Night Film

• Twelve
  Re-recording Mixer(s): Tony Volante, Sean Garnhart
  Assistant Re-recording mixer: Steve `Major' Giammaria
  (World Premiere at Sundance)

Directed by Joel Schumacher, Twelve is a film based on a novel by Nick McDonell and set in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Twelve follows White Mike, who opts to sell marijuana to his privileged peers instead of finishing his senior year of high school. Drama ensues when his cousin is murdered and his best friend is arrested for the crime. The film boasts a talented cast: Chase Crawford, Emma Roberts, Cory Culkin, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Keifer Sutherland, and Ellen Barkin.

Shorts

• Shimásání
  Re-recording Mixer: Ryan Price
  Sound Design: Ryan Price
  Foley Artist(s): Sasha Awn, Sebastian Henshaw
  (World Premiere at Sundance)

Screened at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival and directed by Blackhorse Lowe, Shimásání takes place in the late1920s on a Navajo reservation. The story follows Mary Jane, a daydreamer, who after seeing a geography map of the world, is conflicted by the choice to maintain her lifestyle on the reservation or explore worlds unknown.

• Mary Last Seen
  Re-recording Mixer: Ryan Price
  Sound Design: Ryan Price
  (World Premiere at Sundance)

Directed by Sean Durkin, Mary Last Seen follows the journey of a young woman and her boyfriend on a road trip to a place he claims will be perfect. When events take an odd turn, she realizes that things are not what they seem.

• Fiddlestixx
  Re-recording Mixer: Evan Mangiamele
  (World Premiere at Sundance)

Directed by the Zellner Brothers, Fiddlestixx is a film about a very special monkey.

About Sound Lounge:

New York-based Sound Lounge is the undisputed industry leader in audio production and post services. Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, the artist-owned and operated company features a staff of talented individuals who set the standard for creative excellence and technical mastery, including Partners/Engineers Tom Jucarone, Peter Holcomb, Philip Loeb and Partner/Sound Designer Marshall Grupp. This team is backed up by two Manhattan studios featuring 13+ production and mix suites fully equipped with the latest in digital audio technology, including 5.1 surround capabilities, sound mixes for cinema and HD, and ADR/VO sessions perfectly suited for large or smaller projects. The Lounge is also outfitted with an immense sound effects library on a lightning fast internal network, and supports a variety of video formats including DVCam, Digibeta, and HD.

Over the years, the studio has grown to include Marshall Grupp Sound Design as well as Entertainment and Radio divisions that produce innovative work in specialized areas. Sound Lounge's dedication to quality has earned a loyal patronage from top advertising agencies, television, and film studios nationwide. Recent projects include Oscar-nominated Rachel Getting Married (dir: Jonathan Demme), Oscar-nominated Frozen River (dir: Courtney Hunt); Oscar-winning Taxi to the Dark Side (dir: Alex Gibney), and Super Bowl campaigns for E*TRADE, Castrol, and H&R Block.